"Every storm runs out of rain." - Maya Angelou
Adversity comes and goes. Often the key is to focus to prevent a drop of blood from becoming a torrent. Just as one bad pass can lead to another, a shanked receive can become a series of mistakes.
Focus allows players not to "double down" on errors. Watch any basketball game and see players take a bad shot or commit a turnover and then compound the mistake with a foul.
In "Legacy" author James Kerr shares a secret of the New Zealand All-Blacks rugby team. Keep a "blue head," calm in the face of adversity, instead of the frustrated, angry out of control "red head."
Top players recover instead of experiencing system failure, emotional meltdown. Play fueled by emotion not ruled by it.
Leadership requires you to bring teammates into that posture, too. That's not "it's okay" or "don't worry about it." Say "refocus" or "next play." Leaders carry on and carry their teams.
Lagniappe. Leading with a "blue head."
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