It’s not personal. Instead, they want what your coaching will do for them. They want the way it will make them feel. The problem it will solve. The relief it will give them. If your coaching can help then achieve: a sense of belonging connection peace of mind status then you, Coach, have done something […]
The most important person you will ever coach
Your reflection gives a perspective of how you look. Of how other people will see you. Looking deeper into that mirror you will see the most important person you will ever coach. Yep, it’s you. That’s a foreign concept to some coaches. They are quick to structure a practice. Correct an issue. Devise a strategy. […]
Yes Coach, you are a marketer
And now you need to get better at it Care to disagree about being a marketer? Okay, I’ll entertain that for a moment. A marketer (according to the smartest person on this topic I know) is someone who: help others become who they seek to become I think that describes the essence of coaching, don’t […]
Stop trying to become a better sports coach
Why is it that coaches are rarely formally taught? Drivers are taught Doctors are taught Teachers are taught But sport coaches? Nope. Coaches are rarely formally taught — especially in the US. (Did you know that the United States is one of the few developed countries that does NOT have a national coaching education program?) […]
What Will Be Your Coaching Legacy?
Have you thought about it—your legacy? And what it will be?? (Hint–if you’re like most coaches you have NOT.) What will people say about you when you stop coaching? (Another hint–if you’re like most coaches you will say “I don’t care! But you WILL care.) I’ve recently retired from full-time coaching, after 36 years. And […]
Coach improvement – a different view
Improvement is a selfish act. We chase improvement to get better. We get better to be more competitive. If we’re more competitive, we win more. Makes perfect sense. And it makes no sense that we want our competition to get better, right? Because if they are better than we probably win less. Right? Or could […]
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