We were down a few runs and our coach huddled us up around him as we entered the dugout. He captured our attention and delivered a spot on motivational speech. He shared how proud he was of us and how our teamwork and effort brought us to this point. He concluded his speech with the statement, "boys, go out there swing for the fence." We, The Sluggers, were competing against the A's. The A's were a fundamentally sound baseball team. They fielded well and were solid base runners, and we were known for one thing, our name, being sluggers. Every at bat we would swing for the fence. We lived to be the guy who crushed the ball. Maybe we should have spent more time playing safer/smarter baseball by making consistent base-hits, but that was not our goal. Our goal was to take a risk and swing for the fence every time. We believed in high-risk, high-reward and we all loved the idea of going yard. We ended up losing, but gave the A's a run for their money.
As we wind down this fall semester, reflect upon what way are you swinging for the fence.
Maybe you will find that you are swinging for the fence too much and need to make more base hits. How do you decided whether a risk is calculated is appropriate or not? At what point are you taking too many risks?
In education, we hear how we need to take more risks and I am a supporter of taking risks, but I also am present to the idea that maybe we need to make the base hit instead of going yard. These last couple days of this semester, I invite you all to reflect and discover whether or not you need to swing for the fence or make a base hit.
As we wind down this fall semester, reflect upon what way are you swinging for the fence.
Maybe you will find that you are swinging for the fence too much and need to make more base hits. How do you decided whether a risk is calculated is appropriate or not? At what point are you taking too many risks?
In education, we hear how we need to take more risks and I am a supporter of taking risks, but I also am present to the idea that maybe we need to make the base hit instead of going yard. These last couple days of this semester, I invite you all to reflect and discover whether or not you need to swing for the fence or make a base hit.