Taking lessons from the outdoors to the office
by. Dan Berger
I thrive in the outdoors and enjoy the adventures it offers my family and me. One of my favorite hobbies is fly fishing. It provides me with the chance to unwind and disconnect from all distractions.
There is always something to be learned from the great outdoors: survival and navigation skills, patience, how to maximize the resources available to you and, of course, the ability to cope with the unpredictable, sometimes challenging, environment around you.
The best part about all this? Many of these lessons can be directly applied to one’s business. Your business plan – no matter how carefully crafted – is not immune to the unpredictable, challenging landscape in which it operates.
National Geographic’s Adventure Blog highlights five key lessons – or an “MBA from nature” – that you can apply to your business:
Practice, fail, learn: You learn more from failure than success.
- Disconnect to connect: Get rid of distractions.