The Three Best Ways to Deal with Anti-Triple Option People

November 7, 2015

If you are going to run the Triple Option, keep in mind that lots of fans won’t like it, because it’s different than what they see on Sundays.  

You’re dealing with a nation of fanatical, emotional people who believe everything that Phil Simms, Cris Collingsworth, and Mike Tirico tell them.

Here are the three best ways to deal with anti-Triple Option people:

1. Remember—it’s about them.

This is a bit of a cliche but it’s true. Behind every Anger is a fear.

Whoever hates, is also afraid of something. This doesn’t mean you say, “poor baby, he’s just afraid.” But it’s just worth noting.

Often people say, “oh, don’t worry, they are just jealous.” Maybe they are. Maybe they aren’t. We can never read their minds.

Something is going on in their lives that is bringing up a fear. And they indulge the fear by having an anger towards you. By projecting their own fear onto you. For a brief moment, you become the monster that has been hiding onside of them.

Anger is just indulged fear.

2. Possess Extreme Conviction to Your Core

When someone pushes a button, you might get angry and maybe even defensive. But it’s NOT because they said something horrible. It’s because under the fleshy armor of rage, you’re afraid they might be right.  Thus, you better have conviction to the Triple Option.  

3. The 24-Hour Rule

The 24 Hour Rule works in almost every case. If you never respond to the initial attack, it goes away in 24 hours. If you respond EVEN ONCE, then reset the clock. It’s another 24 hours as it spreads through the spider web of human interaction. Your choices and decisions made based on what fanatical, emotional people say will determine your future success.