An Ear To Hear | A Teachable Spirit | Be Humble Enough to Learn

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An Ear To Hear

A Teachable Spirit

Be Humble Enough to Learn

As school starts, these three things are important for any student, kid athlete, teacher, parent, coach to remember.

Have an ear to hear and listen to learn when your coach, teacher or parent is talking.  There are two types of students and athletes – the ones who really listen to the coach and learn what he is teaching, and the ones who aren’t.  The ones who are bought-in and the ones who aren't.  The student-athletes who are bought-in and intentionally listen will perform better every time.

Have a teachable spirit that is willing and eager to learn and apply new things that will help you and that will make you better.  A teachable spirit means that you are willing to learn new things, and that takes being humble enough to know that you don’t know everything. 

Be humble enough to learn because there is always a chance to get better and to learn new things if you are willing to be taught and you have a teachable spirit.  But you have to first know that you don’t know everything and that every situation is a chance for you to learn something new.  Be thankful when somebody takes the time to teach you something new that will make you better.   Be thankful enough that you pay attention to what is being said, think about how you can apply the new information, and try to use the new information to the best of your ability.

Have an ear to hear new things that will help you, have a teachable spirit that will help take in new information.  To do this, you must be humble enough to know that you don’t know everything and you can improve and get better.