When you left it out of your book, did you have it in the back of your mind that you might do that? No, no, not at all. It just literally was out of the book. So what's a personal or professional mistake that you've made? This could be singularor plural, and it could be personal and professional - so i multi variant. The mistake i think i've learned the most from was a realization early in my career,. Like i was constantly lik an titles meant everything to me, like i wanted a bigger title. And i rushed things, like i did thingsa, i didn't appreciate successes.
Don Yaeger has built a career on sharing leadership stories from luminaries like basketball coach John Wooden, Hall of Fame football player Walter Payton, and dozens of other world class coaches and athletes.
He is an award-winning keynote speaker, business leadership coach, and the author or co-author of eleven New York Times bestselling books, including John Wooden’s A Game Plan For Life. Prior to his leadership coaching career, Don was a celebrated journalist, covering presidential candidates, Olympic athletes, sports legends and more.
Don joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss the lessons he's learned in his career, the difference between great performers and great coaches, and more.
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