Ron Jaworski: Its All in the Preparation
Ron Jaworski believes most people have the will to win. But its a different story when it comes to the will to prepare to win. No matter what you are trying to accomplish be it work, play or relationships without that preparation, success becomes a challenge.
That is a key point in the message he will deliver today during his keynote address at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo, co-sponsored by AireSpring and Magellan Hill Technologies.
Were all after that great opportunity to be successful, Jaworski said. Those who have the will to prepare to win are the ones who will finish on top.
The former Super Bowl quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles and current ESPN Monday Night Football analyst said football taught him that well.
It all started out with football, Jaworski said. Its such a demanding game. With coaches like Dick Vermeil and Don Shula, the guys who taught me what it takes. I took all those lessons, all their positive lessons, and integrated them into the game, integrated it into my business life and integrated it into my personal life.
Jaworski played 17 years in the NFL, most notably as the quarterback of the Eagles. He was NFL MVP in 1980 and led Philadelphia to Super Bowl XV against the Oakland Raiders. He then turned that desire to prepare into successful business and charity work, in addition to sharing his football knowledge with fans on ESPN.
Some of his ventures include running golf clubs in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and heading the Jaws Youth Fund, a partnership with the United Way of Camden County, N.J., that donated more than $2 million to various youth charities. Keeping true to his football roots, he also is president of the Arena Football Leagues Philadelphia Soul.
Just days after this years Super Bowl, Jaworski joked he has about one day off between the NFL season and when the Arena League kicks into gear. But it is that preparation that keeps him happy and successful.
He also isnt all talk. He spends hours each week at NFL Films and in production meetings to get ready for Monday nights contest and to make sure he is at the top of his game in the booth. He continually takes something away from that effort.
Each weekend, Im with a Bill Belichick, an Andy Reid, a Mike Shannahan, he said. We talk about the game and about strategy and about philosophy. I know how important it is for those guys to be successful, and I take away a little more each week.
