Do You Take 100% OWNERSHIP of Your Losses??

I can remember the game like it was yesterday. I had just been transferred from the Helena brewers over to the Ogden Raptors to help them with their playoff run. It was a promotion, and the Raptors needed relief pitching for the playoffs. And we were up in Idaho Falls, taking on the Padres, and I was facing Steve Woodward. Steve, if you're out there, man, this one's for you. He was a powerful left handed hitter from the University of Houston. A beautiful swing. And the count was full. 3, 2. Now, this is a count most pitchers do not want to find themselves in because the batter's looking for a fastball. He's sitting dead red and he wants to hit it a mile. But I had my go to pitch the 32 changeup. No batter looks for a 32 changeup. So I got my sign, put my grip through the pitch. 425ft later, Steve was rounding the bases and the Padres were up for good. Now, in that moment, I could have done one of two things. I could have gotten frustrated and made excuses for why Steve beat me. I could have come up with with all the reasons why I didn't win. But all I could do was look at Steve and tip my cap. I suggest you do the same. If you're going up against competition every day in business, you're going to lose. And you have one of two choices. You can tip your cap, or you can get frustrated and make excuses for why you're not winning. But when you make excuses, you do not learn. You see, you have to understand sometimes you're going to bring your best. I did. 3, 2 ChangeUp was my go to, yet Steve still beat me. And you gotta tip your cap because there are going to be days you bring your best, yet you still get your butt kicked. Use it to learn. Use it to grow so that the next time you come up against your competition, Steve Woodward, you're ready. And you know what you need to do to win that battle. So do me a favor, start tipping your cap, stop making excuses, and learn to grow from losing.