I'm reading "Trillion Dollar Coach" by Eric Schmidt about Bill Campbell – a coach to some of the top Silicon Valley executives – including Steve Jobs and Schmidt himself.
This week, Tim Ferriss shared his interview with George Mumford – a person most people don't know. But you know the athletes he coached – including Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant.
If you're a startup founder, reading that these top performers all had coaches should push you to get a coach ASAP if you don't have one already.
But... Are you coachable?
In 10 years as a startup coach, I've met 2000+ startup CEOs & coached hundreds of founders & teams.
I'm always surprised to find that many people just aren't coachable, especially those that could use it most, and I've found that there five (5) traits that make for a coachable person.
1/ Readiness to Learn: Being ready to focus and make the time to do the work.
2/ Honesty & Humility: The willingness to look for gaps & blind spots.
3/ Getting Uncomfortable: It's awkward learning anything new, but it's the only path to growth is getting comfortable being uncomfortable.
4/ Acknowledgement, Acceptance & Action
5/ Implementing = Learning: No progress happens without implementation. That's where the real growth happens.
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If you feel like you’re coachable, and you think you're ready for some help growing yourself and taking your company to new levels, send an email to scottsambucci@salesqualia.com with the word "COACHABLE" in the subject line, and let's talk.
I'm ready. Are you?
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