Modern Mentor The power of watching
Dec 9, 2025
Rachel explores the power of observation as a tool for reflection. By identifying your bright spots from the past year, you can repeat what works. She shares insights on analyzing standout feedback and highlights how small efforts can lead to significant wins. Listeners are encouraged to recognize when they feel most engaged and to reflect on moments of courage. Discovering personal patterns allows for the replication of success in the coming year, transforming observation into actionable practice.
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Observation Sparked A Training Breakthrough
- Rachel Cooke recounts a powerlifting coach who watched Finnish loggers and copied their backward-walking, loaded movement into training sleds.
- Observation of real-world practice produced a training innovation that became foundational in strength work.
Find And Learn From Bright Spots
- Rachel Cooke highlights that innovation can come from watching where things already work and finding 'bright spots.'
- Mining those bright spots reveals repeatable patterns worth carrying forward into future work.
Dissect Your Best Feedback
- Dissect your best piece of feedback by asking what triggered it, how you prepared, and what you drew on beforehand.
- Use those specifics to recreate the conditions that produced that success next year.