What I learn from Sachin Tendulkar – Management principles that can be used in life –

“If cricket is a religion, Sachin is GOD”, a whole generation has grown up idolizing a man, a messiah, whose name is Sachin Tendulkar. 2012 was very sad as the great batsmen decided to hang his boots and took retirement from ODI cricket ,From the great man what can people like me in business can learn :-

1)      BE Modest – In 90’s every mother wants her son to be Sachin , every girl wanted to marry Sachin, Sachin was the india’s biggest celebrity , it is every easy to get lost with so much adulation , money and fame but Sachin kept himself grounded. he was never part of any controversy and has been a role model for all the countrymen. Similarly in business , you would have completed a successful project and you might be the rock star of the company , still it is important to be modest and keep learning  

2)      Don’t get bothered by what other’s talk about you, Let your work talk - Indians are passionate people , when they like someone they will treat him like a god but when they are angry at you they will be in their worst behavior,  whenever Sachin  was not performing or did hit a bad form all the critics used to jump on him but he never said anything to anyone , he kept practicing and came up with a brilliant hundred. He let his bat speak for him. Similarly in business , you will hit rough patches, its important to concentrate on job and keep giving results, people will talk irrespective.

3)      Play to win – Sachin in one of his interview said, “I hate to lose”, he made winning his habit.  I remember india was playing Pakistan in Chennai in 97-98, Sachin made 162 and was suffering from cramps, he got out and we lost the match.  even in life one has to play for win and give his or her 100% to achieve it

4)      Passion – for success, it is important to have the of passion for your job/project,  often one lose out the steam due to internal and external factors. We can see the professional life of  two talented crickets , Vinod kambli and Sachin tendulkar, what made latter a great batsmen is his passion for the sport

5)      Team work – Cricket is a team sport. Even though you are the greatest batsmen on earth, you require a team to win the world cup , similarly in business teamwork is important for achieve the results