by Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comI love going to the movies — the theater, the previews, the healthy eating ?On Sunday, my youngest and I went to see a beauty — The Martian.I’m won’t tell you how great it is, or “My God, you’ve got to see it!”But I will tell you that the …
Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Effective Recruiting as an Outsider
Politics offers some fascinating lessons for observant college coaches looking for lessons from the real world on how to effectively recruit their prospects.After all, what is Presidential campaigning if not recruiting a few million votes from your fellow countrymen and women?The …
The Big Recruiting Lesson From Online Dating
In the beginning, there was Match.com.And lo, after many years, Match.com begot eHarmony.But not satisfied with the mass market nature of online dating, the people looking for love started looking for niche dating websites. And that begat websites like ChristianMingle.com and …
They Don’t Care About You Until They Know Who You Are
They don't care about you.Until, that is, they know who you are.You might have the best facility, you might be the nicest coach, and a degree from your school might send your prospect out into the world as the best prepared college graduate on the planet.But if they don't know you, they …
How I Use Sticky Notes To Be A Better Coach
Mike Davenport, CoachingSportsToday.comLooking for a sly way to persuade people?Are you taking advantage of this simple tool every office has? Our most powerful coaching tools can often be right in front of us, and we don’t even know it. A basic clipboard can be sneakily powerful. So can a …