23 | Coffee With Chris - Importance of Coaching

In the spirit of the Olympics, today I'm sharing a story from childhood. I spent a good chunk of my youth training to be in the Olympics. I was downhill slalom skier and competed on a team in Northern California. We were good and we knew it and in full disclosure, I was pretty cocky.

I had two incredible ski coaches, Mike Spalding and Chuck Frye. One day, at a competition, Chuck reminded me to take off my jacket before competing and I went against his better judgement. I had been on a big wining streak and I didn't think it would affect my performance. I was cold and I had beaten the guys I was about to race anyway.

As I went down the course, I felt slow. When I hit the finish line, I'd lost by a couple of a hundredths of a second. In that moment, I knew I should've listened to my coach. For the first time, I realized the importance of great coaches in my life.

In life and business, it's so important to have somebody that's been there to help you along. Every time I do a LifePlan, I talk about the importance of not only having a coach or mentor in your life but being a coach or mentor for someone that's not as far along as you are. That's why I do what I do!

I've been leading and coaching people to grow in life and business for almost two decades. If you're interested, check out the Coaching page. I coach people in a wide variety of industries - from leaders to entrepreneurs to people that want to be leaders and entrepreneurs.

Go to http://ChrisLoCurto.com/the-importance-of-coaching/ to answer the question - why is a coach important to you?