Ep. 12 - John Morris: Former MLB Player, Special Assistant to the GM for Cincinnati Reds

John Morris is a former Major League Baseball Player and current Special Assistant to the GM for the Cincinnati Reds.

A former 1st round draft pick by the Kansas City Royals in the 1982 MLB Draft, he played seven years in the big leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and California Angels.

He has been inducted into the Seton Hall Hall of Fame, Cape Cod Hall of Fame, and New York Baseball Hall of Fame.

In addition to a life in baseball, he has become heavily involved with St. Jude’s hospital, where he assists families who have children with cancer and mentors the next generation of successful kids.

What You’ll Learn About:

• The power of a Coach providing words of encouragement

• The most important aspects of mentoring

• The qualities of a great teammate

• Identifying things we love doing / turn us on and light us up

• Get rid of clutter with the Rule of Thirds

• Having a short memory

• Become the best person you can and share it with other people

  
  

Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro to John

(1:20) - Growing up the youngest of 6 kids

(3:30) - Accomplishments come without being handed a lottery ticket

(6:15) - You’re the best player in the league, start acting like it

(10:10) - Does confidence breed success or vice versa?

(13:25) - How we interpret experiences is up to us

(14:40) - Embracing the opportunity to come off the bench

(17:00) - Reflecting on his mentality in the big leagues

(20:30) - John’s favorite teammate of all time

(23:20) - Keeping notes / diaries throughout his career

(25:30) - MLB career winding down

(30:00) - Thoughts on what was in store after baseball

(33:00) - His work giving back through St. Jude’s

(36:00) - Leadership development program

(37:45) - The Rule of Thirds

(40:00) - One thing he’d do differently

(42:30) - What he’s excited about right now

(45:55) - Be kind to people

Cool Article on John:

Ballnine Article on John Morris