Hello I'm Brian Cooke.

This is Note #4 to get more out of coaching and practice.

Here are seven things you can expect when working with a great coach.

They will be optimistic and remind you of things you are doing well.

They will ask good questions.

They will listen and observe more than they talk.

They will insist on attention to detail, organization, and discipline.

They will challenge you at-times to do something different and uncomfortable.

They will have a sense of humor and appreciate moments of joy, celebration, and laughter.

They will help you be present today as a significant small step on a longer journey!

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Hello I'm Brian Cooke.

Here's Note #5 to get more out of coaching and practice

PERFORMANCE = AIM + PRACTICE + FEEDBACK + CONFIDENCE!

Aim. When your goal or target is clear you are more likely to hit it! A good coach will help you clarify and sharpen your focus on goals and targets worth hitting.

Attention. Selecting and practicing things that matter accelerates learning and improvement. A good coach will help you direct attention and practice things that make the biggest difference.

Feedback. Honest knowledgeable feedback helps you know what is working and what needs to be better or different. A good coach will confirm your strengths and provide teaching and practical direction to modify or change your practice.

Confidence. Encouragement and support help you maintain confidence and bounce back from setbacks. A good coach will be quick to note your achievements while helping develop the skills, toughness, and resilience you will need to excel in the next storm!

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Hello I'm Brian Cooke.

Here's Note #6 to help you get more out of coaching and practice.

How long are you willing to work and practice to achieve your goals?

Things worth winning are things worth working for!

How long are you willing to work and practice?

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Hello I'm Brian Cooke.

Here's Note #7 to help you get more out of coaching and practice.

What are you practicing today?

Excellence is a habit forged through daily practice.

Practice with purpose.

Practice the way you expect to compete.

Purposeful practice makes perfect!

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Hello I'm Brian Cooke.

Here's Note #8 to help you get more out of coaching and practice.

Three questions for better practice.

Good - what are you doing today that is working?

Better - what are you doing today that you could be doing better?

How - what will you do next to sharpen your game?

Good?

Better?

How?

NOW!

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Hello I'm Brian Cooke.

Here's Note #9 to help you get more out of coaching and practice.

Poor practice develops bad habits!

Here are five signs of poor practice.

Your attention and practice are not directed toward a specific fundamental or focus area.

You are easily distracted and unable to maintain attention.

You expect quick results and take short-cuts that interfere with your long-term development.

You are unable or unwilling to practice steadily day-to-day to build skills and confidence needed to achieve big things.

You do not take responsibility for your own learning and blame others or make excuses for poor or ineffective practice.

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Hello I'm Brian Cooke.

Here's Note #10 to get more out of coaching and practice.

How do your daily habits and attitude measure up?

Talent alone does not guarantee success.

Here are six habits of successful people you can practice that don't require talent.

Show-up. You can't win if you don't show-up. Show-up reliably, on-time, ready to work, especially on days you do not feel your best.

Be prepared. Do your homework. Arrive with the information, tools, equipment, and fitness you need to do your job.

Be positive. Expect good things and good things are more likely to happen. If you can not be positive - choose a neutral posture instead.

Take responsibility. Win or lose, be accountable for your choices, actions, and performance. Top performers never make excuses, blame others, or ask for special entitlements.

Look, listen, learn. No matter the score - be aware, pay attention, and learn from your performance. We learn more from failures and setbacks than we do from success.

Relationships. People rarely care how much you know until they know you care. Be a good friend, co-worker, and teammate. Make others better through your words, presence, and leadership example!

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Hello I'm Brian Cooke.

Here's Note #11 to help you get more out of coaching and practice.

Leaders and teams are more likely to win when they agree on desired outcomes and commit to shared beliefs and expectations.

Are you clear what winning will look like?

What level of effort, behavior, and performance do you expect?

What level of effort , behavior, and performance will you accept?

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Hello I'm Brian Cooke.

Here's Note #12 to help you get more out of coaching and practice.

Winners post winning scores.

Without a scoreboard, we lack focus needed to achieve our greatest potential.

Without a scoreboard, it is hard to distinguish things that are working from things that do not.

How will you know you are  a winner if we don't know the score?

Keep score!

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Hello I'm Brian Cooke.

Here's Note #13 to help you get more out of coaching and practice.

In many competitions, the margin between winning and losing is small.

Winning likewise is influenced by lucky bounces and unexpected turns of fortune.

Win or lose, top performers trust their plan, process, and preparation.

While we cannot control the score, we win more often when we compete with a positive attitude and trust our talent, preparation, and teammates.

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