Coaching and leading a team is a challenging yet rewarding role. There’s no greater satisfaction in life than leading your team to greatness and seeing how each inexperienced team member grows into a winner. 

Welcome to The Gold Standard Podcast. Today’s guest is Retired Coach Mike Candrea, legendary Arizona Softball coach. Coach Mike changed the game not just at the collegiate level but also internationally, and he has done so for the last three decades. He led his teams to win game after game. Although he has officially hung his coaching hat, Coach Mike will still be working behind the scenes, serving as a Special Advisor to the head coaches.

Join us as we talk about learning from failure, the importance of taking the time to listen, making people believe in themselves, and living life according to The GOLD Standard.

“When you stop listening, you stop learning.”

- Coach Mike Candrea

In This Episode:

- Meet Mike Candrea, the legendary Arizona Softball Coach

- How did Coach Mike discover his passion for coaching and teaching?

- How important is it for a leader to always be willing to listen and to learn?

- Coach Mike talks about how to make people believe in themselves

- Is there anything that Coach Mike would do differently if he could go back in time?

- What does The GOLD Standard mean for Coach Mike?

- How do you help someone prepare for the goal? The importance of understanding the process.

- How do you define failure?

- How does Coach Mike know if an athlete can be a strong leader?

- What does Coach Mike have to say about Leah? 

And more…

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