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...
Feb 09, 2020•31 min•Ep. 49
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. https://www.lisatamati.com/ 3:31 How she defines men...
Jan 23, 2020•50 min•Ep. 48
For more mental toughness- Visit the website drrobbell.com 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, ...
Jan 05, 2020•47 min•Ep. 47
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 ...
Dec 05, 2019•53 min•Ep. 45
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 he...
Nov 20, 2019•49 min•Ep. 44
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 hi...
Nov 07, 2019•46 min•Ep. 43
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 s...
Oct 23, 2019•48 min•Ep. 42
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...
Oct 05, 2019•44 min•Ep. 41
Wait until you hear THIS Killer story from Sandy Zimmerman! Mental Strength and sharing your story!! Dream Big Dreams! This 43-year-old mother of three from Spokane, has been a Physical Education teacher for 20 years. Oldest woman and first mom to ever complete the American Ninja Warrior course. Played Division 1 basketball at Gonzaga University. A Former national judo champion. 3:48 How Sandy became inspired to do American Ninja Warrior. 6:33 Sandy’s passion for sport, and what competing means ...
Sep 19, 2019•55 min•Ep. 40
Kenny Aronoff has played drums professionally with everybody! Kenny began his rock career touring and performing with John Mellencamp for 17 years! When Mellencamp decided to take time off, Kenny was motivated to embark on his own. He fulfilled a lifelong goal–and became a sought-after session drummer, as well as a touring drummer. Today, Kenny Aronoff spends his time touring, recording in the studio, and teaching people how to embrace adversity and gain confidence in their personal and professi...
Sep 04, 2019•53 min•Ep. 39
“Coach Hawk” is currently in his third year as the Head Football Coach of UC Davis. Dan guided the FCS program to the 2018 Big Sky Championship and the program to its first ever FCS playoff appearance, making it to the national quarterfinals. He was awarded the both the 2018 Big Sky coach of the year, and the 2018 Eddie Robinson FCS national coach of the year. A veteran American Football coach of over 35 years, he has coached at every level of gridiron from youth through professional American fo...
Aug 15, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 38
Gil Reyes spent 17 years as Andre Agassi's strength and conditioning coach. He still operates his gym out of Las Vegas and trains athletes from all sports. His responses to mental toughness and mental health were iconic and worthy of your ears and tears... 5:29 “Can you teach discipline if you don’t have it? Can you teach patience if you don’t have it?” 5:38 Gil describes what his athletes have taught him. 7:33 How the “it factor” displays itself in athletes. 8:36 “When I pray, I don’t pray to b...
Aug 01, 2019•57 min•Ep. 37
Brooks Williams is currently the head coach of the University of Louisiana Monroe women's basketball program. Williams was previously the head coach of the McNeese State women's basketball team, where she took the Cowgirls to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments and McNeese's first-ever post-season appearance. In her nine seasons at McNeese, Williams took the Cowgirls to six straight post-seasons and produced four 20-plus win seasons. Williams spent the past three years as assistant women's basketball ...
Jul 18, 2019•51 min•Ep. 36
Jaime's been featured on Yahoo's homepage 6 times, and in Inc, Entrepreneur, and Business Insider. She's been a top Business Coach for over 10 years and has helped hundreds of 6 & 7 figure Entrepreneurs and Business Owners optimize every area of their business. She's also the host of the online show - Eventual Millionaire, where she's interviewed over 400 self-made millionaires. She's a tech geek, has two kiddos - and even has a sword wall in her house - Plus she loves creating automated sys...
