Whether or not you were following the Tour de France as Emily and I did (How did we live without Digital Video Recorder's before?). Watching Lance Armstrong win his 7th straight Tour victory offers some very interesting lessons.

Team work. Lance couldn't have won the tour alone. Not only did his massively talented Discovery Channel teammates help him over just about every mile of the tour. He also had an incredible support team; from coaches and mechanics to product developers and masseuses. Each one a specialist at the top of their game. All focused on keeping Lance at the top of his game. Certainly a lesson we can apply to our own businesses.

Hard work. During the television broadcast of one of the stages Chris Carmichael, Lance's coach, described how Lance trains for the mountains. After his explanation of this training regimen the actual race stage itself sounded like a piece of cake. That was probably the point. If you work hard, and do it in an intelligent way that takes you towards a specific goal it WILL pay off. Just watch Lance climb mountains.

Attitude. The way Lance mentally focuses on winning the tour is amazing. You can see it in his eyes, and almost feel it radiating from him. I'm sure that in his own mind Lance KNOWS that he is going to win. With an intention that powerful, and an undeniable belief in the outcome he couldn't lose.

Focus on a very specific powerful intention, put together a great team, and work hard in an intelligent manner to get yourself there. You WILL succeed!

Scott Ingram
NetworkInAustin.com