July 19 1909 - Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball pulled off the first unassisted triple play in modern Major League history.
In baseball history, the unsassisted triple play is one of the most rare feats to be accomplished, only 15 times in history. From June of '27 to September of 1992, there was only ONE.
Rarely does one succed in life without some form of help along the way. As individualistic as we all may be, as determined as we are to go it alone, as much as we may be a "Lone Wolf" - do not forget your team. From invoicing to marketing, from warehousing to shipping, they all contribnute to the customer satisfaction at the end of the day.
Rarely is anything ever "unassisted."
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Opinions are like....
"All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others." Douglas Adams
Do you homework before opening your mouth. Sharing an idea without substantial evidence to support your opinion can be dangerous and foolhardy.
Do you homework before opening your mouth. Sharing an idea without substantial evidence to support your opinion can be dangerous and foolhardy.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Longevity
July 16 1902 - John McGraw was named manager of the New York Giants, a job he would hold for thirty years.
To be great, one has to be very good for a very long time. The ability to achieve consistency, day in and day out, year after year, can gain and retain your clients. Your residual rewards will continue to grow as you maintain your level of effort, determined, forceful, without fail, running out all the groundballs.
To be great, one has to be very good for a very long time. The ability to achieve consistency, day in and day out, year after year, can gain and retain your clients. Your residual rewards will continue to grow as you maintain your level of effort, determined, forceful, without fail, running out all the groundballs.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Winning & Losing
July 13 1963 - Early Wynn, at 43, registered his 300th and last victory.
"I don't like losing a ballgame any more than a salesman likes losing a sale." Early Wynn
Do the people who succeeed the most, the longest, do they hate losing more than others? Are winners driven by a fear or hatred of losing so much so that it is the true reason they rise above the others?
"I don't like losing a ballgame any more than a salesman likes losing a sale." Early Wynn
Do the people who succeeed the most, the longest, do they hate losing more than others? Are winners driven by a fear or hatred of losing so much so that it is the true reason they rise above the others?
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Promotional Marketing!
On this date in baseball history, July 12, 1979 - Thousands of fans overran the Comiskey Park field during Disco Demolition Night, causing the Chicago White Sox to forfeit the second game of a doubleheader.
Made me think of what marketing ideas we have that just don't work out very well. Chocolates in the summer, leting all over. Hosting events with so little turnout you lose money. Buying promotional items in large quantities before verifying the quality will work for you. There was 10 cent beer night in Cleveland in 1974.
Think hard about your promotions, they can be detrimental!
Made me think of what marketing ideas we have that just don't work out very well. Chocolates in the summer, leting all over. Hosting events with so little turnout you lose money. Buying promotional items in large quantities before verifying the quality will work for you. There was 10 cent beer night in Cleveland in 1974.
Think hard about your promotions, they can be detrimental!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Swing Big.
"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." - Babe Ruth
July 11, 1914 - Babe Ruth made his 1st appearance in the big leagues with Boston and was credited as the winning pitcher. The beginning of the career of the most fanous baseball player in history.
A complicated man to be sure with many strengths and weaknesses, his biography is fascinating. What gets me the most though is his love for the game, the sheer fun he had. He enjoyed helping people, he enjoyed the fans, he seemed to enjoy and live his life like few people do. I am sure his money and fame had something to do with it, ("If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.") but I believe we can all learn a bit from him. Quit complaining and be happy with what you have.
But back to Ruth's comments about swinging big. Give it all you have. This is a life lesson to be remembered, as you do not know what you could have if you don't try, if you don't swing for the fences, if you don't reach for the stars, if you don't stretch for the impossible. Ask the prettiest girl out for a date, go for the job or the promotion that you don't think you have a chance of landing, go for the large client, try to speak with the CEO. Do not sit afterwards regretting what you did not try, but live with the satisfaction that you did try. Even with failure, the attempt was well worth the effort. You never will succed if you do not push yourself, to reach beyond. If you cannot do it yourself, recognize it, and ask for help. Your wife, friends, brother, boss, coworker, they can help you talk through it. Then do it.
July 11, 1914 - Babe Ruth made his 1st appearance in the big leagues with Boston and was credited as the winning pitcher. The beginning of the career of the most fanous baseball player in history.
A complicated man to be sure with many strengths and weaknesses, his biography is fascinating. What gets me the most though is his love for the game, the sheer fun he had. He enjoyed helping people, he enjoyed the fans, he seemed to enjoy and live his life like few people do. I am sure his money and fame had something to do with it, ("If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.") but I believe we can all learn a bit from him. Quit complaining and be happy with what you have.
But back to Ruth's comments about swinging big. Give it all you have. This is a life lesson to be remembered, as you do not know what you could have if you don't try, if you don't swing for the fences, if you don't reach for the stars, if you don't stretch for the impossible. Ask the prettiest girl out for a date, go for the job or the promotion that you don't think you have a chance of landing, go for the large client, try to speak with the CEO. Do not sit afterwards regretting what you did not try, but live with the satisfaction that you did try. Even with failure, the attempt was well worth the effort. You never will succed if you do not push yourself, to reach beyond. If you cannot do it yourself, recognize it, and ask for help. Your wife, friends, brother, boss, coworker, they can help you talk through it. Then do it.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Analogies
"Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just gotta relax and concentrate." Susan Sarandon
I love a good analogy. Nothing like one to make a joke, lighten a mood and make a point. People remember them. They can make a complex problem seem simple.
I love a good analogy. Nothing like one to make a joke, lighten a mood and make a point. People remember them. They can make a complex problem seem simple.
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