It’s NCAA Tournament time and that usually means upsets and underdogs. Surprises happen hourly in the first weekend which is why they also call it “March Madness.” I’m no stranger to this process. My senior year in college we finally made the postseason – as a 2-seed. We went right out and ended my college career by losing to a 15-seed in the first game. Early in the game my coach called time-out and yelled at us for 60 full seconds. I don’t remember everything he said but one thing still rings in my head nearly 40 years later:
“Get Your Head In the Game”
Of course I was focusing on the game at hand but the thinker/philosopher in me was engaging in a bit of critical evaluation. I would have liked to have said, “Coach, what you saying is technically true, but we need some actionable steps to take coming out of this timeout.” That didn’t happen. We lost.
Today I’m going to tell you why people get their heads in the wrong place – metaphorically “not in the game” but I’m also going to tell you how to fix it.
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