5 Big Lessons Skateboarding Taught Me About Business

As a teenager I was a “skater.” One of those kids who hung out downtown and annoyed the pedestrians. Skateboarding is how I spent my teenage years. Was I any good? I like to think so. Towards the end of my skating days, I almost got my 360 flips dialed in, used to launch myself straight off huge sets of stairs, and even landed some pretty big backside heel flips off a dip in the industrial park. This was in a time when there were very few skate parks so we had to make due with our surroundings.

In many ways, spending most of my days skipping class and hanging out with my friends laid a solid foundation for the way I look at business today (my parents may have a different view on this):

1. Focus On Your Passions

Ask my parents and they’ll tell you how much I loved skateboarding and hanging out with my friends – maybe too much. There were times I’d jump on my bike to pedal 10 kilometers for a 2 hour session with some friends. Then there were those days I would get a new skateboard board… I would be so excited, I’d sleep with it next to me so that when I woke up I could see it was real and that I wasn’t just dreaming. Read For More Information –https://www.danmartell.com/what-skateboarding-taught-me-about-business/#comment-4658018159

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