Yes folks it's that time of year again. Time to fill out a bracket, cross your fingers and hope your boss doesn't catch you watching the game on your computer. March Madness aka the college basketball championship tournament has begun. 68 teams will compete in one on one competition highlander style until "there can be only one." And that one will be crowned the best in the land, and looked at as the blue print for what teams want to look like and achieve for years to come. But this event unlike many others brings another element to the table, intrigue.
If you paid attention at all to college football you knew that hands down Alabama was the best team in the country. If you know the roster for the Miami Heat you know that they are the best team in pro basketball. And now that the relationship drama is behind him that Tiger Woods is once more holding the top spot in the world of golf. Some things are pretty cut and dry in the sports world. But the "big dance" offers something rarely seen in the sports world, UPSETS.
The one thing that every team in the tourney knows is that from the second it starts, that everything that they have done up to that point means NOTHING. Their record can get them the invite. It can determine where they are seeded or where they may travel to, but once the season is over and the tournament begins the tournament is all that matters. And that's why we watch. Every team has been given a gift, that gift is opportunity. What they do with it is the fun part. Some embrace it and some squander it.
Yes there is something to be said about watching a champion go out and dominate an opponent (did anyone see the BCS title game) but to see an underdog pull off the nearly impossible, that's something completely different. The opportunity to see the real life David and Goliath scenario play out before our very eyes is something that one rarely forgets. And that's what makes it so special. Not all teams are created equal, but come tip off they all have the same opportunity, WIN or go home.
It's no different than in business or in life. All one can ask for is an opportunity. What you choose to do with it is up to you.
Boss
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Find your WHY
Hello all.
This week is a very special week to most people here at Lucky 13. Like most people this week is filled with talk of the big game, the Super Bowl. While most of us here in the cheese state are die hard Packer fans, the Super Bowl is still the end all be all of sporting events. As always it will be the most watched single event of the year, and will be talked about for years to come regardless of who wins or loses. Watching all the reports and reading all the articles about the game led me to think about one thing. What did Baltimore and San Francisco do that all the other teams didn't?
The NFL is a league built around parity. At this level it's supposed to be a playing field where on any given Sunday anything can happen. I have to believe that at some point every single team set out this year to reach and win the Super Bowl at the beginning of the year. Even the teams who "realistically" didn't stand a chance talked about it and fantasized about being a part of the sports biggest stage. But in the end only two teams did what all the other teams couldn't. Why? Here's a thought regarding one of the teams.
I remember sitting on my couch watching Sportscenter when Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis announced his retirement. I turned to my friend who was there watching it with me and I remember saying "Baltimore just got into the Super Bowl." My friend one of our top account managers looked at me as if I had a third eye, and asked how could I say such a thing. I confidently told him that now the Ravens had something to play for, and that makes them a very dangerous team. Everyone wants to win, but wanting to win for someone else is a very powerful motivator. Like him or not Ray Lewis is the heart and soul of the entire Baltimore franchise. Every player there has been impacted by his play and his presence. And for the other players to be able to give back and send him out on top which is a feat that most athletes on any level will never experience, is something special. That common goal has galvanized that team to be way more than they could or should be. Since his announcement they have played like a team with purpose and focus. They do not look like the same team that half way through the season didn't know if they could make the playoffs.
The new year always brings hope of change. "New years resolutions" are always popular in January and then not so popular come February. Whats the difference? The difference is some people have something to work for. Some people have a reason beyond the goal itself, and that makes achieving the goal much more realistic. I'm sure that if your reading this you yourself had set some type of goal for yourself in 2013, I know I did. But I ask, do you have a reason big enough to achieve your goal no matter what? If not rest assured that it's not too late. There are 11 months left in 2013,and that leaves plenty of time to do what the Baltimore Ravens did and find your why.
This week is a very special week to most people here at Lucky 13. Like most people this week is filled with talk of the big game, the Super Bowl. While most of us here in the cheese state are die hard Packer fans, the Super Bowl is still the end all be all of sporting events. As always it will be the most watched single event of the year, and will be talked about for years to come regardless of who wins or loses. Watching all the reports and reading all the articles about the game led me to think about one thing. What did Baltimore and San Francisco do that all the other teams didn't?
The NFL is a league built around parity. At this level it's supposed to be a playing field where on any given Sunday anything can happen. I have to believe that at some point every single team set out this year to reach and win the Super Bowl at the beginning of the year. Even the teams who "realistically" didn't stand a chance talked about it and fantasized about being a part of the sports biggest stage. But in the end only two teams did what all the other teams couldn't. Why? Here's a thought regarding one of the teams.
I remember sitting on my couch watching Sportscenter when Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis announced his retirement. I turned to my friend who was there watching it with me and I remember saying "Baltimore just got into the Super Bowl." My friend one of our top account managers looked at me as if I had a third eye, and asked how could I say such a thing. I confidently told him that now the Ravens had something to play for, and that makes them a very dangerous team. Everyone wants to win, but wanting to win for someone else is a very powerful motivator. Like him or not Ray Lewis is the heart and soul of the entire Baltimore franchise. Every player there has been impacted by his play and his presence. And for the other players to be able to give back and send him out on top which is a feat that most athletes on any level will never experience, is something special. That common goal has galvanized that team to be way more than they could or should be. Since his announcement they have played like a team with purpose and focus. They do not look like the same team that half way through the season didn't know if they could make the playoffs.
The new year always brings hope of change. "New years resolutions" are always popular in January and then not so popular come February. Whats the difference? The difference is some people have something to work for. Some people have a reason beyond the goal itself, and that makes achieving the goal much more realistic. I'm sure that if your reading this you yourself had set some type of goal for yourself in 2013, I know I did. But I ask, do you have a reason big enough to achieve your goal no matter what? If not rest assured that it's not too late. There are 11 months left in 2013,and that leaves plenty of time to do what the Baltimore Ravens did and find your why.
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