With the holidays coming up and mental health issues being a serious topic, we wanted to re-release one of our more popular episodes from when former National Coach of the Year Joanne P. McCallie came on the show. Coach P successfully led the women's basketball programs at Duke, Michigan State, and Maine. If you haven't listened to this episode, you're in for a treat as she provides a lot of context and insights into the world of mental health. Original show notes are below ...

Joanne P. McCallie ("Coach P") is one of the most highly decorated coaches from her time as a college basketball coach. In her 28 years as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State, and Duke, she won more than 70% of her games, had three National Championship game appearances, and won National Coach of the Year honors in 2005. Coach P also was the only women's coach to lead two different programs to 30-win seasons, as well as the only women's coach to work alongside both Coach K and Tom Izzo. She battled mental health issues while coaching, which led her to write the great book, Secret Warrior.

Click here to see more about Coach P.

In today's episode, we discuss:

• Working with Tom Izzo and Coach K
• Becoming a Division I head coach at age 26
• The reality of mental health issues
• Using phrases like "mental toughness"
• Balancing responsibility to team but also the individual
• ... and much more!!!

Resources, Books, and Links

• Website: Coachp4Life.org
• Twitter: @CoachP4Life
• Facebook: CoachP4Life
• Instagram: @CoachP4Life
• Email: JoanneMcCallie at gmail.com
• Linkedin: Linkedin.com/in/joanne-p-mccallie-68327b1a9

Past "Success is a Choice" podcast episodes of interest . . .

• Jennifer Rothman (National Alliance on Mental Issues) - Episode 168
• Rachel Cruze (Ramsey Solutions and Best-Selling Author) - Episode 161
• Clark Kellogg (CBS Basketball Analyst) - Episode 149
• Bill Curry (2x SEC Coach of the Year) - Episode 134
• Patti Phillips (Women Leaders in College Sports) - Episode 127
• Kara Lawson (Duke women's basketball coach) - Episode 113
• Jon Gordon (NY Times best-selling author) - Episode 100
• Emily Chapman Richards (Show Hope) - Episode 078
• Jason Romano (Sports Spectrum radio) - Episode 045
• John Brubaker (Stadium Status) - Episode 024

Joanne McCallie in Action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhZ7E8nD9SA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3BVkg0JdKk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE79rlyJ2YY

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Jamy Bechler is the author of five books including The Captain and The Bus Trip, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. The Leadership Playbook is Bechler's online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team's culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact [email protected]. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by clicking here.