I am proud to say that I have been certified for a second time by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through its Athlete365 portal for completing a course on Preparing for Future Success in addition to the one I already did on Life After Sport. Well, the certificates are officially in the name of William Stonecroft, the name of the character I created for my unpublished book. Will, an American soccer player, gets the credit but I did the work. That is how I look at it anyway. The two courses on Athlete365 are essentially the same in terms of presentation. The instructor offers a lecture on the subject, some key bullet points pop up on the screen, and at the end of each section is a brief quiz to see how much the student has paid attention to the material.
I, or Will I should say, passed both courses with flying colors and have the certificates to prove it. I can now use this experience to put together my overall observation of the IOC’s portal and send it on to the partners at the ICC to demonstrate we have done our homework on this. Knowing what else is out there and whether it competes with what you are trying to do is an essential role in business, and I am glad that got to be able to test the waters and even take on a bit of a different persona in doing so. I believe in trying to make my projects a little fun if you have not already noticed.