The Developing Athlete Podcast

My guest today has excelled at every stage of his career and life because of one very important reason. He decided to and his identity became that of an individual of excellence and purpose. Thomas Williams was a star linebacker at USC and was drafted in the 5th round by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is now a motivational speaker and author of his autobiography, "Permission to DREAM" and his most recent book, "The Relentless Pursuit of Greatness." This was an incredible conversation and can't wait for you to listen.

Time Stamps:

(1:12) Thomas Williams Intro

(3:30) Youth Athlete Experience

(8:21) The Development

(10:35) Using Everything to Our Advantage

(18:00) Work Ethic

(24:00) Want vs Have To

(27:00) Identity

(34:30) Legacy

(37:00) Guarding Energy

(42:18) Learning from Success and Failure

(48:25) 3 Keys for Athletes

(51:30) 2 Types of Pain

(53:07) Where to Find Thomas

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I know you're stressed and probably overwhelmed. That is why today's Mindset Monday is a special walkthrough of a relaxation technique I have taught my athletes and students to use in their daily lives. I want to share it with you as well because I know we all need some relief right now.

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Are you tapping into your subconscious? Do you know how? Today's guest is Lia Nees, a Hypnotic Coach and an NGH Certified Hypnotist. She is on the podcast to discuss how to not only explain what hypnosis entails and the benefits but other useful and practical techniques within performance.

Time Stamps:

(1:35) Lia's Education and Backstory

(4:50) What is Hypnosis?

(6:45) Hypnosis and Performance

(8:56) Past Fears

(13:22) NLP Technique

(16:03) Parents

(20:00) Coaches

(21:52) Jealousy

(23:56) Finding Clarity

(27:13) The Accelerator Program

(29:29) What is Anxiety?

(36:00) 3 Keys to Athletic Success

(41:27) Where to Find Lia

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I want to bring you short, inspirational episodes on Monday's to empower you and to remind you that your struggle is your strength. Today's lesson: learn to fail forward. We all fail. It's what we do after that. That shows the heart of a champion.

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So excited for our first guest and what he's already brought to the world with his work with student-athletes. Andrew Simpson is a husband, father, love powered leader, and author of The Youth Truth, Coaching and Parenting in Today's Crazy Youth Sports World.

This conversation is centered around how to best help youth athletes both from a parenting perspective and giving our athletes real tools and exercises to utilize.

Time Stamps:

(2:06) Andrew's Story

(6:00) Servant Leadership

(10:30) Love Powered Leadership

(14:15) Core Values

(17:22) Core Value Exercises

(21:58) Role Modeling

(25:00) Parent Example

(35:44) What are Sports?

(36:56) 3 Key Reminders for Development

(41:54) Where to Find Andrew and His Book

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Welcome to the Developing Athlete Podcast! This podcast is dedicated to connecting the dots between sport, education, and life to inspire the next generation of athletes while improving the culture and environment for their growth. I wanted to take this first episode to give you a brief overview of what to expect and how this podcast will benefit you the most!