What does grit really mean — and why do so many people get it wrong?

In this powerful return episode, Limitless Minds welcomes back OG guest Joanna Lohman, former U.S. Women’s National Team player, longtime NWSL pro, author, and Limitless Minds coach, for a deep dive into grit, purpose, and sustained performance.

Together, the conversation challenges the idea that grit is simply “toughing it out” or grinding harder. Drawing from elite sport, corporate leadership, and lived experience, Joanna unpacks why grit lives at the intersection of passion and perseverance, why it’s a muscle that can be trained, and how it’s often confused with resilience.

In this powerful episode, mindset and performance coach Krista Ryan shares her journey through a mass shooting, a stage three cancer diagnosis, and the creation of her transformative KFG method. Her story offers raw honesty, practical tools, and a reminder that courage, curiosity, and community help us keep going even in our hardest seasons.

In this powerful episode, former USC standout, author and speaker Thomas Williams sits down with Josh and Travis to explore the inner game behind high performance. He opens up about growing up in Los Angeles and discovering football as the space where discipline and identity began to form. Thomas breaks down the culture of excellence at USC, the competitive atmosphere that shaped him, and the unseen mental battles behind athletic success. His stories with coach Pete Carroll, Tom Brady and more, weave together lessons from the locker room, key influences, and the mindset required to keep pushing even when the world sees you only as an athlete.

The conversation goes deeper as Thomas reflects on gratitude, purpose, and the hard transition out of the NFL when the identity he built for years suddenly ended. He shares how he rebuilt himself, what leadership really looks like, and why consistency, humility and curiosity matter more than titles or talent. This episode offers inspiring, grounded insights for athletes, high performers and anyone working to grow through adversity and show up with intention in every arena of life.

In this episode, Limitless Minds coach and workplace performance expert Henna Pryor returns for a powerful conversation on self-awareness, congruence, curiosity, and what truly holds high performers back. 

DJ and Harry explore why most people think they’re self-aware—but aren’t—and Henna breaks down how ego, identity, blind spots, and micro-mismatches shape our behavior and leadership. From curiosity in the age of AI to navigating conflict during the holidays, this episode delivers practical tools to help you understand yourself more clearly and show up more consistently in every room.

In this episode of the Limitless Minds Podcast: Success Leaves Clues, hosts Josh and Travis sit down with Jeff Koziatek, a keynote speaker, author, and executive coach who has lived a truly unique journey. From stages and stilts to leadership rooms and coaching circles. Jeff opens up about how burnout and self-doubt led him to uncover a profound truth: our worth isn’t measured by what we do, but by who we are.

Once again we have marvelous former pro athlete and Limitless Minds coach Monica Livingston. Monica joins DJ Eidson and Harry Wilson to redefine what competitiveness truly means—and what it doesn’t. From shifting focus from comparison to curiosity, Monica shares how to turn competitiveness into a healthy, ethical drive for growth in every part of life.

How do you redefine success after competing on the world stage for nearly two decades? British Olympic sprinter Joice Maduaka joins us to reveal her "Maduaka Mindset," detailing the power of adaptability and self-awareness in mastering the challenging long game of reinvention.

In this episode, performance coach and founder of The Learner Lab, Trevor Ragan, joins Josh Lifrak and Travis Thomas to explore what it truly means to learn how to learn. From childhood dreams and setbacks to working alongside elite coaches like Coach K and Karch Kiraly, Trevor reveals powerful lessons on curiosity, humility, and the mindset that fuels lasting growth.

When Robert Story showed up to jiu-jitsu class one morning, he had no idea that decision would save his life. After a freak shoulder injury led to a hospital visit — and an unexpected brain scan — doctors discovered a massive aneurysm just moments before it ruptured. In this inspiring episode, Robert shares his remarkable story of survival, the mindset shifts that carried him through recovery, and how gratitude, discipline, and service became his guiding principles for a second chance at life.

In this episode of Success Leaves Clues, Josh and Travis sit down with the founder of the beloved Sabrina’s Café in Philadelphia. Robert shares how his journey—from hotel trainee in the Caribbean to leading one of the city’s most iconic brunch spots—was shaped by a mindset of ownership, a commitment to excellence, and the belief that hospitality is more than food: it’s about creating belonging. Together, they explore the power of leading with servitude, optimism, and care, and how those values fueled 25 years of growth, community, and unforgettable French toast.