Coach to Coach. Martin Rooney

the kitchen table, Brian kept digging deeper into what really drove him. Inspired by some of Kelly's answers, he reflected on his past and the people who had inspired him the most in his life. He realized immediately that his father had not lived his passion and purpose. His dad worked hard for 40 years and made decent money, but obviously did it solely to provide for him and his family, not because he loved it.

The person who seemed to have found the intersection was actually his high school track coach. Coach Scarola was always on fire and never seemed to have a bad day. Although he surely didn't make the big dollars, he never seemed to be without, and Brian realized he always wanted to be as well liked as that coach. In fact, it was Coach Scarola who inspired Brian to be a coach in the first place. That was when inspiration struck. Brian realized his own passion didn't come from making money or football, it came from helping people. And how was he best able to help people? Through coaching! Coaching also passed the IASM test—I AM SOLD MYSELF—for Brian. He believed that coaching was important and knew his own life would be radically different if he hadn't been blessed with some of the coaches he'd had. Satisfied with his answer, he wrote Helping others through coaching on his sheet under the word enthusIASM. And then he wrote a note to himself as his goal: I want to be a better coach. Somehow his mind felt clearer and like a weight had been lifted as he went to bed.

      Brian felt like he had taken a few steps forward. Little did he know he was going to be knocked back a few more the next day.