Warrior Coaching

As the summer finally emerges it we all start thinking about making the most of those sunny days and making sure we are all in shape.  And with the amount of sports events that are on the TV inspiring us at the moment, it is no wonder that more of us are heading outside to enjoy the weather.  Which is great to see.

In this newsletter I wanted to begin writing about what Warrior Coaching means to me as I’m often asked what it is.  I guess when you know the answer sometimes you forget that it isn’t obvious to everyone so I’m going to begin here by breaking down the different aspects of Warrior Coaching by turning Warrior into an acrostic word.

Today I will focus on the ‘W’ which stands for Winning Mentality. 

It sounds obvious but in order to be successful we must be able to develop a Winning Mentality.  And it is surprising how many people find this very hard to get an understanding of.  Now a Winning Mentality is important to succeed in many areas of our lives from Business to Personal and from Academic to Athletic.  The Winning Mentality is about knowing how to state an objective as an intention and align your mindset to achieving that path.  Ultimately we are judged on what we do and Warrior Coaching is all about generating positive action.  However it starts in the mind.  Our actions are a product of our beliefs and if the Winning Mentality is missing then the action required normally falls short.  Doubt causes hesitation and to stall is lost opportunity.  With the Winning Mentality we can shift any wasted energy from doubt and fear into positive action which accelerates us towards our goals.

Warrior Coaching places a very high value on developing the Winning Mentality in individuals and providing them with the skills to manage this mentality. 

After all to believe in yourself costs nothing but not to believe in you costs everything!  And the good news is it really isn’t that hard to develop once you become aware of some really basic principles.  But more on that another time.

In the next newsletter I’ll tell you what the ‘A’ stands for.

Keep up the Intensity

Dean

As a Coach and Sports fanatic I love Winning! Or should I say I love playing to WIN!

In truth I am happy to take second place when I've been soundly beaten by a stronger candidate, but only if I know in my heart I did EVERYTHING possible to stake my claim to the number one spot. Vince Lombardi says it best in the quote:

'Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is!'

So naturally I am always looking for the great techniques, models and formulas that ignite individuals to really want to WIN and WIN BIG! I can't help it as its just in my blood. Yet when ever I search for more answers or interview more experts I just get all the fluff of 'align them with their values', 'assist them to believe', 'inspire them through leadership' etc etc. Don't get me wrong Values and Beliefs are 'Bread and Butter' for us coaches but sometimes it just doesn't create enough true value, and it doesn't get down to the grit of WINNING! Now I do understand that some peoples values may be happier with acheivement over success which could answer why WINNING isn't high on their agenda. That could make sense. But I'm not ready to just buy it yet as I want to get to the bottom of this once and for all.

So I'm asking you what you think. Is the will to WIN genetic? Is it something that could be proportional to an individuals Biochemistry? Could it be attributed to testosterone? Or is it simply something that is unleashed when we fully understand our values?

Sometimes it feels like saying I WANT TO WIN! is a bad thing, and that I should be happier with the journey. But in my heart I know I'll only enjoy the journey if I did all I could along the way to be the very best that I could be. Otherwise what kind of a journey would it have been?

So do we create WINNERS? Or do we simply pick the WINNERS?

Looking forward to your thoughts