The Champion Teammate- A Conversation with John O’Sullivan- Podcast #719
Zen Pop
Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2023
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Todd & Cathy talk with John O’Sullivan, Founder of the Changing the Game Project and host of the Way of Champions Podcast about his new book, The Champion Teammate: Timeless Lessons to Connect, Compete and Lead in Sports and Life. They discuss how to be a valued teammate, what it means to be a champion, and what it takes to connect, compete, and thrive in sports and life. What’s shared is applicable way beyond sports so it’s an important conversation for all parents, but it’s especially enlightening for those who are currently raising athletes. For the full show notes, visit zenpopparenting.com.
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Time Stamps
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:07:10) Changing the Game: What should you say to your kid at the conclusion of the game?
(00:10:25) Pushing your kid into things instead of …
(00:11:40) Don’t react; Respond: E+R=O
(00:13:00) How to teach your kids to “show up”
(00:15:45) How are coaching and parenting similar? The Trust Bank
(00:20:00) Growth happens when u struggle.
(00:25:00) Rule of one moment
(00:29:00) The art of Coaching and Parenting
(00:30:00) Kids’ identities are being built around sports
(00:37:30) Percentage of kids who play college sports
(00:40:30) Being intentional
(00:42:30) Phil Jackson
(00:44:00) Get comfortable being uncomfortable
(00:47:00) Put in the reps
(00:49:15) Relative age in sports ; what is talent ; help your kids find your passion instead of you finding it for them
(00:50:50) Learning to surf
(00:54:30) Being emotionally agile and channeling in a positive way
(00:57:45) Sweeping the Shed
(01:00:30) Modeling behavior and entitlement
(01:01:30) Petting the Dragon
(01:05:40) Belonging and psychological safety
(01:08:00) John’s book and references
(01:10:15) Alvin Iverson – quote on practice
(01:11:21) Avid Co DuPage County Area Decorating, Painting, Remodeling by Avid Co includes kitchens, basements, bathrooms, flooring, tiling, fire and flood restoration.
(01:11:21) MenLiving – A virtual and in-person community of guys connecting deeply and living fully. No requirements, no creeds, no gurus, no judgements
(01:11:21) Todd Adams Coaching
(01:11:21) Zen Parenting Book
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| 0:00.0 | Here we go. My name's Todd. |
| 0:06.5 | Mrs. Cappy. |
| 0:07.3 | Welcome back to another episode of Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:09.8 | This is podcast number 719. |
| 0:12.8 | Why listen to Zen Parenting Radio? |
| 0:14.5 | Because you'll feel outstanding. |
| 0:16.5 | And always remember our motto since I think the very beginning, which is the best predictor of a |
| 0:21.9 | child's well being is a parent's self-understanding. On today's show, we have an old friend |
| 0:28.2 | named John O'Sullivan. John was one of our first kind of professional friends we made. |
| 0:37.0 | Isn't that right, sweetie? Yeah, I think we were at like one of our first kind of professional friends we made. Isn't that right, sweetie? |
| 0:37.7 | Yeah, I think we were at, like, one of our first professional, like, dinners in L.A. |
| 0:42.6 | That's another podcast, but that was an interesting night. |
| 0:45.3 | So, John, I could either read your bio, which I think would be lame and boring, |
| 0:50.4 | but just tell the listeners who you are, what your expertise is, and then we'll jump into it. |
| 0:56.4 | Yeah, sure. |
| 0:57.1 | Well, it's great to virtually see you guys again. |
| 1:00.3 | It's been too long. |
| 1:03.8 | That was the beginning of what I do now as well way back then. |
| 1:09.4 | So these days, I run an organization called Changing the Game Project. |
| 1:15.4 | Also host a podcast called Wave of Champions. |
| 1:18.3 | And I feel so lame because we've only done like 330 episodes. |
| 1:22.6 | So compared to you two, we're nothing. |
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