#061: How I Think About Coaching
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2019
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
We’re talking about how to climb the ladder of leadership with your athletes, why you should never ask a client why something isn’t working, and how to get the most out of your coaches.
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| 0:00.0 | someone comes in and you're kind of working with them on a weight loss program |
| 0:04.2 | and maybe you maybe you weigh them every time they come in and they've gained four pounds. |
| 0:09.8 | So you be like, it's okay. |
| 0:11.2 | Like we're going to do this. |
| 0:12.0 | Like that's not that's not transparent. |
| 0:14.8 | Transparent is like someone's not going on. |
| 0:17.4 | Like what's what's not working right now? |
| 0:20.6 | Let's figure this out and maybe we'll talk about, but one of my big things is, um, what in house? |
| 0:27.0 | So you don't you never ask why? |
| 0:28.5 | Why is this not working? |
| 0:30.1 | Now I'm accusing you and now I'm trying to figure out your motives and you're all this like, but what? |
| 0:36.2 | What what is not working right now? |
| 0:38.0 | How can we improve this? |
| 0:39.6 | What in how never we are? |
| 0:42.0 | We are here because we know the outcomes in our lives are within our control. |
| 0:46.5 | That taking absolute ownership of how we eat, sleep, train, think and connect with each other is how we'll optimize our health and happiness. |
| 0:54.8 | That chasing excellence is how we grab hold of what is possible. |
| 0:58.8 | Our mission is to live on the run. |
| 1:01.5 | Always chasing. |
| 1:02.8 | Never stop. |
| 1:05.4 | Hello Patrick. |
| 1:06.7 | What's up? |
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