Pee Wee Baseball and Rotten Tomatoes
Posted on Mon, Jun 25, 2012
My youngest son, Aaron, is playing Pee Wee Baseball this summer. For those unfamiliar with this level of youth baseball, Pee Wee’s is for 7 and 8 year olds. One of the key differences in the game for these kids, who are participating in “competitive” baseball for the 1st time, is that instead of the kids pitching to each other, a machine is used for consistent speed and accuracy.
Aaron’s coach is Todd Wienke. When Todd is not influencing young minds, he is the Director of Midwest Sales for Flixster & Rotten Tomatoes.
Todd brings the right attitude to the ballpark. He has only 3 rules for the boys to adhere to:
1. Have Fun
2. Be a Good Sport
3. Have Fun
While adults live in a somewhat more complex world with greater consequences for failure than Pee Wee ball players, these 3 simple rules are probably the ones that we grown-ups overlook the most. And what is truly interesting is that the more fun the kids are having (and the less pressure they are feeling to perform), the better they play.
As I enter the 2nd half of my RPO year, I need to remember Todd’s tenets. Recruitment process outsourcing is a tough competitive business. The next 6 months at Pinstripe, as everyone stretches to hit (or exceed) their goals, is going to be more stressful than the 1st 6 months of the year. This means that no matter how hard I work, and whether I win or lose, I need to:
1. Have Fun
2. Be a Good Sport
3. Have Fun
And just like my son and his teammates, the more fun I have (selling RPO), the better I will do (selling RPO).
Post contributed by Barry Diamond. Follow me on Twitter @bddiamond
