Sports for the Soul

Celtic Life International magazine does a feature in each issue where they interview and profile an author with Celtic ancestry.

In the Summer 2024 issue, I’m honored to say that I was their featured author.

If you’re interested in learning more about my background and why I write the books I write, you can read the article here.

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Saquon Barkley talks about VICTORY FAVORS THE FEARLESS by Darrin Donnelly.

Last week at training camp for the Philadelphia Eagles, two-time Pro Bowl running back Saquon Barkley was overheard asking quarterback Jalen Hurts if he thought he was “fearless.”

Hurts replied, “Absolutely.” And the two had a brief discussion about why he felt this way.

In an interview with the media on Monday, Barkley was asked why he asked Hurts about being fearless.

Barkley said it was because he recently read and liked the book, Victory Favors the Fearless: How to Defeat the 7 Fears that Hold You Back.

I was excited to hear Saquon Barkley had read my book and that it was shaping his mindset heading into this football season. [continue reading…]

OLD SCHOOL GRIT reveals the 15 unbreakable rules for building grit and achieving your goals.

Here are five of my favorite motivational quotes from John Wooden, the legendary basketball coach who ruled the NCAA tournament like no one else in history…

“The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move! … The individual who is mistake-free is also probably sitting around doing nothing. And that’s a very big mistake.”

You can’t sit around waiting for conditions to be just right before going after your goals. While some preparation is obviously necessary, you will never have all the answers in advance. You will never reach a point where every step on your journey is mapped out perfectly. [continue reading…]

“The only things that are going to change you from where you are today and where you are going to be five years from now are the people you meet and the books you read.”
– Lou Holtz, 2-Time National Coach of the Year

As a new year begins, it’s important to remember that you have the power to decide what your future will look like.

What you fill your mind with today determines the person you become tomorrow.

If you fill your mind with positive and motivational material, you’ll become a more positive and motivated person. On the other hand, if you fill your mind with negative and cynical material, that’s the type of person you will become.

Like everything else in life, it comes down to a choice. You get to choose what you fill your mind with. The most effective way to choose a more positive mindset is by choosing the right books to read. [continue reading…]