Steve Cutler

The number one thing with confidence is to know your craft. Not just book knowledge. Knowledge that comes from actual experience and effort. Try, fail, win. Learn from all three. Only then will you have great confidence.

One of the most important things to consider is why limited mobility is present. More often than not limited mobility is not a flexibility issue, it’s a strength and stability issue. Your body will I’ll only give you as much range of motion as it has the strength to support. Once you’ve determined why the body is immobile then you can prescribe exercises from there.

A few important points to consider when a weakness is found: 1. Where is the weakness coming from? Often coaches jump quickly to tight muscles or go directly toward pain and don’t dive deep enough to understand the upstream and downstream causes 2. What psycho-social-emotional factors may be at play? I’ve seen imbalances come from instability in the core that was addressed once anxious thoughts were processed 3. What is “pain” telling us? The body communicates via “pain.” But, the reality is what someone may be feeling is restriction, tightness, apprehension, etc. Developing a nuanced vocabulary to describe “pain” goes a long way in addressing challenges

I think it’s important to speak plainly about the pain points customers face without catastrophizing them. People know their pain. They live in their pain. When we point it out we automatically build a bridge of empathy. When we create a catastrophic picture we then begin to take advantage of the pain others feel.

It’s said that feedback is a gift. Giving it well is an art. I’ve found that being specific is an important part of the process. “You really did a great job asking questions to the client. I thought it was particularly insightful how you asked the question of where they saw the business 3 years from now if nothing changed. I could see it made him think deeply about the decision.” Specificity gives the receiver the gift of knowing what to repeat in the future. It truly is a powerful gift.

It’s said that feedback is a gift. Giving it well is an art. I’ve found that being specific is an important part of the process. “You really did a great job asking questions to the client. I thought it was particularly insightful how you asked the question of where they saw the business 3 years from now if nothing changed. I could see it made him think deeply about the decision.” Specificity gives the receiver the gift of knowing what to repeat in the future. It truly is a powerful gift.