What the Boston Red Sox taught me about resilience

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Website design By BotEap.comYou just have to touch them with your caps.

Website design By BotEap.comIt doesn’t matter if you’re a baseball fan or not; even if you love the team or can’t stand them … you have to marvel at how they did it.

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Website design By BotEap.comBetween my clients coaching, conference calls, and other obligations in October, I had to take some time to watch them do it.

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Website design By BotEap.comI had to watch self-proclaimed “idiots” make baseball history.

Website design By BotEap.comFor those readers who are not familiar with this story, let me inform you.

Website design By BotEap.comThe Boston Red Sox are a team of the Major League Baseball of North America. They have not won their league championship series (the World Series) since 1918.

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Website design By BotEap.comHe was once a player for the Boston Red Sox and was traded to his hated rivals … the New York Yankees. Some fans say that a curse was born that day, since since that exchange 86 years ago; the New York Yankees have won numerous titles and World Series victories. On the other hand, the Boston Red Sox have seen nothing but disaster.

Website design By BotEap.comBut loyal Boston fans have stayed true to their team for decades. Some fans were born and died without seeing their favorite team win a championship … at least until this year.

Website design By BotEap.comThe Major League Baseball playoffs are a month-long event in which a champion is crowned. To win the World Series, a team must pass and defeat 3 different teams in a “best of” format.

Website design By BotEap.comSeries One is a “best of 5” format, and Series Two and the final series are “best of 7” formats.

Website design By BotEap.comThe Red Sox won their first series against the Anaheim Angels. It was all 5 games and it was a great series. Unfortunately for Boston, the Yankees won their first series and advanced to play them in the second series.

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Website design By BotEap.comThe media was a frenzy, everything from Babe Ruth and the curse to years spent with the Yankees beating Boston was what people were talking about.

Website design By BotEap.comSome people say that this is the best rivalry in American sport.

Website design By BotEap.comThe best of 7 format went like this … Games 1 and 2, and Games 6 and 7 were played at Yankee Stadium, while Games 3 to 5 were played in Boston.

Website design By BotEap.comThe Yankees won the first 3 games of this series and took a 3-0 lead in this best-of-7 playoff. Game 2 made the record books as the final score was 19-8. It was the highest-scoring game in Major League Baseball history.

Website design By BotEap.comThe verdict was … no team in Major League history has come back from a 3-0 series lead to win a playoff series. The Boston Red Sox finished. Another disappointing year for the Boston faithful, and another year in which they lost to the Yankees.

Website design By BotEap.comMost men’s and women’s teams would have called it a season. Being down 3-0 in a best-of-7 series brings a lot of emotions: frustration, disappointment, and even a bit of anxiety.

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Website design By BotEap.comHow do you look history in the face and rewrite it?
Simple … you take it one game at a time.

Website design By BotEap.comTo make a long story short, the Boston Red Sox won the next 3 games to tie the series and force a final Game 7, where they beat the Yankees 8-3 at Yankee Stadium.

Website design By BotEap.comThese self-proclaimed “idiots” did it. They went on to win the last Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. It only took them 4 games, and they made the best team in baseball look dumb.

Website design By BotEap.comSo how did this team rewrite history? Looking at it as a problem and working to solve it.
His problem was everything from a curse to 86 years of failure and the weight of a city on his shoulders.

Website design By BotEap.comHow do you deal with a problem … a problem that you may not see a way out of and the chips are stacked against you?

Website design By BotEap.comYou can break any problem down into 4 simple steps … no matter how big or small the challenge.

Website design By BotEap.comI warn you: these 4 steps always work!

Website design By BotEap.com1. Intent: You must want to change something before you can change it.

Website design By BotEap.com2. Willpower: do the things necessary to change an unwanted habit or trend.

Website design By BotEap.com3. Commitment: Establish a solid contract with yourself so that you don’t fail no matter what.

Website design By BotEap.com4. Observation – Take a few minutes each day and watch the process go.

Website design By BotEap.comIf you are not satisfied with the result after a period of time, change your commitment and disposition. Try to work hard to clarify the situation. Continue to watch your actions to eliminate any habits that may allow you to return to the old routine.

Website design By BotEap.comTrust me, it won’t be easy. If it was easy, anyone could do it.

Website design By BotEap.comWhether it’s to quit smoking, lose a few pounds, pay off debt, build a business, or win a Major League Baseball championship; These 4 steps can help you focus and solve the problem.

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