Blunt Talk

Every job, career, profession is a “calling,” a vocation that requires us to embark on and then carry out a mission. “Discernment of calling” isn’t always easy. There are signs that have to be read along the way. Never-ending questions to be answered starting with: “What do I want to be when I grow up and after I grow up?” Guest Charles Coiner, discusses his calling as it relates to his NFL coaching career and current business endeavors (owner of FirstDown App). Additionally, he gives advice to parents and student-athletes about the reality of reaching the next level. #peace

Charlie Coiner
www.FirstDownPlaybook.com
www.FirstDownApp.com

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What we believe and don’t believe determines how far we progress or regress in fitness, careers, sports, and every aspect of real-life. It’s not easy to find the truth; separate fiction and non-fiction. Distance myths from reality. Some things are believable, some are unbelievable. The central focus is credibility. Shifting through the daily, hourly, minute-by-minute bombardment of information takes time and effort to find what works out for you. What is believable and unbelievable determines the shape you’re in. #peace

There are no coincidences, just connections. Paths are crossed for a reason. We can choose to ignore the reason or wake up to the purpose of our path-crossings. What we invest in others is an investment into self. Guest Leon Robinson, artist and ex-football player, explains his story, sharing blunt-talk insights about he achieves his professional goals, lives what he has “pledged.” #peace

Leon "Eklipz" Robinson
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There's a price that has to be paid to reach high performance, to reach the level you're striving to reach, to develop what you've set out to develop, to build what you've "pledged" to build. The price is paying attention. Full immersion into the work that needs to be done. Broken focus, broken dreams. Focusing attention through full immersion in the job that needs to be done is the difference between first place and last place. #peace

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Performance goals are imperative to reach minimum performance standards but there's a force greater than goal setting - The Pledge. What you commit to and how you commit to it is the difference between winning and losing, success and failure, ordinary and extraordinary - by whatever definition you choose. The Pledge is the difference between quitting and not quitting. #peace