Billy Allen and Zach Brandon (2 of 2)

Zach Brandon· Host0:00

I like the maze in a lot of ways too, because like when-- in particular, when you start talking about like those wrong turns and like, okay, how fast can you learn? How fast can you adapt? And, um, this is one that I-- it's a little timely, but it, um, you know, I had heard this, I ended up using this as a recent podcast episode where I talked a little bit about, um, somebody was like, the GPS in your car can't s- can't guide you when you're parked. So if you've ever experienced that feeling of like you're leaving a parking garage or you're leaving a lot that you're unfamiliar with and you're trying to figure out, okay, the GPS is calibrating and you're not sure if you should go left, you're not sure if you should go right. In that moment, if you just stay put, it's not gonna help you. Like, i- it's just gonna sit there as well. And so like, it needs you to go. And the nice thing is, is the moment you start going, if you go the wrong way, it just simply reroutes you just like that. And I think of that as it relates to, you know, being an athlete, but especially even as a coach. Like those moments where, you know, the easy, like if it's just conceptual, like until you get out there and you start experimenting, until you start iterating and trying different things, like yes, it may be wrong or yes, it may not work as well as you like, but also it's gonna get you quicker to, um, to a result that is in like the destination that you ultimately wanna be. So, um, I, I like