sometimes life happens.. for me, that's been pretty often lately.. that's how Friday ended.. when life supersedes (i swore that was spelled w/ a 'c') everything else.. it knocked me off my square for a bit.. actually, i'm still off of it, and maybe for a bit.. but that doesn't mean my focus is.. that's why we have tactical plans.. when things go wrong, the blueprint is there.. w/ time built into it.. now i gotta adjust a bit..
with that said, i was still on it.. Saturday was rough, but i did handle a few things for my FAM.. but realizing that my mind wasn't there, i stopped.. but Sunday morning, i woke up and got right to it.. sending something over to Ketia for a grant opportunity.. i loved that she loved the concept and what are next steps are.. she also hit me w/ her basketball camp info.. she put that together on her own.. i was proud, yet again.. now, it's my turn to put in some work on it.. the PR, the marketing, sponsors, etc.. everything is in my head right now, but by tomorrow, it'll be on paper, and by Wednesday, over to Ketia for her final review and approval..
what, you thought i didn't get things approved by my players? come on now.. i treat my athletes like the businesses/brands they are.. this is their livelihood.. i'm here as an advocate of what they do.. as a manager, i want a team of educated athletes.. not puppets.. i want them to know and understand everything we're doing w/ them.. sometimes it might take a year or more for them to fully understand, but it took me YEARS to understand the business that i'm in as well.. for me, though, this is advanced business development.. they've skipped a few courses, and now they are all in an advanced learning environment.. i have 4 months w/ them in the States.. 4.. not a year.. yes, we talk all year long.. shoot, for some i talk EVERY DAY!! but it's different when they are overseas.. they have so much more on their head.. you have no idea.. so the 4 months here is a crash course.. we get it in!! sometimes on game days.. and no, i'm not interfering w/ their jobs.. i'm advancing it!! when you played sports in high school or college, did you get to skip class on the day that you had your games? (ok, maybe you have a point).. but you get what i'm saying.. when i have a big pitch, i still have clients that i tend to.. it's the real world.. the gloves are off.. these athletes are geniuses in their own rights.. (that's another blog).. so, they get what i'm doing, and happily go along w/ the plan..
sorry for that rant.. but yea, shout out to ESPN for the blog on Meek.. Ms. Carter did her thing, and i'm happy we found a place on the site, and they felt it was a good enough story to capture.. means a lot to me.. it's 1 step, but for us, it's a big step.. you may disagree, but this is a highlight.. the small ones definitely appear to be bigger in some cases.. this is one of them..
today, i still have some personal things to handle, so aside from some follow-ups, i have to do me today.. until tomorrow..
i - Q..
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