What’s Luck Got To Do With It? | #AskASoccerPro Show Ep.014

In the #AskASoccerPro Show 11 year MLS vet Quincy Amarikwa breaks down the MSL (Mental Strength League), an ongoing game that he believes he and everyone else is a conscious or unconscious participant. This is a philosophy and mindset he has developed, refined and implemented over the course of his life and what he attributes to finding success in his personal, business, team and soccer endeavors… Resulting in the creation of the “Amarikwa Process.” A 7-step process Quincy refers to when tackling any endeavor or meeting new, temporary obstacles.

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In today’s episode:

Time Stamp

00:00 - 06:30 - Introduction and welcoming fans

06:33 - 07:32 - Is Rooney world class?

11:45 - 20:08 - Recovering from a bad season

21:24 - 25:28 - Quincy’s favorite shooting drill

28:47 - 29:22 - Top tip for being a perfect finisher

33:14 - 36:30 - How Quincy became a pro

37:39 - 42:45 - Self honesty as a basis for progress

46:18 - 49:50 - What’s luck got to do with it?

50:12 - 53:47 - The biggest financial literacy lesson for Quincy

56:59 - 59:10 - Implementing “a penny a day” in soccer

Best Quotes From Episode: 

1. Just because you don’t know something, doesn’t mean you aren't responsible for it.

2. Lay out, prioritize and focus on solving the root problem, because focusing on the symptoms will only make the root problem grow bigger. 

3. Knowing how to solve your problems, and actually doing the work necessary to solve them are two separate things. 

4. If you can’t be honest with yourself, you have no real basis for creating any type of long term success.

5. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that just because you work hard you are entitled to anything.

6. Before assuming someone got lucky, first find out the actual process they went through to “get lucky”

7. Everyone is an investor, whether they know it or not, by being an investor of their time. And most people are poor investors of time.

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See you in next week’s episode!