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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.
🎧 New episodes every other week
🔗 Full show notes and coaching at DrRobBell.com/mental-toughness-podcast
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Episodes
May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
51 min
Tony Hofmann is a West Point graduate, Qualified Army Ranger, and retired colonel of a 26 year career. He’s has completed over 40 marathons/ultras, including 12 (and counting) Boston Marathons as well as the legendary Leadville 100. He’s an author of the book- Embracing Grit.
He is the founder of Team Leadville focused on stopping veteran suicide and PTSD awareness. They finish as a team and everyone who has started the race has finished. Team Leadville has saved lives and raised over $216,000 and counting...
- 3:21 Legacy in a small town.
- 4:36 The turning point halfway through basic training.
- 7:35 No time for grief.
- 9:28 Eyeballing the what-ifs.
- 11:37 It wasn’t love at first sight.
- 16:49 The 100-mile transformation.
- 24:26 29 minutes to spare.
- 28:44 “Relentless forward progress.”
- 33:35 Purpose, endurance, teamwork, and grit.
- 38:27 Only as strong as the slowest runner.
- 41:57 Less than 7, but 14 of all.
- 45:14 Identity found in purpose.
- 48:05 How can I make a real difference?
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May 6, 2021
May 6, 2021
42 min
Dave Meltzer is a 3x international best-selling author, a Top 100 Business Coach, and host of the entrepreneur podcast, The Playbook. He is the Executive Producer of the Bloomberg and Amazon television series 2 Minute Drill and also is the executive producer of Entrepreneur’s #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch.
- 3:20 Doctor, lawyer, or failure.
- 4:43 Highlights from 2-Minute Drill.
- 6:03 Curiosity is a super power.
- 7:14 The interrupter, the waiter, and the true light-seekers.
- 9:11 The opposite of being at the bottom.
- 12:14 "Nothing to lose if you're all in."
- 14:26 The jacket without pockets.
- 20:58 Saying thank you for 30 days.
- 23:52 Gaining 1,000 wishes per day.
- 26:57 What interferes with with gratitude?
- 28:11 The three worlds of currency.
- 33:59 Worth and emotions attached to success.
- 35:32 "Can I learn to love everything I do?"
- 40:09 Dave's number one question and answer.
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Apr 15, 2021
Apr 15, 2021
59 min
David Novak was the Former YUM brands CEO with over 45,000 restaurants in 135 different countries, while employing over 1 million people. He was also recognized as the 2012 CEO of the year. David has developed leaders at all ages through his family’s Lift-a-Life Foundation, Lead4Change, Global Game Changers and his Leadership Institute. He is also the author 3 books- including O GREAT ONE! A Little Story About the Awesome Power of Recognition. His Podcast is titled: How Leaders Lead
- 3:16 Shooting his age in golf.
- 6:11 Learning how to size people up.
- 10: 25 “You’re a really good marketing guy.”
- 15:30 Changing culture through rubber chickens, cheese heads, and teeth.
- 21:33 Why people leave companies.
- 24:42 The most powerful phrase.
- 27:55 Nice and tough.
- 29:41 Ingredients for growth and defining reality.
- 33:39 Growing or swelling.
- 36:37 The hot shot exercise.
- 39:48 Top 100 marketing failures of the United States.
- 46:33 More wins than losses.
- 48:11 The thing about cancer.
- 52:07 The 3x5 card exercise.
- 55:33 Developing a pipeline of leaders.
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Apr 1, 2021
Apr 1, 2021
42 min
Jason Cutter has over 20 years in sales and is an inside sales coach. He is also a marine biologist who didn’t starting "formal sales” until age 27. He is the author of the book Selling with Authentic Persuasion: Transform from order taker to quota breaker. His podcast is titled The Authentic Persuasion show
Learn more about our guest Jason Cutter- at jasoncutter.com
- 3:10 Lessons from a car dealership.
- 5:25 Poking a 7,000lb shark.
- 9:04 Marine biology, tech, sales, and Afghanistan.
- 12:00 Using the mosaic of strengths.
- 13:30 Light bulbs and underdogs.
- 16:00 What most people lack.
- 18:53 Grasping abundance.
- 20:24 Survival tendencies.
- 23:19 Still getting punched 7 out of ten times.
- 24:46 “Sales is service.”
- 26:57 Sympathy and manipulation.
- 28:57 The pause.
- 33:22 Giving up all the power and control.
- 36:51 One trait that successful salespeople have.
- 39:27 “To” versus “for” and “with.”
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Mar 18, 2021
Mar 18, 2021
53 min
Rudy Sarzo is a heavy metal bass guitarist. He has played and performed with bands such as Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, and White Snake, among others. He still tours today and has been touring since 1977. He was voted #1 Bassist in Circus Magazine. He is also the author of the book Off The Rails.
- 1:00 "Rob, I have to correct you."
- 4:52 No one believed in metal.
- 9:30 Noticing hard work and building connections.
- 12:00 Look the part, and don’t be a bad influence.
