"Winning" Men: Are you Splitting the Doubleheader of Your Life?

After living 61 years and coaching hundreds of winning athletes (e.g., New York Yankees) and executives (e.g., Microsoft, small business CEOs), I believe life is a double-header.

Game 1 is the Results Game — what the world can see and measure. The money, the degrees, the status symbols that scream “success.” 

Game 2 is the Inner Experience Game. How fulfilling does it feel, deep down inside, to be you? How much are you enjoying the journey, your felt-sense experience of being you?

My guess is that for years, you’ve been crushing it in Game 1. And why not? Our culture taught you to keep score this way. Collect wins that look good on paper. Rack up external validation. The belief is: “If I achieve great Results, I’ll feel great.”

But the score of Game 1 doesn’t carry over into Game 2. Game 2 has to be won starting from 0-0.

Unfortunately, many wildly “successful” men are getting shelled in Game 2. Behind their looking-good swag they feel empty, stressed, disappointed, frustrated, restless...wondering why winning feels so different than they expected.

It's like you devoted decades to mastering Game 1, only to look up in the late innings and see you’re winning, but also realizing you've used up all your pitching and have nothing left for Game 2!

That sucks because Game 2, in the end, determines your satisfaction and fulfillment in life. It’s the game that really determines how and what you’ll feel on your deathbed.

After all, what good is “living the dream” if it feels hollow? What’s the point of winning Game 1 and looking like a winner if you feel like a loser?

If your health is failing, your relationships are struggling, and you’ve lost touch with what really makes life rich and meaningful...then no amount of money, degrees, or external validation will ease that pain.

Maybe it's time to call a time-out, get focused, and commit to also winning Game 2…

… the game where you reclaim meaning, joy, inner peace, and the feeling of fulfillment that's eluded you for so long.

The game where you repair damaged relationships, reconnect with what really matters, get your health back on track, and ultimately round the bases while feeling proud, confident, and dripping with satisfaction.

The game where you actually become the man you need to become to authentically smile about your life on your deathbed.

For the past 24 years, I’ve been coaching men to sweep the double-header of life. My message: Yes, you can have it all, you can achieve great success and crush your goals AND feel deep fulfillment, satisfaction, joy.

In a word, freedom.

Sweep the double-header of life and feel freedom. It’s a path, a journey, not an overnight quick fix. But, just like every champion you can think of has won with the help of a coach, you can do it with my coaching.