Being a Difference Maker is Stepping Up to the Plate
It’s World Series Time in the U.S.
Although my team the Red Sox is not in the series this year, I find the on field drama exciting. During the second game of this year’s series, with the Yanks down one game to zero. Hideki Matsu stepped to the plate and hit a home run. Many are calling Matsui’s home run the difference in the victory. He is hailed as a difference maker.
Matsui provides some nice lessons for us:
1. Difference makers deliver when it counts.
2. Difference makers pick others up and and move them forward.
3. Difference makers ignore the pressure and perform at high levels.
ARE YOU A DIFFERENCE MAKER? ARE YOU READY TO STEP UP? I BELIEVE YOU ARE!
Here’s an excerpt from the story:
“Hideki Matsui’s sixth-inning solo home run was the difference maker in the the Yankees’ series-tying 3-1 win over the Phillies Thursday night.”
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Difference makers recognize that everyone has something to contribute. We may not always agree but I think this fact alone accounts for healthy debate. I believe that real leaders take pride in the challenge of moving others along and not letting small things get in the way of achievement.