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Welcome to The Mental Toughness Podcast, where high performers learn to build resilience, master their mindset, and dominate under pressure.
Hosted by Dr. Rob Bell—sports psychology coach, keynote speaker, 8x author, ultrarunner, and coach to PGA Tour winners, Olympians, and Fortune 500 leaders.
🎙️ Each episode features raw stories and insights from elite athletes, Navy SEALs, coaches, no-quit parents, and leaders who refused to fold under pressure.
💡 Learn how to turn adversity into a hinge moment, manage failure, and grow stronger from setbacks.
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The importance of hinge moments
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Proven mental game strategies for sport, business, and life
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Stories of grit, struggle, comeback, and growth
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Habits and frameworks of world-class winners
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The role of focus, fear, and pressure in performance
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Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
In 2011, Michele Graglia, discovered his true passion resided far away from the cameras and jet-set lifestyle of a fashion model. he started his ultra-running career. He won his 1st race in 2012, which was everglades 50 miler. Since, he has been one of top ultra-distance runners winning numerous races.
In 2018, he won The Badwater 135, the race across Death Valley. And he ran the 600 miles setting a new Guinness World Record for the fastest crossing of Atacama Desert in Chile. Most recently, he won Moab 240 in a time of 61 hours, 43 minutes.
- 3:08 How chasing fulfillment saved his life. The Hinge Moment.
- 9:49 The fire alarm in New York City.
- 12:34 Find your inner child and play again.
- 15:14 What’s the driving force?
- 16:18 How he reconnected to himself.
- 18:38 The only way to rise back up.
- 19:53 “How good? I had no idea.”
- 22:28 The key to longevity in sport.
- 24:18 Racing: enjoy it for what it is.
- 26:37 We shouldn’t let the mind make decisions.
- 29:17 Moab 240: The new exploration is within.
- 32:23 Mickey recalls the highs and lows of Moab.
- 41:27 Detaching from David Goggins in the race.
- 42:49 Hitting the top of both mountains during the sunrise.
- 46:11 A moment of complete despair right before the end.
- 48:20 “It was so uplifting, I started running.”
- 51:05 The first step past the finish line.
- 55:12 Defining true mastery.
- 59:00 2020 for athletes & runners.
- 1:01:18 Mickey’s message to detach and get lost.
- 1:04:30 “Fear is a mental construct.”
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