Coach Vidal on Coffee with Coaches Guest Rod Ray:
In this episode of Coffee with Coaches, you will be inspired by guest and author Rod Ray to expand your comfort zone. What I love about our conversation is Rod’s optimism, authenticity, and commitment to being a man for others.
Like all of us, Rod continues to face down 40 love situations every day, but he has learned how to turn things around with a smile on his face and a heart to serve. To learn more about Rod Ray, check out his Amazon bestselling book “Hard Comes First” here.
–René Vidal
Here are a few of Rod’s insights on building resilience and living in the precious present:
On Resilience
“Resilience is not something you have, or you don’t have. Resilience is a skill that you can acquire.”
“If you want to build resilience, then look for hard things. You need to do things outside of your comfort zone all the time.”
“Most of the things in life that mean the most to us are things that were challenging.”
“I can’t promise that your life’s going to get easier (but if you read my book), you’ll see that your life can get richer.”
“Most of my best players have had to go through adversity to become good players.”
“I believe in a very powerful, strong, and loving God. I don’t think God creates bad, but I think he can use bad for good.”
On Leadership
“I’m gonna give you everything I got, and I don’t really want anything in return.”
“For our team, it’s not a Rod Ray team; it’s a player team.”
“My dad was a great leader and became president of a small college when he was 75 years old. My father didn’t know much about running a college, but he was nice to people and knew how to make hard decisions for an unselfish purpose.” (Listen to Rod speak about his father at Podcast time stamp 6:24)
On Legacy
“If I’m a stronger person, then I can be a stronger person for other people.”
“Let’s do life with an open hand rather than a closed fist.”
“I would like my legacy to be that I loved well and believed in others when they didn’t believe in themselves.”
