Multi lingual people still annoy me. I only speak English—or variations of—despite years of wanting to learn a new language.
So is everything learnable? Or, is some stuff too much of a stretch.
When I listen to Alastair Campbell on (The Rest is Politics Podcast) switch effortlessly between English, French and German, being multilingual feels beyond me.
Research says almost everything is learnable—even the hard stuff, like languages. Many supposedly fixed traits can also be altered: confidence, communication, balance, optimism, even your approach to coaching.
Someone recently asked how he might improve his coaching. My answer was boring. Read some books. Watch interviews of successful coaches. Take notice of the people you coach alongside—the way they interact with players—and try on some of their habits.
Isn't that a decent plan of action?
Whatever it is you want to learn, assume it can be. The challenge is figuring out the best way to do it.
Nick
