Angie Faraci

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Kobe Bryant said, "The best way to prove your value is to work."

"You always want to outwork your potential."

You’re entitled to nothing.
You have to earn it.

Discipline. Effort. Consistency. That’s the path.

Here are 5 non-negotiable habits of hard workers👇

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"The best way to prove your value is to work.
But, you always want to outwork your potential.
As hard as you believe that you can work, you can work harder than that."
There’s no shortcut-no secret.
To be great, you have to demand more of yourself than anyone else ever will.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Kara Lawson said, “Don’t give me the power to affect your self-esteem and who you are as a person.”

“Don’t let me control whether you’re going to have a good day.”

Confidence comes from within.

It's the feeling you're capable.

Confidence[🧵]
@DukeWBB

[Christina Fuller @TheCoachFuller]

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[U.S. Women's National Soccer Team @USWNT]

YOUR #PARIS2024 GOLD MEDALISTS 🇺🇸🥇

[Angie Faraci @AngieFaraci]

Graduate in the house!

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

The first step to a Winning Culture is COMMITMENT.

"No Deposit - No Return."

It is no secret that Winning Teams are Committed Teams.

How do you Commit?

Here are 5 COMMITMENTS of Winning Teams.

1: Commit to a WINNING ATTITUDE
Attitude is everything. A Winning Attitude is positive. A Winning Attitude is supportive. A Winning Attitude is responsive. Winning teams have a collective spirit. You can feel it when you are in the room.

2: Commit to a WINNING MINDSET
There are many ways to win. Winning is a mindset. Coaches need to define this every day. Winning Teams commit to this mindset every day. How will you play? How will you compete? How will you win?

3: Commit to WORK ETHIC
There is no secret to success: NO DEPOSIT - NO RETURN. You get out of life what you put into it. Winning teams understand the value of hard work. They have a collective understanding that hard work wins. There is NO Entitlement to winning teams.

4: Commit to TEAM PLAY
There is no I in TEAM. Winning teams commit to each other. They understand that WE > ME. They accept roles. They play with Mudita = Vicarious Joy in the Success of their Teammates.

5: Commit to ACCOUNTABILITY
Finally, winning teams hold each other accountable. If a player stumbles in their winning attitude, mindset, work ethic, and team play, the team holds them to account.

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[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Sean McVay said, "We attack success. We don't fear failure."

There will always be challenges.
There will always be setbacks.

But when you're afraid to fail, you avoid taking the necessary risks.

You're not playing to win, you're playing not to lose.

When you worry about failure, you hold yourself back more than the failure itself ever could.

And when that happens, you're not living life to the fullest. You're not pushing yourself to your limits, and you're not growing.

4 Ways To Get Past Your Fear of Failure:
1. Reframe Failure as Feedback
Failure isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of bravery. True growth only happens when you learn from your mistakes. Take time to sit back and reframe your thoughts, language, and perception around challenges or “failures” that have happened to yourself or others. Embrace those challenges.

2. Embrace a Growth Mindset
A growth mindset starts with the belief that your abilities and intelligence can be developed through hard work, dedication, and perseverance. "Failure" is not the end but an opportunity for learning and growth. View it as a step towards success rather than a permanent setback. Growth only happens when you learn from your mistakes and make it a habit.

3. Run Through The Worst Case Scenarios
Run through what would happen if you do "fail". This allows you to face your fears head-on. List and those fears and the potential obstacles that may be hold you back. Think through the worst-case scenario and plan the steps to mitigate it. This process allows you to put your fears under a microscope and consider the potential benefits of taking action.

4. Be Courageous and Accept The Cost of Action
To face your fears, you need to accept your environment and have the courage to push through. Accept that there are different outcomes that may happen, but one result doesn't define you. Focus on the price of not taking action and think about what it would be like not to try. Understanding the cost of not trying empowers you to confront your fears, take calculated risks, and move closer to your goals.

"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." –Michael Jordan

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

What do the most successful coaches consistently do?

So Much.

Here are 24 of my Favorite Tips for Coaches as we Kick Off 2024!

1. Master the Secret - Just because you have a negative thought does not mean you have to believe it.

2. Live by the 20-40-60 Rule - Don’t worry about what others think.

3. Stay Positive - Your attitude determines your altitude.

4. Be an Energy Giver - Positive energy is contagious.

5. Water Your Own Grass - Remember, the Grass is Greenest where you Water it the Most.

6. Develop Your Leaders - Develop a plan to build your team leaders systemically. If you need help, check out my Team Leader OS: COACH.

7. Comparison is the Thief of Joy - Do NOT compare yourself to others.

8. Be a Great Teammate - We are all teammates in life. Be a great one!

9. Habits WIN - Find 3 Great Habits to start 2024 with and focus on these habits. Do not worry about goals.

10. No Blaming or Complaining - All this does is bring negative energy. Come up with a solution if you bring up the problem.

11. Culture WINS - Building Culture is the #1 Job of a Coach.

12. Lead Yourself First - We are all leaders. Lead by example and take care of yourself before you try to lead others.

13. Culture is Every Day - Remember that culture never arrives. You must build it every day.

14. Show Gratitude - It is the most important thing we can do.

15. No Deposit - No Return - There are no secrets to success. You must put in the work.

16. Relentless Consistency Wins - More often than not, the one who is standing at the end is simply the one who keeps going with relentless consistency.

17. Read More - Try to read more books than you did this year!

18. Remember Your Why - This is so crucial as a coach. It grounds you for the tough times.

19. Get to vs. Have To - Focus on the fact that you “Get To” do things. It is a slight shift in attitude that will reap big rewards.

20. Failure is Growth - Control the message of failure with you and your team.

21. Relationships - Make time for the most critical relationships in your life.

22. Smile and Laugh More - Life is short.

23. Family First - Make sure you make time for your family. Coaching is a grind. Don’t lose sight of your family.

24. Enjoy the RIDE! - Coaching is a journey. Enjoy each and every day. Create memories that will last a lifetime!

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[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“If you practice at a high level all the time, you’ll be able to play in a game at a high level all the time. If you don’t do it in practice and you think you’ll be able to do it in a game probably not going to happen,” Nick Saban

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

What do PLAYERS want in a COACH?

Just ask them.

This is what my team told me a while back.

8 Things that Players Want in a Coach.

[THREAD] 🧵

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"Today is the only important day of your life.
Yesterday is gone.
It will never change.
Tomorrow can only be affected by what you do in preparation today.
And failure to prepare is preparing to fail."

Every choice you make today shapes who you become tomorrow.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“Losers assemble in little groups and complain about the coaches and the players in other little groups. But winners assemble as a team,” Emlen Tunnell

You can choose to be a winner.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“Look in the mirror and see yourself. Challenge yourself to be the very best and always do the right thing. Never compromise your principles or lower your standards. Whatever you desire in life, have the courage and commitment to do it to your absolute best. You have to believe it to do it,” Pat Summitt

[Angie Faraci @AngieFaraci]

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[Angie Faraci @AngieFaraci]

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[Angie Faraci @AngieFaraci]

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[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"Your mistakes don't lose you games. Your response to mistakes, lose you games. We don't want reactions; we want responses."
In sports and in life, your response-ability is your responsibility. Don't react (that's emotion) to mistakes. Respond (take action) to mistakes.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

There's a ceiling to talent. There's no ceiling to someone's hunger & to someone's drive to be the best. How hard a team works, how hard they play, how together they are- there's no ceiling to that. Many times in life what's invisible is what's important.
@TeamCoachBuzz