Riding past four construction workers today my youngest pointed out that only one was working. One was eating, one was smoking and the other stood there watching the one construction worker who was actually living up to their title.
It is easy to find something to do other than work.
Perhaps one of the attractions of being a coach is that no one really knows what you do. Some drink coffee while their client punches out in the gym. Others look at their phone or talk to people on the sidelines about their plans for the weekend.
I’m running a series of events for coaches where we talk about what success looks like for them. And I’ve noticed that a lot of coaches don’t show up. No explanation, no reply to a follow-up email I send out, nothing.
I share the construction worker story not to perpetuate a lazy stereotype about construction workers but to offer a challenge to coaches.
When thinking about success as a coach, a great place to start is to think about how you want to show up. Of course, writing a letter of intent, setting expectations, or creating standards is risky. You might fail.
But then again, you failed, when you didn’t show up.