The Importance of Being Coachable

We all want to get better. We want to master our craft and to excel in what we do. However, I recently learned that this path to mastery, like many things, does not have a finish line. George Leonard, in his book Mastery, alludes to the tale of the founder of Judo, Jigoro Kano, to illustrate this notion. When Kano was on his deathbed, he brought his students around him and told them he wanted to be buried in his white belt. To…