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Dr. Rob Bell Interviews experts as they share about Mental Toughness and their ”Hinge” Moment. Everyone of us is getting ready for that one moment, person, or event that will connect who we are with who we become! Will you be ready?
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Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Phil Wallin is the owner and performance specialist of Diesel fitness They train multiple MLB All-Stars such as Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez, and Starlin Castro, and consult with a number of NFL, NBA, NHL, PGA, LPGA, and professional soccer players. Follow on Instagram
3:05 Taking a risk and getting uncomfortable.
5:45 The other side of leaving home.
8:00 Grit breeds the elite.
10:48 Lessons learned from early coaching jobs.
13:40 The journey to entrepreneurship.
16:11 Mental toughness: consistent hard work and confidence.
19:40 Staying dialed into the process.
21:30 What athletes need: "a holistic approach."
26:00 “When the times are uncertain, what do you have? Your mind and your body.”
28:27 Two possible outcomes: better or worse.
30:39 Once you get to the top it’s time to go back to work.
35:17 Expansion and authenticity: Phil’s high points.
39:32 Hands in ice water: how Dr. Bell and Phil met.
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Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Jeff Vierling is the CEO of Tailwind Nutrition. Tailwind combines complete fuel, hydration, and electrolytes in a tasty drink that won’t turn your stomach into a brick. ALL YOU NEED, ALL DAY. REALLY. Tailwind will match every donation to support every hospital!
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4:11 Jeff shares his hinge moment and the creation of Tailwind Nutrition.
6:22 The hinge moment in creating his business.
8:34 His perspective on entrepreneurship: “Just show up at the start line.”
11:08 “It didn’t happen overnight.” Jeff details the journey of creating his product.
16:04 The next step is helping athletes all around the world.
18:19 The overlap in being an endurance athlete and a business owner.
20:24 “Entrepreneurship is a solo sport.”
22:47 “Pushing a boulder uphill” in business.
24:10 Adapting to the needs of the customers.
25:59 How COVID-19 has affected his business.
29:27 Bringing Tailwind Nutrition into hospitals.
31:48 Persevering as a team through the pandemic.
35:05 Jeff’s view on exercise during the quarantine.
37:15 The importance of using a virtual platform to remain connected.
39:09 Problems are opportunities, not obstacles.
41:28 Jeff’s drive for community engagement.
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Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Scott is a 3x PGA Tour winner, father, and husband. Scott was one of my first mini-tour clients and had the pleasure of coaching him through his 1st PGA Tour victory. He keeps getting tougher throughout the years and we discussed his transformation and overall grit and mindset, especially during the Pandemic. You'll love it!
2:45 What mental toughness means for Scott, especially during a pandemic.
5:53 “We’re only going to make decisions on what we KNOW.”
10:16 What time in the gym means to Scott.
15:14 Scott shares his hinge moment with his health.
24:12 The turning point and his priorities beyond golf.
26:22 How Scott is using his platform to share his story.
29:50 “Its about you and what you put out.”
32:06 Giving kids the opportunity to play golf through his initiatives.
38:03 Scott’s advice for young golfers: “This game owes you nothing.”
40:01 Mindset dictates outcomes.
41:04 “Golf is the only sport in the world where you can do everything right and get a bad result.”
45:49 Scott’s perspective on starting with the hard stuff first.
49:10 The benefits of asking people what they’re working on.
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Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Vasavi Kumar is a licensed therapist, coach, and speaker. From mental illness, divorce, addiction, and ultimately recovery, Vasavi is the epitome of Mental Toughness. Listen to her story and you'll have some amazing take-a-ways.
3:14 Vasavi and her Hinge moment of rehab.
7:27 “I felt very small.”
9:15 Removing masks: Reconciling insecurities.
12:13 Vasavi details how she got to know her own mind.
14:30 The role of her higher power.
16:59 Is rock bottom necessary?
18:18 Vasavi shares her experiences in growing up in two different cultures.
