A bounce of the ball

As regular readers may have noticed, I’m a keen fan of rugby.  I have watched a number of games this season which have literally turned on a bounce of the ball.  On Saturday, Harlequins played Claremont in the Heineken Cup, and Mike Brown went one way, and the ball, unfortunately, went the other leading to a match turning try for Claremont.  The same story happened 3 times in both our games against Northampton Saints this year.  I’m not pretending this was all the difference between the teams, but each time, the result was significantly affected by a random turn of events.

This isn’t a phenomenon restricted to the rugby field, but happens in life and in business.  Things happen, apparently by pure chance that shape events.  The key is how we react to these.  Unfortunately, in all three of my examples we lost the games, but not for want of trying.  You have to be able to let go of the past and focus on how you should best respond in this new, post-event reality.  You will have options and looking for a way that works, rather than being despondent or blaming others for the failure, there are positive things you can do… Move on!

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