Aug 13, 2021
Jake Escobar is the Comanche ISD Athletic Director and a person I looked up to when we were in school together. He's an incredible leader and today we discuss what it's like building a culture around the athletic program, tough love coaching, failure, the realities of coaching and much more. Enjoy!
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(2:53) - Reminiscing about the old days & Jake’s Background
(9:54) - Tough love coaching
(13:07) - Emphasizing the ‘Student’ in Student-Athlete
7 Habits of Highly effective people
(17:58) - The importance of continuing to learn even after leaving school
(20:21) - What makes a great athletic program
(22:43) - Coach and parental impacts on the kid’s mental health & Building a Culture
(26:07) - Coach’s wives & the realities of being a coach
(28:28) - Leadership of peers
(31:04) - Without failure, there is no growth
(35:51) - What’s the biggest challenge in your profession?
(39:55) - What’s it like being a hero?
(45:26) - Chasing Standards
(46:11) - What’s the value of a dollar or a bitcoin?
(53:39) - Working hard every single day & being coachable
(56:55) - Wrap Up
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