22:00 “Who am I is who I choose to be.”
26:22 The most valuable conversations we have are with ourselves.
30:32 Working out of abundance versus fear.
36:16 Vasavi’s goal for clients: Start listening to yourself again.
39:33 How to share openly and be confident in it.
41:39 Looking back on her hardest moments.
42:52 Vasavi shares her brief feeling of success: Say “Thank you.”
47:25 Worst fear: Not being enough.
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Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Donald Scott is the USATF 2017, 2018 & 2019 Triple Jump Champion. The 2020 USA Olympic Team is the goal! Scott attended Eastern Michigan University (EMU), where he earned a degree in criminal justice as well as 9 MAC titles!
2:43 Donald shares details of how his life changed at twelve years old.
7:30 Memories of his mindset changing.
9:20 "It takes adversity to push a person." How his upbringing affects him today.
11:07 Having his own family while training.
11:53 Donald shares emotional moments leading up to the World Championships.
17:18 Competing despite suffering a loss.
20:33 Reflecting on who he competed for.
22:27 The best part of what he does.
24:03 Mental toughness needed in the triple jump.
26:00 His mental cues the day of a competition.
28:48 "Follow your own process."
30:02 How his faith guides him to his goals.
31:10 "Slow dance in the air." Donald describes the triple jump.
33:34 Current goal: Make the Olympics.
35:46 Donald's takeaway message: set goals high and enjoy our own journey.
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Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Albert Jennings never lost a golf tournament from ages 10-15, becoming one of the best young golfers in the world. He wore long pants as a child because he was going to be the next "Tiger Woods." He was a Phenom. Hear his story and lessons learned. He is now an awesome golf coach! Visit him at https://golfstudy.co/
3:18 Albert recalls his early memories of golf: not winning from ages 5-10.
6:07 Why he wore long pants during tournaments as a kid.
6:47 When he first began comparing himself to Tiger Woods.
8:50 How his pride and identity was influenced by success at a young age.
12:25 Balancing confidence with being realistic.
13:50 What Albert remembers from going to Oklahoma State in 8th grade.
15:38 Albert reflects on early memories, "Could something have been done differently?"
17:13 Albert's expectations of himself. "My golf world got bigger."
21:09 Teaching young golfers how to not internalize "bad" shots.
22:08 Goal-setting for young golfers.
23:21 When the spiral began to happen.
25:34 "What do you have confidence in?" Albert's race car analogy.
27:04 Albert shares how young athletes need more credit.
28:33 Albert talks about the precedent that was set with his dad as a young golfer.
32:40 Albert describes parenting in golf.
34:45 Albert shares a recent example of what being over-invested in results as a parent looks like.
39:20 Putting the parent-child relationship above the success in sport.
44:03 Taking kids to a theme park: an analogy on pursuing high-level golf.
49:41 How to be successful in golf: know the game and know yourself.
53:53 Albert asks, "What's the best way for kids to learn?"
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Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Coaching isn’t something you do TO someone. Coaching is something you do WITH someone.
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1:50 Martin Rooney introduces himself.
3:22 Martin discusses the "time-problem diagnosis."
7:05 How to do a distraction-detox.
9:20 Being a builder for yourself and others.
12:45 The mission of Martin's book: make the world of coaches better.
16:38 Martin walks through a story in his book on growing as a coach.
21:36 One major takeaway from the book: "What gets rewarded gets repeated."
23:30 How kids today need to be coached.
24:28 Incentives for getting the book before the March 10th launch date.
27:21 Martin's main question for maintaining discipline.
29:57 "The word, 'coach' doesn't mean it's over, it means it's just starting."
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Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Lisa Tamati is an ultra-endurance athlete and coach. Racing everywhere from the Sahara, to the Gobi, to Death Valley to the Himalayas. She has also had to overcome many obstacles in her personal life from losing two babies to bringing back her mum after an aneurysm left her with major brain damage, to getting through a divorce and financial ruin to rebuild her life. Her new book is titled: Relentless- How a mother and daughter defied the odds.
