In this episode we discuss 1. How to help this “ME Generation get over themselves 2. Why creating an online course for student athletes is beneficial 3. What ‘ student athletes struggle with. 4. Why Marshawn Lynch is More Than An Athlete 5. How coaches can help athletes improve their leadership ability 6. Should coaches hire someone to help their athletes with personal player development or should they do it themselves? 7. 3 things you should know when working with athletes Bio Scott Cvetkovski is the Founder of Positive Sports Leadership and has been involved in athletics and leadership his entire life. As a product of his parents, both educators and entrepreneurs, Scott’s heart is with the training and development of others to benefit individuals and their organizations. From a young age, Scott became a soccer fanatic and rose quickly through the ranks playing two to three years above his age level throughout his entire soccer career. He has been a captain on every team he played for and found his love for helping people at a young age. As he progressed through high school, Scott found himself in an even stronger role as a leader, becoming someone his teammates could personally confide in and utilize in times of hardship. Scott was scouted out of high school and onto a collegiate soccer team where his real love leadership began. He was awarded a captainship as a sophomore and the next three years helped Scott come to realize his love, passion, and natural ability for leadership, and began to think of ways he could extend this passion to others. His love for leadership led him to achieve a Master of Science in Executive Leadership and Change, where he developed the “Sports Leadership Guide” for athletic captains and aspiring leaders in the world of athletics. This leadership guide acts as a resource for captains to learn from and refer to as they take on the role of a leader on their respective teams. Scott also developed the “Model of Genuine Influence” which teaches those who wish to be a productive influence in the way of human capital maximization and personal influence. The model is built to help those in leadership positions understand their level of influence and how to use it in a way that extends positivity and genuineness across all areas of life. During the last few years, Scott co-founded and currently holds position on the Board of Directors of the Buffalo Soccer Council, a New York based soccer organization focused on the development of soccer in the Buffalo region, is , Founder of Cvetkovski Studios, a martial arts company that produces self-defense DVDs for beginner, intermediate, and advanced practitioners, Director of Campus Relations for Athletes Equal Business, an organization dedicated to helping student-athletes achieve success after college, President of Career Game Plan an online education division of Athletes Equal Business for student-athletes, and has become certified in Emotional Intelligence Scott’s love of leadership and helping others inspired him to develop Positive Sports Leadership LCC to continue to be a positive influence to those who wish to lead their programs and people to success. Books Recommended The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success Fifth Agreement Leadership: Theory and Practice, 7th Edition Website for Scott www.positivesportsleadership.com http://www.abcareergameplan.com/ Other Resources and websites www.ippdworld.com www.ppdlife.com Twitter @Drmarkppd and @Brandonlsweeney www.brandonlsweeney.com #Education #Leadership, #Culture, #Sports #StudentAthletes, #Athletes, #Personaldevelopment, #ScottCvetkovski #DrMark #BrandonLSweeney