Pete Rose, the famous baseball player, whom I have in no way met, taught me something so valuable that changed my life. Pete was becoming interviewed in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's all time hits record. 1 reporter blurted out, "Pete, you only need to have 78 hits to break the record. How quite a few at-bats do you believe you'll need to get the 78 hits?" Without having hesitation, Pete just stared at the reporter and extremely matter-of-factly stated, "78." The reporter yelled back, "Ah, come on Pete, you don't anticipate to get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you?"
Mr. Rose calmly shared his philosophy with the throngs of reporters who were anxiously awaiting his reply to this seemingly boastful claim. "Every time I step up to the plate, I anticipate to get a hit! If I don't anticipate to get a hit, I've no perfect to step within the batter's box within the initial place!" "If I go up hoping to obtain a hit," he continued, "then I probably do not have a prayer of finding a hit. It's positive expectation that has gotten me all of the hits in the first place."
When I thought about Pete Rose's philosophy and how it applied to everyday life, I felt a little embarrassed. As a company person, I was hoping to make my sales quotas. As a father, I was hoping to be a great dad. As a married man, I was hoping to be a superb husband. The truth was that I was an adequate salesperson, I was not so poor of a father, and I was an okay husband. I right away decided that becoming okay was not enough! I wanted to be an excellent salesperson, a terrific father and a great husband. I changed my attitude to 1 of positive expectation, plus the results had been remarkable. I was fortunate enough to win some sales trips, I won Coach of the Year in my son's baseball league, and I share a loving relationship with my wife, Karen, with whom I expect to be married to for the rest of my life! Thanks, Mr. Rose
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