A Bid For MVP

Peyton Manning has helped his team make tremendous comebacks in four of their eleven victories this season, and they have won their last eight. He has done this with consistency and a confidence in his ability and his teammates potential for success.

Last night against the Jaguars, Peyton was 17-17 at the end of the first half, but his team was down by 10. He asked the coaches if there were any adjustments he needed to make (which is ironic since he was 17-17) and the coaches told him to just ‘do what he’s been doing’. Peyton did just that and let the Colts from behind again, completing 29-34 passes and 3TDs to lead the Colts to a victory.

The interesting thing in Peyton’s style of play during those comeback moments was this…nothing changed. Sure he may have felt an internal sense of urgency and his pass selection may have differed, but he was frantic, nervous or high-strung, he simply continued to do what needed to be done to help his team win.

Many of us will be behind often in life, up against the ropes, facing the giants, against all odds. The interesting question is, how will you respond? Do we become frantic and lose faith in what we’ve been doing, trying something different and failing, or can we have confidence in our game plan in the good and the bad so that we can be successful even when we are down?

Developing a game plan you believe in and sticking to your plan even when things aren’t going well can provide the longevity and opportunity necessary to weather storms and mount comebacks in your life. Just like Peyton did when his team was down, if we can ‘keep doing what we’ve been doing’ in a tested and sound game plan, we can overcome obstacles and be successful in dire situations.