Coaching in Life

Let's all take a minute and think of all the different coaches we have had in our lives. They have all been different and unique in their own ways. Some of them may not even know that we consider them a coach in the first place.

To me a coach is someone who is there to help make you better in a certain situation. It could be a teacher at school who really cares about how well you are doing, a coach of a team or sporting event, or even just someone who is able to be there for you and help guide what you are doing.

To be a great coach one must have to care about the people they are coaching. Coaches that don't care, usually don't have great teams. When the coach cares enough the team will care too. If the coach doesn't believe that the team can win or achieve their goal, they most likely won't.

A coach is different from other helping positions because they can't always be there with the team. They can prepare them as much as they can and in the end they just have to step back and hope for the best. Granted, the coach can still give direction, but not as directly as before.

Lets take a look at a sports team for a minute. The biggest game of the year is coming up against their arch rivals. They want to win this game more than anything. The buzzer starts signaling the beginning of the game. Soon they have fallen behind, both in scores and determination. The coach begins to see the downfall of his team and immediately calls a time out. He begins to rally his players, encouraging them and inspiring them. In the end, they still end up losing, but the team is still proud of how they played because they know they did the best they could do.

The same goes in life. There is always someone there watching for when you start to get behind in life and discouraged in what is going on. They will be the one to call a time out and help you get back on your feet.

"A word of encouragement during a failure is worth mor than an hour of praise after success."

Team Building Skills pt.2

#6  USE RELATABLE PROBLEM SOLVING
Make sure everyone can understand the problem and the solution. What good is a solution if no one understands what is going on, or even what the problem is?

#7 BUILD TRUST WITH INTEGRITY AND EXAMPLE
Be the person you want to see in the mirror. Make sure you are the kind of person you would want to work with. If you don't even want to work with yourself, no one else will. Without trust your team will get no where.

#8 COMMIT TO EXCELLENCE
Have heart. Without the drive and commitment what is going to get done? Nothing. Work hard at what you are doing and strive to be the best.

#9 PROMOTE INTERDEPENDENT THINKING
Avoid group thinking!! Yes, there is no I in TEAM, but there is ME. That doesn't mean that one person is better than the others. It means that each member has to think for themselves and promote their strengths. You have to have a strong base, middle, and top to have a successful formation.

#10 PULL THE WEEDS
Like in a garden, in a team there are things that are hindering our growth. Weeds in a garden suffocate the plants and steal their nutrients. Problems in a team such as jealousy, lack of communication, and clashing personalities can suffocate a team and make it less useful. Pull the weeds! Don't let

Team Building Skills pt.1

#1 PUT THE TEAM FIRST
In a team one of the most important things is to have "we-optic" vision instead of "me-optic" vision. When you're in a team the team has to come first no matter what. You need to make sure the purpose and prioritys and purpose are clear and known

#2 COMMUNICATE OPENLY AND CANDIDLY
Information is POWER!! With information you can take power, but without it you are a captive. Know the score!

Information and knowledge is power. With out it nothing can happen. If you have knowledge then you are always more in charge of the situation than the others who don't have the same knowledge you do.

#3 BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT THE PROBLEM
WANTED: high performance team members; passive observers need NOT apply! Get involved! Speak up! Share your ideas because we all know they are amazing! And volunteer your awesome time and talent.

Some of the most amazing ideas come from someone who never speak. Yes it might be scary to put yourself out there but you never know if they are worth it if you never share them.

Problems are good, not bad. Welcome them and become the solution!

#4 RESPECT DIVERSITY
Diversity makes life interesting with it we gain insight, and new options. There are alternatives to the sitation. We need to connect with our teammates and listen twice as much as we speak. (God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason)  Make sure others feel they are valued and important, because they are.

Diversity is amazing. Weather the diversity of culture or just diversity of oppinion. Accept it and embrace it!

#5 ASK AND ENCOURAGE THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
"Profound questions generate profound understanding." When we ask questions we gain more knowledge and help others who were too afraid to ask themselves. We are opening the door. We disrupt the status quo.

If we never asked questions we would never gain new knowledge and we would never move forward.

If  you take a close look at the most successful people in life, you'll find that their strength is not in having the right answers, but in asking the right questions.