Blog on coaching

May 2, 2016

Believe in Others

Believe in Others. Scenario 1:  You are 13 years old, standing in the batter’s box and you have two strikes on you.  Ouch! You look to the 3rd base coach for any signs, even though batters don’t’ get signs with two strikes.  Just isn’t done!  Two strikes is trouble time. […]
April 25, 2016

Frequently Wrong, But Never in Doubt

    Frequently Wrong, But Never in Doubt I am going to walk through two basic elements to ensure that is not you. What you learn and then how you relate. How you listen and how you process. Dylan has lyrics that have to do with not criticizing what you […]
April 18, 2016

We Need You

We Need You I’ll hope for the purposes of this article that your work environment has several shared goals, often quite related.  Whether driving revenue, managing cost, serving internal colleagues, providing client service, or giving great patient care, the unit in which you work will have shared goals. Everyone has […]
April 11, 2016

Physician, Heal Thyself

Physician, Heal Thyself Betcha didn’t know that is from the Bible! It’s connotation today is that you should look at your own issues before you go trying to solve other people’s. Its hard to refute the contention that the biggest troublemaker you’ll face today is the one in the mirror […]
April 4, 2016

An Object at Rest Stays at Rest

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion. In very rough terms, that is Newton’s First Law of Motion. Do you know what inertia is?  Most think it means something like not moving, or maybe not alive. But it is a bit more complex.  It means […]
March 28, 2016

Loyal Opposition; Champion the Cause

  You’re driving.  Your boss is in the backseat.  You are approaching a fork in the road. The boss tells you to turn right at the fork. You happen to know that turning right will lead to Baltimore-style chaos.  Nasty stuff. A riot is breaking out. Yet you know that […]
March 21, 2016

Your Brand: Tell Me in One Word

How do people describe you? Beyond your age or gender or general storefront?  Smart or nice or silly or clever or quiet or aloof or moody? There would be similarity in the adjectives parents, friends, colleagues, and general acquaintances would use to describe you. In total, the adjectives they use […]
March 14, 2016

Aspiration is an Eagle; Apathy a bit of a Serpent

    Aspiration is an eagle; apathy a bit of a serpent. You do people a great service when you expect much from them.  It is no favor to let others slide, to not aspire. Apathy, on the other hand, eats away.  It erodes you. I think it lends itself […]
March 7, 2016

Positive Reinforcement “The Pot Calls the Marijuana Dope”

Basketball coach: “Billy- you’re in for Stevie.  Top of the 1-3-1 zone defense.  Two minutes max then back out.  I need you to be all asshole and elbows.  Two minutes.  Whatever kid has the ball? That kid’s got YOUR ball. Got it?  Can you make this a track meet?” Billy […]
February 29, 2016

The Power of Compounding: Weeds on a Neglected Tomb

Put just a little away. 3 bucks a day over 40 years should result in a million. $3 a day. And you can do better than $3 a day. Nobody gets rich; everyone can amass wealth. It is really hard to get rich quickly. Win the lottery or start a […]