In the 48th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, The Former Head Strength Coach and Director of Performance for the Newyork Yankees Baseball Organization and High-Performance Coach, Dana Cavalea, will talk about Dana’s origin story, his internship, call from Brian Cashman at the age of 23, everything about being a professional Head Coach, winning the world series, and his career transformation.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter, you will discover: 

(1:10) Introducing our special guest, The Former Head Strength Coach and Director of Performance for Newyork Yankees Baseball Organization and High-Performance Coach, Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

(2:00) Newyork Yankees’ fan since childhood

(2:20) Alternative path

(2:35) Lesson learned from players

(2:55) Right side of the game

(3:30) Be a fan!

(3:40) Fan vs. coach: the difference

(4:40) Dana’s origin story

(5:45) Shout out to Coach Ron McKeefery @rmckeefery

(6:00) Shout out to Jeff Mangold @jeff_mangold23 Linkedin: Jeff Mangold

(6:15) The beginning of Dana’s internship

(7:45) Becoming the assistant 

(8:15) Relationship with players

(8:25) Shout out to Jason Giambi @therealjasongiambi

(8:30) First game as head

(8:45) Time, work, and effort

(9:30) About relationship building

(10:00) Creating player profile

(10:50) How player profiles were used

(11:35) Shout out to Steve Donahue @steve.donohue Twitter: @Coach_Donahue

(12:40) Decision making

(13:20) Identify risk and learn to maintain

(14:25) The longevity you need

(14:40) The gap that Dana identified

(15:20) “You can identify the mistake, but if you are not willing to correct it, then what are you doing?” - Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

(16:45) 2009, Newyork Yankees

(17:30) Meeting in Atlanta

(17:55) The difference in 2009

(18:15) The fight

(18:45) “The one thing that brings a team together more than anything is not winning. It is a fight.” Jeff Mangold @jeff_mangold23 Linkedin: Jeff Mangold

(19:25) Play the game hard!

(20:15) Difference between sports and corporate world

(20:55) When dana didn’t show up

(21:30) Working with high performers

(22:20) Dana’s client

(23:10) Off days are off days

(23:50) Habits of a champion by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

(24:00) “The best players do less than everybody else. They know exactly what they need to do and do not worry about other stuff afterward.” - Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

(24:10) Overachiever mind

(25:05) Habits of a winning team by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

(26:00) Dana’s style of writing

(27:30) Where to find Dana? @therealcoachd

https://danacavalea.com/ 

Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTzgH9tgy--ekdtX7BprOEw 

Habits of a champion by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Champion-Dana-Cavalea/dp/1641840382#:~:text=Habits%20of%20a%20Champion%3A%20Cavalea,9781641840385%3A%20Amazon.com%3A%20Books 

Habits of a winning team by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Champion-Team-Formula-Business-ebook/dp/B09LTJKFFG 

(28:00) Free copy of 1 Day Strength Challenge

https://www.mystrengthconnection.com/