Entrepreneurs are Simone and Jochen Stargardt out of pure passion. Here they tell why they will certainly not rest on their years of experience. Because even high-flyers need preparation.
Emergency equipment - checked Interrupt switches - on Passenger oxygen - normal … It takes some time for a passenger aircraft to take off - not only for the cockpit check, but also for maintenance, refueling, and much more. And such intensive preparation is also needed by every other "high-flyer." Peak performance comes from top preparation Simone recently heard an interesting interview on the radio with the high-flyer and handball player of the year, Andreas Wolff. He takes a lot of time to prepare for a game and studies the opposing players very intensively before each match. In the game, he says, he has no opportunity to think. The knowledge about the opponent must be so well ingrained that he can ideally anticipate what he will do and react without thinking. Preparation is immensely important for entrepreneurs as well to achieve top performance - no matter how experienced you are. Take the employee discussion, for example. Without preparation, you cannot address comments or questions. Because for arguments and justifications, you need numbers, data, and in-depth knowledge of how your employee has actually developed, where there is still potential for development, or where action is needed. Why is this necessary? So that you can do your job as a boss correctly, answer questions, and above all, appreciate and motivate your employee. High-flyers don't fall from the sky Regardless of the task - you should take this necessary preparation time. Sometimes it's even 10,000 hours. Simone is a fan of the book: "Outliers," and the thesis in it is: top performances require 10,000 hours of preparation. Does that sound like a lot to you? Julia Roberts confirms that even in Hollywood, a lot of time is invested in preparation. On a normal shooting day, only about 3 minutes of a feature film are produced. And that doesn't even include the preparation time that top actors need to immerse themselves in a role and learn lines. This ratio also applies to our seminars. The preparation takes up the greater part of the time, whereas the actual performance in front of the participants is rather short - and by that, we don't just mean the preparation of presentation materials. Experience only partially makes the master Of course, over time, your preparation time will become significantly shorter. After all, you have already gained experience, accumulated knowledge, and mastered the methods. You know what works especially well for you and what doesn't. But that does not replace preparation. Andreas Wolff is now one of the seasoned professionals and has surely conducted countless player studies. He knows what he needs to pay particular attention to, which material is relevant, and which is not. This allows him to save time today. But he still has to adjust to new games and players. But there is a danger in their wealth of experience for these "old hands." The danger that they will rest on their laurels. "I know all this already!" can lead to not preparing optimally anymore, resulting in a decline in quality of performance. To ensure we do not neglect preparation, our motto is: You must not only love what you do - but also the preparation of it. Why? Because we want to remain high-flyers - in every situation of our exciting entrepreneurial life!
