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8 Secrets To Success & How They Relate To Youth Coaching / Parenting

Here are the 8 secrets to success mentioned in the video:

Passion
Hard Work
Get Good
Focus
Push Yourself
Serve Others Value
Ideas
Persist

Is it a coincidence that passion is listed first? I don’t think so and I think almost everybody would agree that being passionate about something is probably the first step in being successful. If you’re passionate about something, it’s a lot easier to work hard, get good, focus, push yourself, serve others value, come up with ideas, and persist through the “CRAP”.

If this holds true, why do so many coaches and parents push their kids into organized sports, make them practice, and act like drill sergeants? I don’t know about you, but this treatment would most likely cause me to resent the sport rather than love it.

Do you think MJ would have loved basketball if his dad was yelling at him every day to get on the court and practice?

Let the kids develop their passion and help guide them to succeed.

When a parent loves doing something and makes that same activity enjoyable for the child, the child will be more likely to pick up that same passion. Is it a coincidence that my dad and brother were coaches before me? I don’t think so.

What do you think?

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