Rain Delay

As the east coast prepares for Hurricane Irene, I'm reminded of the havoc rain and weather delays can have on outdoor sports.  Just last weekend, the Phillies and Nationals had two games that were interrupted by rain.  I can say with confidence that the Phillies would have won one of the two games against the Nationals last weekend if their starting pitcher could have stayed in the game.  They didn't and their bullpen failed.  This weekend, many baseball games scheduled for Sunday in the mid-Atlantic and northeast have been moved to Saturday afternoon for a double header.  I suspect some teams will be at a disadvantage moving the games around this weekend.  The good teams will figure out a way to adjust and win, others won't.

So it is in life.  You plan the next day before going home at night and it all goes up in smoke in the first hour the next morning.  I've seen many adjust poorly to new and changing priorities.  They become paralyzed or  work fifteen hour days to attempt to get everything done on their list.  We all know how that works out in the long run.

Success is judged on results.  Results are achieved by being flexible, understanding the landscape, advanced planning and reacting well to change.  Bad things are going to happen, it's how you react to those things that determines your success.  When it happens, go to plan B and move on.  Adjust on the fly and be the happier for it.