Doing What You Love — And Adding Value While You Do It

Most of us didn’t get into coaching for the money, the title, or the spotlight.

We started because we loved the game.

Because someone once gave us their time, their belief, their wisdom, and we wanted to give it back.

It often began as a volunteer gig. A few hours a week. Helping out with youth practice. Throwing BP. Keeping stats. Driving the van. Being there.

But little by little… it grew into something more.

The passion deepened. The commitment increased. The impact expanded. And at some point, many of us realized:

We’re happiest when we’re doing what we love, and helping others grow through it.

Happiness = Doing What You Love, With Purpose

There’s something powerful that happens when what you love to do becomes what you get to do.

Even more powerful? When it becomes something that adds value to the people around you. That’s the sweet spot of coaching, and of life:

You’re doing what you love.
You’re aligned with your purpose.
And you’re pouring that energy into others.

Coaching becomes more than just reps, drills, and lineups. It becomes legacy work. Work that shapes teams, communities, and even families.

You start to see that you’re not just teaching players how to swing… you’re teaching them how to grow.

And that is deeply fulfilling.

So Let Me Ask You…

Where are you adding value right now?

Is it in how you run your practices?
Is it how you mentor your athletes off the field?
Is it in the culture you’ve built in your locker room?
Is it how you lead your staff, your school, your community?
Or is it in something smaller… yet just as meaningful?

Maybe it’s how you show up for that one player who’s struggling. Maybe it’s how you coach your team to be better humans, not just better hitters. Whatever it is, don’t lose sight of this: You are doing meaningful work. And if you can wake up each day knowing you’re doing what you love, and that it’s making others better, that’s real happiness.

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