Ability
I deal in ability. It is my specialty. Whatever you want to be able to do, we can make happen, with time and effort. You want a custom motorcycle? You go to an expert builder. Hand-crafted furniture? Master carpenter. My expertise lay in the body. I provide you with the knowledge and resources to become able. It is your duty as the trainee to put these tools to use.
All too often the job of a trainer or coach becomes nothing more than a glorified cheerleader- pats on the back become crutches, and we demand reassurance/ vindication/postive reinforcement for everything we do, regardless of whether or
not it is correct. We lose the ability to take constructive criticism and seek out only those things at which we already excel. We shun the new and different, while simultaneously continuing our avoidance of those things with which we have
unsuccessful histories - a pattern of behavior that only compounds our weaknesses and eventually decays our strengths.
If we do not take that path of resistance, if we cannot face our fears and insecurities head-on, we will be forever unable to conquer them. If we are to succeed, we must seek out that which scares us, that which holds us back. We must be unafraid of failure. Embrace it. Seek out those who fill us with the knowledge and the motivation to succeed. Do not be tricked by false praise, it does nothing but build paper tigers.
Knowledge is the key to progress. Knowledge empowers us, fills us with confidence in our actions - true confidence which keeps us afloat when we inevitably fail. It provides us with the resources to persist, to reassess and to know why we have fallen and how we may stand back up.
Do not mistake my frankness for disrespect. Do not mistake my economy of words for apathy. Coaching is about breeding success, not perpetuating insecurities and false pride. Every suggestion I give is not to break you down, but to rebuild you. I have a vested interest in your progress. I want you to succeed just as bad as you do- probably more. I will never bullshit you, never lie about your performance. I will give you all of the tools to make you succeed. I will give you everything I have. All I ask is you do the same.
