Baseball aficionados are very familiar with the progress of a baseball game. With constant throwing, pitching, batting, and running happening all the time, the aim of the game is to make it to first base. From there, circling the baseball diamond allows game-winning home runs to be made. In fact this game is such an American pastime that its progression has become a simple metaphor on how to go forward in life.
Round first base...
We know what “getting to first base” means. It is the beginning of a successful game, episode or segment in life. We will not make it across home plate if we do not round first base. Certainly we can smile when we think of the baseball metaphor in terms of relationships. Making the right impression, getting to first base, so to speak, must happen before the relationship can progress.
Talent involved...
Playing a good game reminds us that there is talent involved in all gamesmanship. We may, indeed, have immediate talent, but this does not necessarily transfer to immediate excellence. Talent may be inherent but excellence is honed as a practical skill, both on and off the baseball field. Whatever game in life we may be playing, we will need to make it to first base many, many times before we can stretch ourselves to hit a home run, and there is no substitute for time in, practice, self improvement and the willingness to cross each base until we can score.
Invest ourselves...
Every player knows that home runs don’t occur every day, but they do occur when we invest ourselves in the game of life, doing the practices and keeping the goal before us.
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