It’s Not The Blatant Lies That Get You

It’s the truth with zero context

Coaches are filters.

They navigate all the incoming info, so you don’t have to.

Unfortunately, it’s not the blatant lies that get ya: It’s the truth with zero context.

Say I’ve just started coaching an athlete who sustained an injury deadlifting. The truth is that the deadlift is precisely what they need more of. But they’re scared. Terrified, even, of what might happen if they deadlift ever again.

But since I know the deadlift is what’s right for them, deadlifting is exactly what they get. And before you know it, they quit. And wind up far worse than they were before.

That’s what truth without context looks like, and it’s negligent, even dangerous.

Now take that example a few steps further to the interwebs full of experts and influences with all the advice in the world, and zero context.

See the problem?

Not only does your coach spend their days measuring and repeating, but their constantly observing. And the person they’re watching more than anyone is you.

Your coach knows your story, your quirks, and your personality. And if they’re good, they combine all that context and let it inform every interaction.

Coaches are filters. They don’t just sift through the lies; they curate all incoming data until it becomes a program with your best interest at heart.