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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:
📍The importance of hinge moments
📍Proven mental game strategies for sport, business, and life
📍Stories of grit, struggle, comeback, and growth
📍Habits and frameworks of world-class winners
📍The role of focus, fear, and pressure in performance
📍 No one gets there alone. Let’s build a tougher mindset.
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Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
This week, I was joined by the remarkable Mary Theisen-Lappen. A former collegiate thrower turned champion weightlifter, Mary recently clinched gold at the 2023 IWF Grand Prix II and secured first place at the Pan Am Championships in both 2021 and 2023, holding a personal best total of 283 kilos (120 snatch, 163 clean and jerk). Tune in as Mary shares her inspiring journey and gears up to represent the USA at the 2024 Olympics.
- 04:15 Finding Closure At The Top // Throwing U.S. Championships
- 08:45 Growing The Mindset Of An Elite Competitor
- 12:19 How To Separate Performance From Identify
- 15:10 Finding The Good To Win Gold
- 22:27 Resilience, Focus, And Weightlifting Meets
- 27:36 Learning To Manage The Bad Days
- 32:12 The Impact Of A Great Coach
- 40:38 Finding Belonging At The Highest Level
- 44:02 For The Love Of Competition
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