Serve Up: How Serving Leads to Success

Success begins when you serve up—giving activates gain.

Serving sets success in motion through the sum of eight vital steps. It's not just philosophy; it's physics. It’s what sports scientists call the kinetic chain, and it’s what every underdog entrepreneur, dreamer, and doer needs to understand—especially when starting without money.

Serving up sets success in motion through the sum of eight vital steps.

We often think success comes from getting—getting money, getting noticed, getting ahead. But what if real success starts with serving? Like a powerful tennis serve, your breakthrough in life and money doesn’t come from standing still. It comes from movement—a chain reaction of giving, aligning, and striking with purpose.

The Power of the Serve: A Real-World Lesson

In 2025, at Wimbledon, a 21-year-old French player, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, shocked the world. He unleashed a 153 mph serve, the fastest in the tournament’s 148-year history. Reporters asked for his secret. His answer?

“I’m not doing anything special. I just serve how I’m supposed to.”

But scientists knew better. Behind that effortless explosion was precision—eight biomechanical steps known as the kinetic chain: stance, toss, load, coil, accelerate, contact, decelerate, and finish. When executed in sequence, they generate unstoppable power.

Like Giovanni’s record-breaking serve, when you serve right—people take notice.

And guess what?

The same is true in your financial life.

Serve right—and the world will return your effort with applause.

So, how do you serve up success—especially when you don’t have money?

In 2025, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard produced the biggest serve in Wimbledon history.

The 8 Steps to Serve Up Success

Let’s break it down. Here are 8 vital steps to serve up success.

1. The Opening Stance – Posture Yourself to Give

Everything starts with posture. Not entitlement. Not complaint. Posture.

You may not have money, but you can stand in purpose. Stand in value. Assume a posture of generosity. Service is the stance of success. It opens you up. It gets you ready.

“You are the value you seek in money” - Open Sesame

2. The Toss – Offer What You’ve Got

In tennis, the toss sets the entire motion. In life, your toss is your offer: a skill, a smile, a solution. Don’t overthink it—just start. Start with what’s in your hand and toss it up into play.

Give freely. Give boldly. The toss isn’t about perfection—it’s about motion.

3. The Load – Stack Your Signature Value

Before the serve is released, there’s a tension-building moment—the load. This is where you build value-- your signature serve that creates value. How? Use your:

1. Skillset (what can do)

2. Symbol (what you stand for)

3. System (how you deliver)

4. Signature (your personal stamp)

These aren’t just traits. They are muscles of service. When you load them with intention, you build pressure. And pressure, when aligned, becomes power.

4. The Coil – Align With Purpose

In tennis, coiling stores energy. In life, alignment stores meaning. Serving others well begins with aligning your skills and purpose to a deeper “why.” What cause matters to you? Who are you called to serve? When you hinge your service to purpose, you stop spinning in place—and start aiming forward.

5. The Acceleration – Move With Enthusiasm

Now, you strike. This is your leap. Acceleration happens when service gains speed—when your gift gains traction, your voice gains volume, your value becomes visible, and your energy becomes contagious. This is where the XYZ Shift kicks in:

• Cut out what’s holding you back (X),

• Focus on your why (Y)

• Reach your success point (Z)

Enthusiasm is your fuel. Value is your flame. Serve with fire.

6. The Contact – Deliver With Impact

Contact is where the racket meets the ball— where power is transferred. In your life, this is where your service hits the market. It’s where what you’ve built connects.

You help someone. You solve a problem. You close a deal. You deliver. And when you serve with excellence, that impact creates waves. You move people. You move money.

7. The Deceleration – Reflect and Refine

Every serve has a slowdown. That’s where feedback lives. Don’t miss this step. Reflection strengthens your next move. Ask: What did I learn? What worked? How did I grow? Every act of service teaches you something. Learn fast. Grow wiser.

8. The Finish – Land Ready to Repeat

The finish isn’t the end—it’s the reset. A powerful serve lands you in position for what’s next. This is where momentum meets mastery. When you serve up your skill, purpose, and signature over and over again—you enter a flow state. You don’t just win. You inspire.

This is wafflement: a state of wealth and fulfillment you built by serving first.

Final Word

Big results don’t come from effort alone. They come from sequenced effort—a kinetic chain of posture, precision, and persistence. Success isn’t something you chase. It’s something you serve up.

Whether on the court or in life, if you want to make your mark—Serve up. Why? Because:

If serving below is below, leadership is beyond you.

When you stand in value, toss your gifts into the world, and deliver with enthusiasm—you don’t just win points. You win people. And money always follows people who serve well.

You don’t need money to start. You need motion.

You don’t need capital. You need character.

You don’t need funding. You need a foundation of service.

So today, serve up. And let success return with applause!