#13 - Cat Wade - Values, Boundaries, & What Are You World Class At?

Writing this introduction for my amazing friend and mentor is a tough one. I wanted to be concise but there is so much to say.

This episode is special to me because Cat and I connect so often on life and coaching over the phone these past few years since she moved from Portland to the East Coast. Cat was the original one who gave me my first opportunity to coach after grad school. She hired me and opened the door of opportunity at the University of Portland in 2016. She is now the owner and director of Blue Chip Performance in Baltimore, Maryland.

In this episode, we discuss Cat’s growth from competing at Oklahoma University in soccer as a keeper all the way through her coaching career (Syracuse, Houston, Portland) to now at Blue Chip Performance and coaching high school soccer. She is obsessed with the growth and improvement of herself to impact others. We get into knowing your values, sharing your values with your student-athletes, and sitting with the questions “what are you world-class at?”

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Timestamp

(2:33) Live with Cat Wade

(6:18) Coaching

(10:40) Creating Space

(14:28) Do People Know What We Value

(30:50) Knowing What Path You Are On

(37:00) Starting BlueChip Performance

(40:00) Transitioning to Virtual Coaching

(42:10) Imposter Syndrome

(45:15) Curiosity

(53:25) Ability To Be World Class

(59:20) Meditation

(1:02:27) Process of Identifying What You Are World Class At?

(1:13:00) End-of-Year Review

(1:19:30) Keep The Main The Main Thing

(1:23:20) Boundaries & Conviction

(1:32:00) Be Where Your Feet Are