Coach John Daly - Coach to Expect Success - Podcasts
By: Coach John Daly
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Discussions, ideas, commentary, interviews, etc., all dealing with ways of finding bits of success throughout life and try to apply it to the areas we need. We all have different forms of success and we all need the tools to help us do just that in our lives.
Episodes
Lessons From 2 Leaders - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1744
Dec 15, 2025I found an awesome post from Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11) and it’s a powerful and much needed reminder that all of us have the ability to be a leader in life. In case you have not noticed, the world needs us more than ever! He reminds us: “You are a leader!” You may not have a title. You may not have people report to you. Maybe you never thought of yourself as a leader. But I’m here to tell you that if you live a life of integrity… If you show others what discipline, consistency and devotion look like…...
Duration: 00:13:15Setbacks Teach Us So Much - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 12-12-25 #1743
Dec 12, 2025I came across a great & simple reminder from Psyche Wizard (@PsycheWizard) and the image is this quote: “Setbacks teach us lessons winning never will.” The image is of someone’s hand and the quote is written in marker. Like a reminder note that we use to write on our hand so we wouldn’t forget something important. We all have setbacks. We always will. It’s part of being human. I look back at reminders of those that are no longer with us and what they taught us. If we can keep looking for the lessons in our setbacks, w...
Duration: 00:06:40Your Own Shoes - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thurs. 12-11-25 #1742
Dec 11, 2025I took some time last night to watch a special on ESPN - a 30 for 30 documentary on Stuart Scott. Find some more info HERE. It really got me thinking about things. It was emotional, reflective, powerful and to me, it directly connected to a post today from Mark Hickie (@MPHickie). The post reminded us that “small steps do matter”. Mark reminds us to “Live our truth boldly, stand in your honesty, and remember - your happiness begins the moment you stop shrinking who you are to fit who others want you to be.” All of us ne...
Duration: 00:08:34The Gift of Belief - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 12-10-25 #1741
Dec 10, 2025I found a post that I’ve used before in my classes while teaching along with my players while coaching. This post came from The Winning Difference (@thewinningdiff1) and in the audio I share here in this episode, you can hear the passion, the love, the gratitude from Coach Jim Valvano. “The gift my father gave me every day of my life was he believed in me. My father believed in me, he believed in me when I failed. When I didn’t measure up to my standard or someone else’s standard he’d look me in the eye and...
Duration: 00:12:03Keep Showing Up - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 12-9-25 #1740
Dec 09, 2025I came across a short but powerful (and truthful) post from Reads with Ravi (@readswithravi) that reminds us all about something so meaningful. “If everything around seems dark, look again, you may be the light.” - Rumi. What an amazing and encouraging statement to always take with us wherever we go! I was watching a new show, Boston Blue and in the recent episode, one of the main characters brought up this fact that he needed to simply keep showing up to listen to and be there for others. To me, that is exactly what this post is all ab...
Duration: 00:06:26No Permission Needed - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 12-8-25 #1739
Dec 08, 2025I stumbled across a great post to share from Words of Wise | Mindset Coach (@Wordofwise_) and even though it’s coming out later than I wanted to today, it still reminded me of some things that I needed to connect with. “To be successful at anything, you don’t have to be special. You simply have to be what most people are not. Consistent, determined, and willing to work for it.” The key that jumped out to me was that we don’t need anyone’s permission for us to do the things we need to do. We get to choose...
Duration: 00:06:02Not An Obligation - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1738
Dec 08, 2025Classic post from Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11) where he shared a “Mindset Monday” thought. “Replace “Have to” with “Get to.” Jon shares with us: “Shift your perspective and realize it’s not about having to do anything. Life is not an obligation. It’s a gift. Focus on gratitude and you’ll find yourself feeling blessed instead of stressed.” This was something that I needed to connect with and remind myself how important my mindset is. Thanks for listening. Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on Apple Podcasts and ITunes or other services whe...
Duration: 00:05:21Always Find Time - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 12-5-25 #1737
Dec 05, 2025I came across a very simple, yet once again - powerful reminder for all of us. This came from The Mindfulness Meditation Institute (@TrainingMindful) where this total truth was shared: “Always find time for the things that make you feel happy!” I am reminded about that for a couple of reasons. One was my podcast from yesterday. Another is the reminder of making time to see and visit with the people that keep your soul smiling along with they help to keep the spark of your soul, on fire for life!! Walks with our dog are something that I lov...
Duration: 00:06:23The Greatest Part of the Journey - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thurs. 12-4-25
Dec 04, 2025I get to see & reflect on these posts every day from Mark Hickie (@MPHickie) and he shares his thoughts about the post: “A message for today… People are the greatest part of the journey. No dream is built alone & no success feels complete without the people who walk beside us. Value your relationships — they’re worth more than status or success.” There are things happening every day that help this message and others, to sink in a bit more. When the things that happen affect us in a direct way, it’s even more so. I’ve learned about the death...
Duration: 00:07:10Always Be Courageous - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 12-3-25 #1735
Dec 03, 2025I came across this post from Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11) where he shared this thought: “You won’t always feel confident. But you can always be courageous and take action anyway.” This fit in exactly with a podcast from Sam Crowley - you can find this episode HERE. Sam was talking about going through a rough time a year ago when he was stuck and he pushed through so that he could clear things up and pivot into a new direction for his life. So much to pick up from others like Jon and Sam. Everyone...
Duration: 00:04:39Grit Is Real - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 12-2-25 #1734
Dec 02, 2025Once again I found someone speaking to something from the world of sports that has a much bigger impact on what real life is all about. I found this from Coach AJ - Mental Fitness (@coachajkings) where he shared a video clip (find it HERE) of football coach Pete Carroll who said, "The thing about grit is real." "It's about competing, pushing yourself, striving to be your best, and what's really exciting is nobody controls this, but you." This is a very powerful reminder that grit isn't about talent or being lucky. It's about ch...
Duration: 00:07:41You'll Find It - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 12-1-25 #1733
Dec 01, 2025Awesome post from Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) and on his #morningwalktalk that he shared HERE on Twitter / X. He reminds us that we will find what we are looking for. If we are looking for connections, opportunities, learning items, growth, positive news, inspirational things, etc., vs. negative news, anger, hatred, blaming others, etc.; we will find whatever we set out to connect with. Keep an eye on how we spend our time, what choices we make, who we hang out with, what our thoughts are, etc. Powerful stuff! Amazing stuff! Truthful stuff! Thanks for listening. Plea...
