๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ (thank youย Lawrence Tynesย for sharing).
๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ, who didnโt take the time to see me, so never really challenged me. They bought into my BS, and with my strong personality I could steamroll them.ย In the end, they had little to no impact on my growth.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ. Who saw me at my best โ even if I didnโt know I wasnโt yet there (note the double negative). These coaches and teachers โ I like to say โ held me up to my highest possibility.ย They didnโt let me reside in my circumstance or comfort, and they encouraged or motivated me to step up to a better version of me.
Mrs Marshall โ 4th grade
Mr Nazario โ High School
Gene Della Maggiora - 20s
Soni Jiandani - 30s
Jayshree Ullall - 30s
Todd Wallis - 40s
They were not always easy. They were memorable. They helped me be better, stronger, more impacting. Ironically, I also look back at the experiences with these coaches as some of my most energized and fulfilled times.
These are the types of teachers, coaches and leaders that help us flex new and useful muscles; the muscles we use to build new habits that drive success.
Today I strive to be THAT coach.
Who are some of the teacher and coaches who have challenged you to be better than you thought possible?
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