Sports: where teamwork and art collide 🎇
Good morning. We believe in the importance of teamwork.
And so does the International Swimming League (ISL). Founded in 2017 by Konstantin Grigorishin, the ISL's mission centers around exploring the full potential of competitive swimming, while also working to secure sustainable commercial growth in the sport of swimming.
In order to achieve their mission, the ISL purposely structured the competition to be centered on a team-based format. These team-based competitions have done more than provide athletes further opportunities for competition as professional swimmers; they have also brought swimmers together from across the globe.
By placing an emphasis on the importance of teamwork, the ISL has been able to uphold all that is beautiful about sports: camaraderie, sportsmanship, and competition. We believe that Ted Lasso would approve.
Other big news this week:
Mandy Marquardt has landed in Poland for training ahead of the 2021 UCI Track World Championships later this month.
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William Shatner will be boldly going where no man (well, some men) have gone before.
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WHAT'S HOT
A roundup of the CG Sports Teams' favorite weekly content from the most 🔥 athletes in the biz.
Season three of the International Swim League's (ISL) regular season has come to a close and the world is now eagerly anticipating the playoff season, which will begin November 11th in Eindhoven. While we wait, here are some notes from the regular season:
Beata Nelson completed the ISL regular season with times in the Top 10 for seven different events. Her top times are in all three backstroke events, all three individual medleys, and the 50 50 butterfly.
Jacob Pebley ended the regular season with the fastest time in the men's 200 back.
Coleman Stewart finished with top ten times in four men's events: 100 butterfly, 50 back, 100 back, and 200 back,
DEMAND YOUR BRAND
Branding Mentorship
Not everyone is going to love you or your brand. It's important to find someone who does, and who agrees with your mission to mentor you. With that, they need to share the same vision and be able to portray it in both your actions and your brand assets. Of course, not every business mentor will be able to design your graphics or write your newsletter, but they should be able to pick up on some key elements and affirm what you are sharing.
Here are some tips to find a mentor:
Initiate conversations - this may be with an old professor, coach, family friend, or colleague. Whether it is the first conversation or a monthly call, reach out.
Be invested in and celebrate your community's wins in return for being open to sharing your own updates with your network.
Develop a genuine relationship with someone whom you trust and respect, not just someone who has your dream job or the exact brand message you are going for.
Brainstorm ways to give back to an individual or their organization - mentorship can be a two-way relationship.
ASK if you are unsure and want to organize more scheduled calls with a specific purpose.
Have other ideas? Let us know!
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Elizabeth Beisel has us feeling all the feelings after her Block Cancer swim photo dump 🥰
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ARTICLES YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ
A collection of the CG Sports Teams' favorite random news of the week. 📚
Bubba Wallace won at Talladega, becomes the first Black man to win the NASCAR cup since Wendell Scott in 1963.
Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory over the New England Patriots. Brady has now beat every team in the NFL.
Additional Tom Brady news: he recently overtook Drew Brees to claim the NFL's career passing yards record.
Captain James T. Kirk, aka William Shatner, will be going to space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard.
PODCASTS
Catch up with Career Competitor
Fallen behind on your Career Competitor episodes? Consider this week time for you to catch up! So whether you are in the car, the gym, or simply "picking the right podcast to do housework to," turn the volume up and listen to your heart's delight.
Champion's Mojo: Episode 129, "Desmond Dunham: Succeeding Against the Odds"
How has adversity inspired your success? Renowned cross-country coach Desmond Dunham, known to his athletes as Coach Dez, joins the podcast to talk with Kelly and Maria about how he turned pain in his childhood into a passion for mentorship. He talks about the lessons in his new book, Running Against the Odds, and how coaching is one way he gives back to the community.
Catch up on EVERY episode at ChampionsMojo.com.
FINANCIAL FITNESS
CG Sports is partnering with Nav.it to bring weekly tips to navigate your finances, increase money mindfulness, and better your financial health.
What To Do with a Financial Windfall by Kaitlyn Ranze
You did it! Whether you landed a major freelancing gig, got a bonus at work, or the government is doling out more stimulus checks, you’re going to make this money work for you.
Here is the fifth of seven smart ways to manage the money from your financial windfall:
5) Are you invested for the future?
According to the National Institute on Retirement Security, almost 40 million households have no retirement savings at all.
But let's say you invest the $1,400 in an S&P 500 index fund and its annual rate of return is 10%. Without any additional contributions, your stimulus check could grow to around $24,429 after 30 years.
Long-term investing is all about growing your wealth over time, and this my friends, is the very definition of making your financial windfall work for you.
Tune in next week to learn the sixth of seven tips to manage the money from your financial windfall.
