Utter Failure
I actually don’t keep up with current events by watching TV. I get a lot of my information from podcasts to get further insight. Here’s The Athletics podcast “About Them Cowboys (link).
The Cowboys lost and casual , their errors were eerily familiar to me when witnessing what people do regarding financial matters. The rant about the Cowboys could be directly translated by me.
-
Poor preparation: too many penalties.
-
Penalties put the Cowboys (you) in a bad spot, leaving them (you) with declining room for error. More risk had to be accepted due to the poor preparation.
-
When the opportunity presents itself, you don’t execute. The Cowboys had the ball, 1st and 10, with more than 2 minutes left, and 3 timeouts.
-
Blame the officials for bad calls is like blaming confusing rules (or insurance companies)
-
The popular, wrongly-placed rally cry (it’s not fair, insurance companies are ripping me off), becomes an excuse.
-
The wrongly-placed rallying cry distracted the Cowboys from fixing #1.
You could have all the promise and talent in the world. Sometimes, it really is randomness that prevents you from getting to your goal. A key difference? You cannot fire yourself. However, you can get a coach. Hmm.