Busch Stadium In St. Louis What makes someone very successful? What makes them stand apart? What can a parent do to help their child become successful? I’ll use the analogy of a baseball team/player.
I love baseball. I love that there is no clock. I love the strategy. I love how it brings people together who don’t even know each other. My favorite team since I was six years old is the St. Louis Cardinals. For my team to do well requires them to be successful in many areas. It’s apparent to anyone that pitching, fielding, and hitting are essential, but scouting, management, and player development are just as important to field a winning team. Whichever team succeeds in all these areas will usually be on top.
No baseball player succeeds to the Major Leagues without enormous talent, yet some are better at defense and others are better at offense. While some ballplayers run faster, others may have more instinct. Baseball fans are aware of what it takes for a player to be extraordinary, and that is the player who can do everything well. Today, a player who can be described that way is Mike Trout of the Anaheim Angels. Mike Trout is called a ‘Five-Tool-Player’ which means he can field, run, throw, hit for average, and hit for power. Few players have all these tools, but even being good at two or three can will make a player millions of dollars.
There are five tools for players in the game of life also. Being good at two or three of them may not bring in the earnings of a Major League ballplayer, but indeed success is within reach. Being proficient in all five tools of life and you can be an all-star.
What are the five areas or tools where one can be successful? The following is from The Power of Dadhood which explains that success is not measured in money but in balanced skills that will make one’s life rich and full.
I love baseball. I love that there is no clock. I love the strategy. I love how it brings people together who don’t even know each other. My favorite team since I was six years old is the St. Louis Cardinals. For my team to do well requires them to be successful in many areas. It’s apparent to anyone that pitching, fielding, and hitting are essential, but scouting, management, and player development are just as important to field a winning team. Whichever team succeeds in all these areas will usually be on top.
No baseball player succeeds to the Major Leagues without enormous talent, yet some are better at defense and others are better at offense. While some ballplayers run faster, others may have more instinct. Baseball fans are aware of what it takes for a player to be extraordinary, and that is the player who can do everything well. Today, a player who can be described that way is Mike Trout of the Anaheim Angels. Mike Trout is called a ‘Five-Tool-Player’ which means he can field, run, throw, hit for average, and hit for power. Few players have all these tools, but even being good at two or three can will make a player millions of dollars.
There are five tools for players in the game of life also. Being good at two or three of them may not bring in the earnings of a Major League ballplayer, but indeed success is within reach. Being proficient in all five tools of life and you can be an all-star.
What are the five areas or tools where one can be successful? The following is from The Power of Dadhood which explains that success is not measured in money but in balanced skills that will make one’s life rich and full.
- Financial Success: Not necessarily having a lot of money, but knowing how to manage the money you do have.
- Relationship Success: Having loving friends and family members who can be counted on in good times and bad, just as they count on you.
- Intellectual Success: Maximizing your intellect by being open to others, their ideas, and their culture. Always being open to learning. Having confidence, patience, and empathy while understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and those of others.
- Physical Success: Giving your body and mind the exercise, nutrients, and rest they need.
- Spiritual Success: Being able to live outside the needs of your ego with love and understanding for people and all living things.
