Self Honesty: How Does It Feel To Be A Pro Soccer Player? | #AskASoccerPro Show Ep. 016

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 - 06:12 - Introduction

06:21 - 10:34 - The Amarikwa process

14:07 - 17:27 - Focus on the right things

17:33 - 19:29 - Is it all up to talent?

19:31 - 23:57 - How does it feel to be pro?

24:00 - 26:03 - Too much of anything is not good

27:40 - 29:12 - How to get a free copy of his book and why Quincy changed the model

29:41 - 36:07 - Why do so many people fail?

38:14 - 41:16 - No blame, no glory

43:15 - 48:35 - Keeping a soccer journal

52:13 - 53:14 - You play the way you train

53:53 - 54:50 - Financial literacy - rich dad poor dad

55:00 - 56:34 - Gameday motivation

Best Quotes From Episode: 

1. When we don’t have the honest, truthful information, we are unable to create or implement a plan of execution that can help us reach our individual or team goals.

2. Playing soccer and being on the field is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what it takes to being and playing at a professional level.

3. If you can’t do the simple things well, you’ll have a hard time making it pro. And one thing that most players don’t want to do is spend time doing the simple things.

4. A lot of people fail because they get involved in things they don’t truly understand and typically for the wrong reasons. If your reason WHY isn’t bigger than the task at hand, you’ll never have a chance of succeeding.

5. The only way you can gain glory is if you are equally willing to accept blame when things go poorly as you are when things go well. In many cases, it requires you to take the blame even when it isn’t your fault.

6. Complaining doesn’t help anybody but the person complaining to avoid doing the work. You can be the first to point out a problem, but after that the only thing of value you can add is potential solutions. After that, the only productive thing you can do is solve the problem. If you’re not solving the problem, but you keep complaining about the problem, you’re a useless human being. Don’t be useless.

7. You can give a million reasons why you can’t do something, all you need is one reason why you’re going to do it anyway.
   

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