Coach Vacenovsky: Not a selfie kind of guy

Dennis Vacenovsky and Jake Varn were my Jr. High Football coaches. Life was good under their coaching and we went undefeated that year with high hopes that they would be our coaches throughout our time in school. Jake was from an old school Brooksville, Florida family and would later transition from education into a very successful law career. Dennis was from a Czechoslovakian immigrant family who, along with others settled north of Brooksville in Masaryktown.

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Direct Communication

One of the great things about the ultra marathon community is the very direct and concise communication about things that work for issues on long runs. A typical issue is blisters and chafing.  My friend’s husband was recently running across the state of Tennessee and the question came up on how to he avoided blisters and chafing.  Here was her very direct communication...

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What was that like?

Shift happens as well as the stuff without the f.  Some experiences are easy to move on from, and others need to be slowly processed.

Great stuff and not so great stuff happens to all humanity.  A coach can help during and after experiences to ask: "What was that like?” 

A confidential coaching relationship gives a client the opportunity to savor a moment and to process that moment whether positive or negative.

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What is Meant by Adventure Coaching?

Adventure is defined as “an exciting or unusual experience, a bold undertaking, the search for excitement or danger, a business undertaking, and a risk”.  A rich and satisfying life is full of adventure; some of which are planned and others stumbled into. I will come alongside of you as you love and embrace the life you are given. As a coachee you need never to fear failure or giving up.

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