{"id":32619,"date":"2023-08-21T11:39:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T03:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qnet.net\/?p=32619"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:26:37","slug":"qnet-sports-partners-business-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/uncategorized\/qnet-sports-partners-business-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"VC Omar Medhat Reflects on What QNET Sports Partners Have Taught Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Successful partnerships are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesagencycouncil\/2022\/06\/23\/partnerships-a-great-way-to-establish-trust-and-become-more-relevant-with-consumers\/?sh=7238fb1e4a46\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">built on a shared vision<\/a>, and in the case of QNET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/partnerships\/\">sports partners<\/a>, that fact has always been true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar values have secured many triumphs for QNET and our associates, whether in the English Premier League and Formula 1 or tennis, volleyball, or even field hockey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, entrepreneurship and sports have many parallels, which is why QNET has always supported and endorsed sporting talent around the globe.&nbsp;But what\u2019s also important to note is that our partnerships have presented us with numerous learning opportunities over the years, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One outstanding example of this strong connection is <strong>V Council Member Omar Medhat<\/strong>. A retired athlete who has become an integral part of Egyptian football and the QNET community, he exemplifies how the qualities and values shared by the world of business and the world of sports drive remarkable achievements in both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"QNET Platinum Star Omar Medhat | Achievers Club Spotlight\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sLR2pSRpsMo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here he shares some of the most valuable lessons we can learn from our QNET sports partners, past and present.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Success is never guaranteed<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Business-Lessons-from-Man-City-Women-Victory-Shot-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Manchester City Women celebrate with the Continental cup trophy\" class=\"wp-image-36405\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Business-Lessons-from-Man-City-Women-Victory-Shot-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Business-Lessons-from-Man-City-Women-Victory-Shot-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Business-Lessons-from-Man-City-Women-Victory-Shot-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Business-Lessons-from-Man-City-Women-Victory-Shot-330x220.webp 330w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Business-Lessons-from-Man-City-Women-Victory-Shot-420x280.webp 420w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Business-Lessons-from-Man-City-Women-Victory-Shot-615x410.webp 615w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Business-Lessons-from-Man-City-Women-Victory-Shot-860x573.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Business-Lessons-from-Man-City-Women-Victory-Shot.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND &#8211; MARCH 05: Manchester City Women celebrate with the Continental cup trophy following victory  in action during the FA Women&#8217;s Continental Tyres League cup final match between Chelsea women and Manchester City women at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on March 5, 2022 in Wimbledon, England. (Photo by Lynne Cameron &#8211; Manchester City\/Manchester City FC via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are few football clubs in world football as successful as Manchester City. Yet despite the astounding triumphs of both its <a href=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/2022\/05\/17\/man-city-development-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">men&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/2022\/04\/07\/business-lessons-from-man-city-women-conticup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">women&#8217;s<\/a> sides, every season is approached anew, with new goals and targets. Part of the reason for this is down to City&#8217;s players, coaches and officials, who believe that success entails constantly aiming for greater heights, regardless of previous accolades. Like in business, the idea here is the same: victory means not resting on one&#8217;s laurels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Look within and ahead, not at your rivals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership1-1024x747.webp\" alt=\"Martina Hingis Serves at #VUAE15\" class=\"wp-image-38443\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership1-1024x747.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership1-300x219.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership1-768x560.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership1-860x627.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Martina Hingis Serves at #VUAE15<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a given that triumph requires commitment. Yet, taekwondo champ <a href=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/2017\/08\/16\/ivorian-olympic-champion-chieck-cisse-qnets-new-brand-ambassador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cheick Cisse <\/a>and tennis legend <a href=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/2015\/09\/22\/martina-hingis-raises-racquet-at-vuae15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Martina Hingis<\/a>, two former QNET brand ambassadors, have taught us that it&#8217;s just as important to set personal goals by focusing on self-improvement instead of what&#8217;s being done by colleagues and rivals. Granted, healthy competition helps us be better. But whether one is on a taekwondo mat, on centre court at Wimbledon, or chasing sales targets, aiming to better ourselves is the true test of champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Stick to your principles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership2-1024x684.webp\" alt=\"PJ City Football club goal celebration on field\" class=\"wp-image-38442\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership2-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership2-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership2-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership2-330x220.webp 330w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership2-420x280.webp 420w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership2-615x410.webp 615w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership2-860x575.