Surfing and Business: Earning the right.
Channel: Kevin Popović
Date: 21/01/2014

I find surfing to be like business. You have to earn the right for a chance.

When I want to go surfing I have to prepare. I have to dress the part, I have to have the right equipment and, most importantly, I have to make sure the environment is right to be successful. When I show up at the beach I have to survey the situation: what's the condition, where are opportunities and where's my competition. With this forethought I paddle out, i.e., try to get to surf. Most days worthwhile, it's not an easy paddle. Not that I can't do it, but it's not easy, it's work. And some days when the opportunities are sizable (and notable) it's a lot of work, but it's not until this is all completed that I get a chance at what I came here for.

Some people will watch this video and think it's boring. It is. It's just me paddling out. Others, wiser people, will watch this and see the stages of success, and learn the lessons in the focus and commitment to getting where you need to be. 

Paddle strong - it's worth it. Look for the link at the end of this video to see what I got for my determination. - kp