Last week, the Philadelphia Phillies lost the series to the New York Mets. This wasn’t supposed to happen. The Phils were the first place team in the National League East. The Mets, on the other hand, came into the playoffs as a wild card and had to battle to move on. The Mets ultimately beat the Phils in 4 games, with the Phillies winning only one game. On paper, this was not how it was supposed to play out.
Even if you hate baseball, take a moment to answer this question: Why did the Mets win? There are a lot of very sophisticated baseball answers that could be true like better pitching, deeper bench, hot bats, but the first and only answer that matters is that the Mets showed up! Right? They didn’t call the Phillies and say, “Look, you’re clearly better than us. We can’t beat you—the statistics show that. We’re simply going to let you have the series.” NO! They said nothing of the sort, because that would be absurd. They played because there was always a chance they could win.
How does that apply to you and me? I’d like to write the rest in all caps because I want to “scream” this, but I won’t. We take ourselves out of the race ALL THE TIME even though there is always a chance we could win. We don’t apply for jobs, make networking phone calls, or talk to our boss—because we are afraid. I’m happy for the Mets (and sad for the Phils) because they showed us what’s possible when you don’t throw in the towel without trying. So much is possible, but not if we don’t show up and try. What do you have to lose? The answer is, “I don’t know, but you already lost it by not trying!
Let’s GO! WE GOT THIS!
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