The Athletic School Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Athletic School Podcast is the podcast made for any athlete that seeks a better mindset and the peak performance on and off the field.
In this episode, our guest speaker, Rockne O'Leary, a sports performance coach, teaches us how to create inner strength and develop self-awareness to improve our performance on and off the field.
In this solo episode, we deeply reflect on whether comparison is the thief of joy or not. This is a topic that brings a lot of different opinions to the table. What is your opinion?
In this episode, our guest speaker Nick Jonsson, an International Best-Selling Author, LinkedIn Top Voice of 2023, Ironman Top 2% World Athlete, and Executive Mental Health Advocate, shares his mindset and teaches us how to thrive in sports, business, and life.
In this episode, Hayley Kitching shares her challenges as an international student-athlete and what it takes to break records at the D1 level for Penn State.
In this episode, Mackenzie Price the founder of 2h Learning, joins us to talk about how our current education system is broken and how the 2h Learning program is changing the future of education.
In this episode, we feature Michal, an international student-athlete from Poland, who is both a soccer player and a writer. Throughout this episode, we delve into topics such as personal development, identifying your values, cultivating essential habits, and navigating the journey toward becoming the best version of yourself.
In this episode, Ricardo and Gustavo, two international student-athletes joined us to talk about the biggest challenges they faced playing and studying abroad, and how they overcame those obstacles.
In this episode, Torry Weary shares his incredible journey from prison to becoming a fitness influencer. He opens up about how he changed his mindset and found success against the odds.
In this episode, both founders of Go.Guild shared their insights on becoming your own hero, separating yourself from the pack, and achieving your full potential.
Join us in this episode as we explore the art of running with Riley Witt, discovering his insights and expertise. Beyond the track, we delve into a profound exploration of life's pursuit of success, navigating the intersections of determination, resilience, and achievement.
What does it take to become an Olympian, set records, and win multiple awards? In this episode, former U.S. Olympic Team player Donald Suxho shares his inspiring journey on how he left his home country Albania, and came to the US to showcase his determination and hard work and make a difference on and off the volleyball court.
Dealing with mental health can't be tough at times, and making big decisions is part of the process. In this episode, Angela, a former softball player shares some of her battles and how she made the best decision for herself.
In this episode, Zach Schenken the founder of The Vitruvian, shares his ideas and insights on how to master yourself and become the best version of yourself.
In this episode, our guest speaker JJ Williams, a D1 athlete talks about his motivations, the difference between high school and D1 athletics, and how he is on the path to becoming the best athlete he can be.
In this episode, we brought Coach B, a mental performance coach to talk about how athletes can improve their mental performance so they can thrive on and off the field.
In this episode, Canadian runner Sebastian Lind shares his path toward achieving greatness, his mindset, the grind, and much more.
In this episode, our guest speaker teaches us about MindMapping, how to get our ideas straight, how to achieve our goals, and how to get the best out of our minds.
This episode discusses our top insights from 2023, including mindset, performance, results, and how to approach obstacles and challenges in the upcoming year.
In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Coach Joe from Soccer Viza FC. We discussed his coaching philosophy, mindset, and desire to assist players, as well as the coach-player relationship.
As athletes who are always striving for success, we often find it challenging to decide whether to push ourselves with extra training or take a break. In this episode, we delve into the importance of self-awareness and how to make the most appropriate decision in this situation.
In this episode, we brought Lovis Kern one more time to the show to discuss the relationship between sports and life and share insights about athletes can become a better version of themselves.
In this episode, our guest speaker, Don Moxley, delved into the nuances of performance, offering insights into its essence and expert guidance on optimizing one's journey toward achieving peak performance.
In this episode, our guest speakers Luke and Pat share their inspiring journeys and discuss the transformative impact of safe spaces on athletes' well-being.
In this powerful episode, join us as we welcome Ali Haseeb, a highly respected author, and coach, to explore the secrets behind building a rock-solid mental foundation for athletes. Drawing from his extensive experience working with people across diverse areas, Ali shares invaluable insights, practical strategies, and inspiring anecdotes. Discover how to unlock peak performance and surpass limitations by cultivating a resilient mindset. Prepare to be inspired as we delve into the transformative power of mental strength in sports and beyond.
In this exciting episode, we have a special guest, Joe Leary. Joe is a former Division 1 player who is now a high school coach. He's all about pushing his players to be the best they can be, both on and off the football field. Join us as we explore Joe's journey, his inspiring coaching style, and how he motivates young athletes like you to reach their full potential. Get ready for some valuable insights and tips that can help you excel in your own sports journey.
