Seven Ways To Be A Champion Like Serena Williams

By Ronke Lawal

Thursday, July 30, 2015.

On July 11th
2015 Serena Williams
beat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza to win Wimbledon for the sixth time, bringing the number of her
major grand slam wins to 21! She is the holder of all 4 major tennis titles, an
achievement that we can now proudly call “The Serena Slam”. 

As I watched her win the Wimbledon Championship I was convinced more than ever
that we can all learn something from this phenomenal woman. As we
admire one of the greatest sporting champions in the world I believe that it is
just as important to learn from her greatness. We must find our own greatness
and be a champion in our own lives, whatever it is that you are trying to
achieve in business or in life, you can be just as successful in your own
right. 

Here are just a few things that I believe we can learn from Serena:

1. Never Give Up.

We hear this ALL THE TIME, but how many of us really understand what this
means? Never giving up means that even when you lose you have to keep on
trying. If there’s something in your life that you are trying to accomplish but
challenges and barriers keep getting in your way, take the time to assess a new
way of thinking or find a new strategy. Quite often people give up on their
goals because of failures and losses along the way but it is not the goal that
is impossible, sometimes it is the strategy of achieving that goal that is not working.
You have to learn from a loss or failure and use it to motivate you further.
When Serena loses a game she doesn’t focus on the loss as a disadvantage she
sees it as a chance to work on being even better and finds a way to win.

2. Be Gracious and
Grateful When You Win.

Even when you know you are a winner be grateful for your wins in every
aspect of your life. Wherever your success takes you, gratitude and respect to
all those who have been your cheerleaders and supporters throughout your life
is so important. Gratitude leads to abundance and it is also a sign of true
inner beauty in my opinion, which is one of the things I admire most about
Serena.

3. Do Not Hide Your Gifts.

When you know you are great, there is no need to apologise or shy away from
your own greatness. The world deserves to see how great you are, the world
wants to share your gifts. This is something I am still learning to be honest
but watching Serena reminded me that I have my own gifts that I need to start
sharing and I am sure you have them too. Very often it feels like bragging or
showing off but it isn’t showing off, it’s showing the world how great life can
be if we all shared our gifts consistently and honorably.

Art
by Illeskobar

4. Have Fun When You Win

Have fun and enjoy your journey, of course there will be stressful and
challenging times but have fun along the way. There’s nothing wrong with
enjoying the moment, sometimes we take life a little bit too seriously. It’s
important to take a moment to just to have fun when you’re winning and do a
little dance when you do win…

Image by AP
– Serena at The Champion’s Ball

5. Be Yourself!

Yes sometimes we have to play the game, literally and figuratively, but in
everything that you do stand firm to your own core values. No matter how
successful you become in your business or career being true to who you are is
essential because there will be moments when the world will try to define who
you should be on their own terms. Serena faces the media gaze and pressures
more than most but she continues to stay focused and stays true to herself.
Define yourself and your success based on your own values.

Image from Pinterest

6. Believe in Yourself

This is one of the most challenging but the most essential factors in order to
achieve success. You have to believe in yourself. You have to visualise your
success and truly believe that you are worthy of accomplishing your wildest dreams.
Both Serena and Venus
Williams have stated this on more than one occasion and they are champions.
If you want to win you have to see yourself as a winner and work towards
it. 

7. Do The Work

There is no great success that can ever be achieved without hard work. 
It is very simple. You cannot expect to achieve Serena’s success if you do not
put in the work. Whatever it is you are seeking to achieve in this world work
HARD to get there. It is worth it in the end. I’m still working on it but I
believe it.

I hope you enjoyed this post and I would love you to share your thoughts on
being a champion in your life too.

Tweet me or leave a comment and remember you can be the very best at what ever
you want in life…the best of the best like Serena! 

Ronke Lawal is a PR and Marketing specialist. She
blogs at: http://ronke-lawal.blogspot.co.uk