Max G

A good coach can change your game; a GREAT COACH can change your life

[Max G @gartnermax]

The older I get the clearer it becomes, that #EXCELLENCE not Winning is what we need to go after.

#Winning is a by-product in the pursuit of excellence

#coaching #mindset #infinitegame #goldmettle

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

"One of the greatest competitive advantages is having fun. Joy and intensity can coexist, and in the best performers, they almost always do." — The Way of Excellence. https://t.co/QMMhSCRaNL

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

You know why America does well in track and field?

It keeps more talent in the pipeline for longer than other countries thanks to the high school and NCAA system.

Europe loses lots of talent in club based systems, especially post HS. They miss the late bloomers which US keeps.

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

The best thing you'll listen to today is Utah Jazz Head Coach Will Hardy talking about the tax of being a leader:

🏋 Leadership is not a position you hold—it’s a responsibility you carry. The weight isn’t in the title, it’s in the people who trust you with their time, energy, and belief.

📊 Before metrics, before outcomes, before strategy—there are humans. Leadership is a human-to-human commitment to see, serve, and develop the people in front of you.

✊ There is a tax on leadership. And it's paid in consistency, in hard conversations, in choosing standards over comfort. You don’t get to clock out from being the example!

The cost is of being the head coach is real... but so is the impact on every life you’re responsible for. 🌱⏩🌳

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

6 important ideas on actual excellence:

1. There is no greater illusion than thinking the accomplishment of some goal will change your life. What will change your life is who you become in the process of going for it.

2. Caring is cool. You are not going to be the best anything—including the best version of yourself—with an attitude of nonchalance. Try hard and give a damn.

3. People overrate intensity and underrate consistency. Anyone can crush themselves and have a heroic day,
a heroic week, or maybe even a heroic month. But that’s not the goal. The goal is to generate a heroic body of work.

4. Arrogance is loud. It comes from insecurity. Confidence is quiet. It comes from evidence. Give yourself the evidence. Then trust your training.

5. True discipline is not a chest-thumping, hype-speech giving, performative act of toughness. True discipline is being the kind of person who shows up and does what you need to do. It’s as simple—and as hard—as that.

6. Excellence is not a destination; it is a process of becoming. The real reward isn’t a bigger deadlift, a faster mile, or a sturdier table. The real reward is that you become a better version of yourself.

[Cody Royle @codyroyle]

🆕 Steve Kerr's reminder to check in with your fellow coaches:

“I like the idea of coaches supporting coaches. It’s a great profession, but it’s also a hard one,” Kerr says.

https://t.co/LXIVckpePt

[CBC Olympics @CBCOlympics]

CANADA’S VALÉRIE GRENIER WINS WORLD CUP GOLD IN THE FINAL GIANT SLALOM RACE OF THE SEASON 🇨🇦🥇

CBC Sports skiing coverage presented by @MackenzieInvest

[Max G @gartnermax]

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[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Two things can be true at once:

1. Outcomes matter. They may have financial repercussions and lead to new and better opportunities.

2. The top of the mountain is narrow. All the life is on the sides. The best way to climb a mountain is to care deeply and to do it with good people.

Something I’ve found time and time again in my nearly two decades coaching, researching, writing, and reporting on excellence:

Outcomes matter. They absolutely do.

But a few years down the road, nobody sits around and reflects on the score. What people remember is the hard work, lessons learned, experiences, and most of all, the relationships forged along the way.

“The wins and losses are all crap...All those wins or losses they fade away but those relationships stick with you forever and that's where the self-esteem and the self-satisfaction comes." — Gregg Popovich, the winningest coach in basketball history.

The best coaches are not just in the business of developing performers. They are also in the business of developing people.

This is not some let’s all hold hands and sing Kumbaya talk. This is reality. This is the mindset and practice of nearly all the greatest coaches across fields.

Research shows the best way to get the most out of people—as a coach, as a teammate, as a parent—is to have high expectations, tell the truth, and do it on a foundation of deep caring and support.

It’s the combination of these qualities that makes for great performance.

Excellent coaching means:

Caring deeply. Paying attention. Repeated practice. Learning from failure. Staying curious. Steadfast dedication. Getting close. Showing up, again and again and again.

Which is to say that excellent coaching looks a lot like love.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Admirable traits of strong leadership:

1. Humility - a beginner’s mindset that is open to new ideas and less judgmental. A mindset free of prejudice. A quiet mind that values actions and impact above words.

2. Honestly - radical transparency with grace and dignity. The ability to give feedback without causing resentment is a superpower. The ability to admit mistakes quickly and to ask for forgiveness. And a willingness to show vulnerability.

3. Self-awareness (situational awareness) - reading the room and balancing one’s contributions to ensure a value exchange that benefits all. Knowing when to speak and when to listen. Knowing that given a choice of being clever or kind, being kind is right choice. It is balancing ambition with value.

