Why You Need a Coach!

“It’s what you learn, after you know it all, that counts!”
John Wooden

I remember my first coach ever, it was my dad. I was 5 years old and I was playing tee-ball. This wasn’t ultra-competitive, half the kids on the field were picking dandelions and grass in the outfield while the game was going on!

Most of the time my dad was working diligently to corral “cats” AKA the kids out in the field to simply pay attention and chase after the baseball.

Even at the age of 5, my coach was of the utmost importance. Guiding, helping, communicating, and teaching. All the while, maintaining a positive attitude and a huge amount of patience as the game went on. 

The beauty of great coaching is that a coach can take a player where they can’t take themselves. Coaches see something inside of the athlete that the athlete doesn’t yet see themself. Coaches chart a path, establish guardrails, and set the athlete in motion toward greater success.

And just like in sport, coaching in life is as, if not more, important.

Here are 5 reasons why you need to hire a coach today!

1) The reality is you don’t know everything and you have room to grow!

2) Learning from another perspective will broaden your own perspective!

3) In order to grow, develop, and learn faster, incorporate coaching, it will speed up your process!

4) Growth often occurs in and through difficulty and struggles; having a coach can provide clarity, encouragement, and connection when things go sideways and seem impossible!

5) When someone else is curious about you and asks great questions, it forces you to dig deeper and be more thoughtful than ever before.

Just like an athletic coach pushes you physically and mentally in sport, a life/character/leadership coach will push you beyond what you believe is possible and go further than your current perceived limits!

Life is full of transitions, don’t go through them alone! A coach helps guide and navigate through the storms of life, be confident in the present!

Jonathan