Never Give Up on Your Dream…
How Baseball and More can Teach us Lessons That Can Encourage Us to Keep Pursuing our Dreams in both Life and Business.
What if the path to your biggest dreams wasn’t found in swinging for the fences, but in mastering the little things? On the next episode of A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso, we welcome Joel Goldberg, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, television host, and veteran reporter who travels with the Kansas City Royals. Known for his front-row seat to Major League Baseball’s highs and lows, Joel has spent decades learning not just about the game — but about the people who play it, and the everyday habits that create lasting success.
Joel’s latest book, Small Ball Big Dreams, takes readers inside the clubhouse and behind the curtain, sharing stories from professional athletes, business leaders, and high performers who’ve built elite cultures by focusing on what he calls “the small ball” — the consistent, intentional, behind-the-scenes efforts that don’t always make the highlight reel, but win championships on and off the field. In this episode, we’ll explore how values like trust, preparation, resilience, and human connection can radically transform organizations, teams, and lives.
As Joel shares, greatness isn’t built on grand gestures — it’s found in the morning routines, the hard conversations, the extra reps, and the way leaders show up every single day. From World Series-winning clubhouses to Fortune 500 boardrooms, Small Ball Big Dreams reminds us that culture isn’t something you declare — it’s something you live, one small action at a time.
⚾ Join us for a conversation that blends baseball wisdom, leadership insight, and practical takeaways for anyone chasing big dreams. Whether you’re a fan of the game or just ready for a new direction in your life, this is one episode you won’t want to miss!
Joel Goldberg‘s book, “Small Ball Big Dreams“, is an absolute gem. Because of his career as an announcer and all his radio and TV travels, Joel interviews many of the stars that you know, and many that you don’t know. But in every interview there are valuable lessons for staying with your dream, becoming a better leader, and living a better life.
The book really emphasizes that your life is not a straight path. It will have obstacles, challenges, and at time discouragement. In fact, what you initial thought you were set out to do, may in fact change and that change with the right attitude, effort, and resiliency will prove to be more fulfilling and serve a great purpose than what you could have ever imagined.
When I finished reading the book, I was challenged, but more so, I was inspired! What will be the next challenge that will push me to my new direction? What do I need to let go of, that I will become the person with a life that impacts others. Perhaps former Major League umpire Te Bennett summed it up best, “You have got to look at yourself in the mirror, and ask, ‘what can I do better?’.”
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