Richard Toole

Business Strategist & Adviser - business & technology strategist, write, speak, and consult on digital strategy, innovation and partnerships

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Roger Federer broke the internet with one statistic that will change how you see every setback in your life.
1,526 singles matches.
Won almost 80% of them.
20 Grand Slams. 103 titles.

Now answer honestly:
What percentage of total points do you think he won across his entire career?
70%? 65%? 60%?

Try … 54%.
He lost literally almost EVERY SECOND POINT he ever played for 24 years.

And still became one of the greatest of all time.

Watch him explain it himself (2:07 of pure life-changing wisdom):
“In tennis, perfection is impossible… When you lose every second point on average, you teach yourself to say:
‘Okay, I double-faulted — it’s only one point.’
‘Okay I got passed at the net — it’s only one point.’
Even a screaming overhead smash that ends up on SportsCenter Top 10… still just one point.

So when you’re playing your point, it has to be the most important thing in the world.
The moment it’s over — it’s behind you.

That mindset frees you to attack the next point, and the next, and the next with absolute intensity and clarity.”

Then he looked at the crowd and said the line that hit a billion people in the soul:
“The real sign of a champion is not that they win every point.
It’s that they lose again and again and again… and have learned how to deal with it.
Negative energy is wasted energy.
Cry it out if you have to. Then force a smile.
Move on. Be relentless. Adapt. Grow.
Work harder — and work smarter.”

Save this post.

The next time you lose a deal, bomb a presentation, get ghosted, miss a deadline, or just have “one of those days” — come back here and read it again.

You’re not falling behind.
You’re just in the 46%.
And the 46% is exactly where every single legend has spent most of their career.

Keep playing the next point.
(full 2:07 clip — sound on)

[Richard Toole @toolerich]

@elonmuskADO Hope

[Earn Knowledge @earnknowledgee]

I wish I had known this earlier

[Richard Toole @toolerich]

@elonmuskTN Mona Lisa

[Kendall Toole #getembanned @fitxkendall]

Beyond stoked about this and the Palm Springs frame is already sold out?! EPIC!🙏⚡️

[Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer @EvanKirstel]

Beat that, drones! #birds #birdtwitter #birdwatching #SaturdayChill https://t.co/KuaUgWRHSw

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

I worry about the dangers of AI in cases where users accept—or, worse, act upon—the cause-effect relationships presumed in algorithms produced by machine learning without understanding them deeply.

[Richard Toole @toolerich]

AI-powered future will help address retails key issues of inventory management and creating better customer experiences #digitaltransformation #digitalinnovation #AI #retailbusiness https://t.co/KDwWf574KN

[Richard Toole @toolerich]

@jack Very nice .. I think we as a nation need to reflect and follow a similar journey

[CNN Communications @CNNPR]

Something @CNN and @foxnews can agree on: it’s completely unacceptable to threaten a TV host and his/her family.

[Tim Cook @tim_cook]

Technology is capable of doing great things. But it doesn’t want to do great things. It doesn’t want anything. That part takes all of us. We are optimistic about technology’s awesome potential for good — but we know that it won’t happen on its own.

[Richard Toole @toolerich]

@jimcramer Hang in , Eagles have the talent

[EMARKETER @eMarketer]

Today, #eCommerce has reached $526B and will account for one out of every 11 dollars spent on #retail next year. #eMNYBreakfast

[Boston Consulting Group @BCG]

Companies in need of a #digital age skill set can acquire it in 4 ways. They can buy it (hiring employees w/ the required skills), borrow it (engaging temp workers), open-source it (tapping the gig economy), or build it (developing the skills in house). https://t.co/egCPMz4ZWk

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

35 years ago today, I became a citizen of the United States of America. I arrived here almost 50 years ago with empty pockets, but full of dreams. I owe it all to America. It was, without a doubt, one of the proudest days of my life.

[Scott Galloway @profgalloway]

Biking on water, nice

[Richard Toole @toolerich]

Great article ...so important for happiness and fullfilment in life.. surprise, it isn't about "money"...The Secret to Finding Your Passion (Hint: It's Not What You Think) https://t.co/IqK93AruhF

[EMARKETER @eMarketer]

Understand the #data in customer data platforms: https://t.co/N3kvvhHeI7 #CDP

[Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer @EvanKirstel]

#Aquaman