Taking Risks & Responsibility – Lessons to be Gleaned from a Super Bowl game Adventures in Awareness Issue #1 “The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses…The gift of life is yours; it is an amazing journey; and you alone are responsible for the quality of it.” - Dan Zadra, author One of the many reasons I love being a professional coach is the ongoing inspiration I receive from my work. This morning brought an email message from a client that is a perfect example of this - the subject line read ‘Learning from Seahawks’: “On the bus this morning, pondering about Seahawks and the game yesterday. Contemplating what might I learn from it …. I heard on the radio on the way to Park&Ride: Pete Carroll said the call/decision was his, Russell Wilson said the call was ultimately his, and the offensive coordinator said it was his. It struck me how each took the ownership of decision of the final play. To me it is a testimony of the character and integrity of the team. It would have been easy to blame others, or to doubt yourself, ‘if only …’ We were heartbroken last night, being so close to championship. (Why did they make that call? Why not give the ball to Lynch, … Etc) As spectators, easy for us to say those things. The game, like the game of life is unpredictable. What does it mean to me to set my intention, to create the strategy, to make the plan and to execute...
