I love the following picture. On so many days, I think I looked just like this coach in this picture. Time certainly flies-enjoy today with your kids.

I did, however, refuse to wear a uniform for fear of looking like this great dad/coach. And I always appreciated the coaches who could pull it off.

But no matter what it looked like, It was the best time of my life. Coaching my kids and their friends was always my favorite thing. To this day, when I see them, we laugh, and remember their favorite moments and they tell me about all the great things they are doing now with their families and careers. My greatest joy is hearing about their success and the fun they had.

You do not know what your kid will do. Neither do they.

So, relax. Make your "Legacy" one of patience, fun, and letting the kids figure out what "they" love to do the most. It will happen, trust me, you don't know what the future holds. It will get here soon enough. What you can do is let them play and have fun AND you can teach them the life skills they will need to be successful in whatever they ultimately do.

You only get a short period of time to enjoy this and get it done.

Brian Holman, a dear friend of mine and former MLB pitcher, threw 100 MPH along with his best friend, Hall of Famer Randy Johnson. But when they were young they had to learn how to throw strikes. It's a life lesson for sure.

One day, his pitching coach said to him:

"Don't worry, one day it'll click and you'll be successful, but you need to throw strikes and keep it in the zone. Just throwing hard alone won't get you to the big leagues"

Great parents, coaches, teachers, (and even bosses) are patient and know how to motivate, give hope and feed the fire.

Brian says, "Work hard, be patient and play like your hair's on fire.”

One day I read a story about Tom Watson, Hall of Fame golfer from Kansas City. A reporter asked him when he knew golf was going to be his career. He said, "Well, when I was 14 I won this big tournament in Kansas City. I said to myself, "Hey, I kind of like this, I may be pretty good at golf, I think this may be what I want to do."

Just like it did for Tom, one day it'll click for your child...enjoy today. The taste of success is powerful.

A good clue as to what your child may do is when they start to be successful at something. Each child has a different "bent" or "gift". The sandlot time is where they hopefully discover what they may want to focus on.

Finally, for parent's sake, I love Max's story. Max's dad is a great friend of mine so I always heard about everything Max was doing. His dad coached him all through the Little League process. One day Max came to him and said, "Hey dad, I don't think I want to play baseball anymore, I think I want to play the bass fiddle". My buddy asks me, "What do I do?". I told him to get a bigger car. Max loved baseball and the bass but told me, "I wanted to be the best at one thing and my parents totally supported me." Max received an incredible scholarship and is really doing great things with his bass.

Max is doing what he loves the most...one day it clicked.

It will click for your child too. Relax and cherish every moment.

Hope that clicks.

One Day, It'll Click