5 Business Lessons I Learned In The Boxing Ring
5 Business Lessons I Learned In The Boxing Ring By Chad Howse on May 23, 2013 At the age of 22 I was forced to quit college basketball due to a knee injury. Soon after I dropped out and joined the workforce. I hadn’t yet thought of my company, even toyed with writing, or had any clue what I wanted to do with my life, except one thing: I had always wanted to box. So that’s what I did. Here are 5 lessons I learned from my two years spent as an amateur boxer. They are lessons that have helped me find success in business, and in life. Hopefully they’ll do the same for you. 1 – Keep Moving Forward Although success in boxing is heavily dependent upon skill and the perfection of the craft, anyone can be broken. It’s hard to defend against someone who keeps punching, and who keeps moving forward; it becomes as much a battle of wills as it does a battle of stamina, strength, and skill. The same is true with life. Many of the greatest success stories in history are of those ...