4. Sense of humor - do not take yourself too seriously and stay accessible. Show passion and ambition but not at a cost to others. Make people comfortable and at ease. Laugh loudly but welcome humor with open arms. But not at the expense to others. Happy people smile more.

5. Active listening (hear the unsaid and listen with your eyes) - if you are waiting for a pause, so that you can speak, you are not truly listening. And the most important part of listening is the ability to hear the unsaid. Sometimes the best way to support and help others is to give your undivided attention.

6. Interest in others (empathy) - be interesting first. The goal is to leave people better than when you found them. Everyone you meet knows more about something than you do. Care more about the people around you. This is my definition of servant leadership.

7. Generosity (giving) - the coolest people I know are unselfishly generous with their time and knowledge. Give more than you take. And give without expecting a get. The strongest leaders give more than they take. Takers may end up with more, but givers sleep better at night.

8. Intellectual curiosity -learn to search for the grounded truth. And be willing to change your mind when the facts and the truth contradicts your prior beliefs. The strongest leaders are lifelong students. And also lifelong teachers. Start with 4 word: what do you think?

9. Good manners - be nice and polite to all. This may be life’s biggest hack. Say ‘thank you’ and ‘please’ more. Hold doors a bit longer. Do not interrupt people. Do not brag. Do not shout or speak poorly of others. Be a good person, but do not waste time trying to prove it.

10. No sense or entitlement - the world does not owe you a thing. The best people that I know are not chasing compliments or validation. Learn to fight for your happiness and do it with dignity, optimism and grace. Fall in love with the work, not the praise.

11. Positioning for shared success - In a celebration, lead from the back. In a crisis, lead from the front. In the company of someone that has a better idea, follow first. Leadership is all about positioning and standing in the right places.

12. Legacy of servant leadership - The best leaders leave everything and everyone better than when they found them. You will be remembered by how often you helped others achieve their goals.

13. Grit and persistence - Some things are hard to teach: sense of urgency, critical thinking, creativity, customer empathy, team commitment, humility, unselfish giving, judgement, grace and dignity, positivity, optimism, bias towards results, active listening; Strong leaders teach the hard stuff.

[Max G @gartnermax]

@abi_strate You go Abi 👊 impressive jump 👏🏻

[Devin Heroux @Devin_Heroux]

GOLD FOR CANADA 🇨🇦

CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD

Christopher Morales-Williams wins world indoor championship 400m gold in a championship record time of 44.76. A spectacular performance by the 21-year-old Canadian.

[CBC Olympics @CBCOlympics]

Canada’s Eli Bouchard claims his first snowboard slopestyle World Cup win 🇨🇦🏆

The Lac-Beauport, Que., native scored 81.11 on his first run to secure the victory in Flachau, Austria

Presented by @volvocarcanada, Proud Partner of Canada Snowboard

[Ben Steiner @BenSteiner00]

PM Mark Carney says that the federal government will increase funding for national team athletes, following Olympic and Paralympic outcry.

“We'll do it right… We want [athletes] to know that we value them, they're important,” Carney said —

https://t.co/G6KdUjPrBc

[Devin Heroux @Devin_Heroux]

CANADA 🇨🇦 FOR THE WIN

THE CANADIAN WHEELCHAIR CURLING TEAM HAS WON GOLD.

THEY ARE PARALYMPIC CHAMPIONS. THEY WENT UNDEFEATED.

CANADA DEFEATS CHINA IN A THRILLER.

[Devin Heroux @Devin_Heroux]

It’s hard not to be emotional about what this Canadian wheelchair curling team just accomplished.

Paralympic history by completing the first undefeated round robin.

They’ve worked so hard for this. Two wins away from gold now.

[CBC Sports @cbcsports]

Proud moment for Kalle Eriksson's dad, Lasse 🥹🥈

[Devin Heroux @Devin_Heroux]

SILVER FOR CANADA 🇨🇦

KALLE ERICSSON AND SIERRA SMITH WIN CANADA’S MEDAL AT THE PARALYMPICS

In his Paralympic debut, Kalle Ericsson alongside his guide Sierra Smith wins silver in the men’s visually impaired downhill event. A great start for the Canadians in Cortina.

[Canada Strong 🇨🇦 🍁 @nglinan]

Thank you friends from Europe for the congratulations of Canada ranking 1st in both the World's Most Loved Country and in International Reputation!
We are delighted and feel proud, fortunate & blessed to be Canadians! 🇨🇦

https://t.co/Hbgn0W7N1P

[FIS Cross-Country @FISCrossCountry]

The best U23 in the world is Canadian 💚🇨🇦
Alison Mackie was on a mission this morning, and she brought home the gold. 🥇

#fiscrosscountry #wintersport #fisjuniorworlds #lillehammer2026

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

The Paralympics start Friday. Here’s what Canadians can expect https://t.co/LigCB8Yeza

[Max G @gartnermax]

RT @CBCOlympics: Canada’s Arnaud Gaudet captures his second World Cup medal of the season with bronze 🇨🇦🥉

The Montcalm, Que., native finis…