It's a Good Life Episode 034: Everybody Needs a Coach
“Come back to your priorities and you can find true north again.” — Brian Buffini
If you want to achieve your goals, you need a coach. In this episode, Brian Buffini argues our fast-paced, complicated lives require coaching in order to prepare for the challenges we face daily. He outlines the differences between coaching and mentoring and defines the hallmarks of a great coach. Supported by the inspirational words of today’s best coaches, Brian explains the three essentials of creating a healthy coaching dynamic to help you boost your performance and success in all areas of your life and business.
Inspirational quotes from today’s interview:
“We’re ill-prepared for the challenges of today’s market, today’s business and today’s life and that’s why everybody needs a coach.” —Brian Buffini
“Attitude is a choice. What you think you can do, whether positive or negative, confident or scared, will most likely happen.” — Pat Summit
“Motivation is simple: you simply eliminate those who are not motivated.” — Lou Holtz
“A great coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” — John Wooden
“Motivation alone isn’t enough. If you have an idiot and you motivate him, now you just have a motivated idiot.” —Jim Rohn
“Tools are not as important as the skill behind the tradesman.” — Brian Buffini
“Do not wait, the time will never be just right. Start where you stand and work with whatever tools you may have at your command. Better tools will be found as you go along.” — Napoleon Hill
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” — Stephen Covey
“A coach is a powerful thing because they reinforce the principles that the mentors help to shape then they support the tactics to do that.” — Brian Buffini
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” — Aristotle
“Accountability breeds responsibility.” — Steven Covey
“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller
“Peak performance begins with taking responsibility for your life and everything that happens to you.” — Brian Tracy
Mentioned in this episode:
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
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