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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.
🔑 You’ll Discover:
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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
📍 No one gets there alone. Let’s build a tougher mindset.
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Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Ep 73- Zach Miller- The Hinge of The JFK50
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Zach Miller is a two-time winner of The North Face 50 and has won such races Madeira Island Ultra Trail Race, CCC, Lake Sonoma 50 miler, & the JFK 50. He is sponsored by North Face, Buff, Nathan, Gu, and Grand pa.org. A recent documentary by Billy Yang is titled Zach: In Relentless Pursuit Of His Best.
- 3:36 A mediocre start to running.
- 6:23 50 miles sounded “out there.”
- 8:36 On the start line with the best in the world.
- 11:46 “I just raced.”
- 17:46 When victory led to change.
- 21:38 Hard work, rejuvenation, and passion: Forming a niche.
- 24:53 Avoiding adventures to fit the plan.
- 27:43 Running without technology, being in the driver’s seat.
- 33:16 Showing up for the process.
- 39:23 “This little piece of life we’ve been given.”
- 42:39 Zach’s key questions to ask yourself.
- 44:04 Being a skeptic along the journey.
- 49:13 What would a fun athlete do?
- 53:40 80 percent of the population might hit this line.
- 57:25 Pushing all the way up to the physical limit with your mental game.
- 1:00:46 Finding the rhythm of UTMB.
- 1:07:13 Does it get you fired up? Add it to the calendar.
- 1:12:19 “All the little things.”
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