Jul 03, 2019•46 min•Ep. 35
Dan O'Brien is a Gold Medalist in the Decathlon. His story is best known for his failure in 1992 and his comeback at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Dan O'Brien has three consecutive world championships along with the Gold Medal and has written a book titled "Clearing Hurdles: The Quest to Be The World's Greatest Athlete." He currently coaches and provides media commentary for US Track & Field. Follow him here at Twitter or Instagram 4:08 - Who is the world’s BEST athlete? 5:15 - The Dan ...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 34
Neil Richmund- Death of A Father Neil is the best marketing professional in Indianapolis (Voted by me)! He is an Aussie, an Ordained minister, entrepreneur, and former golf coach. 3:17- How Neil Richmund defines Mental Toughness through his daily practices. 3:33 How can you have resilience during the toughest of times? 3:57- How to react to the tough setbacks. 4:20: How the death of Neil’s father was the best and worst day of his life. 5:05: What his grandmother made him do every time. 6:10: The...
May 22, 2019•14 min•Ep. 33
Jake Thompson- Gratitude is the Key "G" Jake is the founder of Compete Every Day and an accomplished professional speaker. He helps organizational teams develop a daily plan and powerful focus for reaching their annual and career goals. Table of Contents 3:25- What does Mental Toughness mean to you? 4:10- Common adversities that one may face. 5:00- Distracted by the unimportant. 6:55- What are five components of a winning competitor. 12:50- Why having gratitude is the KEY "G". 15:00- How Living ...
May 02, 2019•39 min•Ep. 32
Coach Wadsworth stopped in an Olympic race to help out a Russian racer. One of the most accomplished head coaches in the history of the Canadian National Ski Team, Justin Wadsworth is a three-time Olympian. Wadsworth served as the World Cup and Olympic Games coach with the US cross-country ski team before becoming head coach of the Canadian World Cup cross-country ski team in 2010. 2:30- What Does Mental Toughness Mean to You? 4:00 Mental Training Becomes a part of the team culture. 5:40 The dis...
Apr 10, 2019•31 min•Ep. 31
Jake has not let blindness stop from achieving any of his goals. He is the co-founder and president of Engage. Jake has a truly incredible story that has been well chronicled and featured in just about every major media outlet. At 8 months old, he was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer, retinoblastoma. The disease claimed his left eye before the tender age of one and in November 2009 Jake lost his right eye after battling cancer for 12 years. He attends the University of Southern Californi...
Mar 14, 2019•35 min•Ep. 30
Rajeev Ram is a Professional tennis player on ATP Tour. He is a Grand Slam champion, winner of 2019 Australian Open in Mixed Doubles. Raj won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and has won 16 doubles titles throughout his career, including Indian Wells. he reached his highest ranking at 11 after winning. Rajeev has also won two ATP singles titles. His foundation is Entouraj for Kids, is providing the right path for kids through the game of tennis. Table of Contents 3:24- The breakthrough ...
Feb 28, 2019•20 min•Ep. 29
Cory Weissman grew up in suburban Jackson, NJ. From a very young age, he had a love for playing sports and was quite an impressive athlete. Cory played competitively on elite traveling basketball and soccer teams as well as on his high school varsity teams. He demonstrated his leadership abilities as captain of many of those teams. As a collegiate basketball player in his freshman year at Gettysburg College, Cory tragically suffered a massive stroke caused by an unknown AVM (Arteriovenous Malfor...
Feb 14, 2019•39 min•Ep. 28
Mory & Denise- Running Across Indiana- 382 miles! Mory Bailey- Started ultra-distance running in 2010. Completed multiple distances 50ks to 100ks driven by the “what if” mindset testing both physical and mental endurance. Eventually answered the call of the “hundo” in 2014. In 2015, she set out to complete five 100 mile races in 8 months, and since then over 30 ultras; 11 of them being 100 milers. As she celebrates her 2nd year of being a cancer warrior, in November 2018 she crossed Indiana,...
Jan 30, 2019•42 min•Ep. 27
J.P. Neurbun- Calling UP! 3:14- “Focus on the controllables” and “Act in accordance with our principles”, two principles to JP’s mental toughness philosophy. 4:36- How to focus on those controllables when there’s so many outside distractions. 7:58- The inspiration behind JP’s new book and why he believes it’s great for all coaches. 10:15- A transformational leadership system you could apply today. 11:50- The right way to give your players ownership in practice and on game day. 13:13- Getting to ...
