Reconnecting with Jim Morris to discuss everything that's happened since the Disney hit film "The Rookie".  Jim provides a sneak peek at the details revealed in his new book, Dream Makers – including why he left baseball, his personal struggles with addiction and chronic illness, and how he persevered through all of it.

SHOW NOTES

[2:28] Striking out Royce Clayton in his first MLB appearance

[13:42] The toughest hitter he ever faced

[14:55] Moving on from baseball & his real comeback story

[28:09] Touching stories of people impacted by Jim's journey

[39:17] A brutal truth about the underdog mentality

[41:10] Dealing with "dream killers"

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Chris Mallee is a journalist for 4th and Jawn, a popular Philadelphia Eagles blog.  After 4 years of going to college to be a teacher, he flipped the script and decided to pursue his dream of becoming a sports writer. Here's how he did it.

SHOW NOTES

[4:31] From track team walk-on to school record holder

[8:22] Taking a leap of faith to become a sports writer

[15:08] Getting started with 4th and Jawn

[22:30] How to become a sports writer

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Pat O’Shea is an Advance Scouting Analyst for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  He previously pitched at Haverford College (Division III) where he helped the Fords win the 2016 Centennial Conference Championship.

SHOW NOTES

[4:45] O'Shea vs. O'Shea in the Centennial Conference

[9:16] Lessons learned as a college pitcher

[11:52] A roadmap for starting your career in baseball

[19:57] Making the jump from intern to Advance Scouting Analyst

[24:24] Finding a hole in Mike Trout's swing

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Robert Klinchock is a left-handed pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.  Despite pitching 3 straight complete game shut-outs and helping Shenandoah University win back-to-back conference championships, he wasn’t invited to any pre-draft workouts.

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 35th round, Klinchock became one of just nine Division 3 players selected in the 2019 MLB Draft.

SHOW NOTES

[2:09] Sprouting up from 5'7" to 6'2"

[6:50] Modeling his game after a pro

[9:55] Handling the ups and downs of being a college pitcher

[16:30] Draft day

[26:55] Caught in the middle of a crazy minor league baseball promotion

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Richard Colman AM is a Paralympic athlete who represented Australia in four Paralympics.  Richard was born with spina bifida, the second most common disability in the world behind cerebral palsy.

Competing primarily in category T53 sprint events, Richard has won multiple gold medals and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2014.

He is also the first person in a wheelchair to complete the Death Road in Bolivia.

SHOW NOTES

[1:57] The advantages of disability

[5:12] Winning gold at his first Paralympics

[10:06] Becoming the first person in a wheelchair to complete the Death Road in Bolivia

[14:19] Bouncing back from failure & advice for others

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Coach George Bennett won 531 games as a college coach at Saint Joseph’s University and Villanova University. He was named Big East Conference Coach of the Year twice and Villanova retired his jersey number 6 in 2003.

Bennett produced seven major leaguers including Gene Schall and Gary Scott. His first recruit was a left-handed pitcher named Jamie Moyer.

SHOW NOTES

[1:34] Too small to fit into his uniform

[6:00] Playing college baseball at West Chester

[13:10] The recruiting of Jamie Moyer

[19:10] Beginning of the Villanova era

[29:17] Funny recruiting stories

[34:00] Important traits for a good coach & advice

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Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry is a New York Times Bestselling author and co-founder of IHHP, a successful research-based training company. He is an advisor to the US Army and Navy, Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Mercedes Benz, and Goldman Sachs and is a performance coach to NFL and NBA teams, Olympic medal-winning athletes, and even the CIA.

SHOW NOTES

[3:10] How it all started

[5:47] Our brain's reaction to pressure situations

[8:18] Pro athletes & choking under pressure

[12:30] Strategies you can start using today

[17:00] The Last 8% and resources for you

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Sal Tartaglia is the author of World Series Chronology: Compare, Contrast, & Coordinate The Champions. In our conversation, he discusses the arduous self-publishing process, and the various creative marketing tactics he's using to promote his book.

SHOW NOTES

[3:25] Discovering his love for the game

[9:00] Challenges of a first-time author

[16:00] Handing over his book to a Philly sports legend

[25:10] The effect winning a World Series has on a city's crime rate, and more compelling facts

[35:30] Advice for you

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Randy Ginsburg is the author of Adversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying & Find Entrepreneurial Success.  Featured in major publications like Inc. and Newsweek, the book explores the stories of highly successful entrepreneurs who have used the trauma of bullying as fuel for personal growth.

SHOW NOTES

[5:35] Bullying within the friend group

[14:00] The Third Door and finding the courage to go against the grain

[25:40] Randy's fatal mistake that almost derailed his entire book

[30:32] The INVENT Framework

[37:00] Goals and 3-5 year plan

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Frank King spent 20 years as a writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno before sharing his story of what was really going on behind the scenes.

In 2014, Frank came out as depressed and suicidal in his very first TED Talk.  Since then, he's become known as The Mental Health Comedian, speaking across the country and helping save countless lives in the process.

SHOW NOTES

[3:10] Selling insurance vs. stand-up comedy

[9:15] Touring for 2,629 nights in a row (featuring Adam Sandler, Ellen DeGeneres, and more)

[16:00] Starting the conversation on suicide

[35:00] Misconceptions about depression and surviving a heart attack in the middle of the woods

[45:30] How he started writing for Jay Leno

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