MINDSET SPORTS PODCAST

Welcome to Episode 26 of the Mindset Sports Podcast. This is a GAMEDAY episode titled "Once A Pirate Always A Pirate". 

In this episode my wife Gala joins me on the podcast for the very first time.

Our hometown Hannibal High School football team has made the Missouri State Championship for the first time since 2006 and the second time in their history.

Once A Pirate Always A Pirate has become a hashtag amongst Pirate parents and alumni to support the team as they head towards the big game. So I thought the GAMEDAY episode would be a great opportunity to join in on the fun.

To make this more relevant it's important for you to know that Gala and I met in 8th grade at Hannibal Middle School. I thought it would be fun for us to team up to talk community, high school sports and the love we have for our hometown.

We have a great time remembering where we came from, where it all started for us and discussing the impact schools can have on their community.

Gala goes glory days on me a few times but I do my best to keep her in check. 

At the end I use the Mindset Minute to share some advice with the Pirate players & coaches from my experiences in big games. I hope this episode gives you a quick moment to reminisce on the positive moments of your high school days and encourages you to always be involved in your local schools. 

Welcome to Episode 25 of the Mindset Sports Podcast "My Story: Getting Fired".

This is the 4th episode of me sharing my story with our listeners. In this episode I begin to share my journey as a teacher & a coach after the passing of my mother.

I talk about getting fired from my first head coaching job and how you never know in life what pitch is going to be thrown your way. As I share this chapter of my story it is my hope to spread the message that there is an opportunity to learn and grow from every situation.

Even when you feel like you've been completely wronged there is a place where you can take ownership. Taking ownership and striving to continue to personally develop allows for that next chapter to be better than the last.

Thank you for continuing on this journey with me.  May God continue to bless you and your loved ones during the holiday season!!

Welcome to Episode 24 of the Mindset Sports Podcast. This is a GAMEDAY episode where I'm discussing "Gratitude in Sports & Beyond".

You'll hear me say this time and time again, having balance in your life plays a crucial role in having consistent success. And having gratitude has to be included in that balance. Gratitude isn't a word we hear often when we are talking sports. Well in this episode I'm going to do my best to convince you that it should be.

Being thankful & appreciative is something we all need to include in our every day lives. For some reason we see this lost when it comes to what we put into our sports & competition. You can help by setting an example of gratitude in whatever aspect of sports you are involved in. Remember kindness mixed with a positive attitude is contagious. 

I can't thank you enough for your continued support of the Mindset Sports Podcast. I appreciate you and look forward to you helping me spread the word!!

Welcome to this Bonus Episode of the Mindset Sports Podcast, 'The Gift of Life' Thanksgiving Edition.

For this Coach D & Mayf LIVE Show Thanksgiving episode, Mayf and I wanted to bring on a guest who has a true understanding of the gift of life.

As we all know Thanksgiving is a time of being thankful and showing gratitude for all of our blessings. Unfortunately, we are all guilty of taking our health, our relationships and our opportunities for granted at times.

Our super special guest Dr. Crystal Moseley is able to share with us a story with a perfect perspective for the Thanksgiving holiday. She recently was the recipient of a life saving kidney transplant from a complete stranger. But that's just a small part of the story.

Her positive attitude, her drive, her love of exercise and her understanding of needing others sets a beautiful example for all of us to follow. And this is coming from someone who truly understands the gift of life.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our amazing listeners. May God Bless you and all of your loved ones!! 

Welcome to Episode 23 of the Mindset Sports Podcast, "My Story: Blessed with Adversity". In the third episode of telling my story listeners are able to see how the adversity I had been through began to become a blessing.

We all have moments in our lives where we feel stuck with nowhere to go and I'm a true believer that just continuing to inch forward will allow that adversity to become a blessing in your life.

I've learned how critical decision making and the choices we choose to make are in our lives. If we allow our suffering to get the best of us, chances are we will make choices that keep us in that suffering.

It is my continued hope that you are able to see that my failures, my mistakes and the lessons learned from those are what is shaping me into what I believe is the person God wants me to be.

Remember your gift is in your story. If listening to my story or the stories of our guests has encouraged you to share yours don't hesitate to reach out to me. There is no doubt we can relate it to sports and it is a fact that you will gain two new friends along the journey.

