Why do football coaches struggle and fail as leaders?
Too much forcing. Too little aiming.
I’ve been an Executive Coach for coaches and leaders for 21 years. This is the perfect time for coaches to refine their leadership approach before the demands of season. Start with: (1/12)
Leadership is aiming people, not forcing them.
A lot of coaches don't understand the difference. Too many still don’t want to understand. That's an expensive mistake when adversity hits, losing starts, and stress overwhelms your system.
Let’s start from the beginning: (2/12)
Oct 9, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
11 of my favorite E+R=O rules:
(Which one is your favorite?)
1. Response > Event 2. Circumstances are rarely ideal.
May 20, 2022 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
7 "Do’s and Don’ts" to Increase Purpose and Production
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1:
Don’t accept an average version of yourself.
Do create your best self.
Aug 6, 2021 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
This is for competitors. REAL competitors. TRUE competitors with the ❤️🔥 in their SOUL.
Lack of talent is a real thing. I played college football at 5’8” 180 lbs.
Every football field I ever stepped on . . . I was always the smallest and never the strongest or fastest.
(1/5)
Bigger, faster, stronger, more talented players were not only the norm, it was my expectation.
Every workout, lift, practice, drill, and game.
Here’s the thing . . . I never considered lack of talent as a reason I couldn’t play, compete, and win.
Not once.
(2/5)
Jul 28, 2021 • 30 tweets • 2 min read
28 Disciplines That Changed My Life
A 🧵
1. Set and live by my own intentionally chosen standards.
Jul 25, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
A thread (🧵) on discipline.
✔️ What it is
✔️ What it isn’t
✔️ Why it works
Sep 21, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
People ask me:
“What does ‘Discipline is the Shortcut’ mean? I thought there are no shortcuts???”
That sounds right, but it’s not really true. Here’s why ⬇️
Nothing produces results more reliably than discipline. Not motivation. Not talent. Not life hacks. Not books.
‘Discipline is the shortcut’ means the fastest path to getting what you want is through MORE and BETTER discipline.
This is not debatable. It’s pure unfiltered truth.
Sep 6, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Anyone CAN reach elite performance but the majority don’t.
Want to know why?
Elite performance of any kind — personal or professional — is (1) EXCLUSIVE and (2) ELUSIVE.
Reaching elite is EXCLUSIVE because it has a price. The cost is more than the average person wants to invest. It’s that simple. People who pay the price go further than those who don’t.
Jul 13, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
AVERAGE MINDSET vs ELITE MINDSET (a thread)
The quality of everything in your life begins with your mindset. Everything. If it’s weak, distorted, or broken, you can be sure it will show up. Same if it’s strong, clear, and has integrity.
An average mindset wastes time ...
... debating simple questions with simple answers instead of taking decisive action. It’s a delay tactic and an excuse generator to avoid the work.
Here are three simple questions an average mindset wastes too much time on:
