ITL083 : Andy's Proudest Accomplishment
In the Loop with Andy Andrews
Matt Lempert
4.9 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2013
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s episode, Andy discusses why he feels that he has finally “arrived” in the field of professional coaching.
Andy is now the official Mental Coach of…the Orange Beach Sharks.
• This is his son’s 13-14-year-old baseball team.
• He talks to the team before every practice and game.
At the beginning of the season, he talked about umpires with the team.
• The first thing they needed to know about umpires is that they’re kind of like TSA at the airport. You will not win an argument with them.
• You can, however, tick them off.
• Umpires are like brothers. If you tick them off, they won’t give you the benefit of the doubt on close calls.
Here’s the plan he gave the team:
• Other teams are going to go out on the field and say nothing to the umpires, unless they decide to complain.
• Andy told them to never, ever argue a call or roll their eyes.
• He told the team to talk to the umpires. Say hi and ask them how they’re doing. Ask them where they’re from.
This lesson with the team is a lesson that applies to life as well.
• If you treat people with kindness, things will generally work out better for you.
• You never know who knows the people who may in the position to give you a job or an opportunity one day.
Questions for Listeners
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o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY
o E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to In the Loop with Andy Andrews, a unique opportunity to see life from a different perspective with New York Times bestselling author, Andy Andrews. |
| 0:12.1 | Now here's your host, Andy Trobb. |
| 0:15.3 | Welcome to In the Loop. I'm Andy Trob, and welcome as always Mr. Andy Andrews. |
| 0:20.4 | Hey, T, good to talk to you. |
| 0:22.6 | I started saying, good to see you. I can't really see you, but good to talk to you. It does feel like that, but it's just... It feels like I can see you. You've been doing so many video posts lately for your blog that I do feel like we've been able to hang out. Seriously, it's your content machine. So, but let's get focused on today's topic. |
| 0:20.4 | It's a pretty important one. |
| 0:22.2 | You know, you... Honestly, it's your content machine. So, but let's get focused on today's topic. |
| 0:38.7 | It's a pretty important one. |
| 0:40.6 | You know, you speak to, is it safe to say hundreds of thousands of people a year? |
| 0:46.6 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:47.1 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:47.7 | Okay. |
| 0:48.6 | But I know you've worked with lots of teams who've got the great Nancy Lopez story, and you've spoken in front of stadiums of people. |
| 0:58.2 | Speak for organizations, you know, athletes. |
| 1:02.8 | But I hear that you have, you've been given the title of the official mental coach of a team. |
| 1:10.7 | And you share with me off air, this is the most |
| 1:14.5 | excited you've ever been to work with a specific team. And you've been doing this for how many |
| 1:23.3 | years? I mean, how many years have you been? I've worked with a lot of teams. I've worked with a lot of |
| 1:28.2 | college teams and some professional. You've helped Alabama win a few championships, right? |
| 1:33.9 | Well, I don't know how much help I've been, but I have worked with them, and Auburn used |
| 1:40.6 | my stuff in their national championship year, in Ohio State. |
| 1:44.9 | Right. |
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