Gatsby Benchmarks
1
2
3 4
5
6
7
8
›› Building skills and confidence
At BecomingX, our aim is to demystify what it
takes to succeed, and to help people build skills
and confidence that will have a meaningful
impact on their lives. Through video, we’ll be
sharing authentic and reflective insights from
Olympic Gold medallists, presidents, Nobel
Peace Prize winners, CEOs, acclaimed
entertainers, record-breaking adventurers… and
people who have achieved incredible things,
regardless of their level of ‘fame’.
But why do so many people feel they haven’t
realised their potential? Is it, as adventurer Bear
Grylls recently told us, due to the “dream stealers
- the people who tell you you’re crazy” and that
you aren’t good enough? Is it a lack of education,
or opportunities? Are there only a lucky few who
have the ‘talent’ or ‘x-factor’ to make it? I believe
the real answer is far more prosaic – most people
simply don’t know what it actually takes
to succeed.
Modern society’s reductionist tendencies
have led many to try to define one thing that is
key to success (in 140 characters or less), resulting
in a lot of oversimplified, opinion-based, pop-
psychology content. We want to help people
understand what it really takes to succeed and
thrive. There is a huge opportunity to help young
people build the skills and confidence they are
going to need to succeed in the future.
Maddie Hinch – became an
Olympic Gold medallist hockey player
and ‘the best goalkeeper in the world’
“Success comes down to three
things: perseverance, resilience and a
willingness to learn”
64 // LEADERSHIP