Duration: 00:07:19How Lucky - Motivation Monday Game Plan - 12-1-25
Dec 01, 2025I found an awesome post from Aaron Babicz '93 (@DETROITCCAD) who is the Athletic Director at my high school Novi Detroit Catholic Central. He shared this post after our football team won the State Championship here in Michigan. He titled this “ALWAYS CLIMBING”, and it describes this quote - “How Lucky We Are To Wake Up And Try Again.” First of all there are plenty of people that didn’t get to wake up today. The same will happen tomorrow and every day. What are you always climbing towards? This is way more than athletics (as much of sports is = L...
Duration: 00:09:55Who Rekindles Your Light? - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 11-28-25 #1731
Nov 28, 2025I found another connection to the importance of us having more “light” in our lives and it comes from Mark Hickie (@MPHickie) where he shares these thoughts about the importance of rekindling the light for others. “Such a message reminds me of Goodier’s work entitled “Who Rekindles Your Light?” It calls to mind how we are blessed by the light of others though their love, care & concern. We too must reciprocate or pay it forward by serving to be the light for others!” We all need to remember this thought: “The greatest weapon against darkness is, and always has been li...
Duration: 00:07:14More Light - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thurs. 11-27-25 #1730
Nov 27, 2025Simple and powerful post from Gary Hensel (@gary_hensel) where he shared this: “The light you hold is brighter than any darkness. When in darkness be the light.” There are many times that there seems to be more darkness than ever and not just because we are heading into winter. There are issues and events going on around us and around the world where we need more light to shine brightly. There are many ways to do it and they do not have to be huge events. They can be small events that maybe only we see ourselves. The...
Duration: 00:09:57Start Where You Are - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 11-26-25 #1729
Nov 26, 2025Found a super short post from Words of Wise | Mindset Coach (@Wordofwise_) for the second day in a row and this one is just as powerful as the other one. Great reminder for all of us: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” When we take a look at the simplicity of this thought, we can usually see that whatever is going on in our lives - we are where we are. That is a good place to start as it’s really the only place to start. We can keep learning and pickin...
Duration: 00:04:46Become Unstoppable - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tue. 11-25-25 #1728
Nov 25, 2025Found a very fired up post from Words of Wise | Mindset Coach (@Wordofwise_) that reminds all of us that we can do great things that others can’t take away from us. “You become unstoppable when you work on things people can’t take away from you. Things like your character, habits, mindset, and attitude.” These are some of the things that we have total control over along with that we have a choice if we want to give up control of these things. Life and others will do a heck of a job trying to get us to change...
Duration: 00:06:58Be Curious - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 11-24-25 #1727
Nov 24, 2025Started my day out connecting to an old friend, Sam Crowley and his podcast. He got me thinking about something that I needed to connect with - I need to be more curious about things that light me up! Listen HERE for this episode from him. Things that inspire and get me excited about my life. Things I want to help others with and to simply be the best me that I can be. There are so many things out there that I can find information from. Why not direct my focus a little...
Duration: 00:11:50Something Special - Motivation Monday Game Plan = #1726
Nov 24, 2025I found a great reminder for all of us when it comes to creating something special in our life and the fact that there are tons of distractions out there that we need to filter through. From Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11) he shares this thought from his book “The Carpenter” - “To create something special you have to care more about what you are creating than the distractions vying for your attention.” Well, seeing that there are tons of distractions for all of us in our world today - I wanted to get this out there so we can start to...
Duration: 00:05:22Failing & Being Human - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 11-21-25 #1725
Nov 21, 2025I stumbled upon some thoughts about failure recently from a couple of great sources of learning about failure. Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) recently shared a post where he reminded us that since we are human, we are indeed terrible at some things - but that doesn’t mean we are terrible as a person. When we lose at something - meaning we fail at something, that doesn’t mean we are a loser or a failure. The mindset and perspective on this is HUGE! It’s temporary. It’s an event when we fail, it’s not something that defines us...
Duration: 00:12:50Life & Connecting Relationships - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 11-20-25 #1724
Nov 20, 2025A little different episode today, right from the heart. The story today is about the power of relationships and the times throughout our life where they come back to us so that we can continue learning and growing. BIG shoutout to an incredible former student and player that is connected to this story and the powerful & inspiring lessons that she is still teaching me today! This one is one of many lessons that connect each and every one of us to each other. Sorry for the emotions and trouble talking - that’s one of many things about wh...
Duration: 00:13:08The Courage You Show - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 11-19-25 #1723
Nov 19, 2025I really enjoy seeing these posts from Mark Hickie (@MPHickie) every day where he always offers some form of encouragement. “A message for today … A reminder: growth takes time, patience & courage — especially in moments no one sees. Every small step you take now is building a future you’ll be proud of. Keep going even when it’s hard. One day, the future you will be so grateful you didn’t give up.” This is something that I see connecting with so many people in today’s world, including myself. Little things, small steps in our everyday choices can make a huge di...
Duration: 00:12:23Success is Momentary - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tue. 11-18-25 #1722
Nov 18, 2025Haven’t shared much from this guy in awhile and this one struck me as something I needed to get out there. Coach AJ - Mental Fitness (@coachajkings) shared this from legendary football coach Nick Saban, "Complacency creates a blatant disregard for doing what is right." "Success is momentary, it's not continuous." We are reminded from Coach AJ as he shares some of his thoughts connected to this - “Success hinges on doing the work, while complacency is full of indifference. • It erodes your discipline. • It affects your focus.” This got me thinking about the truth in my life when I b...
Duration: 00:11:32New - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 11-17-25 #1721
Nov 17, 2025Just saw this post that had a great connection to today (Monday), but really it's any day that this will work with. From POSITIVITY (@PositivitySaid) - “Monday: New day. New week. New Mindset. New focus. New start. New intentions. New results. Make it a great one.” Now this simple little post helped me to see not only some options for making this day a great one, but helping to make my future a better one too. These choices are not just for today. They can obviously last for a while. Awesome reminder that was connected to a text I got...
Duration: 00:06:30Just Take A Minute - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1720
Nov 17, 2025I was listening to Mitch Albom’s “Tuesday People” Podcast (@wetuesdaypeople) and you can find the recent episode - click on: “The Words We Wished We’d Spoken” (Episode 242) and he was sharing some thoughts that he has gotten from many people on his book tour for “Twice”. His new book is another homerun for him and I would agree with so many others that have read it. It’s one you will get you thinking about your life and the changes you can make in it. One of many things he brings up in this podcast is...
