Regardless, you look at this kind of defeat.  Everyone is predicting you’re going to win.  That you’re unstoppable … then the worst happens.

Don has some great analogies and reflections, with lots of Boston sports references, on how defeat isn’t the end, it’s the beginning:

Will heart breaking losses defeat them? No way. They come back next year stronger and more determined than ever. Just like in business, they will look at the results and make the necessary changes.

Entrepreneurs are like that. Losses and defeats are just learning experiences. They don’t agonize or despair. They learn, make changes, and charge ahead. It is no mystery why Bob Kraft and Mark Cuban are the best owners in professional sports. They were businessmen first…and still are.

As Red Sox fans always say…”Just wait ’til next year”. Source: Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing: Robert Kraft and Mark Cuban have the best of both worlds – business and sports

Looking back at my last year.  Wow.  Lots of changes.  Lots of times I could have done better.  Lots of times I have been tempted to just give it up.  Still I just knew that if I stuck with it, things would pan out.  I’ve had a lot of support through it all.  Folks who reminded me that I have the talent to keep going, if I just didn’t give up.

This is what Don is getting at.  The great ones don’t take defeat at face value.  They dust off, learn, and try again.

Good advice.

Photo credit: Brian Solis.

Post from: EveryJoe

Entrepreneurs, Sport, and Defeat–Don Dodge on how they connect

During the DEMOgod awards dinner I was sitting with Don Dodge and Brian Solis, we had a great conversation (who knew that we are all Patriots fans!).

Regardless I had been wanting to meet Don in person the whole time.  It was awesome to finally get the chance.  Getting to put a real person together with their words is always something that just adds richness to what you’re reading.

Don told Brian and I about the Flight of the Conchords from CES … and sent us the link

that he included in his post.

Certainly worth a watch.

Post from: EveryJoe

DEMO08 Wrap up-on a lighter note