Coach Paul Assaiante on the Longest Winning Streak in NCAA History, Perspective, Courage
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
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🗓️ 5 October 2016
⏱️ 99 minutes
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Summary
Paul Assaiante, current coach of the Men's Squash team at Trinity College, is known for his unique achievement as the “winningest coach in college sports history”, winner of 15 NCAA Championships titles, and 22-year dedication as squash coach. In This Episode: -Obsessing over the outcome at an early age -Identifying his calling.. to be a college coach -Why he’s more fascinated by losing than winning -Utilizing practice as a time for failure -Why practice is everything -Teaching kids to value the process over outcome -What proper preparation looks like -The awesome power of now -Why people fail to perform under the lights -Pride vs. ego -How he gets in his own way -His philosophy… the ship must move forward -Observation as his mindfulness practice
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