Duration: 00:11:13Too Soon vs. Too Late - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 11-14-25 #1719
Nov 14, 2025From the School of Hard Knocks (@theschoolofhardknockz) on Instagram, I caught a quick interview of a billionaire where he mentioned something his dad told him - “We grow old to soon and wise too late.” I think that is so true. Wisdom comes with experience and obviously experience comes with age. Experience also comes with taking action in life. That is something all of us can do more of for sure, especially for me. Part of growing old too soon is that time flys by and this person also mentioned that spending time with family & loved ones is some...
Duration: 00:06:35I'm Impressed - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 11-13-25 #1718
Nov 13, 2025I came across a powerful reminder from TeacherGoals (@teachergoals) and this reminds us that “Character counts”. The quote is something that I know I need to focus on a bit more and I know that our world would be much better if we all connected with this more too - “I’m not impressed by your looks, money, social status or job title. I’m impressed by the way you treat other human beings.” We have plenty of examples, sad to say, of so many people not connecting with this thought. How about we help to change things to help others...
Duration: 00:09:48I Don't Have All The Answers - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 11-12-25 #1717
Nov 12, 2025Amazing post from Clint Hurdle (@ClintHurdle13) which got me thinking about a few things. This post sums up how all of us can do more and be more for others. Clint shared this: “Every morning when my feet hit the ground, my first thought is: Lord, let me be a simple man in a complex world. Let me be a source of encouragement for others. Let me be some light for others. I tip my hat to my son Christian for challenging me to share positivity beyond my email list which nearly 10,000 people read daily. He said, "Dad, you hav...
Duration: 00:12:23This Question - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 11-11-25 #1716
Nov 11, 2025I found a post on FB from someone new and I connected with it right away. It’s from Sam Demma and he shares something that one of his high school teachers shared with him that is very relevant for all of us to connect with. “Small consistent actions” were the three words that his teacher shared with him. The question he asked the class was “what do these people have in common?” He had written many famous people’s names on the board before this. These words are not only meant for famous people. They...
Duration: 00:07:22Enough Reasons - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 11-10-25 #1715
Nov 10, 2025I came across something that really hit home for me. This post from Gary Hensel (@gary_hensel) reminded me that “Somebody didn’t wake up today, but you did. That’s enough reason to stop complaining, and that’s enough to be thankful for. Never let your troubles blind you to your daily blessings.” Recently I went to a funeral service for a longtime family friend, finding out a former student of mine recently passed away and most recently a neighbor and good friends of ours - lost a family member very quickly. I know it happens every day and tha...
Duration: 00:05:41Afraid of Failure - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1714
Nov 10, 2025This was the post that I spoke about from Friday’s show and it comes from Greg Berge (@gb1121) where he shares his video from an NBA legend, Doug Collins. “Too many kids today are afraid of failure.” Doug Collins reminds us that “Failure isn’t the end. It’s the lesson. It’s how you grow, learn, and get tougher. Every champion has failed; they just refused to stay there.” Now of course it hits differently hearing the clip instead of me just talking about it or reading the quotes. The big motivating factor from this lesson is that since we al...
Duration: 00:10:50Knowledge vs. Action - Daily Thought With Coach John Daly - Fri. 11-7-25 #1713
Nov 07, 2025I was reading my “Daily Reader” from John Maxwell on my Kindle app, and yesterday’s lesson was about making failure your best friend. I love how easy he puts part of this. John mentions “When you are able to learn from any bad experience and thereby turn it into a good experience, you make a major transition in life. For years I’ve taught something that I think gives useful insight on the subject of change: People change when they… Hurt enough that they have to, Learn enough that they want to, and Receive enough that they are able to.”...
Duration: 00:07:33Control These Four - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 11-6-25 #1712
Nov 06, 2025I found this from Ball is Psych (@BallisPsych) and it’s a great reminder for all of us in life and I know it’s something I need to keep working on for sure. “You are in control of your life. There are four things you can control every day of your life: attitude, work ethic, how you treat others and how you treat yourself.” — Pat Summitt. Coach Summit was right… We do have some things that we can control and for me, it’s something that I need to focus on. I’m starting to get some ideas for my word o...
Duration: 00:09:00Walls Crumble - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 11-5-25 #1711
Nov 05, 2025I listened to John O’Leary’s podcast yesterday, entitled “Breaking Down The Walls” for his Monday Moment episode #825 (click the link HERE to listen to it - really gets us thinking about things.) Please, check out the movie - Soul On Fire. You will walk away fired up for connecting to things a bit differently in your life’s journey. Having a bit more gratitude in life in place of connecting to cynicism, anger, complaining and hate; can take us into a much better direction. From this episode - “My friends, any...
Duration: 00:10:47Podcast 1710 - Be Excited For What Can Go Right - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 11-4-25 #1710
Nov 04, 2025I found a new connection to things that can help me have better days, think better, do things better, get more fired up, etc. This thought came from Words of Wise | Mindset Coach (@Wordofwise_) and they shared this: “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start to be excited about what could go right!” Wow!! Did I need this reminder! Little things this past weekend (and truthfully many days) pointed towards the fact of me focusing on things that I hope don’t happen. Things that could go wrong have been eating up many of my “resources...
Duration: 00:09:58Being Remembered - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 11-3-25 #1709
Nov 03, 2025This is a powerful connection to a former student that recently passed away and it’s something I know I want to keep working on having in my life. The thought comes from Motivational Quotes (@motivational) where this truth was shared: “Be good to people. You will be remembered more for your kindness than any other level of success you could possibly attain.” So many of the posts that I saw from others about this student all had kindness being a part of what they remembered about him. Thinking back to the times I got to work with him and...
Duration: 00:08:02Open Your Eyes - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1708
Nov 03, 2025Found an eye-opening post from Mind Essentials (@Mind_Essentials) where a quote from Denzel Washington was shared that said this: “Always be thankful for the bad things in life. They open your eyes to see the good things you weren’t paying attention to before.” Again, it’s not that I want bad things to happen to me just so I can learn lessons. It’s a reminder to have my eyes open more often than just when bad things happen. It’s how I respond when things get tossed at me and remember gratitude is something to have all the...
Duration: 00:06:55Give It Away - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 10-31-25 #1707
Oct 31, 2025I found a post from Kylie Riordan (@mindfulheal) that connected to my good friend, Dr. Jeff Lip. This quote is one of many that Jeff shared with my students when he spoke to my classes over the years. It’s one he believes in strongly and so do I. The quote is from Pablo Picasso who said, “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” When we can do this - and we focus on helping others, making a difference for others - that is a very rich life! On...
