The Game Isn't Over Till It's Over

The Game Isn't Over Till It's Over

Good day folks.  For our thread today, what made me decide for this thread were the recent Games 1 & 2 of the ongoing NBA Eastern Conference Finals between Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics.  On both games, Boston was leading up to the final quarter until the whole world within the Boston Celtics collapsed and they lost.  Lesson is The Game Isn't Over Till It's Over❗❗❗

Clearly, we all deserve to either initiate or simply enjoy CELEBRATIONS.  Great leaders identify, measure, recognize and reward meaningful efforts and achievements, and celebrate often with the people involved.  Indeed, CELEBRATIONS help meet people's for inclusion, innovation, appreciation and even collaboration.  Clinical scientists say that our brains are designed to be 'SOCIAL', and the need for human contact is greater than the need for safety⏳⏳⏳

Even this news from the Daily Mail broadsheet way back December 2000 gave this headline-grabbing statement.  Not a premature CELEBRATION but instead, a premature assumption that was NOT founded on solid grounds.  Now let's listen to what neuroscience tells us that what impacts us can have that 'domino-effect' even on our healthy physical and emotional changes with those CELEBRATIONS.  What is lamentable is that we tend to be prone to celebrate prematurely.  And this is happening everyday across us📌📌📌

Heard of someone celebrating because he just signed off a job offer?  Not to clamp on what people deserve but my take is, for that scenario, I'd rather be more thankful and grateful rather than being CELEBRATORY. WHY?  Because frankly speaking, other than you signing that job offer, you have had no latest accomplishment to boot yet, at that✅✅✅

So, when do we deserve CELEBRATIONS?  WHEN we achieve a breakthrough.  WHEN we achieve something 'BIG' or 'MAJOR'  WHEN we secure a result that is unprecedented.  WHEN we reach a MILESTONE, examples of which are graduations, weddings, silver or golden anniversaries, promotion to a senior role in the organization, finally having your dream home, finally tying the knot with your 'dream girl'.  Other than this, let us NOT be like the Boston Celtics in Games 1 and 2 wherein even Coach Joe Mazulla claimed that they won 3 quarters.  BUT HEY, basketball is played in 4 quarters.  The Game Isn't Over Till It's Over❗❗❗