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Friday, August 21, 2009

Should you have a coach?

In a moment of transparency, I am a complete sports nut and even more specific, football junkie. As my wife says: This is your hunting season. As this time of the year is gearing up and football is just around the corner, I study the success of professional athletes. One thing they all have in common is they have coaches. Tom Brady credits his coaches for his success. Tiger Woods has a coach. Kobe Bryant has coaches to continue to elevate his game.

All athletes have coaches. But why don't small business have coaches? Something to consider.

At his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Nolan Ryan said: "While I was with the Rangers, I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...He would always come up with new training techniques that we would try and see how they would work in to my routine. Because of our friendship and Tom pushing me, I think I got in the best shape of my life during the years that I was with the Rangers."

Nolan Ryan's records include
Most lifetime strikeouts (5714)
Most career no-hitters (7)
Most season strikeouts (383, AL 1973)
Fastest recorded pitch (101.9 mph, Guiness Book Of World Records)

In our own business, we have coaches. I don't know what I would do without those special people pushing me, encouraging me, holding me accountable, giving me new ideas, giving me perspective, and most of all being there for me.

If you need a coach, you need to call us today.

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