3:31 How she defines mental toughness: "water against stone."
5:00 Lisa describes her worst Ultra race.
11:33 Her previous mentality on failure.
13:18 When her mindset began to change.
16:45 How Lisa uses transparency as a way to connect to others.
19:42 Staying relentless in finding a cure for her mother.
22:14 "I don't believe in comfortable."
29:51 How resilience and ignoring doubt led her to success.
31:22 Taking one step after another: what Ultra running taught her.
32:02 Staying patient on the way to the end goal.
33:13 "The tougher things get, the smaller the focus needs to be."
34:19 A story on how fears are false beliefs in the mind.
36:49 How a traumatic loss reshaped her perspective and mentality.
42:05 How expressing emotions helped her and her husband work through loss.
43:51 Lisa shares thoughts and stories on how to access our full potential.
46:03 Proving people wrong as fuel after getting out of an abusive relationship.
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Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
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John O’Sullivan is an internationally known TEDx speaker and the founder of the Changing the Game Project. Author of two #1 Bestselling books and leading youth sports blogger. The host of the Way of Champions Podcast, one of the top-rated podcasts in the world for coaches
3:04 John shares how people remember what we say.
6:15 What coaches need to work on most.
10:34 John discusses one of his coaching techniques.
13:20 "Coach the person, not the sport."
14:15 John defines "kind versus wicked" sports.
17:20 The ideal ratio between blocked and random practice.
20:15 The behavioral differences between males and females in sport.
24:07 Different coaching strategies for male and female athletes.
26:50 Examples of praising styles from coach Anson Dorrance.
29:15 Dominance and finding equilibrium in male and female sports.
30:17 John discusses his "Never Never's" in coaching.
33:46 John shares the story of the "Goldmine Effect."
38:16 "Talent needs trauma" adversity as fuel to success.
41:02 Managing parental expectations of young athletes.
42:59 The most important skills in a successful coaching.
44:31 John ends with his favorite coaching quote.
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Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Dre Baldwin went from his high school team's bench to the first contract of a 9-year professional basketball career. Dre's daily Work On Your Game Podcast has over 1,200 episodes and 2 million downloads. Dre has given 4 TED Talks on Discipline, Confidence, Mental Toughness & Personal Initiative and has authored 22 books. A Philadelphia native and Penn State alum, Dre lives in Miami.
4:55 Dre's original vision.
6:37 Recalling how this vision progressed in high school.
9:00 It's not about how you compete, but what you compete against.
10:51 His transition into college basketball and earning a starting spot.
12:02 A turning point in his freshman year.
13:00 The day he left basketball.
14:21 "Have real conversations with yourself."
15:21 His main motivation to prove himself.
16:06 How mentality separates athletes.
17:09 The driving force that kept him going: long races.
19:16 The two options when failure strikes.
20:57 "Reality is negotiable." How to change your story.
21:33 His journey to play basketball internationally.
24:57 How he developed to who he is today while playing overseas.
26:43 How being able to teach skills separated him from the other guys.
27:36 Dre describes how his videos on mentality became the foundation for his book.
29:35 When his career began to take off.
32:19 Why he believes teaching is his strength.
33:40 Dre explains how disappointments are actually beneficial to helping others.
35:01 His definition of mental toughness.
35:56 "Replaying the bad movies." Being conscious of your thoughts.
38:55 The importance of knowing the story you tell yourself.
40:11 "You are not subject to reality, you are the creator of reality."
41:01 Perspective can move you into action.
42:13 How the process is more important than the product.
44:32 "As long as you're alive, you're a work in progress."
46:40 Finding meaning in the work it takes to achieve goals.
48:29 The difference between becoming pro and staying at the current level: talent.
51:27 "Don't be fooled by what you see on TV."
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