Every once in a while, we get a glimpse into the mindset the separates the good from the great. Kobe gives us a sneak peek in his article, 8Teen, featured on The Player’s Tribune: Maybe I’m just old school. Maybe my line of thinking is that of a rotary phone. Maybe this smartphone generation enjoys …
Seems odd – at first – to connect coaching to vulnerability. Doesn’t it? It definitely felt that way for me too. Yet, after watching Brené Brown speak about the power of vulnerability, it dawned on me: how can one claim to have fully accessed the essence of what it means to be a master coach unless …
Okay… Allow me to preface this post by saying that I’m not (yet!) masterful at applying this concept. Far from it, in fact. I am, though, stretching myself into new possibilities as a teacher-coach. Great coaching matters. That’s what this lab is all about: experimenting with excellence. We’re on this journey together. In my last post, …
Carol Dweck in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success speaks to what she calls a “fixed mind-set” versus a “growth mind-set”. Her work has been instrumental in outlining the transformational power that comes from changing how we – as coaches and athletes – think about failure. Watch this short video that shows the …
So, I tried something new the other day. I began soliciting feedback on Facebook. I asked the question: What’s your definition of “TOUGHNESS”..? (Felt like I was opening up a Pandora’s Box. Ha!) Go ahead… chime in. There’s no expiration date on this debate. Vote: You see, toughness is one of those catch-all buzzwords that gets …