STRIVE FOR A BEGINNER'S MINDSET

Successful teams usually have players that have a beginner’s mindset. And coaches LOVE that attribute in their players. They want them to be like beginners when they're teaching them in practice, coaching them in a game, or talking about stuff in a team meeting.

The reason this is important is that beginners are open-minded; experts are closed-minded (they already know it all). Experts are closed to new ideas, closed to new ways of doing things, closed to a different concept, generally closed from everything except what they’re already comfortable with or want to keep doing.

Beginners are always open to new ideas, new ways to do things, and are always looking for new ways to improve. Players with a beginner's mindset trusts that the coach knows what he is talking about and that he is trying to do what is best for the team.

The players and teams that never reach high levels of success are the ones that challenge, oppose, or distrust everything their coaches try to get them to accomplish through new or different ways of doing things.

The ideal player has a beginner's mindset. With a mind that is open to new ways of doing things and ready to absorb and execute what the coach believes is in the best interest of the team.

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(thanks Kevin Eastman)