The Professor (Sergio Marquina), played by Álvaro Morte, is a fictional character in the Netflix series Money Heist. The mastermind behind La Casa de Papel has enlightened us about some great life lessons that we can learn from the character of Money Heist
Bigger reward, bigger cause, deeper emotions, better team
Everyone should be motivated to achieve the mission or cause
Focus on what is necessary
Rules are essential. Deep down, no one likes breaking them, but Professor has shown in the series why they are necessary.
- Whenever his gang member broke a rule, it has only caused damage. So, remember In Álvaro Morte’s voice – rules are essential
Stick to the plan
Hit the ground running as per the plan and take responsibility for all your needs
- Being consistent in your approach and persisting in every moment of failure will go a long way
- If nothing works on the ground then the theory fails
- Always follow the plan
Execution is as important as theory
In the end, you will be left with nothing but theory.
Trust and Stick with Your Team
Often when we have projects in school or have to work as a team, there arise differences.
- Sometimes, everything comes on one member, or there will be someone trying to bring another person down. All this leads to one big thing
- FAILURE.
Lesson No 6
Plan every scenario and think well ahead of all the possible moves
- No one should know your game plan, system, and the market better than you
Self-Belief
Self-belief is the positive feeling you have inside that you are capable of anything
- E.g. You feel empowered, confident, and fueled with virility in the face of challenges and problems.
- Those who don’t have this, those with negative self-believe, probably let many things go by undone.
Lesson no 20
Hitting the Rock bottom
- That’s the time you choose to feel defeated or lay your foundation of the success you always wanted to achieve
- In the heist, almost everyone fought for their survival when they reached their breakpoint
- Nairobi was shot and with no experience with surgery, Tokyo operated on her
Lesson No 2
How to stay calm
- The Professor showed us that losing one’s mind is a tricky situation that will only make things worse
- It’s quite rare in La Casa de Papel he loses his calm. The art of staying cool and composed is something to imbibe in ourselves.
Lesson no 11
As a leader, it’s important to know when your team cannot perform what is assigned, the obstacles, and the solutions to their problems
- The Professor knew Nairobi can manage the gold melter’s team well so he assigned that task to her, while Tokyo had leadership qualities so he let her lead the team when needed
Lesson no 12
As a leader, you are responsible to take all the decisions in the plan, but at times be open to the thoughts of others
- Delegate the leadership position to someone else
- Let them be the torch bearers while you think of the next steps as a team member
Lesson No 7
To be able to change the system you have to get inside the system
- Plan your actions and send your team members to the police tent with a strategy in mind
Lesson No 5
Planing one step ahead
- Everything is part of the plan
Fall in love
Never fall in deep love with your enemy or team members. It can be disastrous. Have control over your emotions and keep them in check.
Lesson no 15
The more thorough and solid your research and plan are, the fewer problems you avoid in the future.
- Do thorough research, sometimes by going to the place where the heist was supposed to take place and sniffing every important person out there.
In Money Heist, when Professor starts his gang, some of them had no idea what to do in life
They were doing the wrong things to survive and had doubts, lacked self-faith.
- But in the series, the words of Álvaro Morte and inspiring persona is an embrocation to those who don’t have self-belief.
