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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
📍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 May 16, 2025
Ep. 167 - Joe Maddon - The process is fearless
Friday May 16, 2025
Friday May 16, 2025
Joe Maddon coached in baseball for over 4 decades. He was 3x MLB manager of the year. He coached the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2006, in 2008 won the American League Pennant. In 2016, coach Maddon managed the Cubs in their first World Series title since 1908.
- 4:50 The Skills And Traits Of A New Young Prodigy
- 7:15 The Instinct Of Having That “It” Factor
- 9:53 Win Hard For 30 Lose Hard For 30
- 12:29 The Hinge Moment Of Getting Advice On A Plane
- 19:09 The Difference Between Leadership Over Time
- 22:57 Love For The Baseball Field
- 27:56 Favorite Experiences On The Great Wrigley Field
- 30:54 The Importance Of Gratitude In Life
- 32:32 Using Coaching Experience To Lead The Rays
- 37:00 The Patience Needed To Coach
- 41:08 A Tight Friendship With Ken Ravizza
- 46:01 David Price Pregame Talk
- 47:54 Feeling Every Part Of The Game
- 51:47 Where The Saying The Process Is Fearless Came From
- 56:04 Reduce Reduce Reduce For A Hitter
- 1:02:20 The Hinge Moment Of The World Series Weight Room Meeting
- 1:05:38 A Fathers Impact On The Future
- 1:07:49 The Fans Impact After The Series
- 1:11:13 From The Mountain Top Moment To Getting Let Go
- 1:17:49 Expectations Rising Faster Than Results
- 1:24:40 Experiences With The Great Shohei Ohtani
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