Duration: 00:05:23Vision For Today - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 10-30-25 #1706
Oct 30, 2025I heard a report from Brad Galli (@bradgalli) who is the sports director at our ABC affiliate here in Detroit (@WXYZDetroit) and he did an interview with the Detroit Lions head coach, Dan Campbell and this answer that Coach Campbell shared with Brad - was amazing. It’s so amazing that I wanted to share the audio with you to help you see how maybe a gritty football coach can help all of us with things going on in our lives. Focusing on the moment a bit more and tying it into our passions and those people that we...
Duration: 00:08:44Drop The Excuses - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 10-28-25 #1705
Oct 29, 2025I see his posts just about every day and every one of them gets me thinking. This one (as I share from him again), I hope gets you thinking too. You see, we all have excuses in our lives as to why we don’t do more, become better, try something new, finish something, etc., and Coach Ray Ostrowski (@CoachRayO3313) reminds us this about those excuses: “Contrary to what many believe and practice, you can NEVER ‘excuse’ your way out of a situation. You can go from failure to success, but never excuses. End your excuses and over time, cor...
Duration: 00:06:22A Few Reminders About Being Better - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 10-28-25 #1704
Oct 28, 2025Found some powerful and emotional connections recently that I wanted to share with you. First came a post from Gratitude HQ (@gratefuledu64) where we are reminded to “be the reason why people believe in beautiful souls, kind hearts, and good energy. Never stop being a good person.” This is something I think the world needs now more than ever! This is also connected to @JOLearyInspires and a recent podcast (found HERE) where we are reminded about giving ourselves permission to keep learning and growing while we seek and find our purpose in life. Part of tha...
Duration: 00:13:324% of Our Day - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 10-27-25 #1703
Oct 27, 2025I came across a post from UpSkillYourLife (@UpSkillYourLife) and it floored me as to the truth of this statement. “Reading an hour a day is only 4% of your day. But that 4% will put you at the top of your field within 10 years. Find the time.” - Patrick Bet-David. I think it’s more than just reading - although you will be so much better off if you do the reading. But listening to podcasts, watching videos, meeting with people that are a bit ahead of you in the things you want to do, etc. Self improvement is something we all ca...
Duration: 00:09:23Something To Unlock - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1702
Oct 27, 2025I listened to Ed Mylett’s latest podcast (listen to it HERE) and it really got me thinking, got me fired up and helped me to do some serious reflection about a few things. It’s all about unlocking our best version of ourselves. Lot’s of things here that help us to see how we all have challenges and those connect with the way we think of ourselves. We all have a past and as I’ve said for years that our past is our best mentor. The good and not so good - all of i...
Duration: 00:11:27Just Win This - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 10-24-25 #1701
Oct 24, 2025As usual, there seems to be a lot on my mind throughout the day (and night at times). I found this simple reminder - simple but not easy to do. From Dr. Jim Afremow (@goldmedalmind) who posted this: “Just win the moment in front of you.” Again, (a repeated topic) there are so many distractions every day in our lives. More so now than ever before it seems. When we win the moment in front of us - with whatever that might be - good things can happen. We stack more “wins” each day, we have more good days. We p...
Duration: 00:08:52Keep Yourself Surrounded - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 10-23-25 #1700
Oct 23, 2025This actually came across my “news wire” yesterday just about the time where I got off the phone with my buddy Coach Dave Ruekert (@CoachRuekert). It connected with Dave and so many others in my life. The post came from Gary Hensel (@gary_hensel) and the post was this powerful reminder: “Surround Yourself With People Who - Empower you, Believe in you, Support you, Uplift you, Motivate you and Appreciate you.” I am reminded about so many people that help me in so many ways. The list is long. I take something from each of them and I hope I g...
Duration: 00:06:37Let's Be That Person - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 10-22-25 #1699
Oct 22, 2025Look what I found - a powerful reminder for myself that I also saw something yesterday that my daughter showed me. This comes from Gratitude HQ (@gratefuledu64) and they shared this: “Let’s be that person, who roots for others. Who tells a stranger they look amazing and encourages others to believe in themselves and their dreams.” What happened to simply being happy for others when they find something that fires them up? Why is it that so many people have to “dump” on people for sharing things that they are excited about? Why is it so hard to just smile...
Duration: 00:08:03First & Third Inspiration - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 10-21-25 #1698
Oct 21, 2025I found a very inspirational and thought provoking post from a former student, and I’ve leaned on him plenty of times before. Coach Ray Ostrowski (@CoachRayO3313) is an amazing teacher and football coach, where he goes out of his way to share things just about every day with his students and players, but also the rest of the world too. This long-time educator and coach recognizes the importance of learning all of the time and that’s one of the main driving forces behind this podcast and just about everything that I do. Coach Ray shares this: “1st & 3rd...
Duration: 00:10:53Two Times - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 10-20-25 #1697
Oct 20, 2025Reading the new book from Mitch Albom called “Twice” (click HERE for the book info.) It gets us thinking about what if we got second chances to do things over? But we would have to live with that new choice. Also, it can be used for Love either. So many thoughts here that this is helping to see things in my life just a bit differently. I understand that what I have in my life, I would not risk changing things in my past to have what I have today. It’s...
Duration: 00:15:42Forget Your Age - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1696
Oct 20, 2025I saw something recently that gave me a motivational lift along with a reminder too. This comes from UpSkillYourLife (@UpSkillYourLife) and it’s this: “Forget your age. If you have dreams to achieve, you are still young.” I do have dreams to achieve - still!! I also think of my current age and I am reminded through this post and other things, that yes I am still young. I’m still that 15 year old boy that I was 44 years ago with dreams and thoughts of a future that I could not touch yet. Well, that future has been here and...
Duration: 00:14:34Education is ? - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 10-16-25 #1695
Oct 17, 2025Found a post from Overmind (@overmind01) where a very simple statement got me thinking about a few things. The post was this: “Education isn’t for employment. Education is for enlightenment.” A key point that I always made to my students was that education happens all throughout our lives. Education was not meant (in my opinion) simply to help us get a job. It’s for living our best lives and we need to realize that we can keep learning from reading, watching, listening, etc. Also tied into this is the fact that as part of the enlightenment that educ...
Duration: 00:07:14Plenty of Examples - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 10-16-25 #1694
Oct 16, 2025I was on the road again - nothing big, just a grocery pickup and I was listening to The Daily Coach Podcast - Getting Comfortable With Failure. It was another of so many incredible sources of hearing stories from people who have been through failure, rejection, tough times, tragedy, etc. My connection point today is for all of us to find those sources of lessons that we can learn from. It certainly doesn’t have to be the same source for all of us. Just keep learning & keep getting better! Find more from The...
Duration: 00:04:32Raise Your Freaking Standards - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 10-15-25 #1693
Oct 15, 2025Now, this post that I saw from Seek Wiser (@SeekWiser_) is all about raising our standards, but when I saw it - I knew this post was directly pointing at me. I don’t want you getting offended by the title. I’ll use something else in my thoughts about these thoughts in this episode. But, it is easy for me to see that this is a formula for me to get things better in my life and I hope you can take a few things from it to add value to your life. Face it, we all have...
Duration: 00:08:37Our Life's Reminder - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 10-14-25 #1692
Oct 14, 2025Reads with Ravi (@readswithravi) comes through with another reflection for all of us. “A reminder: Your life is nothing but a reflection of how you spend your time.” WOW!! Talk about an eye-opening thought, especially when you read this while looking in the mirror!! If we don’t like things going on in our lives - look how we spend our time! I’ve been reflecting on my life … wow.. Now that I think about it… ever since I can remember. All this reflection and I don’t think I’ve thought of the easy connection of how I spend my time. I...
Duration: 00:06:38We All Have This Superpower - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 10-13-25 #1691
Oct 13, 2025I connected with someone new recently when I saw this post from Gary Hensel (@gary_hensel) and it’s a powerful reminder for all of us. We can all have this superpower, in fact we already have it. But if you are like me, I need to have it a bit more often everyday and that’s exactly what I plan on doing. This thought here means a lot: “Calmness is a superpower. The ability to not overreact or take things personally keeps your mind clear and your heart at peace.” ~ Idil Ahmed In today’s cr...
Duration: 00:06:47Turn Suffering Into Meaning - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1690
Oct 13, 2025I was listening to a podcast from “The Burn Podcast” by Ben Newman where he was having a fabulous conversation with Inky Johnson — the same Inky that I keep leaning on in so many of my episodes. Listen to it HERE. We are reminded about Inky’s career-ending injury and how it changed his entire life. This helped to remind me how humility, discipline (it’s been a recurring lesson lately), focus and he speaks about having a strong faith where he transformed pain into purpose. I love the connection to his pain, setbacks, problems and...
Duration: 00:11:06Discipline & Trucker's Block - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 10-10-25 #1689
Oct 10, 2025Just listened to a fabulous podcast from Ben Rogers and his “Bottom Line” podcast. This episode was called “Tuesday Short: Truckers Block” Find Ben: (@ben_rajas53) BUILD Coaching Company, LLC - buildthearmy.com. The whole premise was connected to author Steve Chandler and his description about what “Trucker’s Block” is all about. “Is there something called Trucker’s Block where a driver wakes up and finds his mood isn’t right for driving today? No. A trucker drives his truck no matter what his energy or hope levels are.” In this very short podcast...
Duration: 00:05:44Powerful Reminder About Discipline - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 10-9-25 #1688
Oct 09, 2025I found this quote (from unknown) that said - “I fell in love with this quote: ‘Discipline is remembering who you said you wanted to be.’” This is short, yet so powerful. As soon as I saw it, read it and it sunk in - I was reminded instantly about doing things to help make myself be better in order to not only go after the things I want to do in my life, but also to help those that I love be their best too! Let this quote sink into your heart and then see what you are feelin...
Duration: 00:06:22Just Keep Pouring - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 10-8-25 #1687
Oct 08, 2025I found an interesting post that got me thinking a little bit where Mindful Maven (@mindfulmaven_) showed this image of glass where there was a line in the middle. Above the line, it said “People who wonder whether the glass is half empty or half full, miss the point.” On the bottom half of the glass, it says “The glass is refillable.” I’ve always been a self-described “glass half full” kind of guy. What I guess I was missing was the fact that the glass (my glass, my life, me, etc.), was always still there to be refilled. All pa...
Duration: 00:05:40Learning To Drive - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 10-7-25 #1686
Oct 07, 2025Found a great reminder Psyche Wizard (@PsycheWizard) where this thought was shared: “The quickest way to succeed is to start now and figure it out as you go. You can’t learn how to drive in a parked car.” So many thoughts came to mind when I saw this. I think it’s easy to imagine sitting in a parked car, sitting on a bike, on a skateboard, a motor cycle, etc., and it’s not going anywhere. Or maybe it’s not even running or turned on. When it comes to acting on ideas or projects, starting to move forw...
Duration: 00:05:19Focus Needs Improving - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 10-6-25 #1685
Oct 06, 2025I found one of the simplest pieces of advice that I need help with and maybe others need this too. From Overmind (@overmind01) this thought is shared: “Don’t blame the distractions, improve your focus.” There are so many distractions in the world and in front of us, now more than ever before it seems. As stated in this episode, I clicked on a “distraction” right before I hit the record button. My focus is something that not only do I need to work on improving, I’m the only one that can do it! Again, this is on a long list...
Duration: 00:07:04The Rule of 100 - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1684
Oct 06, 2025As if I needed another rule to follow. This one is something you will want to connect with I think and it’s not that difficult to understand. From Reads with Ravi (@readswithravi) where this is shared: “The Rule of 100 - If you spend 100 hours a year in any discipline, (which is only 18 minutes a day), you’ll be better than 95% of the world in that discipline. Consistency is everything.” This is something that anyone can connect to any discipline or more than one discipline. Just think of the great things you can do, not to say your #1, but to mak...
Duration: 00:07:00Lesson From Jane Goodall - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 10-3-25 #1683
Oct 03, 2025It always seems, sad as it is, that we humans tend to not only learn lessons from others more so when they are gone, but humans have a sad track record, that looking back throughout history - we don’t learn these lessons too well. Now of course this does not mean every single human being throughout history - tons of great people for sure that know and live these lessons. One of the best was Jane Goodall (look her up) and here is a quote from her that really hits home now that she just recently passed. Sh...
Duration: 00:09:29Secrets For Discipline - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 10-2-25 #1682
Oct 02, 2025Saw an interesting list from Book Therapy (@Book_therapy223) where they shared these six items. “Discipline is not hard. You just don’t know these secrets: 1) Find your why, 2) Routine is Important, 3) Mindset Matters, 4) Celebrate Small Wins, 5) Visualize, and 6) Reset, Don’t Quit. These items got me thinking about a lot of things that I want to keep working on so that I can be at my best. I keep reminding myself that when I’m at my best - so many other people benefit too. Remember, this list is something you can totally take on yourself - you and t...
Duration: 00:08:08Connect To Great Stuff - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 10-1-25 #1681
Oct 01, 2025Today there is no shortage of information out there - the key is to find the good stuff in order to keep getting better. Out of the many things that I listen to so that I can invest in myself, and try to keep the spark going for myself. Tons of stuff for you to connect to, here are three of the many that I lean on. First, John O’Leary! You’ve heard about him many times on my podcasts. Here is his link to his Website. This is a BIG DEAL right here...
Duration: 00:08:00Spell Out F.A.I.L.U.R.E. - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 9-30-25 #1680
Sep 30, 2025I came across a couple of great posts that really got me thinking about something we all do and the importance of realizing that there is a ton to learn from this event. What I found from Seek Wiser (@SeekWiser_) was a great reminder as to what failure is all about. Here it is: “F = Fall, A = Acknowledge, I = Investigate, L = Learn, U = Understand, R = Realign and the E = Evolve”. Some great reminders for us to always connect with, since we all have Failure as part of our everyday lives! The second thing that I remembered to share came...
Duration: 00:10:32Can't Bite Water - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. - 9-29-25 #1678
Sep 29, 2025I came across a powerful post from Mindful Maven (@mindfulmaven_) where this African Proverb was shared: “No matter how sharp your teeth are, you can’t bite water. Meaning - Each problem comes with its own solution. Take time to understand the nature of the situation before taking action. Powerful thoughts here that I never really thought about before. Chewing water (yes I tried it), gets you nowhere. Chewing water should not be a problem because we don’t need to do it. I do appreciate the connection to problems that have their own unique solutions AND I know fo...
Duration: 00:04:50Laugh Them Off - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1678
Sep 29, 2025Found this post that is connected to The Ryder Cup (currently going on at the time of this recording - the USA team has a lot of work to do to get closer to the European team.) But this clip came from DAILY HOVI (@dailyhovi) - where Viktor Hovland says about his plans to just laugh off comments from the crowd while playing the match in New York City (notorious for the jeering of visiting opponents) because they can't be worse than his own thoughts that he has going on in his head. This clip from Viktor is so...
Duration: 00:07:42Tap Into Your Younger Self - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 9-26-25 #1677
Sep 26, 2025Still hanging onto John O’Leary’s podcast that I shared yesterday. If you need the link again to check out this episode - click HERE. It’s a great episode to listen to again and I’m zeroing in on one of the questions that John asks all of his guests. They are called the Live Inspired 7 and I’m focusing in on is #2: “What is a characteristic or trait that you possessed as a child that you wish you still exhibited today?” You heard what DeVon’s answer was. This podcast I started to jump i...
Duration: 00:13:57Effort Never Betrays You - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 9-25-25 #1676
Sep 25, 2025Saw a great post from Jim Shapiro (@jimshapiro) where he shared this: “The future belongs to the consistent. Not the talented, not the lucky, but the one who shows up, even when it’s hard. Show up. Effort never betrays you.” Loved this! Just keep showing up. Whatever it is we have to do! This also connected to what I listened to John O’Leary sharing on his podcast with his guest, DeVon Franklin, who was in the movie “Soul On Fire”. You can check out the movie with the link. You can also check out the...
Duration: 00:09:02Dedication to Patience - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 9-24-25 #1675
Sep 24, 2025Found a post from a relatively new source and I’ll make sure you understand what this is about and what it’s not. The source was Philosophy of Ages (@PhilosophyAges) and what they shared was this: “A millionaire once said: People don’t have the patience to dedicate 3 years to building their own business, but they do have the patience to work for others for 40 years.” Now one thing for sure, it’s not about making a ton of money. It’s all about having the patience to dedicate to yourself. To keep investing in yourself. To become the best...
Duration: 00:07:07Rising In Life - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 9-23-25 #1674
Sep 23, 2025I found a great post that ties into something else that I saw this morning and it all centers around the importance of always learning. Reads with Ravi (@readswithravi) shared this thought: “Those who keep learning will keep rising in life.” ~ Charlie Munger. This was also connected to another post that I saw this morning with a quote (even though I butchered the thought) from Brian Tolentine, M.Ed. - “Students need to read books. Entire books. Our society is distracted, unfocused, and in a hurry. A curriculum that rushes through content perpetuates the anxiety of our time. Reading...
Duration: 00:05:22Live Generously - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 9-22-25 #1673
Sep 22, 2025Sharing some great thoughts with you today from the legend, Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11) where he reminds us in his “Mindset Monday” post, that “It’s better to give than receive. Yet some people are reluctant to give because they don’t feel like they have enough. That’s a scarcity mindset. When you give, you find abundance. The more you give, the more you receive to give away. Be a giver! Live generous today!” The more we keep working on ourselves to be our best, we will have plenty to give away. Remember, it’s not just money. It’s our time, our...
Duration: 00:06:42Success Grows Quietly - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1672
Sep 22, 2025Leaning on this guy a lot lately and his message today is one that all of us can make a personal connection with. It comes from Mark Hickie (@MPHickie) and he shares these thoughts about the quote he connects this with. Mark's thoughts are: “A message for today … Success isn’t always instant or visible. It’s built in the quiet hours, when no one is watching. Every bit of effort, every act of dedication adds up. Even when recognition seems distant, keep showing up—your breakthrough is closer than you think.” There are so many things that we are doing i...
Duration: 00:08:46Readjustment Day - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 9-19-25 #1671
Sep 19, 2025I had a start to my day where I was trying to connect with something better than what was swirling around in my head. I let the “doom and gloom” stuff going around in the world today, get to me. But like before, I knew it was happening and I set out to choose to do something about it. A gratitude walk sure did help this morning along with a couple of other things. First came from Coach Ray Ostrowski (@CoachRayO3313) - a former student and now an outstanding teacher and coach himself. He shares this: “New Day - New O...
Duration: 00:09:48Life's Already Hard - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 9-18-25 #1670
Sep 18, 2025Found a powerful post from Mind Essentials (@Mind_Essentials) where the quote was shared on the side of a building. (like it’s that important for us to see it) The quote? It’s right here: “Life’s already hard, I don't wanna be around anyone who makes it worse.” )The quote comes from @bestmemory.) This point has already been on my radar for as long as I can remember. I’ve always said that life and other people will make life hard - why would I make it any harder for myself. Now that doesn’t mean that I have it all...
Duration: 00:07:11Significance Over Security - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 9-17-25 #1669
Sep 17, 2025It’s been awhile since I have shared something from John Maxwell’s “Daily Reader.” This is from September 16 and it deals with Significance over Security. It gets us thinking about settling for security (and in today’s world, that sounds great with all of the crazy things going on), but it also gets us thinking about how significant we are in our lives. It’s a mind shift to our purpose and our life’s mission. Doesn’t matter our age or where we are in our lives, we can always make the shift he shares in this. This has been...
Duration: 00:12:38This Is Running Out - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 9-16-25 #1668
Sep 16, 2025Saw a post that was funny, sad, but (to me) very true! It was from “Echoes of the Past” and the quote was an image of an older cowboy sitting on a horse with a slight smile and he is saying: “I guess they had to invent artificial intelligence since real intelligence is running out.” My first thing I did was have a little smile and chuckle, but then quickly went to a kind of sad feeling. But, I do feel the part of “real intelligence” disappearing quite fast. My thought is to invest in yourself in “human skills”. Those s...
Duration: 00:06:52Life Throws A Lot At Us - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 9-15-25 #1667
Sep 15, 2025I found a great connection with some understanding and uplifting items that I needed today, and it all came from Mark Hickie (@MPHickie) where he shared his introduction to post today: “A message for today … Life isn’t always fair — but that doesn’t mean you have to give up. Refuse to be ruled by negativity. Stay strong, stay positive & keep moving forward. You are capable of achieving far more than you believe.” This got my attention right away as I saw that I was letting life beat me up a bit lately. The post that went with his intro, s...
Duration: 00:11:48Consistency and Discipline - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1666
Sep 15, 2025I found a couple of posts that gave me this idea to put these two powerful things together. First from Dear Self (@Dearme2_) where it was shared that “Consistency looks like nothing is happening, until everything changes. Awesome piece to hold onto and to keep being consistent every day we can. The second piece came from Psyche Wizard (@PsycheWizard), who I have connected with many times before and today’s message was this: “Discipline will carry you to places motivation can’t.” These two connections to our success are there for us to connect to and make a part of our...
Duration: 00:05:53Being Better - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 9-12-25 #1665
Sep 12, 2025Just looking to be better my friends and I start with the man in the mirror, that’s really the only person I can help get better. We all have choices to make. One point for sure, is that we are all more alike than different. Short and sweet with the show notes here. Thanks for listening. Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on Apple Podcasts and ITunes or other services where you find this show. Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/ on...
Duration: 00:08:04Just Keep Battling - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 9-11-25 #1664
Sep 11, 2025Super post that I found that I know I have to work on each of these points and I dare say, others need this too. Deep Psychology (@DeepPsycho_HQ) shared this thought: “Your competition isn’t other people. Your competition is… Your bad habits, Your distractions, Your insecurities, Your fear, Your ego, Your procrastination, Your lack of discipline!” I can add so many other items to this list for sure. This is a great discussion to have with yourself and keep battling, every single day, to focus on getting better in all of these areas. Again, the world needs us t...
Duration: 00:08:46No Age Limit for Leadership - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 9-10-25 #1663
Sep 10, 2025The Daily Coach Newsletter / Podcast always has wonderful and life-changing lessons. It’s not just for sports either - they are of course for life! This was right from the notes on their podcast: “In this episode of The Daily Coach newsletter in audio form, we revisit and spotlight the incredible journey of Erin Matson — from four-time national champion at North Carolina to Head Coach of the UNC women’s field hockey team at just 24 years old. Her story reminds us that leadership isn’t about age or tenure, but about passion, knowledge, and the ability...
Duration: 00:09:39Invitation To Say Yes - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tue. 9-9-25 #1662
Sep 09, 2025A very inspirational lesson that I connected with from John O’Leary (@johnoleary.inspires - On Instagram) or his website: https://johnolearyinspires.com/) he shared this post that came from his podcast episode yesterday - find it HERE, where he reminded us: “Today, I invite you to say yes to invitations and interruptions you may not have planned for. Because the real gift we bring for others isn’t our resume, achievements, or awards. The real gift is our presence.” This got me thinki...
Duration: 00:10:00Part 2 of Lessons From A Legendary Coach - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 9-8-25 #1661
Sep 08, 2025More lessons from Coach Al Fracassa along with the connection to this post: Gratitude HQ (@gratefuledu64) Who shares this thought: “Let’s make miracles happen today!” Where it goes on to share - “Sometimes miracles are just good people with kind hearts.” Coach Al was one of those good people that we can learn lessons from. Make sure you check out Brad Galli (@BradGalli) and find out a little bit more about his story. But you can also check out his story on Ch. 7 here in Detroit. Same link I had in the previous episode. Find it HERE
Lessons From A Legendary Coach - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1660
Sep 08, 2025Powerful lessons from a coach of a bigtime rival of my high school. But this man, Coach Al Fracassa was an indirect difference maker for me through others that he connected with during his long journey at Brother Rice High School (@BroRiceWarriors). Big shout out to my friend Matt and his wife Jennifer and to Dr. Joe DiPonio too! Check out this link HERE for a bit more about Coach Al Fracassa. The message here is to simply find the lessons from people like Coach (those people with their lessons are all around us...
Duration: 00:17:32Keep Moving Forward - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 9-5-25
Sep 05, 2025(This recording was from a Facebook Live video.) Found a great reminder for all of us and it came from a quote that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared so long ago. I found this to be so true for me and then, as I remembered it’s not all about me - I knew that each of us have things going on in our lives, that we simply must keep moving forward and do what we can do. The quote said: “If you can’t fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can...
Duration: 00:03:42Listen to Silence - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 9-4-25 #1658
Sep 04, 2025I found a very simple post, but yet it reminded me how powerful this can be for all of us. We have to work at finding this a little bit more in today’s crazy world, but it’s worth it. Kylie Riordan (@mindfulheal) reminds us to “Listen to silence. It has so much to say. ~ Rumi. There are times where I do connect to silence, in fact recently I have done this. She’s right. There is plenty to connect with from being in silence. The older I get, the more I know that there is plenty to learn...
Duration: 00:05:44Don't Settle For Less - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 9-3-25 #1657
Sep 03, 2025Another gem tossed out from Coach Mark Hickie (@MPHickie) and his thoughts on the quote he shared was this: “A message for today … Don't settle for less. Look at your life today. Identify what needs to change & take action now. It’s never too late to start, no matter how tough it may seem. Keep pushing forward. You’ve got this!” I needed this reminder (as I usually do when I share things like this on my episodes.) This has some really good points for all of us to take to heart, along with taking some action on too. Thanks...
Duration: 00:04:23Purpose Breathes Life - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 9-2-25 #1656
Sep 02, 2025I had a great start to my day this morning and it wasn’t just the coffee! First my reading this morning from the book “Starting Your Day Right” by Joyce Meyer (short daily devotions for every day of the year). Today’s reading reminded me about what we reap, we sow. What we put out there into the world, comes back to us - many times over! Along with the reminder not to grow weary doing good. This worked in perfectly with this “Intention Card Deck” my wife and I got from going to a very early premier of “S...
Duration: 00:09:53Lessons From A Player's Love For A Coach - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Mon. 9-1-25 #1655
Sep 01, 2025This once came from Saturday and a fantastic lesson shared by Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) and Coach Lee Corso. They have been working together on College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) for nearly 30 years. The love and admiration that Kirk (a former football player) has for Coach Corso - there are so many lessons for all of us to pick up on from him. Do me a favor, check him out a bit to find out what some of these lessons are that they have shown. It’s hard not choking up watching these two go through a bit of their journeys to...
Duration: 00:08:14Be A Master Observer - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1654
Sep 01, 2025I found this post that really made a connection with me as this is really for everyone. I shared it out there on Twitter / X and I mentioned that this “shoe fits for everyone” as we are all Champions!! It comes from Greg Berge (@gb1121) and the quote is: "If you really want to be a game changer out there, be a master observer." - Peyton Manning He goes on to connect that “Champions don’t just play the game; they study it. Observation creates anticipation. Anticipation creates advantage.” No matter what we do in life and who we are doing...
Duration: 00:06:26Commitment - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 8-29-25 #1653
Aug 29, 2025I found a great reminder from Inky Johnson (@inkyjohnson) where he reminds us that “Commitment is staying true to what you said you would do long after the mood that you said it in has left.” This is one of the many stories of my life that I must always try and work on. Keeping promises to myself so that I can try and be my best -it’s a tough job, but worth it for me (and all of us) to keep trying. Thanks for listening. Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave...
Duration: 00:03:40Reframing Things - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thurs. 8-28-25 #1652
Aug 28, 2025My friend John O’Leary (John O’Leary Live Inspired and @soulonfiremovie) came through with another powerful lesson for me (and you too). He is always able to share things that help others in many amazing ways. With time flying by for him and all of us, John shared a powerful way of looking at the changes and pivots we all face in life. For him he thought back to a friend’s passing, his dad losing his battle and his kids growing up. It’s a profound and emotional podcast he shared and you can find it HERE...
Duration: 00:06:14Show Up On Purpose - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 8-27-25 - #1651
Aug 27, 2025Saw this post that helped me to wake up - along with my coffee - to remind me that I need to focus in on how I want my day to go!! It’s from Kevin DeShazo (@KevinDeShazo) shares this gem: “Your future self will either bear the burden of your inconsistency today, or reap the rewards of your commitment today. You get to choose. Show up on purpose.” This hit me this morning (morning of this recording) and it really changed my perspective of the day for me. I was also listening to “The Daily Coach” podcast - latest epis...
Duration: 00:06:23Two Sides To Criticizing - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Tues. 8-26-25 #1650
Aug 26, 2025Found a very true statement from one of the best at putting out difference-making posts. Mindful Maven (@mindfulmaven_) shared this one that I found plenty of examples of the second part of the quote (sorry to say): “You’ll never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You’ll always be criticized by someone doing less. Remember that.” ~ Denzel Washington. Those that know how things are done correctly - with class, character, hard work, etc., will usually always encourage rather than criticize. Those that have no character and have a title, have a lot of money, ha...
Duration: 00:09:44Don't Be Lazy - Daily Thought Witch Coach Daly - Mon. 8-25-25 #1649
Aug 25, 2025Well, I found one that really hit me hard as there is a lot of connection to this one for me. It comes from another one from my “All Star” lineup starters, Reads with Ravi (@readswithravi) reminds us of this important life point: “Your laziness is disrespectful for the people who believe in you.” Looking back throughout my life, dang, I’ve been so guilty of this so often. This goes deeper as I’ll share some of those thoughts here in this episode. Thanks for listening. Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5...
Duration: 00:05:56The Ripple Effect - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1648
Aug 25, 2025I saw this post and of course I’ve seen it before, but this time it’s voice was a little louder when I came across it. This came from Gratitude HQ (@gratefuledu64) - “The ‘ripple effect’ means that #KindnessMatters ! A single act of kindness, like offering help to someone, can inspire that person to be kind to others, creating a chain of positive interactions. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!” This thought that all of us can tap into goes along with this post - “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to cr...
Duration: 00:10:03The Value of a Lamp - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Fri. 8-22-25 #1647
Aug 22, 2025Well, I got the emotions going with this one and it wasn’t even something I saw coming, until I started sharing things from my heart. This one came from Wisdom Stoics (@WisdomStoics) where this gem was shared: “I will never forget those who came with a lamp when I was in the dark.” It hit me again as to how many people I need to thank for lighting up my pathway through my life. Being in education and coaching, there are countless people out there that had very bright lamps to help me and I hope my lamp hel...
Duration: 00:10:35Mindset Words - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 8-21-25 #1646
Aug 21, 2025I found a few powerful words that were spoken in this post from Mindset Machine (@Mindset_Machine) where they shared this “Four words that will completely change your life… ‘I do it anyways.’” It’s that mindset that gets us to think about whatever happens to us, whatever we have to go through, what others may say to us - that attitude of not quitting… that’s a huge difference maker. In today’s world with so many distractions, having this mindset to not only remember, but also to lean on - it’s priceless. I, for one, need this for sure! ...
Duration: 00:05:32A Solid Foundation - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Wed. 8-20-25 #1645
Aug 20, 2025This is coming from a post that I saw by Inky Johnson (@inkyjohnson) and it all centers around Character. The fact that he is sharing some thoughts about the importance of character. If there is ever a time where the world needs to re-focus on character - it’s now! We all need to look in the mirror and help ourselves out with living with & improving our character. The so-called “leaders” of our world - certainly need to do the same, probably more so because they do call themselves “leaders”. They need to lead… help to make things better for a...
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