Bonus lesson: sometimes it is ok to cut corners — Valencia, World Series 2002 — © Rafael Sarandeses

3 Lessons That Professional Car Racing Taught me About Performance

Professional Sports Can be Raw Teachers

1. “Winning” is Something You Can Learn

When you achieve your first pole position, or your first win, the behaviour that made that happen integrates in your identity. A winner is someone that wins. It becomes easier to replicate the result once the breakthrough happens.

You have surely experienced this too. When we achieve a goal or we overcome a challenge we develop grit. Our brains learn that we are able to overcome obstacles, making us cultivate the right behaviours to repeat the desired outcome when needed.

I stopped racing at the age of 23. Since then, I have lived through challenges as an employee and as an entrepreneur. When you know that you have the tools and the stamina to figure things out, you do so.

Executing through challenges becomes “what you do”.

Experiential learning is key to develop a winning mindset…