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Underrated leadership hack: Repeat yourself. Almost no one hears you the first time. Your team is focused, driving, and probably overwhelmed. Say it once and they miss it. Say it ten times and they'll hear it for the first time. Repetition isn't boring. It's strategic clarity.
— Dave Kline (@dklineii) December 5, 2025
"Repetitions make reputations." Coaches don't repeat themselves because we like to hear ourselves talk. "If it has not been learned, then it hasn't been taught."
Here are phrases or quotes that can help you:
1. "Sacrifice." Put the team first. Be an early adopter of "How can I help?"
2. "Anything that a coach tells you shares the lesson for everyone else on the team." Everyone makes mistakes. Good players and good teams stop repeating them.
3. "Do the dirty work." That's literal as "get on the floor" and figurative as in "leave the gym better than you found it."
4. "Everyone benefits from coaching." - Rams Coach Sean McVay
5. "Promise yourself to make one better choice today."
6. "Do five more." - Dan Pink (Study five more minutes, do five more repetitions, read five more pages).
7. Praise a teammate who did something well. "Catch people in the act of doing something right."
8. "Eat that frog." Do first the hard thing that you don't want to do.
9. Make gratitude a skill. Thank your parents, a teacher, or a coach. Everyone wants to be valued and appreciated.
10."I can't think for everyone." - Bill Parcells Think critically. When your parent says, "If all your friends say they're going to do something stupid, will you?"
Lagniappe. Better communication separates excellent from good. Analogy help us to connect concepts across domains. Challenge yourself to think better and to improve your writing.
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