The previous weeks has been filled with great time spent reading about Serena Williams, Richard Williams, and Venue Williams as well as viewing documentaries on them.
You can't single out Serena for the honor and celebration; for many, the previous week was about Serena Williams, but for me, it was THE WILLIAMS WEEK. Without the accounts of her father and sister, her success narrative would be lacking.
Please allow me to share my insights with you because THE WILLIAMS DYNASTY has taught me so much.
THE STORY OF RICHARD WILLIAMS.
Richard Williams is the mainstay of Serena Williams' success story in addition to being their biological father.
Richard Williams saw a tennis player collect a cash reward of $40,000 for winning a competition. This cash served as both his inspiration and motivation. He decided to train his daughters to become tennis champions. He followed up this resolve with deeds because this was a dream rather than a merely wishful thought.
The head of the family is usually the father. I discovered that leadership is influence, and that influence is the capacity to shape other people's behavior in a particular way.
Richard, not Serena or Venus, had the original dream of producing tennis champions. Richard needed strong leadership communication abilities in order to persuade his daughters to go in the route he wanted them to. Dear parents and guardians, having good leadership qualities is essential. If parents understood leadership or had effective leadership abilities, such as emotional intelligence, people management, effective communication, and motivation, certain professional path conflicts between parents and children could be avoided.
The girls were little when Richard began their training. He committed to studying videos and reading books on tennis despite not even being a tennis coach. Richard essentially taught himself how to coach his girls. Serena frequently gives her father credit for the fact that her services are among the greatest in the tennis world. She claims her father taught her to be a servant. A player receives the greatest services from a self-trained tennis coach. Yes, it is doable when the passion is there!
One of the most violent neighborhoods in the USA was where they had their first tennis court. The "home of gun wars..." at the time was COMPTON CARLIFONIA. The court wasn't secure, and the nets occasionally went missing, but it was all they had, and it was useful. Until they had the money to move to a nicer neighborhood, the family trained here. You should always begin where you are, how you are, and with what you have because there is never an ideal circumstance, location, or time to do so. Putting off tasks KILLS dreams.
Richard finally admitted that he required assistance with the Venus/Serena Project at some point along the expedition. He didn't think twice about enlisting the assistance and collaboration of tennis coach Rick Macci. The fact that Rick Macci joined the team as an investor rather than just a coach changed everything for the girls and Richard. Don't work alone on a project if you don't want the credit. Determine your areas of strength and weakness, and seek assistance where your strength will fall short.
Another intriguing aspect of this tale is how as soon as the girls began to revel in their small victories, agents flooded the scene with enticing cash offers. Richard rejected offers from agencies because his desire for his daughters was motivated by money! What a wow! That sounds unusual, but Richard claimed it was just a diversion because he knew more money was waiting for her champions if they prepared for the best courts rather than just any court.
When the agent came for the girls, Richard had his vision board and knew where the girls were in their development. He was aware that he still needed to work on and with the girls. He postponed his pleasure. The girls were Richard's generational project, while the agent saw them as a commercial opportunity.
Please do not arrive before you arrive in your huge dreams. You'll undoubtedly do yourself a disservice. The method always affects the longevity and worth of the result, making it more significant than the product itself.
THE VERY FIRST ICON is Richard.
