Trophies end up in boxes. Skills end up paying rent.

LEADERSHIP

WHAT THIS MEANS

One of those commemorates something finished and the other keeps producing. A trophy records a day that has already happened, which is why it ends up in a cupboard, while the ability you built getting it can be hired, taught, sold and used for decades. The object is a receipt. The capability is the asset.

Which is a reason to notice what you are actually accumulating while you compete. After this season, write down what you can now do that somebody would pay for: the coaching, the organising, the technical part. Then find one place that needs it, even for a few hours a week.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which of your abilities could someone pay you for right now?

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