“Falk, you’ve got to be the slowest mother F’er I’ve ever seen. I’m so tired of you standing back there like an F’ing statue taking sack after sack.”

Coach Leach continued on like this for another 10 minutes after our brutal 37–3 loss—where I threw 5 interceptions and took 9 sacks. Ouch.

Earlier in my career, that kind of delivery would’ve broken me. I would’ve spiraled. Down and out for the rest of the season.

But thankfully, I had built up a critical Mind Strength skill:
“What, not How.”

👉 What’s the coaching point I can take?
👉 Not how is it being delivered?

This tool helped me remove the emotion from coaching—both the emotional highs and the devastating lows. It allowed me to take the gold from the message and leave the rest.

It turned Coach Leach into an asset, not interference—something so many athletes struggle to do.

The coaching point for me?
Get rid of the ball. Take no sacks. Stay ahead of the chains.

If you’re an athlete—use this with your coaches.
If you’re in business—use it in meetings, feedback, and relationships.

Ask yourself:
“What’s the coaching point I can take?”
Not:
“How is it being said?”

That shift might just be the edge you need to grow through what others crumble under.