Ultimately, it’s what we do when no one is watching that determines our fate.
No matter the arena—sports, business, parenting—we are blessed with an innate amount of God-given talent. It could be physical strength, a penchant for numbers, or inexhaustible patience—these are gifts we were given. The cards we were dealt. Often, we don’t control it.
What we do control is what we do with that talent. How do we (and those around us) cultivate and develop that talent? Championship teams aren’t always the most talented, and the most successful among us aren’t always the most naturally gifted. Why is this?
The answer lies not in what we do when the cameras are on, profits are up, or things are coming easy. It’s what we do behind closed doors. It’s what we do when no one is watching that can turn a walk-on into a scholarship athlete, a startup into an unicorn, and a collection of individuals into an elite team.
The natural-born prodigy can be awe-inspiring and fun to watch, but that’s not what we’re here for. We can’t learn from roll-out-of-bed-and-do-amazing-things greatness. You don’t learn from success. You learn from the path taken to achieve it and the scar tissue built up along the way.
No One is Watching explores the balance between the cards you’re dealt & how you play them.
“A man’s character is his fate.”
-Heraclites
“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”
-John Wooden
Billy Ryan
Billy spent 15 years in Major League Baseball as an executive, leader, evaluator & developer of elite talent. In that time he helped individuals & teams evolve from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of the profession. Since leaving the world of professional sports, he has helped businesses optimize their teams, tackle unique challenges, & manage explosive growth.
Fortunate enough to cross paths with remarkable people in and outside the world of sports, Billy shares lessons in leadership on the No One is Watching Podcast as well as through his newsletter and coaching.
At No One Is Watching, Billy embraces a philosophy rooted in humility & growth, and draws from his personal and professional experience to explore leadership, elite performance, culture, & growth, often through the prism of sport.