Regardless of whether you are a fan of a particular sports team or not, you must admit there are lessons to be learned from watching skillful athletes compete. From college to the Olympics to professional sport, I find myself drooling at times from what is unfolding right in front of me on the field of play.
In a single week, I witnessed. Unranked Vanderbilt University upset a highly ranked Alabama football team. I saw a multi-vehicle crash at The Talladega Speedway and I saw the Miracle Mets earn their way into the MLB Post-season playoffs with some last minute heroics. And it was this series of events that stimulated this week’s message.
I was watching the Mets losing in a best of three shootout with The Milwaukee Brewers who was the favorite team to advance. The Mets were losing by two runs in the ninth and their season was about to come to a crashing halt. Or one would think. With one out in the ninth, Pete Alonso with one swish of the bat hit the ball into the right field seats for a three-run homer. The Mets won the game and moved onto the Division Playoffs taking one step closer to a spot in the World Series.
This was not a scripted scene. Nobody knew what the final outcome would be. Pete Alonso could have struck out or hit into a double play. He did not do either of these. He hit a homerun that won the game.
My message, which you have undoubtedly heard before is this: “The next one could be the big one.” The next swing of the bat. The next sent email. The next incoming phone call. The next introduction at a networking event. The next one could be the big one.
Pete Alonso’s next swing resulted in a huge payoff. Now it is onto Philadelphia.
Mike Marchev is always looking for a few more proactive travel professionals to join his Sales and Marketing Club, mike@mikemarchev.com.
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