{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Kevin Eastman, Corporate Speaker & Former NBA Coach & Executive: Why The Best Are The Best","description":"\ud83d\udea8 SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE NEWSLETTER ------ My guest today is Kevin Eastman, a corporate and sports team speaker and previously spent 13 years in the NBA as both a coach and executive. He was a top assistant to Doc Rivers with the 2008 NBA World Championship Boston Celtics, and most recently served as an assistant coach and Vice President of Basketball Operations with the Los Angeles Clippers. He\u2019s also the author of Why The Best Are The Best: 25 Powerful Words That Impact, Inspire, And Define Champions. In this episode, we discuss how his passion for learning helped him break into the NBA, what makes Doc Rivers such a successful coach, the mentor\/mentee relationship between Doc Rivers and Ty Lue, how Ray Allen\u2019s preparation led him to become one of the best 3-point shooters of all-time, and the examples of extraordinary leadership he has seen during his corporate consulting work. Show Notes: (1:36) - Episode begins with Kevin\u2019s background (7:15) - How Doc Rivers handled the first team meeting with the Boston Celtics after they traded for Kevin Garnett & Ray Allen (11:00) - How Doc Rivers builds his staffs with elite assistants who \u201cdidn\u2019t know it all\u201d (13:50) - The mentor\/mentee relationship between Doc Rivers & Ty Lue (read a great article on this here) & how Ty Lue worked hard to become a great coach (25:15) - What coaches should be aware of when trying to get a job or interviewing (34:45) - Ray Allen\u2019s preparation before every game in his career (43:45) - Why accountability is so important and how Doc Rivers & Kevin Garnett exemplified that (46:30) - How the Boston Celtics\u2019 players all sacrificed (49:00) - How to get your players to sacrifice more if it isn\u2019t in their DNA (53:45) - The difference between a winner\u2019s ego and loser\u2019s ego (56:25) - Must listen story of how Doc Rivers motivated the Celtics during the 2010 season by hiding $2,800 in the Staples Center after beating the L.A. Lakers during the regular season (1:01:18) - Examples of leadership he\u2019s seen during his corporate consulting work (1:03:20) - Where to follow Kevin Eastman: Twitter | Website | Book (1:05:40) - How he has utilized time during COVID to slow down (1:11:45)\u200a\u2014\u200aEnd of episode questions End of Episode Questions: 1. What\u2019s 1 book every coach should read? Win Forever: Live, Work and Play Like A Champion 2. Who is one person you\u2019d want to hear as a guest on this podcast? Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra & L.A. Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank 3. What\u2019s one area you\u2019re looking to improve in over the next year? Refine his messaging in his public speaking and improve the depth of some of his relationships 4. What\u2019s popular advice you hear people say that you think is wrong? The truth hurts 5. What advice do you have for young coaches who are listening to this? Go deeper into your craft, study it more, and be incredibly competent with your X\u2019s & O\u2019s. Also, think of adjustments you may need to make during games when you watch them. 6. What\u2019s the darkest moment you experienced professionally and how did you overcome it? He doesn\u2019t view things that happen in life as dark, they\u2019re just things that happened you have to stop, think about what was your part in that happening, and move on. Favorite Quotes: \u201cThe most successful people in the world have a curiosity gene and know that they don\u2019t know it all.\u201d \u201cPreparation trumps pressure. You\u2019ll have butterflies when you really, really prepare well. You\u2019ll have fear when you\u2019re not prepared well.\u201d \u201cThere are two types of people in this world: there are know-it-alls, and there are learn-it-alls.\u201d \u201cOnce you know your leader believes, it\u2019s a little easier for you to believe.\u201d \u201cI believe that you should bring your winner\u2019s ego to everything that you do because it gives you confidence.\u201d ","author_name":"Coaching Coaches","author_url":"https:\/\/coachingcoaches.co","html":"