3.31 Doc Rivers: Demand Feedback

“Average players want to be left alone. Good players want to be coached. Great players want to be told the truth.” - Doc Rivers

Do you like being coached and receiving feedback, or do you run from it?

Tony Robbins is one of the most successful motivational speakers in the world. He gets paid millions and millions of dollars to motivate people. I met a person who had a relationship with him, and he said one of the things that makes Tony great is that he DEMANDS feedback.

He said some people want feedback, but the best of the best demand it.

How?

After every speech, Tony asks two questions:

• What is one thing I did well?

• What is one thing I could’ve done better or differently?

NBA coach Doc Rivers once said, “Average players want to be left alone. Good players want to be coached. Great players want to be told the truth.”

If you want to be the best you can be, you can’t just ask for feedback; you have to demand it.

Every person needs to have a truth-teller in their life whom they can trust to give them real, honest feedback, but we often struggle receiving feedback because it can be hard to hear. It’s not easy asking someone to tell you what you don’t do well or tell you about what you aren’t good at, but it's necessary if you want to be the best you can be.

Every great team, partnership, or culture has established a level of trust that allows them to be honest with each other because greatness requires growth, not perfection.

Question of the Day: In what areas do you need to demand feedback, and whom can you trust to give it to you?