The Extra Mile

The extra mile is a lonely place, but it is the only path to greatness. There are no fans lining that mile. No cameras. No bright lights. Most of your teammates won’t join you there, because your dreams belong to you, not them. Many of your “friends” will tell you that you are wasting your
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The Rocky Road of Excellence

“How many of you want to be a college athlete?” I asked this question to 3,000 middle school students in Southern California recently. In all, about 1,000 kids raised their hands. “What about an artist? A singer? What about a musician?” Maybe 500 students raised their hands. “What about running a business? Raise your hand
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Release Your Child to the Game!

“I don’t know where to turn,” an exasperated dad recently told me after a speaking event. “My son is fast, and he is skilled. We do lots of extra practice, we go to a private skills coach, we are doing everything it takes to get to the next level, but something is not right. He
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Burn Your Goals!

A couple months ago one of my golfer’s sent me her goals in a text message, and I responded. “I want you to burn those.” I knew my response was harsh, but I had reached a breaking point. EVERYONE WANTS TO WIN. No one is sitting around at the beginning of the season saying “our
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