Better By The Season

Trent and Theresa talk about the benefit of differences -- in cultures, in a marriage, on a team, in a business, in thinking...

T & T discuss:
- Why we resist different
- Why different can be difficult
- Opposites attract, then attack
- Seeking first to understand
- Welcoming differences
- Leading through questions

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Trent talks with former teammate and current coach in Japan Kyle Bailey. Kyle's a global citizen and deep-thinker. He shares his story, talks racism and provides some heady and practical things we can all do to fight racism and better our world.

- growing up as a mixed kid in Alaska
- learning from the German and Japanese cultures
- racism in athletics
- being more than an athlete
- the beauty of competition
- why we can't multitask with racism
- reprogramming our minds and more...

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Trent talks with former professional basketball player Dane Watts. Trent and Dane were teammates on an AIA team during college and caught up to talk about...

- playing with faith
- high character regardless of circumstances
- transitioning from the game of basketball
- building relationships through the journey
- marrying a teammate's sister
- helping launch a business
- Active Faith sportswear and more...

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Trent and Theresa talk how living with discipline leads to freedom in all aspects of life.

T & T talk:
- discipline is not just punishment; it's training
- delayed gratification
- boundaries are necessary to flourish
- discipline is a process
- driven by the vision, but daily led by the plan
- discipline brings joy and more...

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Trent catches up with former teammate Jawad Williams. Jawad is a former national champion at UNC and has played professionally all over the world, including the NBA.

Trent and Jawad discuss:
- beating Illinois to win the NCAA Championship
- Lebron's leadership in the locker room
- writing & Jawad's children's books
- not watching the scoreboard
- instilling sacrifice and resilience in his kids
- coming back from an achilles tear in his mid 30's
- living in the moment and more...

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Trent and Theresa discuss what it means to live with pace -- on and off the court -- individually and within a team or family...

T & T talk:
- Pace is unique to everyone
- Seeing the vision but living in the moment
- Mindset over motor
- Changing the pace
- Trial and error
- Goal isn't to "get there" but to continue playing...

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Trent catches up with his former college coach, Bruce Weber. Coach Weber has been at the DI level for 40+ years and is a former National Coach of the Year. His authenticity and humility are evident in this conversation.

Trent and Coach Weber talk:
- why he got into coaching
- learning from the legend Gene Keady for 19 seasons
- adapting with the game and different generations
- getting your best player going
- using the game to grow and give back
- instilling life lessons in his players and more...

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Trent and Theresa talk rest. What is rest? Why rest? How to rest?

- God finished with rest. Man begins with rest.
- What athletics teach us about rest
- Why it's so hard to rest
- Establishing a rhythm of rest
- Resting to energize and more...

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Trent talks with former teammate and opponent Jamar Wilson. Jamar's a member of the Finnish National team and just finished up his 13th season of professional basketball.

Trent and Jamar discuss:
- being where your feet are
- the "sisu" mindset
- love and basketball
- the feeling of representing a country
- lessons through sports and more

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Trent and Theresa break down the book, "The Power of Moments," and discuss it's relationship with sports and how to create defining moments in our lives, work and relationships.

T and T talk about...
- how athletics naturally create defining moments in our lives
- "duration neglect" and why we forget or ignore the length of time of an experience
- what defining moments consist of
- action leading to insight
- defining moments in their lives on and off the court

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