Don't put the bats away too early!
My Dad used to coach a team that I played
baseball on. He was the third base coach. We were beating a team 28-2. Yes you
read this correct, in baseball. It was the top of the last inning and the other
team was at bat. The head coach said “let’s put our bats away- we won’t need
them”. Guess what….we lost the game 28-31. The moral of the story…play it all
of the way through and don’t put your bats away early. If you have a lead, keep driving forward.
This applies to business and running races. You have to finish the job at hand. This could be the sale, meeting or project. In a race, the finish line must be earned.
The head coach and my Dad never put the bats away early ever again. I never have either. The memory was a painful, but good one. It helped me later in life. The head coach would have a serious smile when he talked about that loss. To add more color for you, the team that beat us was a HUGE rival. :)
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