8 Lessons from David Beckham

“I still look at myself and want to improve.”

Lessons from David Beckham

# 1 — Give always your best.

No matter for what team David Beckham was playing, he always gave 100 %, be it during a training session or during a match day. His presence at the same time led to a higher team spirit and others felt more inspired by being around him.

# 2 — Family still comes first.

When the time has come to make important decisions he consulted his close family members on what is best for his family. He set his priorities right and did not put his or his wife’s brand or his bank balance first. It’s important to remember that it’s your family that picks you up if times get tough. No money in the world will compensate for a failed or broken home.

# 3 — Being charming pays off.

You hardly hear anyone talking bad about David Beckham. Is it his charm or charisma, call it what you want! He is not one of those who brag about their own performance. He instead often emphasised the team effort and how much he appreciated the opportunity of being part of it.

# 4 — Planning and getting the timing right is worthwhile.

David Beckham played in many international teams, such as Manchester United, Paris St. Germain, AC Milan and also in the USA. While many have written him off, once he went to the US, she showed that he did not lose his football skills and took football again to a new level. All these moves made perfect sense and were very well timed.

# 5 — Show your respect.

When you are in a lucky position to get training and mentorship from great coaches, show your respect by publicly praising those people who supported you and helped you to become the person you became. David Beckham always showed respect towards those who were more senior to him or promoted him to new levels, such as Peter Taylor who made him England Captain and Sir Alex Ferguson, for whom he always had great admiration.

# 6 — Be polite, be honest.

Nobody is perfect. There will always be people who will criticize and judge you. Don’t allow them to stop you in what you want to achieve. When things do start going wrong, always be honest and polite. It all comes down as to how you handle difficult situations.

# 7 — Turn setbacks into an advantage.

One of the worst memories in David Beckham’s sportive career was surely when he was sent off. It was in the 1998 World Cup against Argentina. England unfortunately lost the match and was eliminated. Fans and the media blamed him for this. He used this setback not to feel discouraged, instead he made use of it in order to bounce back again. He did it successfully by becoming later in 2000 England’s team captain. In 2002 he also helped the national team to qualify for the World Cup and he was considered again as the national hero.

# 8 — Learn to promote yourself.

David Beckham is also known for being a brand ambassador for several brands and also his own. He also went on a UNICEF mission by playing football around the world in remote areas, such as Antarctica, the mountains of Nepal, Africa etc. He was smart in using this opportunity also to promote a new product called myEye. This was a live streaming app in which David Beckham invested and it offered exclusive content during his journeys. The app turned out very successful and people were hooked on it.