Being a Vancouver company located right in the heart of downtown, we are living and breathing the Olympic spirit right now! We look out our window and see this:

So, hopefully, you can forgive the indulgence of another post with an Olympic focus.

That said, I would like to tie in the theme to something business related.

I’m big sports fan.  I like to participate in ‘em and watch ‘em.  When you strip away all the noise, that’s still what the Olympics are still about – sport.  So, what is sport?  When you get down to the human level, I think it’s the act of pitting our human wills against a standard of excellence.

It’s about DOING.

It’s about being IN THE MOMENT.

And I think we can all identify with the rush that comes from being at our best.  We all maintain our “faith in distinction” and I think most of us practice it everyday without consciously being aware of it.  Maybe you experience it when you’re playing Halo, or Foosball, or even when you’re busting through a stack of month end reports.  As much as we may try and fight it, our work benefits from these euphoric moments, no matter how fleeting they may be.

Have you ever been:

- In the zone?

- In the groove?

- Running downhill?

- Bringing your “A” game?

- With the wind at your back?

- Able to “get out of your own way”?

If you have, I think you can say that you’ve experienced the Olympic Spirit.

What does the Olympic Spirit mean to you?

Go Canada Go!

(Sorry, the clannish xenophobe in me is acting out a bit this week as well.  I’ll try to get back on point for next week.)