Ricardo enjoys playing soccer and has played since he was a kid. He has won medals and trophies in school and community championships. Soccer helps Ricardo develop personally by encouraging him to stay positive, work hard, and problem solve like scoring in a game. It also helps him develop professionally as soccer teaches teamwork and achieving goals as a team, which he applies at his job where he is a team captain. Soccer provides benefits like strength, discipline, social connections, and learning to appreciate diversity.

1. Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how
you think it contributes to your personal and
professional development
by Ricardo Guerra

2. I really enjoy doing many activities en my daily life like
sports or share a good time with friends, but the
activity I enjoy the most is my favorite sport:
SOCCER

3. I play soccer since I was a kid and I have never stopped practicing it.
During all my life I participated in many championships for my
school and my community or played with friends just for fun as a
forward or a wing player.
Among my greatest achievements I obtained the medal
for being the top scorer in the Lima school championship
called ADECORE in 2002 and the trophy of most valued
player in the Community championship in 2003.

4. Soccer makes me feel happy because it makes me
do my best in every single game and gives me the
opportunity to make sports and be fit and healthy.
It is my most
important source of
inspiration
enlightening my
way of living.

5. This sport contributes to my personal development
because it helps me to encourage many aspects in my
life and to be eager to win.
So each time I have a
challenge or a
problem I try to think
positive, go forward
and try to get the
solution just as I look
to score in a soccer
game.

6. Also it contributes to my professional development because I
think that teamwork is an excellent way to achieve goals in my
place work. As in soccer, every player in their position has
responsibilities whether to defend or attack and all the team
must do their best in order to score and obtain a victory.
But the most important is
that being part of a team
has helped me improve my
leadership qualities. Since I
am the captain of the team
in the Retail Channel in my
work place, I take the lead
to make sure everyone is
well disposed, focused on
his/her work, and ready to
do their best.

7. Other benefits of this sport is that through it you gain
strength and discipline..
Also is a good way to
know more people
and make friends
which is important to
expand your
knowledge and
network and as a way
to learn how to take
advantage of diversity.

8. In conclusion for me soccer is the best way to increase my
acumen as a leader and as a team member in my society
and at work and also to obtain personal satisfaction and
happiness.