On October 6, National Coaches Day honors the men and women who inspire us to work harder and do our best. For #NationalCoachesDay, we pause to consider how across the country in every community, a coach organizes teams, plans practices and training, and motivates players to be the best they can be.
Coaches pinpoint areas for improvement and supply guidance. Every sport or competition requires a leader. More importantly, a leader who knows the game and drives athletes to work together as a team.
A few years back, I read a book co-authored by Jon Gordon and former Atlanta Falcons Head Football Coach, Mike Smith. It’s entitled You Win in the Locker Room First: The 7 C’s to Build a Winning Team in Business, Sports, and Life.
Gordon and Smith wrote, “Success happens by focusing on the process, not the outcome. You win by cultivating the right culture, leadership, expectations, beliefs, mindset, relationships, and habits before you even play the game. You win in the locker room first.”
Click here to learn more from Gordon & Smith’s You Win in the Locker Room First