2.13.23 | by Coach Mike Deegan
Lessons on Life, Leadership & High Performance
Playing your best players, how to be your best, and James Clear on Tim Ferriss
The Opener
“What should I do? My daughter isn’t getting any minutes for her high school team. Should I talk to her coach?”
This question came from a good friend of mine. As a father of four, I could relate – it’s hard to witness your child going through tough times.
As a coach for 20 years, however, I can emphatically say the main driver of playing time is this question: Who gives the team the best chance of success?
It’s not personal.
I wrote a long formed article on this topic which includes one of my favorite stories of all-time.
Check it out here:
George, The Coach is Going to Play His Best Players.
The Set-up
Comedic genius Steve Martin was asked how do you make it in Hollywood. Was it networking? Going to the right events? Working with certain people?
His answer was simple, yet brilliant: “Be so good they can’t ignore you.”
Watch the video:
The Closer
Denison Baseball alumnus, James Clear, was a recent guest on the Tim Ferriss podcast. I’ve gotten to know James over the years, and I can tell you he’s an even better person than he is an author (with 10 million plus books sold that says a lot).
Ferriss asked James for marketing strategies when launching a book. James led with this:
“You have to operate with this assumption of let me create more value than I’m going to capture. The thing that drives book sales is creating something that is actually genuinely valuable to people. Create something that is remarkable – it’s worthy of remark.”
The show is long (2 hours +) but packed with nuggets.
Tim Ferriss Show featuring James Clear:
Have a great week,
Mike
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