About 2 years ago I decided I needed to learn about this thing called consciousness which appeared to have a huge impact on this reality that we live in, and since then I’ve been on a fascinating journey of discovery. For what one learns very, very quickly is that this materialistic reality isn’t what it…
What is beginning to happen more and more is that people are beginning to expand their consciousness and awareness and as time goes by, this expanding of consciousness is becoming more and more as more and more people are doing it. Yet some maybe asking, how do I expand my consciousness and awareness and the…
One of the biggest things I do and am looking for through all of the information that I search, is that I am looking for all of those little bits that make a big difference. And I’ll be the first to admit that it takes a lot of work to find the little bits that…
Coaching in the 21st Century is all about being creative and the only way one can become creative is to begin imagining a better possibility, in other words, coaching all begins in the mind. And the old days of coaching of just running a few drills and assuming that everybody wants to learn and improve…
I don’t know about anyone else, what I’ve found is that the Most Important part of a coaching session is the 1st 2 minutes, that time when you reconnect with the players after a break between games and practices when everyone has gone away and done their own thing. Dan Coyle – How To Engage…
The more and more books I’m reading about coaching, what is becoming clearer is what a good coach works to and from, and there are 3 common themes that continually come to the fore of what a good coach does. And those 3 things are simply these: They understand people and guide them They simplify…
I’m always on the look out for books about improving the environment which makes the learning process more likely to happen, and one such book I have come across is The Winning Mindset by Damian Hughes. The Winning Mindset – Damian Hughes https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Winning-Mindset/9781509804399 In his book he distills what successful coaches do in creating an…
As I’ve explored different topics in the writing of this blog, the subjects discussed have morphed into 3 main things, and 2 of them weren’t really part of the plan, though when one begins looking at the topics, they all work into together. And the 3 main topics are simple these: Coaching Sports The Nature…
The hardest thing about teaching others about coaching is that there is so much to learn, you know, where do you start? And as I’ve developed along in my own coaching and looked back at what I’ve done I’ve simplified it down to 3 key elements, they being: Understand working with people Few core skills…
At the end of a sports tournament many years ago, one of things I received from the team was a leather-bound writing journal, and I’ve used it as a thought journal ever since. And what a thought journal is, is place to jot ideas and thoughts down and which helps to formulate and flesh out…
There are many, many powerful words that we use and when one begins looking at our language and our reality, and one of the most powerful word in our language is the word Imagine, because it is a key to opening us up to other possibilities. For as creators, the ability to Imagine other possibilities…
If what ever I’m doing, I’m always making adjustments, but not adjustments for the sake of making them, but adjustments for making things better and easier. And so it is with the chocolate fish challenge that I do with the younger team that I coach, http://beawinningcoach.com/chocolate-fish-challenge/ For not only is it a tool that the…
As I learn more and more about a subject and topic, eventually what happens is that a picture emerges in my head which allows me to comprehend better what is going on, and so it is with our modern materialistic society and all the social engineering that goes on and the picture that has developed…
Whenever I’m looking into anything, invariably what becomes obvious are the key subjects, or the core information, and so it is when looking at what has been happening in this world over the last 10,000 years or so. Because when one really gets down to it, there are 2 key subjects for understanding what is…
Recently I was watching a video from Quantum Of Consciousness Channel for he has some really interesting ideas about what is going on in this world and reality and in one of his clips he was talking about a 2 day seminar that was given by Ken Cousens of GEMSTONE University. GEMSTONE University Amazing Reality…
As sports coaches, we don’t deal enough with the imagination, and it turns out that the imagination could be the most important coaching tool we ever use. It’s a big statement, though when one starts thinking about, how does one: Come up with new plays? New training drills and techniques? Develop new skills? Revamp their…
One thing we need to be learning more about is our imaginations, for it is appearing to be the most valuable tool that we have at our disposal and is the beginning of all things, for one only has to look around where they are and see the benefit of others imaginations that have been…
When people begin coaching, one of the first things they do is to begin looking for the secret to coaching, and if one keeps looking for long enough, what you’ll ultimately find is that there is no secret to coaching. For the secret of coaching is effectively an illusion, and where the real skill comes…
The most important premise about coaching and sport, is that it involves people, and yet the majority of our coach training pays little attention to this premise and facet of sport, and yet it is an area that has such a big impact on any coach’s effectiveness. And this is why I’ve spent so much…
I used to base my coaching from the unconscious belief that everyone wanted to learn and improve, but not anymore, as I gave away that fallacy many years ago and shifted to a new fundamental starting point for coaching which is that no one wants to learn and improve and I have to create the…
