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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2025 · 29 MIN

Coach Dan Quinn Got Fired, So He Changed His Life.

from 10% Happier with Dan Harris

Then he got put in charge of a losing team, and he turned them into winners. Dan Quinn is Head Coach of the Washington Commanders. He was fired from the Atlanta Falcons back in 2020, then signed up for a "360 review" where he solicited feedback from former players, peers, and bosses. He then brought all those learnings to his new job at the Commanders, where last year (his first year with the team), he created a very interesting culture. They had a surprisingly great, headline-making season last year, and their opening game of this season is today, September 7.  In this episode we talk about: How to solicit and handle tough feedback How to give clear feedback without being a jerk Secrets for getting the best out of people Strategies for recovering from defeat and other varieties of setbacks   Related Episodes: How To Stop Worrying About What People Think Of You | Michael Gervais Dr. Michael Gervais, Sports Psychologist The "Performance Whisperer" George Mumford Has Deep Strategies for Flow and Success   Join Dan's online community here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel On Sunday, September 21st from 1-5pm ET, join Dan and Leslie Booker at the New York Insight Meditation Center in NYC as they lead a workshop titled, "Heavily Meditated – The Dharma of Depression + Anxiety." This event is both in-person and online. Sign up here! Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here! To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris  

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