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Jim's
Message to Coaches &
Teachers
As
prominent figures in the lives of young people,
you (especially you coaches) have the ability in
the palm of your hand to make or break a child or
teen simply by what you say to them. Most people
can still remember those teachers and coaches that
were either a positive or a negative one. I know
I wouldn’t have been capable of writing this
today without the coaches and teachers, who pushed
me, believed in me and simply didn’t give
up on me. We all, of course, remember those people
who believed in us because those people inspired
us to do our best—people who invigorate others
to do well while possessing an almost childlike
faith in their own vision and their ability to create
excitement and change. Young people will follow
a leader whose message, directions and vision inspires
them and makes their lives more meaningful. For
those of you who feel you lack inspirational attributes,
possessing a strong belief in your own message will
often overcome those self-perceived shortcomings.
Why
the 10 Steps to Success program? Well, first I
think you need to ask yourself some questions.
Are you teaching the skills found in the program?
If you think you are, would the kids be able to
recite back to you the skills they are learning
if you tested them? Are you explaining these skills
with consistency?
Most
importantly, are you putting these skills on paper
and giving them to your students or players to
study? Do you emphasize these skills in your everyday
activities?
Through
years of research, I know the effectiveness of
this program is enhanced because the student receives
it from you, a third-party authority figure who
is not their parent. And because you are in that
position, what you say can resonate with these
kids forever. The 10 Steps to Success is a guide
to teach them the life skills to be even more
successful now and later in life.
There
are three major roadblocks to feel like you are
making a difference—thinking you are too
old or too young to make a difference; putting
off taking the first step; and doing nothing because
you feel you can do so little.
With
this program in hand, you have the opportunity
of a lifetime—to make a difference in a
young person’s life forever. As Helen Keller,
an inspiration to so many, once said, “I
long to accomplish a great and noble task, but
it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks
as if they were great and noble.”
Join
a team that is having a positive impact on thousands
of young lives forever through the teachings of
10 Steps to Success. Sign up.
Jim
Brogan & the Team
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