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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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