The first female coach in the NFL: Dr. Jen Welter w/ Joe De Sena

Jen Welter became the first female coach in the NFL. How do you achieve a goal when there is no roadmap? A commitment to greatness in each moment. “ if we can change football, we can change the world.” says Dr. Jen Welter.  She never listened to the doubts of others and at 5’ 2” went toe-to-toe on the field and got up after every tackle. She broke the glass for female athletes in this sport and as she said - breaking glass is contagious. Earning a Masters in Sports Psychology and PhD in Psychology, she has pioneered communications strategies that has her players leaning-in. Hips, wrap & drop the mic on this awesome episode.     LESSONS Hips, wrap & drop  Step up to every challenge that is put in your way  Believe in yourself- it keeps you going  Don’t let dollars define you  Don’t listen to what others tell you you shouldn’t/ couldn’t do  When you're tackled in life- get back up!  Commit to being great in every moment  Diversity is strength: pure muscle to pure hustle  Unify your vision & goals Communication is a choice: lean-in  Own who you are- love your brand of crazy   SpartanX Leadership is a one-day event where masters of industry meet to collaborate, connect, and learn resiliency skills for optimal team performance.  https://www.spartanxleadership.com   LINKS https://www.jenwelter.com   TIME STAMPS 0:00 Joe De Sena introduces this week’s episode about carving your own path  1:15 Interview begins with Dr. Jen Welter- 1st female NFL coach 3:00 Learning her fathers mentality of how to face fear- playing rugby  4:30 Hips, wrap & drop 6:00 Playing pro football for 15 years- stepping up to the challenge  7:00 The strong belief that keeps you going- not letting dollars define you  8:00 There’s no game a women cannot play  9:00 People will always think an undefined path is crazy  10:00 Going head to head with the males in training camp- shifting her destiny  11:00 What you learn from getting tackled- scratching to get back up  12:45 Catching the former Dallas Cowboys coaches attention 13:45 Learning about herself & being offered a coaching job   14:35 Being drop-kicked to success  16:00 Contacting the Cardinals & getting invited to OTAs  18:00 SpartanX Leadership break  18:30 Interview continues with committing to being great in every moment  19:45 Diversity is strength- pure muscle to pure hustle  23:00 Learning to communicate in a different way: lean-in  24:00 Own who you are 25:30 Loving your brand of crazy  26:50 Joe recaps this awesome interview & how to fill in the gaps  SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay   FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Host: Joe De Sena  The Colonel, Dr. Johnny Waite & Sefra Alexandra are off at spring training  Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress  Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty   © 2020 Spartan