Welcome to Episode 22 of the Mindset Sports Podcast. This is a GAMEDAY episode where I'm discussing "Handling Entitlement".

Having spent years as a teacher, coach and administrator, I've been a part of thousands of conversations around the feelings of entitlement that surround our younger generations.

While all of the finger pointing takes place the importance of taking responsibility continues to crumble. Because of this we've all looked for the easy button and have become entitled in our own way. The age of instant gratification right?

Well it's not working and it is my hope that this episode sheds some light on the issue. Athletes, teachers, coaches, parents and organizational leaders listen up!! I'm pretty fired up in this episode. It's time for all of us to invest and take responsibility.  In the long run hard work crushes entitlement every single time!!

If you enjoy this episode or any of our other episodes help us spread the word by giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Please know we are extremely thankful for your listenership & we pray that God Blesses you and your loved ones!!

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Mindset Sports Podcast "My Story: Going Cold Turkey & the Turning Point.

In this episode I continue telling my story shifting from my high school years to my college years. It truly is amazing how the struggle can continue, the results can be similar but growth and development can still occur. 

Mayf does another great job of serving as host in this episode as I share that I barely graduated college and had no clue what I was going to do with myself afterwards. The same story as the end of my high school years. 

Through my teenage and college years I think I told my mom every single day that I just wanted to feel good and she wasn't going to stop until that happened. You'll learn how I hit a breaking point going cold turkey on all the psychiatric medications I was on and how it led to the turning point I needed in my life.

These first two episodes of telling my story really do lay the foundation of our listeners being able to see how God has blessed my life in so many ways. It's so easy for us to forget or not even think of the blessings that come from the adversity you face in your trials in and tribulations.

I just hope that me sharing my story is a good reminder that it's not easy, it never will be and you really don't want it to be. Happiness and joy are on the other side of hard. Please never forget that!!

Welcome to Episode 20 of the Mindset Sports Podcast. In this GAMEDAY episode we discuss 'The Importance of Body Language' for athletes, coaches, parents and game officials.

I believe that poor or negative body language has become an under addressed issue in youth and high school sports across the country. It is important that our leaders, our coaches and our parents set the example with positive body language as well as hold accountability to our young athletes by teaching them that negative body language is unacceptable.

If you are interested in some great opportunities for athletes at Mindset Sports stay tuned until the end for the Mindset Minute.

I will discuss the 'Earn Your Sunrise' small group in season Mindset & Performance coaching as well as the 'Attack Your Week' planning membership.

Thank you so much for tuning-in to the Mindset Sports Podcast.

Welcome to this Veterans Day Bonus Episode on the Mindset Sports Podcast 'Mental Toughness with Army Veteran Travis Crutcher. 

This is a recording from our Coach D & Mayf LIVE show on Labor Day but we felt it would be appropriate to release it on Veterans Day to celebrate all of our veterans out there!!

In this episode Mayf and I dive into the topic of Mental Toughness with Travis. He has tremendous leadership experience from his time in the military and now is a speaker & coach with a podcast that is inching towards the to top 1% in the world. 

He shares some really awesome stories and gives tremendous value on getting aligned with your purpose. Travis is just a stand up amazing guy who is using his story to fuel his passion and his purpose.

We are extremely thankful for him and all of our veterans out there. On behalf of Mayf & I thank you for your service!! May God bless all of you, your families and the United Stats of America!!

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Mindset Sports Podcast 'My Story: I'm Sharing Mine to Encourage You to Share Yours'.

I just figured out this morning that I scheduled to begin sharing my story on the same day we are announcing the official launch of Mindset Sports. To me that is everything coming full circle and has God written all over it.

In this episode I begin to tell my story from age 13 through high school. I talk about surviving a terrible car accident, suffering a traumatic brain injury and what that was like in the mid to late 90s.

The relevancy of my story is the same as everyone else. I've found my passion, my purpose and most importantly my gift in my story. My gift of my love for people and passion for sports comes from what I have experienced along my journey. It has been extremely hard and challenging at every turn but I wouldn't want to have it any other way. 

I hope you can find something relatable in my story that will encourage you to share yours. Because you matter and so does your story!! Thank you in advance for coming on this journey with me over the next few episodes. And thank you to 'Mayf the Motivator' for stepping in as the host!!