Every Coach Needs A Coach

When I saw the first Harry Potter movie, I wrote down this quote immediately. I was probably 12 or 13 and that quote spoke to me because at that age, I was stuck somewhere in my thinking of what I was capable of as a student athlete.   I had 2 big brothers and a big sister who were competing for spots on high school sports teams (well, my sister ended up being valedictorian, she was comp...

Where you are is a direct result of the decisions you have made up to this point in your life. - Anonymous  Whether we like it or not, the chair we’re sitting in, the computer or phone we’re on, the coffeeshop or house or school we’re sitting in is a choice we’ve made. Maybe we chose to work at this school 15 years ago and we’ve chosen to stay for this long. Maybe we decided to work at this c...

Decide:   The dictionary definition of decision. "A determination arrive that after consideration” Decide is defined as making a final choice or judgment about, or to select as a course of action  We make decisions every day, most of them subconsciously, based off of our habits. Some are easy, like deciding which way to take to work, others are more difficult by choosing a starting...

Once upon a time there was a new member of a company, and the boss wanted to help him feel included, so he decided to throw a pizza party on Friday afternoon. But the newcomer didn’t show up to it. So the boss, determined to make this guy feel included, decided that on Tuesday, the whole team would go to karaoke, but the newcomer didn’t go to that either.  Feeling a little discouraged, the bo...

Once upon a time there was a little boy who was rich and could have anything he wanted. One day he passed the shop where there was a strange mirror in the window. He asked his parents to buy the mirror which they did.  When he brought it home he looked at it and couldn't see his reflection. He stood there for a few minutes and suddenly his reflection appeared. But the boy in the mirror was sa...

In the summer of 2020 we weren't sure if we were going to have high school soccer season in the fall. But if we did, I wanted every player to be eligible because they needed soccer more than anything that year. As soon as I could, I checked to make sure that all of our players were medically cleared. I must've sent 50 emails that summer, updating kids on their status, answering questions about who...

Last week a few of our players had siblings and close friends who left for college. One player who is usually bubly and energetic showed up about 20 minutes early to practice, with her shoulders slumped, just standing by the equipment we’d put down. I asked her what was up, and she told me ’Tom leaves for college today, he just dropped me off’. I asked if she was okay, to which she replied ‘I brok...

Quote - “From caring comes courage.” – Lao Tzu courage to have hard conversations courage to hold players and staff and parents accountable courage to try new things courage to fail and fail safely courage go all out It takes courage to be uncomfortable, so if you care about the people around you, genuinely care about them, you can take courage in acting on the things that are best for them and th...

“They’ll never care how much you know until they know how much you care”  Take a minute to think about the person who cares about you the most. Maybe it's a parent, or a sibling, or a spouse, or a child. Who do you know cares about you the most? I want you to think of a time when you had a problem. Who was the first person that you went to to help you solve that problem? I'm curious if it's t...

Definition: feel concern or interest; attach importance to something. look after and provide for the needs of.  serious attention or consideration applied to doing something correctly or to avoid damage or risk.  One of Lewis Howes guests defined greatness as “at my funeral I want people arguing over who I loved the most. I want there to be loud arguments of people saying “I know that sh...

https://www.npr.org/2009/04/06/102649267/i-am-still-the-greatest"I have always believed in myself, even as a young child growing up in Louisville, Ky. My parents instilled a sense of pride and confidence in me, and taught me and my brother that we could be the best at anything. I must have believed them, because I remember being the neighborhood marble champion and challenging my neighborhood budd...

Driving through town just my boy and me With a happy meal in his booster seat Knowing that he couldn't have the toy 'Till his nuggets were gone Green traffic light turned straight to red I hit my brakes and mumbled under my breath His fries went a flying and his orange drink covered his lap Well then my four year old said a four letter word That started with "s" and I was concerned So I said son n...

Imagine that at 25 years old you get news that your kidneys don't work, and that you need to be on dialysis in order to survive for the rest of your life. Three hours a day, three times a week, literally forever for you. Do you throw in the towel and let God take you then? Do you give up your hobbies and your passions because there goes a significant part of your weeks? Or do you see it as an oppo...

Can you think of someone in your life who told you, "do as I say, not as I do "? Maybe they didn't even say it, but you knew that their behavior was unacceptable, and so did they, but no one intervened to change their behavior.   The world is shown so many examples of what not to do, we need more people showing us what to do instead. And probably the reason for that, is because it can be...

In the book transformational leader ship by Joshua Metcalf and Jamie Gilbert, they tell a story on page 114 about motivation. This is a tough one to implement, but if you can do it, and behave in the way that they are suggesting, I think you could serve you really well. The chapter is called "you've lost your privilege. See you tomorrow. "And the purpose of the chapter is to talk about motivation,...

No written word nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Nor all the books on all the shelves, it’s what the teachers are themselves.” -Rudyard Kipling From My Personal Best by John Wooden This is a quote that I have written almost everywhere I refer to coaching materials. I keep a notebook where I write down things that I learn and resources that I know I will find helpful, and...

We have all seen coaches who behave in a manner where they embarrass themselves and their team and their organization. We've also seen coaches handle certain situation but they can look back on and be proud of themselves for how they did behave. I'm sure many of us can remember times when we've been on that spectrum. The reason we're diving into behavior this week, is because we need reminders tha...

In the book transformational leadership by Josh Medcalf and Jamie Gilbert, on page 50 there is a story about the worlds strongest man pulling a semi truck or another vehicle about 25 meters as fast as possible. The point of the story is if you watch these guys, starting is the hardest part. Once they start, then the wheels start moving. And as long as they maintain their momentum, they are able to...

The parable of the talents  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_talents_or_minasThe "Parable of the Talents", in Matthew 25:14–30 tells of a master who was leaving his house to travel, and, before leaving, entrusted his property to his servants. According to the abilities of each man, one servant received five talents, the second had received two, and the third received only one. The...

Who are you waiting for permission from before you take action?   Once upon a time there was a prince. He wanted nothing more than to fall in love and get married. When he came of age, he waited for his parents to set him up with someone they felt would be worthy of his love and affection. At first they were busy running things in the kingdom, so he waited longer. Then a war broke out an...

One of the most powerful stories I've ever heard this from a guy named David Goggins, who is a former Navy seal, and all-around beast of a man. He was on Lewis Howes podcast, the school of Greatness. He tells the story of what his version of hell would be.  When he dies he meets God, and God is sitting across a desk from him and slides him a piece of paper. His name is at the top, along with...

When I started my PT clinic, I was bulidng it from nothing. I had a clinic space, but no one to fill it with. I was brand new, out of network, and was really uncomfortable telling anyone I existed as a new business. I was intimidated and shy, which usually I am not. I felt like I had to accomplish my mission and transform my whole community in a day. That’s what made it so slow from the get go. I...

This is our week on action and I wanna give you one of my favorite quotes from a business colleague of mine who likes to say imperfect action is better than perfect inaction. What we mean by this is it better to go out and try something and see if it works then to spend days and sometimes weeks and sometimes months and sometimes years coming up with a perfect plan but never acting on it we try to...

Three frogs are sitting on a log, and one decides to jump off. How many frogs are left sitting on the log? Most people will tell me two, because one decided to jump. The correct answer is three. Just because a frog decided to do something doesn't mean it actually did it. Our theme this week is action.

If you have ever baked potato in the microwave, and then baked potato in the oven, you know the difference in the quality and deliciousness of the final product. The point of today's podcast is to understand the quality results require time, energy, and effort. You can be a microwave coach, and it will get you by. Or you could be a 60 minutes in the oven at 400° Coach, and your final product will...