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A friend of mine coaches his grandson’s baseball team of 8 year olds. These kids face for the first time a pitcher who’s one of them so it’s basically an instructional league. The children are learning to play baseball.

Recently one of his players faced a count of 3 balls and no strikes. Parents in the stands—who always know more than the coaches and umpires—screamed at the boy, "Take the next pitch." The coach called time out, walked over to the batter, and said, "Son, what had you rather do—walk or hit the ball?" And the boy replied, "Hit the ball, Coach." "Then if it’s thrown where you can hit it, swing," the coach said loud enough for the parents to hear. "You’re here to learn to hit, not walk." The pitch was over the plate. The kid hit a double.

My friend demonstrated by example and helped the boy determine his priorities in playing and how to act on his intentions, and showed the parents how you help your child be a winner.

Effective dads demonstrate by example the priorities they’ve determined by acting on their intentions as they listen to life and make a life, not just a living.

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