Hard work pays off for Vandy @VUCommodores @VandyBaseball

In case you missed it in the whirlwind of all the pro baseball and that little thing called the World Cup, Vandy finally won a men’s championship.

I find it hard to believe Vandy has never won a Men’s sport– figured they would have won one in golf, archery, fencing, bowling or something along that line years ago, but no. First championship and it comes in the official national pastime – baseball.

Stick to the plan

The college world series is a very interesting event where you can lose… and come back – like the World Cup. It takes hard work, persistence, planning and belief in what you are doing even when things aren’t going as planned.

For example, Vanderbilt was behind in the first of three games only to hang in on pitch counts and playing small ball to take advantage of every opportunity and then they capitalized.

In the third and final game, they took what looked like a risky bet on a double steal, but that is just the way they play – smart and precise. They stole more bases than anyone and tied the all-time record of 17 that has stood for almost 60 years.

Their coach is obviously smart and has been laying the foundation for greatness for a long time and now it is paying off. The team believes in their plan and have seen it work out perhaps even better than expected.

Make a plan and achieve your goals

No doubt Vanderbilt wouldn’t be sitting at the top of the college baseball world without a goal, a solid plan they believed in and most importantly a lot of hard work.

John Norwood could have gone to the draft or gotten away from the plan and tried to hit all season for power rather than winning games – it would have helped his draft stock, but he believed and now he is going down in the history of Vandy sports and all of college sports history with that sweet swing that put Vandy ahead for good.

Now how can you apply the same tactics?

Execute and live the plan

• Come up with a specific goal – bench 315 in 90 days, lose 15 pounds in 90 days(be exact on the date).
• Set shorter timeframe goals whether weekly or daily or 2x a month – some logical breakout.
• Track it religiously
• Adjust

Now go out there and knock it out of the park!