Joe.
Ron, Doug, Jeff, and Todd here, just saying goodbye. So thankful God gave us you. So thankful for every bit of everything you worked in us in order for “better” to work through us. It had a way of showing up in much of what we did and who we became. Who would’ve thought it would even show up in Jeff’s Super Bowl, but it did. You showed up. You were there. Your echo was there. Could hear you saying over and over and over again, “When you get ‘em in the ropes, don’t let up, don’t let up!” Talk about a competitor. You wanted to win and we wanted to win for you.
You’ve written a great story with your life coach. And we’re all so thankful to have been included in it. And before we go, thought you might appreciate some words that you’ve both modeled and inspired in us. Love you coach!
The coach’s creed©️
A coach is a guide, a guardian, and friend
A mentor to others from beginning to end
A provider, protector, defender and fighter
A teacher, a partner, a moral uniter
A coach keeps the vision front and center
Creates a mission all can enter
Sets the standards for all to reach
Stands in the gap when it is breached
A coach builds leaders through belief and trust
Creating a culture of truth that’s just
Positive spirit and mutual respect
A level of play all would expect
A coach understands leadership talk
Words and actions align with the walk
Won’t ask of others what he can’t give
Sets the example on how one should live
A coach affirms, pushes and drives
Teaches life lessons from deep inside
The loss, the failure, the hurt and the pain
Turning defeat into future gains
A coach knows the game, the players, the score
What it takes when the what needs more
The strategies, tactics, style and play
All the right moves to win the day
A coach understands what players need
Motivation and skills, a need to succeed
Rewards, recognition, trophies, and spoils
But it all boils down to reward of the toil
A coach you see, knows beyond all the glory
Are the day-to-days that write the real story
How the sweat and the work and the never give up
Makes champions for life—the real winner’s cup©️
--Ron Hostetler
