After writing about what I learned from business from coaching baseball, I realize that everything we learn in life — no matter what the source — prepares us for everything else we do.   I could write a similar series on business lessons I learned from flying, or rock climbing, or back-country skiing, or search and rescue, or anything else I’ve ever been involved with.  The past experiences we’ve had in our lives prepare us for the ones we’ll have in the future — assuming you know how to process the lessons learned from that experience.

Ask yourself what you’ve learned about business from the experiences you’ve had in your life.  Is it easy to make the leap from water-skiing to business?  If not, that’s a talent you need to develop.  Once that talent is well developed, you’ll find that you know way more about business than you thought you did and that you’re way more prepared to deal with difficult situations.  You’ll find yourself asking, “When did I have a significantly difficult situation in some other area of my life, and how can I apply what I learned there to this situation?”  You’ll soon realize there’s not much that really throws you, or that you’re unprepared for.