Coaching is about more than winning or losing. As a matter of fact, it is about neither. The closest profession to a coach is a teacher. The training, development, practice, education, skill development and ultimate results of the endeavor are built right in. Success or failure is academic. Done correctly, even failure yields positive results provided one is willing to learn from them. I cannot help but think of many descriptors when I think of coaching. Mentor is one. The most critical part of mentoring? The mentor must care enough to tell you what you are doing wrong as well as what ...