Friday; May 3
Whitey Herzog passed away on April 15 at the age of 92. Herzog had been in and around baseball for a lot of my early lifetime. While his playing days preceded my birth, he was a presence as a field manager for a lot of years including as World Series winner with the Kansas City Royals in 1982. Speaking of being a player, Herzog said, “Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it.”. When I first read this quote, it sounded almost like something Yogi Berra would say, but the more I analyzed it, the more sense it made. Herzog made his name when he quit being a player and started managing them. When he made that change, his teams won 1281 games. Whitey made his mark from the dugout, not on the field.
How often do we resist change when a new way of doing things might open us up to success? We are convinced that if we just keep trying doing what we are doing, we’ll eventually hit our stride – however, there is no guarantee in that. Sometimes success comes with a change of direction.
Do you feel like you are muddled in mediocrity? Who knows how good life might be to us if we quit trying to do it the way we have always done it? Maybe it is time to try a new direction.
How often do we resist change when a new way of doing things might open us up to success? We are convinced that if we just keep trying doing what we are doing, we’ll eventually hit our stride – however, there is no guarantee in that. Sometimes success comes with a change of direction.
Do you feel like you are muddled in mediocrity? Who knows how good life might be to us if we quit trying to do it the way we have always done it? Maybe it is time to try a new direction.
Think About It!