In this episode, Holly Brandenberger, a Certified Aromatherapist shares her expertise from years of experience in nursing and her passion for aromatherapy. Discover how aromatherapy strengthens the mind-body connection and initiates a relaxation response, and explore the practical applications of essential oils for stress, trauma, and emotional well-being. Get ready to unlock the secrets of using aromatics to optimize your athletic performance and enhance your overall well-being as an athlete.
In this powerful podcast, join Richard Yeargin as he shares his personal journey of triumph over adversity. Richard’s story is a testament to the power of positive thinking and unwavering determination. After surviving a near-death car accident that derailed his football career and nearly ended his life, Richard persevered and found new paths to success.
In this episode, we bring Lovis Kern, the founder of the Absolute Athlete. Playing soccer at a high level, and dealing with injuries, Lovis came up with 6 pillars that any athlete trying to perform better should have. Throughout the episode, we go in-depth into the six pillars and how you can apply them to your life.
Cecilia Lihv is the president of Soccer Viza. In this episode, we talked about her vision of leadership, the mission of the club, and the challenges she faces being a woman in a male environment.
In this episode, our guest speaker Sebastian Costantini a football player for Penn State University talks about balancing academics and athletics and how the off-season impacted the results the team got during football season.
Julianne Sitch made history by being the first woman to win a national championship with a male team. Therefore, in this episode, we talk about her career as a professional player and what it takes to become a national champion.
In this short episode, I bring 5 habits that I do in my daily life that you could use as well. These simple habits can make a huge difference in your life, helping you achieve your goals. Small habits, big results.
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The environment we are in shapes our behavior, which shapes the quality of our lives. In this episode, Gustavo and I talked about the importance of the environment in our life, and how we should act upon that.
It has been proven that books have a valuable power and influence on people's lives. Therefore, on this episode we bring Timo, a true reader and owner of @timosnotes to share some of the lessons he has learned through books and how you can benefit from books.
In this episode, we brought Derick Grant, a performance mindset coach, to talk about improving our lives through our mindset. Awareness, mental health, mental strength, and performance are some of the topics discussed in this episode.
In this episode, we brought Dr. Alo who is a cardiologist, author, speaker, and personal trainer with an inspiring story to share his knowledge and ideas on how to create a healthier life and how important it is to have a good mindset in order to live a good life.
Rich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL Commander and author of "The Attributes". In this episode, we talk about his book, his life experience, some of The Attributes, performance, leadership, success, and much more.
In this episode, Matt Mountford talks about his path and the lessons that he takes with him from being a professional soccer player to becoming the CEO of Pacesetter Soccer Club.
The mental game has proven to be an extremely important tool for many athletes to improve their game and perform their best. In this episode, coach AB talks about the importance of a good mindset, and how to approach failure, and she also gives us many different tools to use at practice or even during games.
Bill Eckstrom is the CEO of Ecsell Sports, an authority in metric-based performance coaching & growth, and a best-selling author. In this episode, we talked about the coaching effect on athletes, how to improve performance by creating connections, and psychological safety.
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Stoicism has been proven throughout history to help people overcome obstacles in their lives and live. Justice, temperance, wisdom, and courage are the four virtues of Stoicism. Therefore, in this episode, we brought Bob Cymber, a stoic coach to talk about what stoicism is, how we can apply those virtues in our lives, and how athletes can improve their performance using philosophy.
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Skin in the game is a concept that we can find in many successful people, especially athletes. Therefore, this episode brings how athletes can benefit from that and become a person with skin in the game.
With a journey of strengthening by being part of the national USA volleyball team for many years, Rachael Adams shared how was her pathway to success and how to keep her high performance along the years.
Failure is part of the path to success. Therefore, in this episode, inspired by the book Fail Big, we talked about the importance of failure and how failure is linked to success.
Mental health or mental toughness?
What really matters is that our minds are in control of many things in our lives and having a good mental state can help us perform at our best. In this episode, we brought a mental health specialist to talk about obstacles we face and how to deal with these obstacles along the way.
Matt Johnson played professional soccer and now he is a coach at a collegiate level. With his experience, he shared valuable lessons on how to handle good and bad results and his calmness on and off the pitch.
Lisa Strom played Golf at the collegiate level, then played professionally for 11 years. Breaking patterns and records Lisa became the head coach for the Women's Golf team at Ohio State. In this episode, we talked about her coaching philosophy that consists of helping her players get better on and off the field, with techniques such as time management, a better mindset, and creating higher standards, because as she says WINNING is contagious and WINNING is fun.
