Based on Wali's Will-Skill Matrix, a tiny guide on How to Win Gold at Leadership Olympics https://walizahid.com/2014/02/walis-will-skill-matrix/

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How to Win Gold at
Olympics of Leadership
Wali Zahid | Skill City
19 August 2016
Rio Olympics

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Olympian Readiness

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So you want to be an
Olympian leader?
Olympics in progress in
Rio, Brazil. Did you watch
the games?

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Living legend Usain Bolt makes history again

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A potential Olympian will
only develop a skill if
they can have the will…
over a long period of
time.

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Will = desire, hunger,
purpose, drive, ambition,
willingness, your reason
for being, mindset

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Skill = ability,
competence, capability,
something you are
known for, niche, skillset

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Wali’s Will-Skill Matrix

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Where are you on this
Matrix now?
Where will you move
first? e.g. HW
Where will you move
next? e.g. HS

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Both are important. But
an Olympian with ‘high-
will’ is likely to grab a
Gold than a player with
merely ‘high-skill’.

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Your task is:
inch towards high-will and
high-skill, one brick, one
Olympic prep, one FY win at
a time

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To increase will = find out
what really excites you (your
obsession). Make it your
life’s purpose.
Is it a game? Is it making a
difference? Is it numbers? Is
it impact?

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To increase Skill = Apply the
P word
Practice. Practice. Practice.
As Gladwell says: 10,000 hours
of deliberate practice. That’s
12+ years if you spend 4 hours
every workday.

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If you can, watch a clip on
YouTube called Rise & Shine.
This will show you how to
prepare for and win a Gold
at next Olympic.

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Whether in sports or in
business, we in Pakistan, get
tired, bored or fatigued
quickly. This is one reason
we are not an Olympic
nation. Don’t get tired.

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Whatever is the Olympics
benchmark in your niche,
you are well positioned to
grab a Gold if you do not
lose the will and keep on
building the skill.

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God willing,
see you with the
Olympic Gold
next summer, or
next FY.

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Thank you
Wali Zahid
skillcity@live.com
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