On Fire- 19 Years of Losing and Then a Win!

by tomferry on March 24, 2009

In honor of March Maddness … when this basketball strory crossed my desk, I had to blog!

The headline was: “Connecticut Team Ends a 19 Year Losing Streak”.

19 seasons of playing their hearts out and these ladies from Wolcott Tech finally win a game for their school. This school had to play an astonishing 265 games with out one victory on the court … imagine that!

If you were on their team, would you still stick around, game after game? Would you continue to come to practice with a smile on your face and excitement for the game? I always say that winners are created in the time when everyone else wants to quit.

Well these ladies and the coach and school sure did, because finally in December, they ended their losing streak to win a game!!

If that’s not a simple reminder for us to keep our head in the game, even when the going gets tough, I don’t know what is!

We all have moments in our life, where we feel beat down by the media, the economy, our family, clients, you name it, the negativity can get to us … but we have got to remember is our power comes from our ability to take a loss and move forward. Simply taking action when we feel like we’ve got nothing left helps us to get to where we want to be.

As markets start to rebound, it’s time for all of us to wipe the dirt from our shins, pull ourselves together and get out there and find someone who wants to buy or sell. The ball is being passed to you … are you ready to take a shot?

Do the things that give you the power!

It’s time to get in the game again! Let’s go!

Strategy Matters and Passion Rules!

Tom