Everybody loves a good reading list and I have a new and updated reading list for you if you are the type that is always looking for a new book to read. This spans a wide variety of categories, right? I'm a big believer in that. Just want

to be well-rounded, whether it's about business, whether it's about psychology, relationships, even a bit of nonfiction here and there. So if you want to look at more than 230 books that I love and some articles as well, go to artofcoaching.com slash reading list, all one word now that's artofcoaching.com slash reading list.

And again, you can use these things from any category.

It's not meant to be like the end all be all.

We update this fairly frequently.

We're gonna do another update later this year,

but whether you need a new spring read, summer read,

or you're just looking for something to upskill your team,

check it out.

That's artofcoaching.com slash reading list. Now. Welcome to the Art of Coaching podcast. I'm Brevartolomew and at a young age, poor communication nearly calls me my life. Now I help others navigate the great area of social interaction, power dynamics and communication so they can become more adaptable leaders regardless of their profession, age or situation. This podcast is for everybody who is fascinated with solving people problems. So if you're in the no nonsense type who appreciates frank conversations, advise you can put to use immediately and learning how others navigate the messy realities of leadership, you're in the right place. I'm glad that you're joining us. Let's dive in. All right, let's get into it. Today, quick episode, and hopefully something that has something convicting for you, I know that I feel passionate enough about it that I decided to record this after I had put my son down to sleep tonight. I was gonna go to bed early.

We have Speaker School this weekend, and I could have put this off, but this is something that's come up enough thematically that I definitely wanted to address. So for those of you that like more of the rant episodes, you're gonna appreciate this. Okay, so the other day I got asked, what is one of the toughest things about coaching? Like this was a pretty broad question,

but immediately I knew the answer.

And I knew the answer because it has a lot to do with what I think is going on societally, which is you're going to see some consistency in themes that I've talked about in the past, but also just something that I don't think people call out enough amongst other coaches because coaches and leaders can talk about the people that

they lead or lead with because leadership is, you know, it doesn't, you don't have to

have a title to be a formal leader.

But all of this coincides with one another.

So the toughest thing for me about coaching, the thing that is the hardest about coaching

doesn't matter when I was a strength coach, doesn't matter in the context.

I do it now.

Anything like that is when you're working with somebody who won't answer the call for themselves, meaning they think they're getting out of their comfort zone. They think they're doing the work. They think a certain thing, but really a lot of it is, a lot of it is them hiding and mainly hiding from themselves. Then I saw this with athletes. I mean, I had the good fortune to work

with some of the best athletes in the world. And unlike a lot of people out there that say this stuff, this is verifiable. You can see this stuff online. You can talk to other coaches that watch me coach. So it seems to be avant-garde now for everybody to say that they work with Olympians and NFL, which by the way is only impressive to a point. working with kids in many instances is far more impressive,

but all that aside, right?

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