Jan 10, 2019•30 min•Ep. 26
Coach Matt Deggs- Sam Houston State Baseball In his first four seasons as head coach, he has led the Bearkats to 3 Southland Conference Championships, 2 NCAA regional appearances, and 1 NCAA Super Regional appearance in 2017, which was the first in school and Southland Conference history. More than the wins and losses, Deggs believes in building men through his transformational coaching style. His message in a post-game press conference after their season-ending loss to Florida State in the 2017...
Dec 27, 2018•36 min•Ep. 25
Kenzie Holmstead- is the team @runeverythinglabs Director. You can follow her on Instagram 3:00- “Having the mental fortitude to push on…”, Kenzie’s definition of Mental Toughness. 4:00- How Kenzie turned a bad circumstance into her HINGE moment by choosing to put herself first. 6:10- Packing up and moving out: The steps Kenzie took to find herself. 7:27- What Kenzie discovered through her big move and simply giving herself time. 8:40- The female struggle to find mental strength. 11:04- Kenzie’s...
Dec 13, 2018•14 min•Ep. 24
Casey Wright is the founder of the Ninja Zone. Now in over 300 locations. Casey is a former Olympic level gymnastics coach turned entrepreneur who took her parents’ “cartwheel shop” and turned it into an internationally known licensing and curriculum development company, as well as 6 Indy area corporate stores. Mom and Bonus-Mom of 4 kiddos, and a member of IBJ’s Indianapolis 40 Under 40. 3:07- “Being aware and trusting in yourself”, how Casey describes what being mentally tough means to her. 5:...
Nov 28, 2018•46 min•Ep. 23
Greg Sinche- From a Stroke at Age 5 to an Ironman Text DRROBBELL to 33444 for Mental Toughness Newsletter 3:28- Greg’s big HINGE moment that happened at just 5 years old. 5:58- How Greg overcame such a huge obstacle at such a young age. 7:15- Why the drive to “prove people wrong” can be such a BIG motivator for success. 8:30- “I deserve to be happy”…the battle with depression that came along with Greg’s journey. 11:50- What Greg learned about himself through pushing his limits. 13:20- “…It’s dis...
Nov 15, 2018•24 min•Ep. 22
Text DRROBBELL to 33444 for Mental Toughness newsletter Joe Skovron- Long-time caddy to Rickie Fowler 3:05 Discipline, adversity, the ability to perform under pressure…Joe’s three components to Mental Toughness. 6:06- Where does preparation come into play with the mental toughness game? 7:05- Finding what works for you could be the key to YOUR success. 8:14- The mental components necessary for caddying. 10:08- How Joe moves on from mistakes at the moment. 14:35- How a chip on your shoulder could...
Oct 31, 2018•54 min•Ep. 21
Iron Cowboy Podcast on 15 Minutes of Mental Toughness James Lawrence is an athlete, husband, proud father of four daughters and a son. Currently holds two world record in 70.3 and 140.6 triathlon racing. But, His greatest achievement was 50 Ironman courses, 50 consecutive days, through all 50 States. 50-50-50. Check out the documentary Iron Cowboy's website- https://www.ironcowboy.com/ 3:58- “Doing what you say you’re going to do…”, what THE Iron Cowboy says being mentally tough means. 5:46- Who...
Oct 17, 2018•28 min•Ep. 20
Rob Bent-is a scientist and co-founder of Som Sleep, the first and only ready-to-drink sleep supplement that is NSF Certified for Sport. Rob received BS and MS degrees in Food Science from the University of Florida and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business. After five years of focusing on innovative beverage platforms for Brooklyn-based flavor house Virginia Dare, Rob moved out of the lab to spearhead that company’s beverage business for two years before helping launch Som Sleep in 2017. ...
Oct 04, 2018•26 min•Ep. 19
