Life is all about learning, and sometimes you need to adjust your compass to continually grow.
— Garett Mathiason (@GFMathiason) May 28, 2014
I feel it is very important to regularly take stock, and see how changes can be made to make a more positive impact on students. By being humble, we can look internally to see how change can be made. An important part of this is building a trusted learning team for students. In the coaching world, there is an Integrated Support Team (IST), which can include assistant coaches, trainers, managers, massage therapists, physiotherapists, biomechanists, mental trainers, etc. The Head Coach is the lead, and like a President/CEO, is a portfolio manager. Others can offer more specific training in an area, and as long as it is done under the same vision, then this team approach is very effective.
It is equally important to accept criticism, and reflect if change is warranted. Don't be afraid to be vulnerable, in that if you are open to change and have a student first approach, the growth we experience from changing our compass benefits not only the students we teach, but us as teachers as well.
