“One who develops future intellectual pursuits by understanding the research and works created by notable thinkers of the past.”
Before Aaron Rodgers, there was Brett Farve. Before Steve Young, there was Joe Montana. Before T.O., there was Jerry Rice. If you follow my pattern, you will see that of all these great players, one spent time learning from the other great player BEFORE they became great!
Out of all the Human Performance Institutes around the world and all Coaches that keep them going, I am not the only one. There were many before me and there will be many after me.
In the human performance industry there are many methodologies, yet the principles are the same. The industry leaders have found a way to take their methodologies and apply them to the same principles to reach the desired result for each of their clients: to improve their lives!
Having been in this industry as a Performance Coach for 8 years and at the age of 26, I still have A LOT to learn. When I stop learning, I stop growing. And if I stop growing, I stop living. I owe it to myself to be the best that I can be at what I do and to my clients because they are intrusting their quality of life to me!
The key thing in all of this is that I can’t do it alone and no one can! Every opportunity I get I try to listen to another coach or teacher, so that I can take a bit of their experience, knowledge and mindset then apply it to myself and my particular training methodology.
Christ, my Father and my Grandfather are giants’ shoulders I aspire to stand on everyday in my personal and professional life.
Some coaches stop at training. However, I found that to reach my athletes (competitive and non-competitive) I must connect with them on a deeper more personal level. I mean, lets think about it, the word Performance, when referring to improving human performance, includes a heck of a lot more than running and jumping!
So my goal in this blog is to do just that, connect with athletes and coaches, with the help of other Performance Professionals, to create a “Total Athlete Connection”.
I hope you find this journey as fun, inspiring and informative as I have!
Always improving,
Ryan
Love the blog post and your purpose Ryan! I can’t wait to see what else you have to share!
Excellent philosophy to live and grow with Ryan. Life is too short to learn it all on our own, so we take from those who went before us, and in turn give to those who will follow.
Looking forward to ‘taking’ more of your inspiration.
Appreciate all you have shared in your new blog! Something for all of us to think about – who are we inspiring to stand on our shoulders? Thanks for setting high standards!
You definitely walk the talk! Athlete or not, always striving to improve your performance is the key to life. Keep em coming!