He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011. When asked whether the 4-minute mile was his proudest achievement, he said he felt prouder of his contribution to academic medicine through research into the responses of the nervous system. As Master of Pembroke, he was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1986 to 1993. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days.īannister went on to become a neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, before retiring in 1993. He had attained this record with minimal training, while practising as a junior doctor. When the announcer, Norris McWhirter, declared "The time was three.", the cheers of the crowd drowned out Bannister's exact time, which was 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. He accomplished this feat on at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes. Changing their beliefs and mind-set allowed those people to run a 4 minute mile.Ĭhanging how you react and not falling into the trap of thinking “My business is different” can help you get better results and run the equivalent of your own 4 minute mile.Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister CH CBE FRCP (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub- 4-minute mile.Īt the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. Before Roger’s feat, all those people believed it was not possible to do so. Roger Bannister’s feat in running a 4 minute mile changed the mind-set of hundreds of runners who also broke that barrier in the following 12 months. I would encourage you be conscious of your thinking in the coming days, especially if you hear a new idea for your business.
You may think this is mumbo jumbo but I can assure you that this thinking is like an anchor holding you back. I have studied this area for years and there is a wealth of information and studies that prove the link between our mind-set and the results we get. Saying “My business is different” or similar thoughts are toxic. You need to find clients and keep them happy. You need more money coming in than going out. You don’t get to decide they don’t apply to you. The fundamental principles of business are the same from everyone. When people say “My business is different” what they really mean is “What my business does is different”. And I have heard it 4 times in the last week from clients and prospects. Because it closes your mind to an idea that may help your business. Those are the 4 most dangerous worse you can ever utter. When you hear a new idea from someone, do you ever think “My business is different”? In the last 2 weeks, I’ve been reminded of the power of our mind-set and how it can have a huge influence on our results. Their beliefs or mind-set determined their results. However before that these same people probably thought “It’s not possible for any man to run a sub 4 minute mile”. They looked at Bannister and thought “If he can do it, so can I”. The simple answer is they believed it could be done. That was his greatest asset.Įven though man had tried for hundreds of years to run a sub 4 minute mile, how come within one year of that milestone, hundreds of people had matched that feat? With his medical training and knowledge, he believed he could run below 4 minutes and he did. Some people thought the human heart would explode with the effort.īut Roger Bannister did not share that opinion. For hundreds of years, people did not believe a man could run a mile under 4 minutes. Within a year of him breaking that milestone, over 300 people ran a sub 4 minute mile. He was famous as being the first man to run a mile under 4 minutes. In recent days, we got the sad news of Roger Bannister’s death.
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