Ep. 386: Don't Make Them Feel Stupid, feat. Heather Morgan

This week, we're joined by Heather Morgan! Heather is a jiu-jitsu black belt, competitor-turned-coach, and content creator based in San Diego who teaches in person at the Collective in Ocean Beach and online to students worldwide. In this episode, Heather shares how she coaches students to find their own game rather than copying hers, and why making people feel capable is the real job of a teacher. Topics include: developing individual jiu-jitsu style, psychological safety in the training room, the gap between being good at jiu-jitsu and being a good coach, gamification and constraint-led training, and coaching hobbyist students.

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Mental models discussed in this episode:
• Psychological Safety
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• Curse of Knowledge
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• Constraints-Led Approach
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• Gamification
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• Ecological Dynamics
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• Keep It Playful
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