Clark's developmental background is common among most excellent athletes and successful businesspeople.
I asked several LinkedIn followers to predict whether Caitlin Clark -- if you aren't familiar with the basketball star, you probably aren't reading this -- grew up only playing basketball.
Makes sense: Early specialization tends to be important in sports. Take Tiger Woods, who was less than two years old when his father began teaching him how to play golf.
Or Andre Agassi, who began playing tennis when he was four years old.
Michelle Wie qualified for the United States Amateur Championships at the age of ten.
Because exceptional performers in any profession tend to devote substantially more time to intentional
focused, and consistent practice than non-elite performers, the sooner you begin focusing on one thing, the better.
Brent Clark is frequently approached by other parents of young children about his recommendations and how he and his wife Anne raised Caitlin to become the basketball player she is today.