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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

Jun 23, 2023
Jun 23, 2023
42 min
- 5:20 The Beginning of a Journey
- 9:16 “I’m in here everyday”
- 13:01 The Next Question
- 17:16 The Grind
- 18:54 Shots on a Scooter
- 19:55 Taking Down #1
- 23:56 After the Mountaintop
- 27:45 Prove them Wrong
- 32:14 The Hardest Year of my Life
- 36:14 The Mental Part
- 37:54 The Shea Avellino Experience
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Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023
44 min
Taylor Distler is a graduate of the University of Louisville and received his MBA from Penn State. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Luminas and StaminaPro, which are health technology platforms that are changing the way the human body is treated. Staminapro patches are designed to reduce pain and inflammation while having 100% natural ingredients; meaning they are drug and chemical-free.
- 4:05 Exploring the West.
- 7:18 Electron imprinting.
- 13:01 No active ingredients.
- 15:42 The viral moment.
- 18:57 Being real with yourself.
- 24:29 The future of pain management.
- 26:36 Recovery impacts everything.
- 29:03 Patience and flow.
- 33:19 “The team is everything.”
- 36:32 Let the time accumulate.
- 41:30 Getting into flow.
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May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023
39 min
Greg Rakestraw has over 20 years in the business, and is the Vice President of the ISC Sports Network, voice of the Indy Eleven, and the post-game host for the Colts Radio Network. He is also known for calling play-by-plays for IHSAA State Championship as well as for the Horizon League and other NCAA events. Additional events include the American Legion World Series and Soccer Saturdays.
- 4:37 Knew at the age of 5.
- 6:08 Mirroring Peyton Manning’s career.
- 8:26 Let the picture tell the story.
- 11:36 Memorable for all the wrong reasons.
- 15:11 Time management.
- 17:51 Unprepared and lessons learned
- 19:37 “Tour de Hoosier.”
- 22:05 “It’s just different here.”
- 24:46 Standout athletes.
- 27:30 Making it vs not: 1% of the 1%.
- 32:07 Not about talent, but grinding.
- 34:19 Favorite fan moments.
- 37:43 Life is about belief.
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May 3, 2023
May 3, 2023
51 min
Syya left corporate America to pursue digital content creation, podcasting, and entrepreneurship. She is the founder of Brilliant Beam Media, which provides digital content consulting, strategy, video & audio production, and distribution. She is a proud Gen X’er and host of a business bite podcast titled, “Gnaw on This." Her tag line is, "Everyone has a story to tell. Strategically, Simply, Brilliantly."
- 4:00 Word of the year: Light.
- 6:25 “I lost my soul in it all.”
- 10:18 Birth dates and death dates.
- 12:11 Losing seven people within six months.
- 13:20 Taking the task at hand.
- 15:45 Finding stillness.
- 18:59 Time to process emotions.
- 20:24 Sharing other’s stories.
- 23:42 The power of humor and connection.
- 26:42 Strategic vs. ad hoc content.
- 28:12 Right audience, right time.
- 32:30 “Love you like a love song.”
- 33:30 The hardest part of entrepreneurship.
- 37:07 Time is valuable beyond gold.
- 39:00 Patience in finding common ground.
- 47:20 “Content creation doesn’t have to be shallow.”
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Apr 14, 2023
Apr 14, 2023
35 min
Dr. Rob Bell is a sport psychology coach, speaker, podcast host, and now an 8x author. In this episode, he provides details on his new book, I Can't Wait to Be Patient, which comes out in May. Dr. Rob dives into the importance of urgency, recovery, and being patient for results.
- 3:16 The inaccuracy of “can’t wait.”
- 5:30 We don’t choose time.
- 8:03 “The product takes patience.”
- 9:20 Supply and demand.
- 11:08 Society’s value on speed.
- 12:45 Waiting to winning.
- 14:10 Patience is the recovery.
- 15:01 Not a book about motivation.
- 16:18 Action in circumstances.
- 20:10 Finding neutral.
- 22:36 Urgency.
- 23:58 Excess time as a threat.
- 26:52 Subtraction rather than addition.
- 27:45 Patience as a virtue.
- 29:00 “Urgent with the process, patience with the results.”
- 31:05 The problem with the short-term.
- 32:28 Wellness hinges on patience.
- 33:21 “If you can wait, you can win.”
