Episode 33: Kevin Eastman, Former NBA Assistant Coach

The Power of Bold

Kevin Eastman's professional life has focused on coaching and interacting with some of the best basketball players in the world. From being an assistant coach for the NBA's Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers to becoming VP of Basketball Operations for the Clippers, he has had plenty of opportunities to study how the greats act, behave and think. Looking back on his own life and the lives of the best basketball players, Kevin released a new book titled Why The Best Are The Best: 25 Words That Impact, Inspire, and Define Champions. In his conversation with Adam Pascarella, Kevin explains how we can use these 25 words to achieve our goals.

The conversation begins with Kevin Eastman sharing why sports provide so many life lessons and insights (02:57 - 05:20) and why we should be focusing on improving ourselves, rather than focusing on our competition (05:21 - 10:31). Kevin then speaks about how he overcame his internal fears to accept Doc Rivers's offer to become an assistant coach for the Celtics (10:32 - 14:31) and how he overcame early challenges in that role (14:32 - 18:54). Adam and Kevin then move on to discuss Kevin's book, including why "truth" is the most important word (18:55 - 24:00), how we can be more accepting of the truth (24:01 - 28:16), and why it is critical to master the fundamentals in pursuing our goals (28:17 - 33:12). For show notes and a transcript of this episode, visit www.thepowerofbold.com.