Over the past few days, the women of the United States Olympic gymnastics squad, aptly named “The Final Five” shattered records with their breathtaking performances. But what these ladies exhibited on the bar, beam, floor and vault doesn’t have to live only on your TV screen; here are four lessons from these inspiring ladies to take with you into the workplace.

Practice, practice, and then practice some more

These talented ladies didn’t get to where they are today by coasting. They put in hours and hours of practice and work to reach their goals, and you should do the same. Whether your goal is to get a promotion, progress your skills, switch to a new field, or anything else, you need commit to actively working towards what you want.

Trust your teammates

Simone Biles entered the 2016 Olympics as indisputably the best gymnast in the games, let alone the “best gymnast ever.” But that didn’t stop her teammates, Ali Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez or Madison Kocian, from supporting her, and, more importantly, competing in their own events. Biles and Raisman took the field for the All-Around competition knowing they were stronger together than they’d be separately.

Sheryl Sandberg recently addressed “the myth of the catty woman,” a stereotype that still plagues workplaces of today, in a recent essay for The New York Times. She even begins the essay with an anecdote of two Olympians, cross-country skiers Therese Johaug and Marit Bjorgen, who despite finishing second and first respectively at the 2014 Olympic Games. But rather than being rivals, as unfortunately many spectators probably expect them to be, they are best friends.

As women, when we work together, we can achieve so much more. Raisman confirmed after her win that she “wasn’t reaching to get gold, so this was the best I could possibly do so I am very proud.” Trust your teammates, trust yourself, work together, and as a result, we all win.

Be flexible

While, yes, it may help you at work to be physically flexible (stretching will certainly help open your hips and stimulate muscles after sitting at a desk all day), more so, being flexible and open to new ideas and opportunities will take you far in the professional world. For example, Simone Biles signature move– a double back layout with a half twist out– was a complete accident. Apparently, “the Biles” (which Simone herself refuses to call the move) was ideated after Biles sustained an injury to her calf, and Biles and her coach determined a front-facing landing would help protect the injured calf more effectively. Sometimes accidents and adjustments can end up being the best professional moves you make.

And most importantly…

Be fearless

Fortunately, your career will (hopefully) never require you to careen down a vault runway or backflip off a balance beam, but it’s a sure thing that the same fearlessness that the women of the Final Five exhibited in the 2016 Olympic Games will take you far — if you let it. So take a risk– you may just end up making history too!

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