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Chicken Soup?
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen wrote a book called “Chicken Soup For The Soul.” It’s a best seller that tells of inspirational stories about people and how they handled adversity in their lives. If you get a chance, read the book I think you will like it and find it inspirational.
“Chicken Soup For The Athlete.”
Laveranues Coles of the NY Jets openly complains to the press about the difficulty of coach Eric Mangini’s training camps. When approached by Mangini about it, Coles said, “look, Eric it’s just how I get through the week.” At that moment, Coach Mangini understood where Coles was coming from and realized it was just who he is. Once you understand someone, you will understand and not misunderstand. Do you remember our DiSC® discussion in Volume 1 Part 4 about behavioral types? The fact is that here Mangini adapted his own behavior to meet the needs of a player and gained respect in the process.
Tiki Barber made a comment not long ago about NY Giant QB Eli Manning’s leadership abilities. Manning is obviously not a vocal leader, and you don’t
have to be in order to lead. There are many ways to grab teammates
attention and be respected — many of which we will discuss in my blog
about leadership. Too often we feel someone has to shout and be a tyrant to gain respect . . . not so.
For the first several years of Alex Rodriquez’s NY Yankee contract, he often
floundered on the field. Even though he was an MVP player as a Yankee, he couldn’t shake the fact that he couldn’t hit in the clutch. Now, A-Rod is having a banner year. What changed? He has always placed a tremendous amount of pressure upon himself to perform at his best. Wanting to be the best is not a bad thing, but anything taken to the extreme becomes a negative. This is something A-Rod has obviously begun to understand.
P.S. DiSC Assessment
Want to know how to take the DiSC
assessment that I’ve been giving successfully to teachers and students for years? Well, just shoot me an email at tpperformer@aol.com with your name, home address, and email address and I’ll tell you how. Don’t wait to start gaining that competitive advantage now.
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Gaining the competitive advantage.
Tony Falco
“The Coach”
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