The muddiest points and encyclopedia assignments taught me how to read with intent, meaning reading in-depth, in between the lines to grasp a better overall understanding of the text. This form of reading can be applied to school, occupations, and any other life experience that requires one to read important documents and grasp the primary concepts. In my case, I will use this method of reading with intent when reviewing cases and IEP's for students as a special education teacher or principal in the near future.
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While reading, the questions given were pretty straight forward, however they allowed me to reflect on not only myself, but my coaches in the past. The book talks about these seven essential attributes a coach should have and some of my coaches had a few, but none had all of them. In other words, this book allowed for self-reflection and motivation in regards to what type of coach I am now and what type I will strive to be in the future. Truly, these seven concepts can be applied to any job where you are in a position of power with people working under you because establishing an "open-door" policy in sports with athletes is the same for boss's in the workforce with their employees.
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If you have not read this book then I would highly recommend reading it no matter the age. Tim emphasizes how his faith and support system got him through some of the toughest times in his life both personally and athletically. Tim taught me how to rely on my family, friends, teammates, and the Lord no matter the situation because all of them boil down to family. At the end of the day when athletics are over, road blocks settle in, and life goes on, all you have left is family and the relationships you have built over that time. This is relevant to any person after graduating college, retiring from sports/workforce, moving, etc. All those situations force one to rely on their support system to pull through and that is truly the message Tim was trying to portray throughout!
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