The Oklahoma City Thunder might just start a dynasty after their 2025 Championship. A very talented team, led by their three big players: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams. They also have a deep bench of young players, plus many future draft picks allowing them to refill their roster as they trade for good players. This might make them the next dynasty in the likes of the Spurs, the Lakers, or the Heat.
Beyond their roster, they also have a team psychologist that has worked with them: Dr. Wayne Chappelle. He’s working with the team to develop resiliency, mindset shifts, and growth. And, he has experience working with military and business leaders over the last 20 years.
It was one thing he said recently that stuck with me, “You don’t become the best version of yourself, by yourself.”
Let that sink in. We all want to become the best version of ourselves, right?
We want to be the healthiest version of ourselves.
We want to be the smartest version of ourselves.
We want to be the most centered version of ourselves.
We want to be the best CEO for our practice.
We want to be the best Leader we can be.
We want to be the best. But, we can’t do that by ourselves.
Who do we turn to? Facebook? Nope. Youtube? Nope.
Dr. Chappelle says that we all need a coach. Professional athletes have coaches. CEO’s have coaches. We all need coaches in different areas of our lives.
In my experience there are two places we need to get help. First, it’s through surrounding ourselves with friends and family who make us better. If a friend always wants to go drinking, sit at a bar, and bitch about how their life is difficult, is that a good person to be around? Probably not. If another friend is positive, uplifting, and always striving to make the world a better place, you probably should hang out more!
Secondly, is that sometimes you just need an expert. This is going to cost some money. You’ll have to pay for a service, a coach, or a program. And, no doubt, it will be a little painful to pay for something that you think you might be able to just read about, watch a video about, etc. However, the real power comes from the fact that you did pay something to have this. There’s pain in putting your hard-earned dollars out there….and working to make sure there’s an ROI for you.
So, what’s one area where you want to get better? Who’s that person that can help?
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Be well and do well,
Addison Killeen
DSN Co-Founder