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership2.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike other teams in the Malaysian Super League, <a href=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/2022\/03\/18\/pj-city-football-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">PJ City FC<\/a> doesn&#8217;t rely on big-money foreign footballers. Instead, the side has stuck to its principles and focussed on fielding and developing local talent. The result of this decision has not always made winning easy, true. Yet the club is unwavering in its belief that true success is not just about scoring goals and bagging trophies but rather about empowering others and doing what&#8217;s right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. There&#8217;s no &#8216;I&#8217; in &#8216;Team&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership3-1024x1000.webp\" alt=\"Galatasaray Women&#039;s Volleyball Team celebrating after a goal on the court\" class=\"wp-image-38441\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership3-1024x1000.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership3-300x293.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership3-768x750.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership3-60x60.webp 60w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership3-860x840.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership3.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/2022\/05\/30\/galatasaray-womens-volleyball-business-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Galatasaray Women&#8217;s Volleyball Team<\/a> is packed with stars, its successes over these past few years have been marked not by individual achievements but by collective team efforts. This is not dissimilar to QNET&#8217;s triumphs in direct selling. Sure, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/category\/success\/success-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">countless accounts<\/a> of individual QNET superstars scoring stellar victories. Nevertheless, as Independent Distributors (IDs) are constantly reminded, no one succeeds until we all succeed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Challenges make you better<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership5-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Chetan Korada posing 1st place at MRF racing championship \" class=\"wp-image-38440\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership5-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership5-330x220.webp 330w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership5-420x280.webp 420w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership5-615x410.webp 615w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership5-860x573.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.qnet.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partnership5.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Success in sports, like in direct selling, is not easy. And unexpected setbacks can make the going even tougher. Nevertheless, we have learned from our brand ambassadors, racer <a href=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/2021\/09\/13\/disabilities-athletes-race-driver-chetan-korada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Chetan Korada<\/a> and climber <a href=\"https:\/\/qnet-india.in\/arunima-sinha-scripts-new-chapter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Arunima Sinha<\/a> that with the right attitude, even challenges that require the use of prosthetics can help spur one on to greatness. The duo proves that challenges and even disability need not limit one, be it in business, motorsports or when scaling a mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Slow and steady wins the race<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No one wins all the time, and the best sports sides and athletes know that triumph isn&#8217;t measured by solitary victories here and there but rather by a solid foundation and steady gains. In fact, this has been the <a href=\"https:\/\/qnet.net\/2021\/10\/29\/malaysian-hockey-team-in-top-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Malaysian Hockey Confederation<\/a>&#8216;s approach in overseeing the blossoming of the national hockey team from a period of uncertainty to its current position as world beaters. The lesson here, thus, is not to focus on quick gains but on continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Lead boldly and bravely<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"QNET Sports | Marussia - A Partnership Filled with Great Memories\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o-Ubt87dP4I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>QNET&#8217;s partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o61oA4YSl6k&amp;list=PLiemtxt_SxhFiOWP-Ws-MpdL8_QwxDrLv&amp;index=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Marussia F1 team<\/a> both brought our brand international recognition and imparted numerous learnings about success in the world&#8217;s premier motorsports competition. The most important of these lessons was to be decisive and brave. Victory and failure in F1 can be down to split-second decisions. And the best team leaders and drivers are those who opt to guide their teams fearlessly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life is never predictable, and at times, it can be hard to imagine success amid the various challenges. Still, the takeaway from all the above is that dedication, a desire to improve, strong leadership and commitment to principles can be crucial to victory, be it in sports, business or life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s to acquiring even more learning in the years to come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Successful partnerships are built on a shared vision, and in the case of QNET sports partners, that fact has always been true. Similar values have secured many triumphs for QNET and our associates, whether in the English Premier League and Formula 1 or tennis, volleyball, or even field hockey. 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