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Mar 21, 2023
Mar 21, 2023
55 min
He was the long-snapper for the Indianapolis Colts from 2012-2016, and was a Pro-Bowler in 2013. Since then he has played for the Jaguars, Titans, Chargers, and most recently the Dallas
Cowboys. Matt is also the host of his own podcast titled, “Stay Ready."
11:16 Born into a football family.
16:16 Invited and unsigned: Seattle Seahawks.
18:02 The dream never died.
20:12 Learning the small stuff in Indy.
25:20 “Stay ready.”
28:40 Going to the desert.
33:40 Jerry’s world.
35:52 Cowboys first snap: Poised & confident.
40:15 Teamwork through thick and thin.
43:27 Off season is for changes.
45:39 Patience as a free agent
50:34 Balancing professional and family life.
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Mar 3, 2023
Mar 3, 2023
54 min
- 5:20 The morning of May 6.
- 10:22 “It’s like I was in a completely different life.”
- 16:17 Only one play that broke his neck.
- 17:43 Always choosing forgiveness.
- 23:06 Power in a powerless situation.
- 30:12 The message that’s seared into his soul.
- 35:28 On day 2,120.
- 40:13 Grappling with “God did this to me.”
- 43:11 “Compared to what?”
- 46:54 Maintaining patient and active trust.
- 50:18 Don’t keep doing life the same.
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Feb 17, 2023
Feb 17, 2023
50 min
Ray Santiago III is a mental performance coach, author, and speaker. Throughout his career he has coached professional, collegiate, and youth athletes. He has written several books including his Playing on Higher Ground series which intertwines the Christian faith with mental performance skills. His newest book, The Pillar B's, dives into his coaching philosophy, including what he believes are the foundations to success in sport.
- 5:11 Embracing the joy and the struggle.
- 6:24 Sunshine and vertigo: The best cry of his life.
- 7:55 “What will you enjoy 40 years from now?”
- 10:45 Breaking the system.
- 14:20 The Pillar B’s.
- 16:02 War of the pour.
- 18:36 Playing to our strengths.
- 20:58 Managing the thermostat.
- 24:40 The gazelle, the lion, and the mother bear.
- 30:12 The blueprint of self-compassion.
- 38:38 What’s your philosophy?
- 45:17 Faith is the greatest tool.
- 47:18 Go back to believing.
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Jan 13, 2023
Jan 13, 2023
1 hr 4 min
Justin pitched in the MLB from 2008 to 2015. He pitched for three Major League teams and made an All-Star appearance in 2013 while with the Cleveland Indians. He finished his career amassing a total of one thousand strikeouts. Justin also once had an immaculate inning, striking out three consecutive batters with nine pitches. He additionally once struck out four hitters in one inning. He is the only pitcher since 1912 to have four starts in Fenway without a loss.
- 4:52 “Jamaican-born, American-made.”
- 7:20 Mistakes are the best way to grow.
- 10:23 Seeking after Jesus.
- 14:43 In the end, they didn’t know anything.
- 21:04 It starts right here.
- 23:01 Simplicity at San Diego State.
- 27:02 A call from the Red Sox.
- 32:38 What becomes our weaknesses.
- 34:40 Go where it’s life-giving.
- 36:00 Being an Opening Day starter.
- 39:08 Default or taught: Dwelling on loss.
- 44:46 Not afraid of suffering in 2014.
- 49:36 Remaining relational.
- 52:01 Avoiding "hanger."
- 56:22 Reminiscing on a thousand strikeouts.
- 1:00:54 “I didn’t retire, I quit.”
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Dec 23, 2022
Dec 23, 2022
52 min
Mike Christman, a graduate of Indiana University, is a TPI Level 3 Golf Fitness Instructor as well as a Golf Performance Coach. He is the owner of The Fitness Garage and has coached Senior PGA, PGA, and LPGA players.
- 4:25 A staple in the gym.
- 6:07 Where am I from?
- 8:03 Experiencing trauma daily.
- 10:24 No place to call home.
- 12:07 Channeling the instability.
- 13:15 “When things go wrong, you drink.”
- 15:43 Structure and family found in sports.
- 17:55 Trust.
- 20:12 Bus rides in junior high.
- 23:05 “It was for the guy next to me.”
- 25:42 Easy-exiting and instability.
- 28:05 What Fitness Garage encompasses.
- 29:37 Redefining the grind.
- 33:03 The it-factor from a gym perspective.
- 34:41 Their actions relay their purpose.
- 40:21 When players respond.
- 41:30 Those you need to call-off.
- 43:42 Concrete floors so people can let go.
- 47:10 Maybe they’re here for another reason.
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