Mar 3, 2010 1
Rolling with Olympic Momentum
Watching each day, white knuckled in front of the television I have found myself completely engrossed with the Olympics. I feel as though I’m close enough to Vancouver to feel the buzz, the energy of a collective mass of people united
Now that the ‘lympics are over I’m seeing social updates about “back to normal”, “what now?” and similar sentiments. What I’m feeling is a bit different, instead of “what now?” I’m thinking “what’s next?”
Sounds the same, but has a different impact. I was in sales management for many, many years before my time in SEO. A huge part of successful sales is motivation and energy. Taking positive feelings and pouring them into your job, your life and allowing them to generate their own momentum.
It would be easy to allow the games to become tainted with scandal. To suggest that the negative impact on the community, and the country, wasn’t worth the $4 Billion. I don’t think you can place a price on the good will and pride of a nation. Assuming that you could, I think that those two weeks were some of the best $150 I ever spent.
If we let the games, Canada’s most successful games, fade into nothing but memories then nothing is gained. I want to take something more than memories. I want momentum; action. I am inspired. I am committed to working harder, and reaching higher. Are you?
