In the Loop with Andy Andrews

ITL153: What Makes a Successful Coach? (And Andy’s Criteria for Being Coachable)

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On this week’s episode, I answer a listener question about the characteristics of a successful coach.

 

I speak and write but I also have a couple of clients, including football teams. My criteria for taking on a client:

  • I’ve got to like them.
  • I have to be convinced that their belief level is at a point where they can accomplish great things.
  • Their ability to process information and shift on the fly is also important.

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    People can only achieve to the level that they really believe.

     

    To me, the characteristics of a successful coach are:

    • They have a high level of belief in what they do and what they can accomplish.
    • No matter their age or past success, they’re always looking to expand and push the boundaries of what they already know.
    • A lot of people think they’re a little crazy. I don’t mean they lose their temper or anything—I mean people look at them and don’t understand why they do what they do.
    • They accept the “Jones’ Secret Principle of Extraordinary Achievement.” If you’re doing what everybody else is doing, you’re probably doing something wrong.

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      Determine the best result that could ever possibly happen, then backup and design methods specific to that result.

       

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