I never thought I was a bad listener. I just had no idea what real listening actually was.

For 30 years, I was at Stage 1 without knowing it. Unconsciously incompetent. You don't know what you don't know.

In this episode, I walk through the Co-Active framework that changed how I show up with athletes. Four stages of learning. Three levels of listening. And what it actually looks like on the ground with youth, college, and professional athletes.

We get into:

• Why most coaches are stuck at Level 1 without knowing it
• What Level 2 listening looks like in a real conversation with an athlete
• How Level 3 changes everything -- what isn't being said matters as much as what is
• Why the kid on the bench is carrying something, and what to do about it
• What elite and professional athletes actually need from a coach

The athletes in front of you already have the answers. Your job is to listen at a level that lets them come forward.

Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamaillet/ 

If this resonates, I work 1:1 with sport leaders who want to lead themselves first, so they can show up differently for the people they coach. 

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