The veteran English coach shares some of those learnings in his book, Can You Be Fluent in Success?
Damian McGrath worked his way through the coaching ranks with rugby league’s Leeds Rhinos, before switching to rugby union.Damian McGrath learned more than a few life lessons in coaching the Canadian, Samoan, German and Kenyan rugby sevens teams.
He worked his way through the coaching ranks with rugby league’s Leeds Rhinos, before switching to rugby union. It’s a coaching journey that has taken him around the globe, offering plenty of food for thought.“We weren’t being paid and we couldn’t go train because of all the financial issues,” he explained in an interview. “And someone asked me if I'd do a talk to the leadership group of a local business back in England.
“As a coach, Kintsugi reminded me then, and still does now, that failure isn’t the end, you can repair it, you can build something new that is stronger, but the scars are there to remind of the challenges that you have overcome,” McGrath writes.While coach of Samoa and trying to land two trainee police officers for his Commonwealth Games team, McGrath had to buy two cows from their commanding officer to secure their release.
“It was a quick reminder of making sure you understand people’s lives before you judge them,” he adds. “It was a tough time, as my wife and I had established a good life there, we were settled and the team had been successful,” he writes.
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