46 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants - What Makes a Great Mentor or Coach, How to Find Them, and Understanding Your Role in the Relationship.

Purple Patch Podcast

Matt Dixon

Humanpotential, Nutrition, Education, Empower, Fitness, Executive, Coach, Strengthtraining, Purplepatch, Sleep, Cycling, Performance, Running, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Ironman, Swimming, Timemanagement, Triathlon, Meditation, Yoga

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” - Isaac Newton

The power of a mentor or coach cannot be overstated and to truly maximize the benefits of a professional coach, you, the athlete, must be a major stakeholder to ensure the relationship is fruitful and beneficial to your performance.

In this episode, Matt discusses the importance of finding the right coach for you.

What are characteristics of a great coach or mentor?
How do you find the right coach for your needs?
How do you maximize the relationship to allow performance gains?
What are some of the qualities and red flags you should look for?
Does the coach’s philosophy align with you and your needs?
What is your role in this athletic journey?

Being a great coached athlete is not about punching the clock and simply checking off workouts prescribed like a list of tasks. Life is not a spreadsheet, and therefore it is tough to apply a strict spreadsheet of training to life.

And, remember, having a coach isn’t just about getting you to hit every session, but to become empowered to make smart decisions to adapt and evolve training relative to life and prior training.

Is your coach fit for the job? Is your coach fit for you?

Find out in today's episode.

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To truly maximize the benefits of a professional coach, you, the athlete, must be a major stakeholder to ensure the relationship is fruitful and beneficial for your performance. So, how do you find the right coach for your needs, and how do you maximize the relationship to allow performance gains? Here are some questions you should be asking.

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0:00.0	I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential.
0:09.3	Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life.
0:19.9	Welcome once again to the Purple Patch podcast. This is, as ever your host, Matt Dixon. And I'm not again to the Purple Patch podcast. This is,
0:23.3	as ever your host, Matt Dixon. And today, we're going to start with a quote from Isaac Newton.
0:28.9	If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. Yes, leaders need leaders.
0:42.4	You are evolving or you are wilting. Today, we talk about coaching, mentorship and the journey for you to find the right support and guidance in your own
0:47.6	quest for performance. Whether you're seeking performance in sport, the workplace or life,
0:53.2	the power of a mentor or coach cannot be
0:55.7	overstated. But what makes a great mentor a coach? How do you find the right person for you? And what's
1:02.9	your role in the relationship? Well, let's find out. It's all wrapped up in today's show.
1:09.3	So, stand up, ladder. Get in line.
1:14.2	Yes, let me get my tracksuit bottoms on, my clipboard out, mustache groan, whistle in mouth, stopwatch at the ready.
1:22.1	I am going into coach mode.
1:24.8	Let's do this.
1:26.1	But, oh, hang on.
1:29.7	First, we've got to do this thing.
1:37.9	We like the way he thinks. Serious with a wink. Let's open the book. It's time to take a peek.
1:47.9	It's the Dixenary Word of the Week. Yes, Word of the Week, and this week, the word of the week, and this week the word is training.
1:50.1	You might ask, training.
1:58.6	If Purple Patch does a podcast on performance, how can a word of the week be something so blatantly obvious, training?
2:03.3	What can I ever tell you about training in a short minute of word of the week without just boring you? Well, it is simple, but it's critical. Now, you committed athletes out there
2:11.1	might just be like, duh, but those who are listening that are simply in the search of finding
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