I was 18 months postpartum with our third daughter and I had problems to solve.
After 500 days of heartache . . . I found a tool that tackled them all.
No, not overnight. But with persistence and patience, this tool forever changed me, and my ability to show up for my family, my athletes, and my future.
What I am about to offer is not a pill to pop, but a process to practice. It's a system of self-evaluation that offers limitless possibilities in gymnastics and life.
Are you ready to tackle ANYTHING?
And teach your ATHLETES how to do the same?
Me too. I'm here for that.
Before I introduce The Self-Coaching Model created by Brooke Castillo the owner & founder of The Life Coach School where I am trained and certified, I want to offer examples of problems this aforementioned model has solved with the countless individuals I have the pleasure of coaching.
FEAR
Our athletes have human brains with an important desire . . . to stay alive. With that subconscious mission, fear commonly presents itself in the world of 4" beams and high-placed bars.
Do you have athletes who experience fear on a daily basis? Do some fears seem illogical? How many athletes quit because of fear? What would be possible if gymnasts learned to convert fear into courage?
I'm not talking about "solving" fear with more fear. I'm not promoting fear of a coach to solve for fear of a skill. I'm also not offering parent-imposed-consequences, "do it or we'll pull you from the sport." There are undesirable consequences with these all-to-common approaches.
What I'm offering through the model is a process that EMPOWERS rather than MANIPULATES.
NEGATIVE SELF-TALK
Many of us (and our athletes) have adopted the belief that we can hate ourselves in to change. This is a slippery slope. There's a better way. Not only more enjoyable but extremely more effective.
OVERWHELM
Four events. Countless skills. Endless corrections. Long hours and big goals. Overwhelm shows up on the regular for athletes, coaches, and parents alike. We can offer ourselves and our athletes better tools than just to 'suck it up'. The model shows us how.
PERFECTIONISM
We could debate whether the sport of gymnastics breeds perfectionism or if rather, it attracts the perfectionist. My opinion is that it's a mix of both. Either way, perfectionism stems from a fear of lacking, and when overused becomes a debilitating weakness.
When we couple high expectations with the desire to learn through mistakes, we embrace a true recipe for success. Grit over perfectionism every day. I can show you how.
RELATIONSHIPS
In the sport of gymnastics, there are many relationships. Coach-athlete, parent-athlete, athlete-teammate, coach-parent, and most importantly all of those individuals' relationships with themselves. The Self-Coaching Model helps strengthen ALL of these relationships.
INJURY
The disappointment that accompanies an injury is often harder to manage than the physical pain. This doesn't have to be the case. Note, if an athlete feels relief over an injury, we need to look at the prior elements listed above.
While we don't want to feel excited about an injury, it's helpful to know that progress and growth are available while an injured body is healing. No physical strain is necessary. The model is there for that.
Additionally, as we help our athletes become emotionally intelligent, we minimize the risk of injury that occurs when athletes act out of stress, fear, overwhelm, or confusion.
THE SELF-COACHING MODEL
Now that you have some insight into the value of what I am about to offer, I encourage you to commit yourself to learn. This may require a time when you can read the next post without distraction.
What problem will you solve?