I want to share a comeback story that many of you have heard about. It has only happened 4 times in professional sports. A professional sports team coming back from a 3 game deficit in a 7 games series and win 4 straight.

I am not writing this because I am a Philadelphia Flyers hockey fan because I am not. Hockey is my favorite sport so I enjoy any good game. The importance in this lesson is to NEVER give up.

Even in game seven Philly was down 3 goals and fought back to score 4 unanswered goals and win the series.

The Flyers coach Peter Laviolette called his one time out after Boston scored their 3^rd goal. I don’t what he said in that huddle during that timeout, but it inspired his team to a rare comeback.

Some of you may have experienced a tough business environment. You don’t need to be one game away from elimination to motivate your team. How you handle leading your company when under pressure will have tremendous impact on your future success.

What is interesting to remember is the hockey coach doesn’t actually play in the game however; he brought the team together through adversity to help them win. You too can motivate your team to victory. If you want some tips on how to coach under pressure to rally your team give Ron or I a call for advice.

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