Both my sons and oldest daughter go to the same hitting coach, a former pro baseball player named Noah. The guy’s schedule is packed. When he announces an opening for a lesson (which is rare), someone snaps it up in minutes.
What makes him so good? From my observation, it’s his “you do you” approach.
Many hitting coaches try to force every kid into the same mold. “This is THE way to hit.” Stand like this. Hold the bat like this. Have your posture like this. Turn like this. THE WAY. It’s like they have some magic method they swear by.
But Noah does the opposite. He knows every athlete is different.
Here’s an example. My oldest son Cannon got into a slump. He wasn’t hitting as well as he wanted, and he was frustrated.
At his lesson, Noah watched video of Cannon’s in-game at-bats. And he noticed Cannon has a “nervous energy” when he’s at the plate.
Most hitting coaches would try to fix this. “Be smooth! Flow-y! Don’t be tense!”
Noah knows you can’t just change someone’s energy. But you can channel it.
He takes a “You do you” approach.
So he showed Cannon clips of big league hitters with similar nervous energy. Then he adjusted Cannon’s swing to harness what he was naturally experiencing.
The result? More confidence. More comfortably at the plate. More hits. Happier kid.
Noah’s hitting philosophy mirrors the coaching philosophy we take with all the amazing refractive and cataract practices in our coaching community.
Namely, that there’s no single “right way.” But you can use someone’s natural tendencies to optimize their success.
There’s no single right way to handle objections. Or conduct consultations. Or follow up with leads. Or maintain leadership in the sales process.
When we coach a team, we aren’t trying to fit every person we coach into one rigid “super salesperson” mold.
“You have to transform and be just like this!” Absolutely not.
This is the power of the DISC framework we apply in our DISC for Doctors & Teams Intensive.
We use DISC to help your people understand communication style, strengths, priorities and superpowers. Then how they can apply all of those unique aspects in a natural, comfortable and confident way in their patient interactions.
Think about it: you have great people who believe in your mission and bring their unique style and personality to the team. Why would you want to change that?
Spoiler alert: you wouldn’t. Or at least you shouldn’t.
But here’s the question to address:
How can you optimize your people for confidence, comfortability and success no matter what role they play in the patient journey?
We take the same approach Noah does (and recommend you do the same). “You do you.”
To confident, comfortable at-bats this week…
– Coach Troy “You do You” Cole
PS – If you have someone on your team that has not taken a DISC assessment yet, reach out to Coach Jill – jill@troycole.com – and she’ll get them set up with one.