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A little different than our regular rhythm.
With Thanksgiving here, we’re keeping it light and simply sharing a handful of things shaping our thinking right now — clips, articles, conversations, and ideas we think every coach and leader will appreciate.
Some of these are short, some will stretch you, and all of them have connected back to our Leadership → Culture → Performance framework in ways we didn’t expect.
Consider it our holiday reading + watching list for leaders who want to keep growing even during a quieter week.
1. One of Our Favorite Quotes From an All-Timer
2. This Vulnerability From A Pro Athlete
Exceptional honesty and transparency about the difficult work it takes to become BETTER.
“I realized I’d done all the technical work on my game…. but none of the inner work on myself.”
Your inner work determines your outward leadership. Do the hard work. Lead yourself first.
3. A Podcast Episode Worth Your Time
Jim Murphy is a friend who was instrumental in helping us when we started working with PGA Tour Pros.
This is an incredible overview of his philosophy of Inner Excellence and his performance model, which will almost definitely surprise you.
“Principle #1 for Inner Excellence: Everything is here to teach me and help me it’s all working for my good. So we’re going to go look for those moments when you’re most uncomfortable and remind yourself: This is my teacher.”
4. The Importance of Fun in the Pursuit of Excellence
5. A Current Event
If you’ve followed for long, you know that we are big college basketball fans. Are the midmajors getting elbowed out of the table that is the NCAA Tournament? Chris Caputo shared what it’s like being a Head Coach of a mid-major at this time:
Kevin (Oklahoma State Alum) tells me (a Davidson alum) to suck it up. 🙂
6. A Tool We’re Revisiting
It’s been so great to hear about and see the hard work coaches are doing on their leadership. Want to build a healthy culture? It starts with you.
We’re revisiting PowerBook 1 - You Are The Culture (download the digital version below for free) and PowerBook 2 - Know Your Voice, Coach From Identity as we finalize and prepare to release the final installment in our book, Coach Self-Leadership System: Lead Yourself First.
Download our FREE Digital PowerBook: You Are The Culture!
You Are The Culture is the first chapter of our self-leadership system for coaches called Lead Yourself First. We’ve released two chapters so far. The first is below. The second PowerBook: Know Your Voice, Coach From Identity, you’ll get with an implementation guide as soon as you pre-order our book for $10!
Pre-Order The Full Book: Lead Yourself First!
When you pre-order, you’ll get:
✅ Immediate access to the next two PowerBooks as soon as they’re released
🗒️ A downloadable implementation guide for PowerBooks 1 & 2
🎥 Access to our monthly leadership webinars inside the BETTER Community
📗 A physical copy of Lead Yourself First when the full section is complete
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