By Grace W. Ueng
Endurance Entrepreneurs
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them - a desire, a dream, a vision. They have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster,
they have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill. - Muhammad Ali
Austin entrepreneur Kevin Przybocki, co-founder of Anue Systems, makes a profound statement that I have also observed from the behavior of my bay area, Boston, and RTP entrepreneurial colleagues -- “It’s not for the fame, money or health benefits. There are plenty of other ways to make money and to get in shape. For these activities it has more to do with challenging oneself, reaching goals, and achieving things that are personally satisfying. In both cases, it is a way of life, and a mind set, rather than an event. ‘It's in your blood’ to be an entrepreneur or an endurance athlete.”
All the entrepreneurial athletes I interviewed, like me, don’t stop – we are all energizer bunnies.
Bryan Bergeron, President of Archetype Technologies, who serves on the medical advisory board of client Virtual Heroes, and on the faculty of the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences Technology program adds this important note -- “Endurance sports require the ability to work alone as well as within a group.” Team work certainly is critical at successful ventures and where would Lance be without the strategic peloton drafting of the Discovery Channel Team? Cohesion of teammates can make or break a successful finish.
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