Learning from the NBA Playoffs
It’s playoff season and all eyes are on the teams that are battling it out for the 2007 NBA Championship. Around this time a few notables always emerge with great plays. However, one team has been very consistent over the past five to six years when it comes to playoff season is the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons normally have the same challenges that any team experiences during the regular season but when it comes to playoff time, they somehow come alive and play great basketball.
I think we can learn a lot from this team. We may be beat and fatigued during the regular affairs of our lives but when the rubber meets the road, we need to be able to deliver results. It’s all about mentality and that’s in our power to control! It’s time to look at things differently because what worked yesterday may not necessarily work today.
Our success in 2007 will hinge on our ability to embrace a superior mode of thinking. The thoughts that brought us to this point will not take us to the next level. We have to see things differently and approach them from new angles. We must embrace new strategies that will yield even better results than what we’ve had before. We need to approach every situation with the understanding that it has the potential to bring huge rewards to us. Do this, and I will definitely see you with a trophy at the end of the year!
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Herman J. Najoli
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Student of leadership
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BEd. (Nairobi University)
M.A. (Regent University)
A friend once asked me, “Are you a spiritual teacher?” I replied, ”no”. He continued, “A philosopher?” I said, “no”. He asked, “A thought leader?” I replied, “no”. Then he asked, “An empowerment guru?” I said, ”no”. Exasperated, he demanded, “Then what are you?” Smiling, I answered, “I, am awake.”
Friends, we’ve been all sorts of things but not awake. The world is plunging into crisis yet we continue to snore in our cozy cubicles. It’s time to wake up and make a difference. It’s time to wake up and respond to the challenges of today’s society. I’ve been awakened by the need for empowered youth who can effectively handle today’s challenges.
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Yes, one of the biggest traps we get caught up in is thinking the same way and expecting differnet results. We must always be changing our thought patterens to open the doors to the next level.
Good post!
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