Counterpoint: Winning Does Not Make an Athlete Better

Measuring progress by wins and losses is a mistake. If an athlete is undefeated against easy competition that doesn’t make that athlete better than an athlete who has a losing record against the best competition in the nation. In fact, it’s far more likely the athlete with the losing record is superior to the undefeated […]

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The #1 Reason Why Parents are Hesitant to Hire a Coach

For the most part I coach middle and high school athletes. Occasionally, I coach the parents of these athletes. The difference between these two types of clients goes far beyond their age and stage in life. When I coach an athlete, the parent hires me to help their child. When I coach a parent, the […]

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Metaphor: The Coach Provides the Map, But You Must Bring the Compass

One of my favorite metaphors for pursuing difficult goals is the story of the compass and the map. I first heard the story retold by Seth Godin, as he retold the account retold by Steve Pressfield. It’s the story of an escaped soldier during World War II: A Ghurka rifleman escaped from a Japanese prison […]

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