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A good coach can change a game

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“A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”

—John Wooden, 20th Century American basketball coach and player

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John Wooden was the most remarkable coach in college basketball and perhaps any sport. His many accomplishments include:

  • 10 NCAA national championships in 12 years
  • 7 consecutive titles from 1967-1973
  • Established an NCAA record of 88 consecutive wins
  • Won 38 straight NCAA tournament games
  • He was the first person inducted into the basketball hall of fame as both player and coach
  • Was named “Coach of the Century” by ESPN
  • Developed the famous” Pyramid of Success” leadership philosophy

Perhaps more than any of these accomplishments was his tremendous influence as a team leader and the remarkable character development he offered his players well beyond their playing days.

EXERCISE:

What lessons can you take from Wooden’s career/life to win more games and change more lives in your communities?

Make a pact with yourself. It is up to you to see it through

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Make a pact with yourself. It is up to you to see it through.

—Calm App Reflection

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To what degree do you play the role of coach in your life?

Perhaps you coach your children, a sports team, or even your colleagues at work. If you are nodding your head in agreement, you probably find supporting others in their growth and development very rewarding.

How often do you play the role of coach for yourself, taking on worthy goals and pivoting along the way to reach the outcomes you desire? If this sounds like something you would like to do more often, try this three-step process:

Envision a goal or future outcome you strongly desire and write it down.
Break this goal into bite size steps to act upon in the coming days and week. Write these action steps in your calendar or schedule.
Promise and make a pact with yourself and others in your communities to see things through.

EXERCISE:

In what area of your life would you most want to achieve a worthy goal?

How would making a pact with yourself and being your own coach help you achieve the results you deeply desire?

Let me know how things go! Email barry@dempcoaching.com

How do the good and bad examples set by others offer you lessons on how to live

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How do the good and bad examples set by others offer you lessons on how to live?

—Calm App Reflection

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When most people think about coaching, they visualize two people having a conversation, or someone speaking with a group such as a sports team. In both cases, speaking and listening seem integral to the process.

What if far more coaching occurred with a bit more show and a lot less tell?

In this case, our sense of sight and our ability to notice significant and subtle behaviors would play a more important role in what we take away and apply to our own efforts.

Our ability to explore the successful and unsuccessful results of our actions can then be applied to our future attempts.

EXERCISE:

Who are the people that set the best examples to help guide your life?

Where are your seeing bad examples to avoid?

How does an objective examination of the results of your efforts provide the best lessons to carry forward through your days?

Help. Other. People. Evolve.

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Help. Other. People. Evolve. (HOPE)

—Author Unknown

Photo from Flickr by GotCredit

Photo from Flickr by GotCredit

One of the main reasons I enjoy the coaching profession is that it is a very hopeful way of relating with others. We are constantly exploring new and different approaches to better our lives and have a more fulfilling future.

To this end, I encourage you to pursue the two-way street of being a coach for others and having a variety of coaches to support your own evolving life.

EXERCISE:

Identify one of your unique abilities or special talents and share it with someone in your world who could benefit.

Select a specific area of growth and development you most desire. Secure a coach, mentor, or other individual to support your progress in this area.

Repeat this exercise often.