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TJ and Sam discuss how coaches can balance ambition with the impact they make in their careers.

Most coaches are wired to compete, and that ambition can either fuel a career or quietly hijack it. In this episode, TJ and Sam explore how to honor your drive without losing sight of the impact you're making today. Using Dusty May's recent press conference as a jumping-off point, they work through the difference between contentment and complacency, and how gratitude eventually opens the next door. They share from their own coaching journeys and life changes reshape priorities over time. It's...

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Hosts: TJ, Sam

Topics covered

• coaching
• ambition
• impact
• contentment
• complacency
• gratitude

Keywords

• coaching
• ambition
• impact
• gratitude
• contentment
• complacency

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