Blaine McKenna On Finding Yourself

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Rob welcomes to the show, Blaine McKenna, a UEFA A License coach, and author of ‘Coaching Abroad. How Eight Coaches Got Jobs and Succeeded Worldwide’.

Rob and Blaine discuss his life as a coach, the inherent value of courage, why you need to face down your fears, and the importance of experiencing the world's cultures as they are, instead of expecting the world to revolve around you.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• There is no substitute for courage when it comes to following your dream. Summon up the inner strength to visualise your goals, and have the courage to push yourself towards them.
• You have to face down your fears and realise that the journey towards success is never a free ride. You have to put in the time and pay for your results with effort.
• It isn't always about qualifications. they're sometimes necessary, but generally are projected upon us by organisations as a quick way of ascertaining competence.
• Journeys of discovery and growth allow us to truly find ourselves, and the place in the world that we belong.

BEST MOMENTS

'I realised that this was a real career. It was something I could build towards'

'If you provide the courage, the universe will provide the rest'

'You should never go to a country and expect it to adapt to you'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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ABOUT THE GUEST

Blaine is a UEFA A License coach. He has coached in USA, Africa, Asia, Oceana and Europe.

He has coached in professional leagues, worked in coach education and been an Academy Director.

He is a pioneering young coach with a wealth of experience gained from his international experiences.

He is also an author. His book ‘Coaching Abroad. How Eight Coaches Got Jobs and Succeeded Worldwide’ was published in 2022

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Ryles is a UEFA A licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience

Rob Ryles prides himself on having a forward thinking and progressive approach to the game built through his own experience as well as lessons learned from a number of highly successful managers and coaches.

The Leader Manager Coach Podcast is where we take a deep dive examining knowledge, philosophies, wisdom and insight to help you lead, manage and coach in football, sport and life.

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