Real Estate Just like 20twenty Cricket

I was watching the ACA Legends twenty20 cricket over the weekend. The fantastic thing about those kind of games is that they put microphones on some of the players and the commentators talk to them through out the game and we get to listen to how they approach things. It was amazing to listen to Shane Warne direct the players around the field and to hear his comments on his plan of attack.

The first thing I noticed was his work rate! I have played club cricket for a few years and there is no where near that kind of work rate going on. He didn't shut up. Constant encouragement to his bowler, constant changes to his field. Always thinking about what was happening next.

He also made some very interesting comments about the short form of the game that is twenty20 cricket. How it is much faster and how you need to be planning 3-4 overs in advance. With such a short game you cant afford to be slow to react to the situation. Compared to the 50 over match or a test match it is extremely challenging for him as a captain.

Another thing that was very clear was for every batsmen that came to the crease he had a plan. He had obviously done his homework and knew their strengths & weaknesses and had come up with what he thought was the best strategy to get them out and implemented it.

I took two things out of the game besides the fact that it was an entertaining game of cricket to watch. The first is that to compete at an elite level you need to have a plan and implement it, Secondly you need to be evaluating how you are against that plan. Shane also needed to decide on the fly if his original plan was right or needed to be changed all together before the game got away. Which can happen very quickly in twenty20 cricket, a couple of quick sixes and the whole balance of the game changes within a matter of balls.

How do you compare to Shane Warne.
What is your plan of attack?
How well are you implementing it?
What is your work load like...are you constantly making sure you are implementing your plan and re evaluating it?
How adaptable are you to getting hit for 6?
What is your talk like to your team mates?
Are you ahead of the game or trying to catch up?

The current real estate market is much like twenty20 cricket. It is a different world now than what it used to be and is constantly changing and it is vital to keep pace with the evolution or you will find your self playing test cricket and everyone else is playing twenty20.