Chad Becker is a nationally recognized sports leadership coach with 30+ years of coaching experience in Tennessee, 600+ wins, and dozens of championships.

In this episode, Chad opens with why winning a championship his first year of coaching, at just 22, was actually one of the worst things that could have happened to him.

For decades, Chad coached basketball and baseball and served as an athletic director, eventually overseeing 21 sports, 90 coaches, and 900 families. His identity became wrapped up in society's scorecard, winning, performing, being recognized for what he could do.

Then one ordinary Tuesday night changed something. A Lego castle knocked over in a dark hallway. An index card from his six-year-old daughter: How is your week going, Daddy? I haven't seen you.

That moment cracked something open.

Chad and Christine talk about what happens when success doesn't feel the way you thought it would. They unpack his S³ Leadership Blueprint (Site, Systems, Soul) and his C³ Trust Engine (Character, Competence, Connection), along with the 4 H's he uses to build real connection: History, Heartaches, Hopes, and Heroes.

If you've worked hard to get somewhere and wondered why it didn't feel the way you thought it would, this one's for you.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

02:33 Growing up in Fort Wayne, the Little League World Series

05:26 Learning that performance is what matters most

11:08 High standards, high support, and building a champion before championships

16:31 Athletics as the greatest developer of the human spirit, taught through storytelling and mistakes

23:57 Managing 21 sports and 900 families, and what coaches said the real problem was

28:02 The Lego castle and the index card

35:50 The S cubed and C cubed frameworks

46:27 The four H's exercise

50:50 Character and fulfillment

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