From One Leader To Another
It's not often that I meet another coach who clearly is so dedicated and has honed their craft to such an exceptional level. Working with Rick Yee has been a game-changer for my client, and I highly recommend his coaching services.
Rick has an incredible ability to connect deeply with his clients right from the start. He creates a safe and supportive environment where individuals feel comfortable opening up and sharing their challenges. His skill in digging deep and going directly to the core of the issue is truly impressive. Rick has a unique talent for identifying the areas that need the most focus and offering insightful guidance to facilitate growth and transformation.
One of the qualities that truly impressed me about Rick is his ability to set his ego aside and genuinely care about the clients' well-being. He approaches coaching with a deep sense of compassion, empathy, and a sincere desire to see his clients succeed. Rick's dedication to the clients' growth and his unique approach make him an invaluable asset for anyone seeking personal and professional development.
I am grateful to have had the opportunity to see Rick work and to witness the positive impact he has made on my client. Without a doubt, I wholeheartedly recommend Rick Yee as a coach. If you are looking for a skilled and compassionate professional to guide you on your journey, I believe Rick is the coach you can trust to help you achieve your goals and unlock your full potential.
Thoughts of a Strongman during a time of failure.
How do you respond to failing? Do you hang your head in defeat? Throw your hands up in the air and walk away in frustration, never to try again? Do you automatically let the fear of not being good enough creep in? Even worse, do you allow one failure to become part of your identity? Are you now a failure because you failed?
Tonight during my training I failed a lift that I have failed multiple times as of late. After my second attempt, and ultimately my second failure of the night, all of the thoughts above went through my mind. I honestly was hit with a barrage of negative thoughts. Because of these negative thoughts, I was instantly filled with fear and anxiety. Fear of losing when it counts. Fear of not being good enough or embarrassing myself. Then the anxiety set in. I began to dread the lift. I wanted to run out of the gym. I couldn’t think of one positive thing to say about myself or my abilities. Honestly it was a window into the past. A view of the thoughts that I had every day all day about myself. I realized these are the thoughts of a man that no longer exists. The man that thought those thoughts, now knows fear isn’t real, anxiety has no role in my life, and neither fear nor anxiety offer me anything. That man has leveled up and evolved into who I am now. Who am I now? Now I’m a man that takes that failure and understands that it’s part of the journey. I now understand that the failures only stand to make the successes that much more valuable and worthy of celebration. If I never failed, then success wouldn’t be special. It would be meaningless to succeed without failure preceding the success. I know that I am not a failure, and in knowing that I’m not a failure, I know that one day as long as I don’t quit I will succeed. As long as I put in the work, success will come in time and when that day comes, it will be a special moment. A blimp of happiness to be remembered. Why? because I failed, I overcame, I believed in myself, and I succeeded. So am I a failure because I failed? Absolutely not. I’m a warrior powering forward until my day comes that I succeed. I’m a champion. I’m a winner and failure does not define me. That’s who I am now.