- 15:20 The bass player sleeping on the floor.
- 18:18 Every song comes from a spark.
- 20:07 “What doesn’t grow, dies.”
- 22:19 March 19, 1982.
- 31:52 Timeless tragedies and the ripple effect.
- 36:54“Overnight, I could talk to anyone.”
- 37:27 Surrendering life to God as long as his fingers keep moving.
- 40:50 Free will vs. God’s will.
- 42:13 Keeping up with Ozzy Osbourne.
- 49:13 Celebrating 23 years of sobriety.
- 51:39 “Tenacity according to God’s will.”
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Feb 25, 2021
Feb 25, 2021
1 hr 17 min
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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Feb 11, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
48 min
Barry Zito is a 2x world series champion, 2002 Cy Young winner, and talented musician. He was The Rhino on The Masked Singer. His book is titled: Curveball: How I discovered true fulfillment after chasing fame and fortune.
- 3:48 Performing as a masked rhino.
- 5:40 Taking lessons from the field to life today.
- 7:56 Taking credit for a curveball.
- 10:35 Staying on his side of the fence.
- 12:43 The challenge of repeating success.
- 14:20 The weight of 126 million dollars.
- 16:23 Staring out over the hills alone.
- 20:31 “Results are for other people.”
- 23:45 The echo of a thousand boo’s.
- 27:27 Transferring fame and fortune onto young talent.
- 30:25 Playing his own game within the game.
- 36:05 All the glory comes from being your best self.
- 38:18 Enjoying success without attachment.
- 41:10 Keeping identity and performance separate.
- 44:03 Going back in time with childlike wonder.
- 46:50 Following what's in his blood: continuing his music career.
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Jan 21, 2021
Jan 21, 2021
1 hr 22 min
Bill Belichick calls this coach " The best high-school coach in the nation." Kevin Kelley is head football coach at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock and has been featured on HBO Real Sports and Sports Illustrated. He was also USA Today national coach of the year. He has won 9 state championships & has a record of 216-29-1. His teams average over 500 yards a game. The best part is that coach Kelley never punts!
- 2:57 A memory from his childhood imprinted like a movie today.
- 5:47 Drawing on the strength of an 8-year old.
- 10:34 How will you feel in two weeks?
- 12:27 “Now, I get it.”
- 15:05 Someone counts on the least valued person.
- 18:50 Forming coach-athlete relationships.
- 20:47 Reasons to continue: taking yourself out of the moment.
- 29:04 Given self-esteem isn’t real self-esteem.
- 36:19 The “it” factor in youth athletes.
- 41:05 The nay-sayers test commitment.
- 43:03 “Was it worth it?”
- 46:39 Analyzing the process over the product throughout the season.
- 50:26 Having intent behind every single decision.
- 58:29 Kevin describes having a voice in football analytics.
- 1:05:04 What would happen if you took media away from football?
- 1:08:11 Common themes in winning and losing.
- 1:12:42 Kevin’s take on icing the kicker.
- 1:14:40 The greatest change in his philosophy.
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Jan 7, 2021
Jan 7, 2021
39 min
Suzanne Castle works with leaders and companies helping them with creative solutions because stuck is never the furthest that you can go. As a child, and professional dancer, she was involved in film and theatre, when tragedy hit; her hinge moment.
- 4:42 “The kiss of death for a ballerina.”
- 7:53 Getting through, not getting better.
- 12:04 Wearing a different costume now.
- 12:30 How she decided to leave entertainment.
- 15:46 The role of faith during tragedy.
- 18:04 From ministry to coaching.
- 19:28 “Do you have a creator on your board?”
- 20:49 Overcoming being stuck.
- 24:50 Suzanne describes “the Ask Method.”
- 27:19 “What have you tried so far?”
- 28:22 Consider what’s best for the team.
- 29:46 Dreaming without attachments.
- 31:15 Teaching someone to juggle.
- 34:44 “Who do you want to be in 2021?”.
- 36:37 Suzanne suggests how we create better brains.
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Dec 17, 2020
Dec 17, 2020
49 min
Joel Goldberg has been a member of the Kansas City Royals television broadcast since 2008, serving as the host of every pregame and postgame show on FOX Sports Kansas City. Joel built a 25-year career developing and maintaining strong relationships and last three (3) years has hosted a weekly podcast called Rounding The Bases. His book is Small Ball- Big Results
- 2:39 Joel describes his book and effective story-telling.
- 6:15 What Albert Pujols taught Joel about relationships after 10 years.
- 12:23 Authenticity, genuine curiosity, and reading the room.
- 16:10 Joel reflects on working with Ned Yost.
- 20:01 Win or lose, there’s a job to do: Bring it everyday.
- 25:35 Process over product, and believe the process.
- 31:40 “I will not allow you to fail.”
- 38:36 Joel recalls spontaneous, meaningful interviews with 2 stars.
- 41:30 Eliminating distractions: “I’m not the guy.”
- 45:45 The question of purpose is forever evolving.
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