ONE IDEA

Empathy is the mother of all coaching skills.

THE WHY

Being able to feel, relate, and experience what your client/ athlete is going through gives you a deeper understanding their needs, wants, and behaviours.

MY THOUGHTS/ PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

If there is one thing I have learned as a coach it is the importance of empathy. The path to any particular goal is usually fairly simple (i.e. show up to the gym 3x per week, eat whole, unprocessed foods, get 8 hours of sleep, etc…). The problem is getting people to actually do the things which are required.

I have learned that people are simply imperfect creatures. We have stresses, desires, impulses, and emotions which move us in different ways, and sometimes those ways are not even in our best interest as a whole. Having the ability to relate to people and understand what they are going through will allow you to coach them as whole, well-rounded people.

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE

“You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.” – John Steinbeck.