Eddie had a goal since he was a child. The goal was to make it to the winter Olympics. Eddie’s goal was to enter as a skier but he could not make. He was on the verge of quitting when he realised something and made adjustment to his goal was. His new goal was to compete in ski jumping. Eddie underdog in ski jumping game. Most of the players started training when they were 6 years but Eddie started when he was 22 years old. Those players had more experience when jumping with different distances. But Eddie had a strong determination that one day he is going to be in the Olympics. Determination alone is not enough for him to achieve his dream, but there is another important factor which involves strategic competition.
Why did he chose ski jumping? He recognised that England did not have any athletes in this sport for a long time, and never competed in the Olympic ski jumping.
What we can learn as entrepreneurs from Eddie The Eagle is that we must have a similar mindset as him. We should start with a goal or a solution to a problem and we use different ways and methods to achieve this goal.
Have Strong determination and don’t let the fear of failing and rejection consumes you. Not trying in the first place is a sign of failure.
Ask for help, Eddie got lots of help and support from his mother both mentally and financially, while his coach taught how to jump. We can think of them as investors and advisers.