Athletes

Video Teachable Spirit Recorded on a beautiful fall day on Camano Island — on one of the first character traits taught in the Life Lessons booklet and presentation, following… Watch now Video Selflessness Selflessness (Short Clip) Watch now Video Givers and Takers On the concept of givers and takers — a presentation he recently delivered to a Division I football team so players could examine themselves, their… Watch now Video Discipline On one more character trait from the booklet, presentation, and DVD Life Lessons for Athletes. Topics covered: why every kid has his own definition of… Watch now Podcast Don’t Tell Them How Good You Are. Show Them. Rob Miller and Lori Thomas on quiet inner confidence: preparation over results, fear of failure and fear of success, self-talk swaps, and sorting the confidence builders from the confidence cutters. Listen now Booklet Playing with Confidence For athletes to read, for coaches to teach" — designed to teach an athlete how to become a confident competitor and their own confidence builder, even… Read now Booklet Life Lessons This booklet by Bruce E. Brown defines what it means to choose to become an "athlete" — a great teammate — rather than simply being athletic. It works… Read now Booklet Equipping and Empowering Team Leaders Designed to support people who are intentionally teaching leadership (a companion to the Captains booklet and the Captains & Coaches Workshop DVD). It is… Read now Booklet Compete - Traits of an Elite Competitor On what it means to be a competitor — presented as a choice and a lifestyle rather than a matter of talent, gender, or sport. After an introduction on… Read now Booklet Championship Standards - A Team Study Subtitled "Live and Lead With Honor." It presents championship standards for athletes and teams, each built around a guiding quote, a central idea, a… Read now Article Work This article by Bruce E. Brown, from the Proactive Coaching Life Lessons collection, presents "Work" as a championship principle. It explains that work… Read now Article Teamwork This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons collection, presents the Championship Principle of Teamwork under Kipling's… Read now Article Stand Strong This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Leadership collection, shares an extended passage from author Joseph Marshall III in which… Read now Article Service This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching LLC presents the championship principle of service. It shares Swen Nater's story about 92-year-old… Read now Article Scenarios For Captains This article by Bruce E. Brown, from the Proactive Coaching Leadership collection, presents a set of common scenarios that team captains should be… Read now Article Risks This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons collection, presents the Championship Standard of Risks under the title "Let… Read now Article Purpose This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons collection, presents the Championship Principle of Purpose under the title… Read now Article Pride This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching LLC, from the Life Lessons collection, explores the championship principle of pride, titled "Shared… Read now Article Opponents This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching is part of the Championship Principles series and addresses the principle of opponents under the… Read now Article Motivation This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons #2 collection, is part of the Championship Principles series and focuses on… Read now Article Mental Toughness This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching presents the championship principle of mental toughness, drawing on excerpts from Compete – 13 Traits… Read now Article Loyalty This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons #2 collection, presents the championship principle of loyalty, with excerpts… Read now Article Endurance This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons collection, explores endurance as a character trait required to achieve almost… Read now Article Compete This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Life Lessons #2 collection, is drawn from the Proactive Coaching booklet "Compete –… Read now Article Captains Loyalty This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, adapted from the booklet Captains – 7 Ways to Lead Your Team, covers leadership concept #5 for team… Read now Article Captains ABCA - Seven Ways to Lead Your Team Captains: Seven Ways to Lead Your Team Read now Booklet Captains - Seven Ways to Lead Your Team Congratulations on being a leader on your team. Don’t leave this season, or this experience to chance. You only have a few opportunities like the one you… Read now