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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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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.
Great coaches don’t light fires UNDER people. They light fires INSIDE of them.
And great coaches aren’t BORN…they’re MADE!
An Empowering story about how to be a Great Leader
Get the Latest Book from world-renown Coach, Author, and Speaker Martin Rooney
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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Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Maggie Guterl is the toughest runner alive. She is not the fastest, but she has the strongest will. She is a brand ambassador and marketing specialist of Tailwind nutrition. An Ultra-runner, she was the winner of Big's Backyard Ultra, and thus the winner. This race is so brutal, it has only one finisher!
4:24 Her thought process before running 60 hours straight.
6:03 How she believed in her "don't quit" mindset.
7:45 Preparing for any scenario in a race.
9:32 The hardest training session that helped her prepare for the race.
11:08 Focusing on herself instead of her competition.
12:30 Staying in the game by believing in winning.
13:24 The toughest part of the race.
14:22 How Maggie passes the time while running.
15:20 Verbal cues to stay in peak performance.
16:05 Why races are a team effort.
19:30 "Running for an entire gender."
21:26 How stubbornness is useful in running.
23:07 Maggie's best mental skill: being all-or-nothing.
24:00 The definition of mental toughness.
26:28 ''If your heart's not in the training, then it's not good training."
27:26 Maggie's hinge moment.
30:48 Tough moments before finding running.
32:29 "Question your motives."
33:41 Doubtful people that pushed her harder.
35:00 "Because I can, I feel like I should."
37:45 Finding meaning in her suffering.
40:19 Maggie reflects on her experiences with the Barkley race.
44:34 The benefits of having a crew at the Barkley race.
45:46 Maggie's mindset for achievement.
47:14 A message to young runners: "Don't compare yourself to anyone else."
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Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Donita Walters is a high-school teacher and swim coach. As a swim coach, she has coached many at the national level and the Olympic Games in Rio. She is an avid cyclist and her goal is to ride coast-coast across the united states, a total of over 3700 miles. She had ridden close to 5000 miles as her training for this epic journey when her hinge moment occurred...
3:30 Donita getting hit by a car.
6:42 Donita describes the details of her cycling accident.
9:45 Her first true memory after being hit.
10:35 The significant people involved in her rehabilitation process.
14:12 Her mindset and faith during recovery.
16:45 The power of prayer: truly the only way I survived.
17:45 How having an athletic mindset transformed her healing process.
20:34 Our difficulty lies in how we see our injury.
23:42 The perspectives and gratitude gained as a result of her injury.
25:25 Meeting the woman who struck her with her car: I wanted to be able to help her.
27:38 Donita describes how this incident made her a better person in all areas of her life.
28:34 I am where I am right now because of this accident.
28:56 Donita gives examples of how her coaching has changed.
31:45 The questions she asked herself while laying in the hospital bed.
32:21 The parallels between coaching and her recovery.
33:29 The positive changes that have been made for her swim team.
34:13 Looking at her athletes as a whole with empathy and compassion.
36:01 The life lessons from sports are more important than the wins and losses.
38:18 Donita's advice to parents.
39:29 Continuing to bike after her accident.
41:37 Her daily biking goal now: go faster.
45:21 Where I am today would not have happened without thousands of people.
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Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Paul Higgins is a Community Builder, Mentor and Podcaster for Soloprenuers. Paul worked for Coca-Cola for 18 years running multi-million dollar divisions. In 2011, Paul had a kidney transplant in February 2019. He left due to an inherited condition and set up his own startups to suit his lifestyle. His best mate was the live donor. Paul has an infectious personality and is always giving first. You can find out more at www.buildlivegive.com where he has mentored 100’s of Soloprenuers to achieve success.
4:40 Paul illustrates a series of moments leading to his hinge moment.
8:10 Questions he asked himself when finding his true pursuit.
9:26 Recommendations for being a “solo-preneur”.
10:50 True mental toughness is brought to light when starting a company.
11:25 Three key principles he uses to help solo-preneurs.
12:13 “Time is everything.” Value your time and be efficient with technology.
13:15 Know your “ideal client.”
13:36 Pay yourself before paying others.
13:56 Sell and promote your services with confidence.
14:17 Surround yourself with a strong team for support.
15:20 Using dialysis as a time to work.
16:45 “What’s the best outcome I can achieve out of this?”
17:05 The perspective he gained from living with an illness.
18:45 Running a business despite personal health struggles.
20:30 His near-death experience and what it taught him.
22:12 The backstory of how his best friend became his kidney donor.
25:18 The three questions he asks himself before bed each night.
29:00 Paul’s view of mental toughness.
32:45 Being curious and proactive; a top mentality of successful business-owners.
34:00 The biggest mistake people make in starting a business.
35:25 How to create LinkedIn posts and grow your network.
38:36 All the people who doubted Paul’s ability.
40:37 The five drives discussed in Paul’s book.
41:06 “Working more doesn’t make more money.”
45:25 Final piece of advice: “use the disaster scale.”
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Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Devan Kline, former San Francisco Giants baseball player turned Co-Founder and CEO of Burn Boot Camp. One of the fastest-growing franchises in the US, because of his passion and enthusiasm for helping people achieve more than they ever thought possible. Recently he released his new book "Stop Starting Over!"
- 2:22 Devan Kline’s introduction.
- 4:20 How he’s changing the fitness industry.
- 5:30 Burn Bootcamp’s mission: “champion the underdog.”
- 7:15 The common mindset in the individuals he helps.
- 9:30 “We were built on culture.”
- 10:56 The one person who believed in his mission.
- 11:55 Mental toughness: knowing the threshold of what you can control.
- 13:42 “I put my problems in perspective.”
- 14:40 Prepare for challenges on the way to the top.
- 17:20 How Devan’s past taught him to focus on gratitude.
- 20:15 Using past hurt as fuel for today.
- 22:18 “I’m coming for everything they said I couldn’t have.”
- 24:18 How important is it to have someone discourage you?
- 26:26 Pairing intrinsic and extrinsic motivations.
- 27:08 Devan shares his hinge moment.
- 31:48 When Devan hosted the first camp up with Burn Boot camp.
- 34:10 The power of visualizing your success.
- 36:21 “Your life is won or lost with the thoughts that you allow yourself to believe.”
- 37:39 How setting intentions is like following the North Star.
- 40:11 Walking the tightrope that separates who you are with who you want to be.
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