Coach Wisdom

Coaching Wisdom is an opportunity to hear from the gay men working on the front lines of coaching. Whether it is about gay aging, lavender glass ceilings, or gay superheroes generating ever greater success, real life is examined. Here is a book that combines firsthand point of view writing with the methodical third-person observations found with theory and practice writing.

In the Wisdom Lunch Warrior, 21st century coaching specialist and leadership consultant Rod Olson, once again offers a leadership fable that is gripping and instructive as his highly acclaimed first book, The Legacy Builder. This time, he uses his unique storytelling power to help us learn cutting edge insights on how to motivate today's iY generation and the secrets of developing a mature successful leader in today's world.

Coach John Wooden's teams won 10 NCAA men's basketball championships at UCLA, and Sporting News magazine named him the greatest coach of all time. Decades after he retired, and now after his passing, his wisdom capsulized so clearly in his famous Pyramid of Success continues to guide new generations of athletes, coaches, and people of all walks of life. In The Greatest Coach Ever, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes features 40 tributes to him from athletes, coaches, and other influential leaders.

In Against the Grain, Bill Courtney shares his convictions on the fundamental tenets of character, commitment, service, leadership, civility, and others that, in his decades of success as an entrepreneur and educator, have proven to be the keys to a winning and meaningful life and career.

Like many women, Andrea Owen always lived life on the sidelines, watching each day pass by without ever catching a glimpse of the happiness she yearned for - until the day she had enough. She realized that she had to take action and step out of the box she had created for herself if she really wanted the best life possible. And now, as a celebrated life coach, she shows thousands of women how to take the reins, create an actionable plan for their goals, and finally reach their full potential.

Competitive athletics is broken. We are building “champions,” but we have lost the true reward of athletic involvement. We need some practical wisdom to better navigate the journey. Fraze and Williams invite parents, coaches, and athletes into deeper conversations about the nature of their relationship with competitive athletics. This book cannot make your athlete a superstar, but it can help them become the best version of themselves. It also cannot make your athlete’s difficult team environment better, but you and your athlete can better understand how to navigate such situations. ...

In total, Coach Ken Purcell and Chris Doelle have been involved in Texas high school football for over 87 years!..with a unique insight into what make Texas high school football coaches so effective in positively affecting the lives of these kids. The impact they have, instills in their students a self-worth that makes all the difference in their adult lives. The knowledge included in this audiobook is applicable to any parent regardless of a child's interest in sports. These are life lessons - not football lessons.

We approach the concept of trauma from a narrative framework. Trauma happens, and what remains is the language you use to define and describe your experience. The intent of this content is to take you through various states of consciousness, with an elevated state of awareness, to repurpose your traumas and turn them into treasures. It will allow you to have an amazing mental intercourse with yourself and the people who come under your influence, by teaching you to communicate a deeper understanding of your physical experience of reality.

Constant whisperings from your soul are steadily guiding you on your life's journey - but what if you cannot hear them? For the first time, professional Soul Coaches have gathered from all over the globe to help you decipher these loving messages. This feast of collective wisdom will help you discover your true life direction - a life filled with deep meaning and great joy!

Business can be complicated. Just ask any entrepreneur, business owner, or key executive. If it were easy, everybody would do it, right? Even if you know what needs to be done, doing it is challenging. Sometimes, as entrepreneurs, business owners, CEOs, and key executives, you are so close to the problems that you cannot see the forest for the trees. Importantly, the questions you ask and how you reach your conclusions of what's next and best for you and your business is what this book is all about.

In "Two Suitcases to Success," Asher, a U.S. Army veteran with 22 years of active duty and five deployments, intertwines his immigrant journey from Jamaica with his military experiences, crafting a profound narrative centered on identity and self-discovery. This isn't merely a memoir; it's an impassioned blueprint for both immigrants and veterans, offering guidance on how to embrace their authentic identities and amplify the value of their individual narratives.

Rumi was an ancient teacher, poet, and mystic who had his fair share of tough times. Through the ups and downs, he wrote poetry that, to this day, moves the soul. We all know it's easy to get stuck in places we don't want to be: a dead end job, an unhappy marriage, a toxic family or friendship. Your goal is not to transform all of those areas at once. Your mission is to focus on transforming yourself and, as a result, your relationship to everything else in your life will change.

If you have ever wondered what true success is in life and if you are really pleasing God with all you do, you are not alone. Steven Covey once said “many people climb the ladder of success only to get to the top and find out their ladder is leaning against the wrong wall.” This quote has implications for daily living but also for eternity. One day you will leave this earth and the greatest thing you could hear from God your Father besides, “I love you” is “Well done, good and faithful servant” as He welcomes us in to heaven. It really is important how you live your life today ...