Adam Gordon spent 17 years in the coaching industry, making stops from the JUCO level to High-major Power 5 basketball. In 2010, along with Andy Farrell, he co-founded a company called Rising Coaches with the mission of servicing the coaching industry. In June of 2019, he stepped away from his coaching career and decided to run Rising Coaches full-time. He is now growing his passion project which has an incredible following, support and brand awareness into a profitable business that helps basketball coaches all across the country.  In today’s episode, we discuss: What qualities the best coaches possess How Rising Coaches helps young coaches develop Tips for young coaches The Rising Coaches conference in Phoenix and Atlanta ... and so much more!!!   Resources, Books, and Links  Website: RisingCoaches.com Facebook:   Facebook.com/RisingCoachesElite Twitter:  @RisingCoaches Instagram: @RisingCoaches Adam's Twitter:  @CoachAdamGordon Adam's Email: adam@risingcoaches.com Past "Success is a Choice" podcast episodes of interest . . . Heather Macy (College basketball coach & Author) - Episode 123 Kevin Eastman (former NBA Coach & Executive) - Episode 121 Dan Hughes (WNBA Championship Coach) - Episode 120 Don Yaeger (NY Times Best-Selling Author) - Episode 118 Greg Tonagel (3x National Championship Bball Coach) - Episode 106 Chris Oliver (BasketballImmersion.com) - Episode 103 Jon Gordon (Author of "The Energy Bus") - Episode 100 Alan Stein, Jr (Performance Coach & Motivational Speaker) - Episode 003 Dwane Casey (2018 NBA Coach of the Year) - Episode 001 This Episode is Sponsored By Audible Today’s podcast is brought to you by audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial (new subscribers only) at www.audibletrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.  Our friends at audible are offering a free download of some of our past guests including Todd Gongwer, Kevin Harrington, Lolly Daskal, Bob Burg, Amy Morin, Michael Burt, Larry Winget, Jon Gordon, and Pat Williams). Take advantage of this great deal by visiting www.AudibleTrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice. Rate and Review Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on iTunes.  Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. Thanks again for listening and remember that “Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?” Jamy Bechler is the author of The Leadership Playbook, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. Bechler spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. He has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by clicking here.