But last's game was incredible and one play stood out to me that, in my opinion, is the epitome of teamwork, and the importance of aligning with the right individuals that make up your team.

A team that is ALL-IN when pursuing a collective goal.

A team that relies on the individual strengths of each other.

This one play was made up of 4 distinct criteria that I believe to be critical to function as one, instead of just a collection of individuals operating on their own terms and agendas.

These criteria are as follows and happened in this order on that play:

The Plan

The Execution

The Communication

The Trust

So let's break it down...

The Play - There were runners on second and third after the ball was hit, the runner on third got caught in a rundown (pickle).

The Plan - Just we were taught in Little League the catcher started chasing the runner back to 3rd base getting it to the 3rd basemen just in time to get the runner to start running in the opposite direction.

The Execution - With the ball in the 3rd basemen's glove he was able to dive forward toward home plate and tag the runner out. (Out #1)

The Communication - As the 3rd baseman (Turner) hits the ground, he instantly pops up, spins around to fire a dart to the shortstop (Seager) who was standing on 3rd base that happened to be at Turner's 6 O'clock. Basically directly behind him, away from where he was diving.

Turner could not see behind him. In all likelihood, Seager was yelling something like "3! 3! 3!" directing him where to throw it.

The Trust - Turner popped up, spun around, and fired the ball to 3rd base without hesitation where Seager applied the tag. (Out #2)

It started off with the PLAN they have in place for this type of situation, then they EXECUTED it perfectly by getting the first out.

this was followed by the COMMUNICATION, with Seager being the eyes for Turner as he's diving away from him, facing the opposite way.

The cherry on top was the TRUST by Turner that Seager was where he said he'd be, and also the trust of Seager that Turner could make that throw in the moment without it ending up in left field.

This single play has now gotten me back into enjoying baseball and how important it is when I'm building my real estate organization.

I don't want just ANY players.

I want the one the ones that are ALL-IN when it comes to the vision of the PLAN, are ready to EXECUTE and COMMUNICATE, and most importantly the ones that are willing to build the foundation on TRUST.

Many times we want to criticize athletes and be upset about the amount of money they make to play "just a game".

But, if we look close enough, we can find some incredible lessons being taught that can be applied to many facets of our lives.

The excitement I felt from this play had me thinking...

What Can We Learn From From Sports?

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