The Business Athlete

TODD MEZRAH is the CEO of Mezrah Consulting, an executive benefits and compensation consulting firm based in Tampa, Florida. Through Mezrah Consulting's long-term growth and success, the firm has developed a national consulting practice for enterprises, privately held, and publicly traded companies, including financial institutions. Todd Mezrah is a graduate of the University of Alabama where he obtained a BA in corporate finance and investment management. He later earned his MBA from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Todd is an entrepreneur and the cofounder of Drawloop Technologies, as well as a private investment firm and other ventures, a testament to his unyielding growth and leadership.

Introduction
Who Is the Business Athlete?
Want to Learn What It Takes?
Chapter One: Showdown
The Tale of the Tape
Timeline of the Business Athlete
Thinking Like the Business Athlete
Are You Ready to Train to Be a Business Athlete?
Chapter Two: The Habits
The Business Athlete
Chapter 3: Start Training
No-Limits Thinking
Chapter 4: Build Endurance
Endurance Through NGU
Endurance Through Thinking Outside the Box: Leonardo da Vinci Disease
Endurance Through Excellence
Endurance Through Training
Endurance Through Mental Toughness
Midi-Chlorians: So, You Want to Be a Jedi? (Or a Business Athlete)
The Endurance of Focus
The Endurance of Pain
Endurance through Patience
Endurance through Motivation
Endurance through Legacy
Endurance through Work Ethic
Endurance through Being a Follow-Up Freak (FUF)
Chapter 5: Stretching
Mental Stretching
Stretching by Not Accepting the Status Quo
Stretching by Exploration
Stretching through Pain
Stretching through Deep Diving
Stretching through Lifelong Learning
Stretching through Being Memorable
Stretching through Influencing
Chapter 6: Coaching
My Coaching Story
The Omnipresent Coach
The Advisory Coach
The Head Coach
The Coach Who Knows You
The Positional Coach
Being the Coach
Don¿t Flatline
Firing Myself: Coaching in Action
Chapter 7: Draft Your Teammates
What Makes a Great Team?
Whös Got Your Blind Spots?
What I Look for in Someone for My Dream Team
One Team Member Can Make the Difference
What¿s Your Corporate Culture?
What¿s Your Playing Field?
Team Building
A Team Is About People
Analyzing Personalities
Athletes Know Pain
Chapter 8: Game On
Sometimes It¿s the Long Game
Trails for Success
Rituals
You Still Have to Deliver
Are You in the Zone?
Service Without Space
Chapter 9: Post-Game Analysis
Go with the Flow
You Can¿t Reach Your Peak if You Don¿t Take Care of Yourself
Analyze Your Quadrants
Celebrate Successes; Analyze and Self-Correct for Your Setbacks
How Do Business Athletes Deal with Setbacks?
Put It All Together
Do You Have Your Game Plan?
Last Thoughts
Get In Touch
Acknowledgments
About the Author