Improving as an Athlete

Good morning everyone,

I hope you’ve all enjoyed your week and are looking forward to a fantastic weekend!

In last week’s edition of Learning the Venture, I gave my professional opinion on the Saudi Pro League, where I think it is headed based on the recent player acquisitions and media rights agreements.

Fittingly, not even a week after I posted that article, Brazilian superstar Neymar has joined Al Hilal from Paris Saint Germain and will reportedly be earning a whooping, eye-watering, $351 million over the course of his new two year contract with the Gulf-based club. Absolutely insane!

This week, I’m going to give you some insight to what I think athletes (specifically those going abroad from Bermuda) need to work on/do in order to succeed or at the very least, compete at their respective level. The inspiration for this post came from a conversation I had with a prospective client earlier this week. Their parent had asked me based on my own athletic experience and work so far as an agent, what I thought their child could do in order to not only advance towards the next level, but maintain that level of performance…