Les Miles
Les Miles coach of the LSU
Tigers and Nick Saban coach of
the Alabama Crimson Tide just met
on the football field.
Saban’s team came away with the win in the
last possession
of the game erasing LSU’s lead and the hope for a
win in their
home stadium only to lose 21-17.Both coaches are
proven
winners but their birth orders show them to approach their
jobs with different personalities.
Unmasking Personalities
Understanding Birth Order can
unmask the personalities of
people and understand how
they see themselves and relate
to others. Each birth order
has both positive and negative
qualities which are
influenced by ones interaction with family
members, especially with their
siblings.
Les Miles a Firstborn
Les Miles is a Firstborn with
a sister 3 years younger than
himself. As a Firstborn he
would look to the role of the
dominant parent and in his
case it was his father. Hope
“Bubba” Miles was a big man
of 300 lbs who loved to laugh
and eat. He supported his
firstborn son in everything he did.
Hope had been in the Navy and
was a gregarious Irishman.
He gave Les a good self image
and the confidence to
succeed. Les did not have to work to
keep the throne and
his position in the family. Being the
oldest and a son to a
father that loved sports secured the top spot
for Les. He
would be relaxed in this position as he had no
fear that his
younger sister would dethrone him. Les was a
natural leader
and played both football, baseball and was on
the wrestling
team in high school. In college he was an offensive
lineman
for the University of Michigan
head coach at LSU in 2005.
Personality Traits
The first born is the natural
CEO, they like to be in
charge. If they don’t feel
threatened they can project
a relaxed atmosphere but the
work ethic is strong and if
comfortably in their position
they can make hard work
look easy. Les likes to tell a lot of jokes and laughter
is
a frequent sound coming from
his office. As hard workers
most firstborns are harder on
themselves than others. For
Les his late father is always
never far from his thoughts.
He has said, “I was a guy
raised to please my Dad”.
Firstborns also have a bit of
an ego and like the limelight.
He is described as the media’s
darling and has done two
commercials for ESPN. He even
has a following on Twitter
with 64,000 followers the
most of any coach using social
media. On occasion he even
“tastes” the grass from the
football field much to the
delight of his fans. Secure within
himself he takes risk’s. Fake
punts and onside kicks are just
a few of his elaborate plays
that have earned him the name,
“Mad Hatter”. On his more
personal side he is a family man
with four children who he
does not neglect and takes his role
as a parent very
seriously.
Nick Saban a Second Born
Nick Saban is a Second born
with sister Dianna just one
year older. His sister called him “Brother” as his father
had the same first name. People
in his coal mining town
still call him “Brother”. His
father, Nick Sr. was the owner
and operator of Saban’s
Service, a gas station but his passion
was football. He helped start
the Pop Warner football program
in the 1960’s which still
survives today. In high school Nick
played both quarterback and defensive
back but was also a
guard on the basketball team
and shortstop on the baseball
team. He went to Kent State
cornerback and safety. He has
had numerous coaching
positions and was the Head coach for LSU
in 2004 when
they won the National Title at the Sugar
Bowl. He then went
on to the Miami
Personality Traits
As the Second born Nick would
instinctively try to “dethrone”
his older sister, Dianna. At
one time he tried to compete with
her and play the accordion.
His mother made him stop all
athletics and practice, he soon
changed his mind. As a boy
it would have been easy to
demote his sister as his father was
very involved in sports.
Another trait of Second borns is that
they don’t like to be told
what to do. Usually they strive to
earn enough money so others
cannot control them. As the
Coach of the Alabama Tide
Nick has a 32 million dollar
8 year contract, a record for
any college coach. Coming
back to college football from
the NFL may also have
something to do with the control
of his players. He has said
he wanted to come back to
college because that is where
he can make a difference in
the lives of young people. That
may be true but they also
don’t have multimillion dollar salaries.
He is known as a no nonsense
coach that is driven to win,
another common trait of the
Second born. Nick has been
known to work all night looking at
the same game film. Many
reporters at news conferences see him
as angry but Nick says
he is just intense. Another
trait of this birth order is that
Two’s can be very secretive. While with
the Dolphins he
forbade his assistant coaches from speaking to the
media.
His assistant coaches say he is very demanding and he
works
his people hard. He is slow to laugh as he takes
everything
very seriously. As a perfectionist everything is focused on
winning and success, anything that gets in the way is an
obstacle. Some have labeled him a control freak and dictator
but, just
look at his results. As a Second born he feels
everything that
happens under him is a reflection on him and
that he is
responsible.
LSU vs. Alabama
Here we have the classic
match up of two coaches one a
Firstborn and the other a Second born
that has moved up
into the Firstborn position. Their football
backgrounds
show Les Miles to be more of an offensive man and Nick
Saban would lean toward defense. Nick will show less
emotion
and keep control of both himself and his team.
He will
be the less flashy. Les will be the risk taker but
Nick will show
that never give up number Two birth order
as slow and
steady wins the race. What will next year
bring when these teams
meet again?
For more information on Birth
order get my book
Life’s Fingerprint: How Birth Order Affects Your Path
Throughout Life; by Dr.
Robert V.V. Hurst or visit
my website www.mybirthorder.com
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