As you were

Compensation/benefits drives individual behavior. Francona is looking at incentives for leading the Redsox into the World Series, twice in a four year span. When the game is on the line, the coach is ulimately responsible for winning or losing. Take Tom Brady. A second string quarterback, who continues to get better as years go by. Is part of it the experience of Bill Belichick, or perhaps the time Brady endures to study his opposition and improve on his weakenesses. In reaching a 16-0 season, Brady mentioned, "Every game, one step at a time...Playing Philadelphia, we weren't focused on the Colts...When we played the Colts, we did not look back on what we did against Philadelphia. Wait, we won that game?" Records broken, memories relived. More importantly, rewards are compensated on performance. Beckett, a 20 game winner, will definitely be reviewed prior to next years salary allocation. Others, well, things just didn't work out.

In today’s world, there is no such thing as job security. Five months or two years. Everyone is dispensable. As long as you are physically and mentally able to complete a task or perform a function, you may still have a job. If you are in a job that you are not challenged, everyday on the edge of your seat, you aren’t in the right position. It’s like the saying, “live everyday as if it were your last”. Tomorrow, you may be unemployed. What about..., that was yesterday, what did you do today, and more importantly, tomorrow?

Attitude reflects leadership. There is no "I in team", but there is a "U in us". Roger Clemens to Pedro Martinez to Josh Beckett. Each at a different point in their career, some at prime, others past their mark. However, they too were in the rotation as a relief pitcher or fourth in the rotation. With experience, they have earned the recognition of being viewed as an "ace". It just doesn't happen overnight. Then again sports are sports.