The Business Athlete

We all know the professional sports athletes we watch on our screens and in stadiums at the big games—but what about Business Athletes? CEO Todd Mezrah shares his real-life discipline and unparalleled drive to tell readers what it takes to be a true Business Athlete. Whether you aspire to the C-Suite or, like Todd, have an entrepreneurial vision for success, The Business Athlete: Your Playbook for Career Success will give you insider access to the lives, habits, and mindset needed to reach the very top. Sparing no detail and searingly honest, this is the book that will tell you the truth about “no pain, no gain” when it comes to climbing the ladder of business success.

Based in Tampa, FL, TODD MEZRAH is CEO of Mezrah Consulting and mapbenefits, a national SaaS fintech firm.

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? Who’s 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