Post by Nikolce Markoski
Retail VP | Driving Market Growth, CX Transformation & High-Performance Teams Across the Regionโs Largest Fashion Footwear Network | Customer-Obsessed Retail Architect
A couple of weeks ago, I attended the SBL (Spartans Boxing Club League) to support one of our own, Oliver Higgens, in his amateur boxing fight. Yes, Oli won on points by unanimous decision after an excellent bout against a very strong opponent. But the real victory started long before fight night. For the past six months, I've watched him show up day after day. Early mornings, exhausting sessions, injuries, doubt, pressure and fatigue. Yet he kept showing up anyway. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐. One of the things I love about Spartans is that it brings together people from every background, profession and walk of life. Different stories, different challenges and different goals. Yet once you walk through those doors, none of that really matters. ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐. A special mention to Paul Taylor and the team at Spartans Boxing Club Town Square, Dubai. They have built something far greater than a gym. They have created an environment ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ต ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐. There is something ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ก about ordinary people choosing to do hard things voluntarily. Not for recognition, not for social media and not because they have to. Simply because growth lives on the other side of discomfort. Proud to have been there to support Oli and witness a fantastic display of ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐ต๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Sometimes the biggest wins in life happen long before the final bell rings. ๐ฅ #Spartans #Boxing #Community #Resilience #Discipline #GrowthMindset #Leadership #Dubai