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Learn The Lesson, Leave the Event
“You can write a narrative in your head, and spin yourself down a negative path, and beat yourself up and second guess. But what’s true is you made what you thought was the best decision in the moment. Then, you leave it behind. There’s no going back. Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone makes good decisions, bad decisions, or they just didn’t work. For me, it’s, ‘Learn the lesson. Leave the event.’”
Stephen Vogt, manager, The Cleveland Guardians
What a great perspective on life, and dealing with adversity. Vogt was speaking to the press after a loss to the Yankees in the 2024 American League Championship series.
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Learn the lesson, leave the event.
So helpful.
Nothing is better than baseball wisdom.
There was a lesson from business school that has stuck with me for forty years. “There is a big difference between good decisions and good outcomes”. You look at what you can know, make a decision. If you were thoughtful, you may not always like the outcome but you can and should be at peace with yourself.
Well said Peter. I think we live in a world that is “outcome” oriented and often conflates them with the decision making process.