The comfort zone is nice and warm, but for sure it is not winning. What is the comfort zone? Why should you get out and not stay there? In this episode, we shared our ideas of the comfort zone and uncomfortable insights that we had.
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In this episode, we had athletes from many different fall sports sharing some of the lessons that they had throughout their season, moments that they struggled and moments that they succeed, and how they dealt with that failure and success.
Guest Speakers:
Aliyah Perez
Emily Johnson
Elliot Ramsey
Henrique Gehrke
Michaela Eisenhauer
The approach that kids and professional athletes have in sports is very different but many people seem to still have the wrong approach. In this episode, we had a great talk with Vince Laverick about some truths that many people do not say about the sports industry.
After winning two gold medals in the Olympics in Barcelona and Atlanta, Rustam Sharipov is now the head coach for Ohio State Gymnastics. Working hard and smart is in his mindset. And nowadays, he tried to pass these lessons by for his athletes.
Becoming a professional athlete takes a lot of work and especially a good mindset. In this episode, Kennedy Shaffer shared her story, the ups and downs of her career, and how she keeps a good mindset.
Brett Berger has a passion for hockey and the sports industry. After being the coach of the year, now he teaches many of his lessons in a classroom for college students.
JT Tsui is a mentor, coach, speaker, and writer. For more than 20 years JT has helped student-athletes reach their maximum potential in sports and in life. Therefore, in this episode, we talked about success, greatness, and the importance of failure and joy during the process.
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It is not simple to achieve good results in sports and life. But coach Dennis Hopson and coach Jake Dupree have been achieving good results in Basketball but also in life. Coach Hopson brought to the program valuable lessons from his time playing in the NBA and side to side with Michael Jordan. Matching that with coach Dupree's experience as a player and leadership.
Nicole Erickson is a mental performance consultant. In this episode, we talk about the role of psychology in sports and how psychology can help athletes improve their performance and overcome obstacles.
If you are someone seeking success you are also seeking to improve your performance daily. Austin Ross from the Sled Dog Development shared 5 ways to improve your performance.
Nathan Holley became an NFL player going through a much different path than we are used to seeing. There was no draft, but there was a lot of hard work, and many ups and downs. Today, at Miami Dolphins, Nathan looks back and sees how the tough moments made him stronger.
Lewis is the Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach for Georgia Tech. He has been helping his athletes become better players and better people through daily motivational speeches and a different coaching style. In this episode, Lewis shared his ideas about hard work, winning, and success.
Discovering different cultures and going through dark times can be hard, but Janet did not put her head down and kept going. Today, as Vice President of Athletics at Lourdes University she is bringing people and teams together to accomplish goals that the university never achieved before.
Do the results matter? How hard are you attacking? 3 degrees, 2 years in Afghanistan serving in the army can have a huge impact on your life. Stephen had a challenging trajectory where he saw things that we are not used to. Stoicism, getting out of my comfort zone, and books are some of the techniques that he used to become successful nowadays.
Katie played NCAA volleyball and pursued her professional career even after being seriously injured. She spoke of the differences between professional and college volleyball. We also talked about her career as a coach and how she creates a culture in her team.
Are you listening to the negative thoughts and negative people around you? Do you believe in yourself? Katie and Tim went through really hard times, but they overcame the obstacles that life gave to them with a lot of effort after an accident and traumatic brain injury that each of them faced. They went to rehab and found strength where they did not seem to have any. Nowadays, they impact other people's lives, and with their experience try to inspire other people to overcome their own obstacles.
Do you think success and peak performance is a choice? In this episode, we discussed some of the mindsets, habits, and paths that guided the best athletes and personalities of all time to achieve so many good results over the years.
How competitive are you? Do you always want to win? Stefana is 10x All American, Pan American Champion, and Fargo Champion. In this episode, she shared her path to all the good results that she achieved and how competitive she is.
Leadership skills and ability to influence people can be a factor that helps many athletes to succeed. Then, Spencer Farha a professor with a degree in counseling and student development with an emphasis in athletic administration brought many teachings on leadership skills and how to influence people in a good way. We also talked about the athlete's role in our society and how sports can impact people around us.
How is your mindset? Tough enough? For Jeff Lam, a volleyball player, all-American, all-conference, and player of the year seems to never be enough. His mindset, mental and physical toughness have brought many awards that he shares how he created a winner mindset.