The Leadership Journey - Dealing with stress




Coach and Coordinator Podcast show

Summary: Brian Kight and Keith Grabowski team up for this special Leadership Journey edition of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. This podcast will occur weekly throughout the season, focusing on issues that teams face during the season. Kight, the CEO of Focus 3, discusses the how to handle stress in today’s podcast. Show notes 1:33 The “survival” mentality 5:18 Viewing “just get through it” mindset as a weakness 6:55 Acknowledging personal struggle is a strength 9:22 What lights your fire? 11:47 Understanding emotions 15:52 Kight’s “Post-dramatic growth” idea 22:24 Foundation for managing stress 25:22 Fear, anger and love 30:57 3 takeaways for the survival coach 34:49 “We need great coaches” 35:04 The practices of the elite 38:12 The USA Football national conference