By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
(from the archives)
I was in the car, unable to get this Sunday’s Giants game to send the audio that would allow me to listen to the game. The Giants, the team I root for, was up 19-3 in the second quarter of the game, despite playing the hated Philadelphia Eagles, a team that has won so many consecutive games against the Giants that it was ridiculous.
I then saw, the score was 19-11 and sensed th momentum shift after Giants QB, Eli Manning threw an interception no long before half-time.
Eventually, The Eagles took the lead, 22-19 before the Giants tied the score 22-22 with 5+ minutes left in the game. I texted my brother, “When they didn’t score the TD with first and ten from the 15, the game was over.”
And it was. The Eagles won 25-22.
How did I know the Giants were not going to win?
I knew because winners find the way to win . . . and losers find the way to lose. Often, they do that by trying not to lose. They try to play safe, instead of fighting the full game to destroy their opponent.
I want to remind you of this lesson and ask you where are you trying to avoid losing and, thus, not winning. Good enough usually isn’t in sports or professionally with the result being failure.
© The Big Game Hunter, Inc. Asheville, NC 2018
You may also like, “Stupid Salary Negotiation Mistakes: Being Too Grateful”
ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.
Career Coach Office Hours: May 7 2024
You will find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at JobSearch.Community
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter
Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at www.TheBigGameHunter.us.
He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with over 2900 episodes over 13+ years.
We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to www.TheBigGameHunter.us and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to www.TheBigGameHunter.us makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay. Please contact us to negotiate the use of our content as training data.
