Have you ever tried to emulate someone? Most of us did during our middle and high school years. What about in your adult life? I’m sure at some point we all have. This week we’re going to talk about a rather large trap that exists when we try to try to be like others.
Recently I was going through another excellent basketball coaching newsletter by Mike Neighbors (@coachneighbors). In the newsletter he had included an excerpt from the Jim Henson biography. If you’re a younger reader and don’t know who he is, he’s the creator of the Muppets. I grew up on them, check them out. One of the quotes from Jim Henson in the newsletter said, “If you learn too much of what others have done—you may tend to take the same directions as everybody else.” This is the heart of the trap that exists.
As coaches we all borrow and steal ideas from others. You don’t try to reinvent the wheel, but give credit where it’s due and make things your own. There are so many resources available especially with technology today.
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