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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
#MentalToughness #TheHinge #Resilience #SportPsychology #DrRobBell
Episodes

May 1, 2018
May 1, 2018
24 min

Apr 18, 2018
Apr 18, 2018
19 min
Gary Brackett was an undrafted free-agent in 2003 and won a SuperBowl with the Colts in 2006. He played in the NFL for nine (9) seasons. Gary earned his MBA and is a restaurateur and speaker. His goal is to have 50 Stacked Pickle restaurants in 5 years. Gary has a book which will also be a movie titled: Winning: From Walk-On to Captain in Football and Life.
- What is Mental Toughness?- :00
- Why Gary practiced with the linemen.- 3:20
- Mantra of "give me what you got."the skills that transfer from sport to life.-3:41
- The toughest thing that Gary overcame in life.-4:23
- "I wasn't a football player! I was CDO- Chief Defense Operator."- 8:08
- NO GAS- No One Gives A S____ - 9:24
- The goal as an entrepreneur and restaurateur. How do football skills transfer? - 14:32
- The Mental Toughness piece of advice for EVERYONE. - 15:35
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Apr 9, 2018
Apr 9, 2018
18 min
Wil is the owner of Force Fitness and Performance in Bloomington, IN. Force Fitness has been open since 2008. Force boasts an impressive track record of success with 90 + athletes earning Division I scholarships and nearly 225 athletes moving on to compete at the NCAA level in Division I, II, III. Athletes from professional football, basketball, baseball, soccer and track and field have trained with Wil and his team of coaches at Force Fitness.
In addition to being a business owner, Wil has been an author of numerous books and training products for athletes and weightlifters alike including Complete Olympic Lifting Handbook. Wil is the creator of the Certified Weightlifting Performance Coach Course, with nearly 1000 certified coaches around the world, using his teaching progressions. Wil has also contributed to publications like Men’s Health, Women’s Health, and T-Nation.
- How did Wil Fleming’s son power him to a national record in Weight Lifting?
- The impact of the last “real” conversation Wil had with his mom.
- The precise way to FOCUS during important competitions.
- Do we need to fail in order to have success?
- How to rebound from not losing for over 2 years?
- Visit Wil- Force Fitness and Performance or instagram.

Apr 1, 2018
Apr 1, 2018
16 min
Derick Grant played basketball professionally for nine years, eight of them for the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. He played his college basketball at The College of New Jersey where he finished with 1,542 career points and was an NABC All-American. Derick received his Bachelors Degree in Business Leadership, graduating with a Magna cum Laude honors, and completed his Masters degree in Organizational Management. Derick has worked with numerous NBA, WNBA, and Collegiate all-Americans. http://www.derickgrantbasketball.com/
- How an Escalator changed his life forever and became a HINGE moment! (don’t miss this).
- What nobody knows about being a globetrotter.
- What is Microwave Success?
- One huge technique to build Mental Toughness.
- How can we spot it?

Apr 1, 2018
Apr 1, 2018
24 min
Jon Busch has played in over 500 Major League Soccer mtches for a number of teams. One of his best seasons was in 2008 when he was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. As of the end of the 2015 season, Busch ranks fourth in MLS history in number of shutouts. Hear his take on Mental Toughness
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Mindset of Keepers? 1:10
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How build Mental Toughness? 2:25
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What learned most from Sport Psychologist? 2:40
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How-to let go of mistakes? 5:00
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It’s NOT who get’s there 1st.- 10:18
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The next level mentality.-14:57
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Your Tom Brady moment (not what you think)?- 19:35

Apr 1, 2018
Apr 1, 2018
21 min
Mexican footballer who last played as a midfielder for Indy Eleven. He is known as "El borrego." He was capped for the Mexico national football team 146 times, making him the joint-second highest appearance makerfor El Tri after Claudio Suárez. He represented the nation at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups and has won three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments.
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What is Mental Toughness? 1:20
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What is takes to be a professional. 3:00
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Working on Mental Game. 4:55
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Getting CUT at age 14. 6:30
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“You’re not good enough.” 10:51
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Signing the wrong contract. 11:45
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What you need to know about building mental toughness. 16:30
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Is it hard to transition from a professional soccer player? 18:48

Apr 1, 2018
Apr 1, 2018
29 min
Mark Immelman does play-by-play broadcasting for the PGA Tour on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio and hosts his “On the Mark” podcast on pgatour.com.
In addition to his duties at Columbus State, Immelman is the main instructor at the Mark Immelman Golf Instruction working with a plethora of professionals including Trevor Immelman (younger brother, 2008 Masters Champion), Larry Mize (1998 Masters Champion), Louis Oosthuizen (2010 British Open Champion) and many other PGA, European, Nationwide and Africa’s Sunshine tours professionals.
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How a Call from Gary Player the night before the final round helped brother Trevor Immelman win the Masters- 1:00
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As an All-American in college, losing to his younger brother was a Hinge Moment- 6:25
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The BEST part about being a Coach? – 10:10
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Being a coach is a tremendous responsibility! 11:15
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What is the biggest take-a-way for being a good communicator? 11:44
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What do people NEED to know in order to be Mentally Tough? 15:08
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The spiritual side of being a PGA Tour broadcaster. 19:20
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Why do players switch putters so often? 24:02
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Getting back to your neutral. 24:58

Mar 31, 2018
Mar 31, 2018
27 min
Coach Joey Burton is a 13-year seasoned coach and trainer, having worked with athletes at all skill levels. Joey’s coaching experience at various stages of an athlete’s development has allowed him to identify and develop an athlete’s specific training needs. Joey Burton has trained NBA talent, including Yogi Ferrell and Evan Turner, among others. He’s coached Division 1 NCAA Athletes, and consulted with entire NCAA teams and coaching staffs on skill development.
:47- What is Mental Toughness?
6:20- What’s different about players that are or are NOT Mentally Tough?
9:00- The Hinge moment from college basketball to skill development!
10:00- The way coach builds trust with players.
14:03- A 1/3 3-pointers entire season to 7/10 3-pointers in championship game.
15:20- I got told “NO” a Lot.
17:20- When did you know you were on the right path?
20:00- Dealing with the financial stress
23:00- What is it that someone needs to do to build Mental Toughness?
