The Pet Store and the Squirrel Monkey
You Get One Life. Live It!
By Darryl L. Mobley
As I spoke with my children on how best to reach their goals in sports and academics, I was reminded of my story of the pet store and the squirrel monkey. (I actually had squirrel monkeys for pets when I was a teenager. My mother decided to feed them scrambled eggs and bacon. What happened next would bring a tear to your eyes. But that’s another story for another time!)
I thought I would share my story with you.
A man was walking downtown and passed a pet store. As he looked in the pet store window he saw a large cage filled 
with some really cute squirrel monkeys. Like me, he had always liked monkeys and so he went into the pet store.
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By Darryl L. Mobley
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[A coaching client of mine just asked me this question in response to a breakthrough she had based on some questions I asked her: “Darryl. How do you know these secrets to life? You know more about my motivations than I do!” The answer I gave her: “I am a student of life. I study and absorb the lessons that life constantly teaches.” Here’s an example.]
Whenever the Winter Olympics roll around, I always have flashbacks to an amazing time in my life. Allow me to share…
Several years ago, I was training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During my 6 am work-out I noticed this guy squat-walking around the track with a tire full of sand around his neck. It was obviously very heavy.
Can You Squat-Walk?
I did not know who the guy was or what he did as an athlete. Finally, one day at lunch I happened to be sitting across the table from him. I introduced myself. His name 
was Eric. I said, “I see you squat-walking every morning. That’s incredible. What sport do you do?” And he said, “I’m a skater, you know, a speed skater.” Eric seemed to be a very unassuming person.
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