If you follow football, the phrase you keep hearing is that quarterbacks have to "manage the offense."
What does that mean?
It means the quarterback took the play, understood the objectives, what he information he needed from the defense to make the play, and how we could take what was available to have a successful play.
It also means that the QB left the huddle with a plan. Part of "managing the offense" is to look at what's the defense does, and adjust accordingly.
Sometimes it means calling a timeout if he needs to think about it.
It doesn't mean that its time to stress out because things were not as you suspected. It means you look at the situation, think about what your options are, and execute one of them effectively.
And then you go back in the huddle and do it again.
I'm not a "football teaches life" guy, and not because I don't think you can learn things from football, because you can. In fact, you will learn from any activity in which you push yourself against recognized standards of performance and commit yourself to succeeding, whether its sports, music, acting, politics, etc.
Enough to say that I am as much a "football teaches life" guy as I am a "concert piano teaches life" guy.
But, what if you took the concept of managing the offense, and you used it to manage your life.
You'd have a game plan....you'd know what you need to do and how to get there. You'd also have thought through what to do if things are different than you thought--what audibles to call when you get to the line.
And then you'd do it for the next play. And then the next.
As I'm feeling overwhelmed, as I am now, it seems like a good metaphor, a positive and competent way to handle the pressures of a day.
For example. I got a bill from my apartment for electricity (from before I moved in) that might have stressed me out at one time. Instead, I wrote a note explaining it, and walked it to their drop box right away.
First down, me.
Next play.
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