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The Extra Mile

Tuesday, 16 August 2016 by John O'Sullivan
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

Tuesday, 09 February 2016 by John O'Sullivan
“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!

Sunday, 27 September 2015 by John O'Sullivan
“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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  • Published in Goal Setting, Sports Parenting, TED talks
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Burn Your Goals!

Monday, 25 November 2013 by John O'Sullivan
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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