When the universe quits encouraging you to follow your heart and finally makes you... this cast is about a conscious career change that highlights one person's journey to his most purposeful space:)

On this cast I sit down with long time lax and fitness fam brother, Dave Loudenslager. We have known each other for over ten years, both played lacrosse and then both got swooped into CrossFit and weightlifting. We have certainly seen each other "grow up(ish)" over the years, so this was a very cool conversation to highlight the personal and professional evolution (or lack thereof, HA). Dave is a long-time educator, coach, and mindful human being. His journey is the perfect example of consciously blending passion and professional worlds to fuel his new business venture, The Athlete Mindset. I won't say too much from there, but it's a fun one. If you are looking to truly do a job that highlights all your natural gifts and acquired skill sets, but are not sure how or when to make that leap, this is a great cast for you!

Highlights:

Fitness/sports makes friends. Truly living the turmeric and tequila lifestyle. Aka enjoying life and leading fellow humans. The education system. When you get into a job to help people, but lack the agency to do so. Finding and creating a better way. School and what they do and don't teach us. The evolution of the student and the curriculum. What do our kids need now? Sports and mindfulness. Merging the physical with the mental. Fun.

Dave Loudenslager, Educator, Coach, and Entrepreneur

Hometown: Hudson, OH

College: College of Wooster

Positions You Played: Defense

Positions You Coach: Defense, LSM, Midfield

Athletic Accomplishments : 2002 Ohio All State team, 2003 Ohio All State team, 2004 1st Team All NCAC, 2006 2nd Team All NCAC.

Where have you coached in the past : Cathedral High School, Chatfield High School, The Lacrosse Academy Camps, Hudson HS Lacrosse camps, Western Reserve Academy Lacrosse Camps, Colts Lacrosse Club

The Athlete Mindset

@athletemindset303

@dloudenslager