Want a breakout entrepreneurial season? Hit six for six

Successful entrepreneurship starts with mindset, motivation and means . Luck helps too.

I was a marginal baseball player as a kid and made it as far as a bench warming rec center sandlot shortstop. I loved wearing the uniform.

But I learned some lessons that apply to sick care. Some players are treated differently than others and both are full of surprises.

If you want to have a breakout season, then focus on hitting six for six i.e. use the six pillars of entrepreneurship to achieve some combination of the sextuple aims.

To track your progress, keep a career or season box score that includes:

1. Runs
2. Hits
3. Errors
4. Wins
5. Lineup changes
6. Analytics
7. Slugging percentage of individual players
8. Earned run average of your pitchers
9. Coaching and judgement mistakes
10. Necessary personnel changes for the rest of the season

I figure my career stats are 3-1-3. You can look it up on my failure resume.

The front office staff also need to do a personal self-appraisal.

For a single season with a qualifying number of at bats, regardless of season length? Tetelo Vargas hit .471 in 121 at bats for the 1943 New York Cubans.

For a single season with at least 600 plate appearances? Hugh Duffy hit .440 in 536 at bats for the 1894 Boston Beaneaters.

For a single season after 1900? Nap Lajoie hit .426 in 544 at bats for the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics.

For a single season post-integration? Tony Gwynn hit .394 in 419 at bats for the 1994 San Diego Padres.

And for a career? Ty Cobb hit .366 in 11,440 at bats, hitting .400 in three different seasons and winning the batting title 11 times.

If you want to win, be sure you have the right people on your team, you have scouted your competition, you have a strong pitching staff and that you don't always swing for the fences.

It helps to know when to hang up your cleats too and try fly-fishing instead.

See you in the Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame or a trout stream somewhere.

Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA is the President and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs