Jon Fitzpatrick

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. - African Proverb

Happiness Isn't Waiting at the Finish Line If you can't enjoy the process, you won't enjoy the outcome. Because the finish line always moves. The secret isn't in getting there. It's in learning to live here.

Growth Requires Action "Every positive change - every jump to a higher level involves a rite of passage. Each time to ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of growth, we must go through a period of discomfort or adversity." - Inky Johnson

Perspective Is a Choice Every day gives you two choices: See problems or see possibilities. Complain or choose gratitude. Live in fear or live in faith. Gratitude and joy aren't just feelings, they're choices and when you choose them your mindset begins to shift.

Michael Jordan embraced his failures. In an ad for Nike, he says: "I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot, and missed." He went back and practiced the shot a hundred times. buff.ly/uLVjrJY

A rich Delian ship owner was asked how he built his fortune. “The greater part came quite easily,” he said, “but the first, smaller part took time and effort.” Creating anything of magnitude requires deliberate and consistent work. Well-being is realized by small steps.

Your work is the only thing that matters. A young comedian approached Jerry Seinfeld in a club one night and asked him for advice about marketing and getting exposure. "Exposure? Marketing? Just work on your act.", Seinfeld said.

How you do anything is how you do everything. On the campaign trail, a heckler once mocked President Andrew Johnson for being a tailor. His response: “That does not disconcert me in the least; I was a good one—punctual, precise, proud of my work."

Being predictable is underrated. Coaches don’t need 9 shutout innings every time—they need to know exactly what they’re getting when they hand you the ball. Pitching like Paul Skenes one night and “Livvy Dunne ” the next, won’t play. Consistently good > occasionally great.

One of the crazier stats I’ve heard is that Derek Jeter had a 0 for 20 stretch at some point in every season of his career, yet he’ll go down as one of the greatest shortstops to ever play this game.

“Being great is simply being predictably and consistently good over a long period of time.” - Andy McKay, Major League Coach of the Cleveland Guardians

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🚨 NEW STATE RECORD 🚨 Trey Wight of Martensdale St. Marys now owns the MOST DOUBLES IN A SEASON!! Wight's 31 doubles (and counting) breaks Marshall Koehn's mark of 30 with Solon in 2010. Congrats, Trey! #IAbaseball X #iahsbsb

It’s always a great day when @Fitzpatrick_MP comes and talks to the guys about Mental Performance!

@JoelSato8 Coach Sato - If you’d like to coach in Iowa this summer I have a spot for you! I loved getting to know you and catching up at the ABCA each year. I was able to take something away from every conversation.

Since the spring of 1972, as a player and immediately after completing playing in spring of 1974 , having the honor and privilege to coach since the spring of 1975, THANK YOU Bingham Baseball !!!

@coachsmallbsb Coach. If you are willing to share these documents I would greatly appreciate it. Merry Christmas! jfitzpatrick024@gmail.com

Can’t believe it’s Christmas Eve already, this month has flown by…two more days of a Coach’s Christmas… On the 11th day of a Coach’s Christmas, I share our last master list. Today is our hitting list. Guys pick 2-3 from each section to drill during cage time! Enjoy!

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Does anyone have the final football score for I-35 vs Centerville??

What an epic race at the Waldo 100K in Oregon. 62.5 miles 10,551 ft ascent 17 hrs 24 min One climb was 3 miles with 3,000 ft of ascent. Straight uphill the last 1.5 miles and finished at 8,500 ft of elevation. Huge shout out to @BreitbarthJosh for finishing with me!