When I first met Daniel M. Jimet, he told me about his best handball match. His story can change my life so that investment leaders can improve their organization's trajectory. It looks like this …
By the time the three -walled citizens arrived in 1997, Jimet had already lost eight times to professional handball player, Kendall Lewis. “If you see us side by side, the results will not surprise you. Kendor was built like a tight end of NFL. I am poor SC,” said Jimet. 。
This fateful match began at 5:00 pm on Saturday. The first game was in the same way as many other games between the two players. Jimet out of bread and butter points, and Kendor made a magnificent shot. However, unexpectedly, after playing for one hour, Jimet won 21-20 victory in Game 1. Lewis found his rhythm in the second game, won 21-7, and sent a match to the tiebreaker.
When it began to darken, the lights in the venue turned on, and the player passed the second hour of tough play. The crowd has swelled. The fans were very noisy, and the event director stopped the game in the adjacent court. These fans have already added them to fans who are already watching this incredible game. The beer was flying on the stand. Kendal was the fourth time to get a match point. Attempting to do something new, he hit an overhand serve. The return of Zimet is a weak and short one, and it is a great opportunity to hit Lewis with a low kill shot.
More than 20 years later, when we sat in his office, Jimet remembered what happened next as yesterday:
“I reached out to the well of my depleted strength and sprinted as fast as possible in front of the coat. With full sprint and stretching, I caught up with a 1 -inch ball from the ground and hit a perfect shot. I rolled up my fist on my fist to break the concrete to break the speed. I couldn't hear the voice.
When he talked about this story, his voice trembled. I was able to swear that his eyes became watery. But what happened next is a bit strange. He casually said the rest of the story.
“He was 9-10 years old and couldn't score on the next serve. After that, Kendor served as an ace.”
“Wait, did you lose?” I asked. “How was it your” best moment “? How about all your victory? “
I couldn't understand how the world -class athletes could upload by defeat.
But Zimet explained his theoretical basis. “The measurable goal can hinder self -motivation. Those who focus on learning, not scoreboards, are the longest winners in the long term. I played in the state.
This match has changed Zimet. Since then, he has known that he belongs to the best game in the game.
“Every victory stands on the shoulder of the match,” he told me. “The match, the point, and the loss are the most important moments in my career as an athlete, solidifying my quality as a player, competitors, and people.”
Of course, he loves winning, but Zimet (sports psychologist) defines success in terms that only sports psychologists can do. He learn about the ego, the importance of human relationships and community (“I couldn't hear my voice because the RO sound of the crowd was overwhelming”), the meaning of sports as a talentedism, and involvement And focused on the importance of the flow. For him, all of these concepts were together in the court that day.
His theory was inspired to me. I asked myself: What if a leader develops a similar way of thinking and can apply it to the organization?
The story of Jimet was a spark that started my future book project, Leadership psychologyCan be used by pre -order。 It put me on the path of discovery. I spent four years to investigate new ways to apply psychology to leadership. I cultivated hundreds of books and articles in science psychology. What I have learned is what changes life and worth sharing with the world.
In May, we will discuss these concepts in Chicago's CFA Institute Live 2025. Next week's post will explain the hidden TRAP that hinders your decision.
