Whether you are a professional sports coach or a public relations pro, you need to plan. There are so many similarities between the two. Today’s Monday Minute explains why.
How do you game plan for success? Let me know in the comments.
"It's never too late to have a life and it's never too late to change one."
That's something I tell students, friends, and family all the time. After living and working in New York City, I took my own advice in 2004, switched my career from the television/radio industry and got into public relations.
Now, I spend my days as a PR/social media marketing consultant and get inspired daily. During the spring/summer months, though, you can find me at the ballpark. I'm the public address announcer for the New York Mets' Triple A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons.
It's been a good ride, so far. But the car has plenty of gas left. I hope you'll join along in this guy's journey!
Great minute worth of advice, Jason! And “planning for success” is definitely ripe for sports analogies. I usually find myself going back to my favorite quote about goal-setting (by Brian Tracy) – 3% of people have written goals and the other 97% work for them. I don’t think that’s specifically about accumulating “underlings” but about achieving goals. If you don’t have your goals and/or plan committed to writing, it’s that much easier to allow distractions to overtake your trajectory.
Paula Kiger (@biggreenpen)
January 9, 2012 at 10:15 am
Great minute worth of advice, Jason! And “planning for success” is definitely ripe for sports analogies. I usually find myself going back to my favorite quote about goal-setting (by Brian Tracy) – 3% of people have written goals and the other 97% work for them. I don’t think that’s specifically about accumulating “underlings” but about achieving goals. If you don’t have your goals and/or plan committed to writing, it’s that much easier to allow distractions to overtake your trajectory.
jasmollica
January 9, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Thanks Paula! Always appreciate you adding your thoughts.