Episodes

  • Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt II Alek Mika on What Keeps Him Up At Night

    Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt II Alek Mika on What Keeps Him Up At Night
    May 21 2024
    Time Stamps:
    5:19 Intro
    8:28 Stealing my friends
    10:18 Medical finance
    14:28 High school lacrosse
    16:58 Concussions
    22:43 Put some hard rock in there
    26:58 Snubbed on All-American
    29:23 “This keeps me up at night”
    30:16 Be so good that they have to play you
    33:46 Can’t have any more regrets
    40:43 Another concussion
    43:58 What could hold you back now?
    48:25 Qualifying your negative thoughts
    53:13 Failing early and often
    56:33 Be coachable
    57:50 Rapid fire
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Hanging Them Up? Eric and Gabrielle Mika On Life Back In Utah

    Hanging Them Up? Eric and Gabrielle Mika On Life Back In Utah
    May 7 2024
    Time Stamps:
    3:09 Worst haircut ever
    8:11 Customer service
    10:10 Kicked in the head
    17:28 Crazy 4 weeks
    18:58 Ignite no more
    21:52 Craving competition
    25:42 Hanging them up
    28:14 Going for the BYU coaching position
    31:25 6 Year old running a marathon
    36:50 Welcome to Wrexham
    42:23 Broken elbow in Serbia
    47:42 Quote of the week
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    52 mins
  • Doing It My Way II Myriam Glez on Finding Your Next Challenge and Athlete's Soul

    Doing It My Way II Myriam Glez on Finding Your Next Challenge and Athlete's Soul
    Apr 30 2024
    Notes
    Myriam Glez is a force in the Olympic world and a pioneer in the world of athletes transitioning to life after sports. She became obsessed with Synchronized Swimming and all that came with it from a young age and quickly climbed the ranks, joining the French National team at a very young age. She ended participating in 4 different Olympics - 2 as a an athlete and 2 as a coach - all for different countries which is unheard of. She literally has seen it all from every different angle.

    Part of the reason she did not continue for longer than she did with the French National team was because while she was training, she was also accepted into a prestigious business school. The national team gave her an ultimatum and she chose academics. But her decision did not sit well with her and she had a lot of anger towards the fact that she had to even choose between two things that she loved and saw as equally important. So later on, when the opportunity arose to become a pillar for the somewhat green Australian National team, she couldn't resist. After the Beijing Olympics, she "retired" for the second time - this time on her own terms.

    Even more impressive then her accolades as a swimmer, coach, team leader, manager, etc. is her desire to give back to athletes facing this major shift that she went through twice. With her experience of preparing for, balancing, and experiencing that very real jump that is leaving your lifelong sport, she has turned Athlete's Soul into an amazing space where high-level athletes can safely figure out what's next for them.


    Timestamps
    3:05 Pursuing business while still training
    5:00 Australian National team
    11:44 Intro to Synchronized swimming
    14:23 I always wanted to be an Olympian
    20:07 Always been a planner
    23:19 Facing an ultimatum
    26:20 No “what ifs” for me
    28:18 Prove them wrong
    33:15 “Retiring” a second time
    36:36 Identity in sports
    38:25 Finding your next challenge
    40:25 Athlete’s Soul
    49:54 Balance
    51:15 Rapid fire
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    59 mins
  • Be A Playmaker II Donnie Edwards on Finding the Flow and Full-Circle Moments

    Be A Playmaker II Donnie Edwards on Finding the Flow and Full-Circle Moments
    Apr 23 2024
    Description:
    Donnie Edwards is a Hall of Fame linebacker that played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs and his hometown team, the San Diego Chargers. He is revered as one of the best linebackers of all time and his name will forever be etched in football's history with several records that still stand today. His story of making it out of the streets to be the first of anyone in his family to earn a college degree, set the NFL ablaze with an incredible career, and to then finish playing and start an unbelievably impactful non-profit is nothing short of inspirational in every sense of the word. He was small by NFL standards but tenacious and never took no for an answer. And once it was time to hang them up, he found that passion was the only driver that would help guide him in this total identity shift. Despite the many successes in many facets of his life, he is quick to recognize the many full-circle moments that helped him attain that success. Since retiring from football, has been fully focused on the giving back side of that circle. He found that he closely related in several ways with former soldiers that had experienced combat and had a hard time adjusting to life after their career in the military and has dedicated his life to helping them and their families find peace and closure.

    Time Stamps:
    4:42 The boys and girls club
    7:06 Getting into football
    9:45 Getting to college was everything
    14:08 The American dream
    14:36 I could have just gone with the flow
    21:14 Be a playmaker
    25:21 Full circle in San Diego
    28:05 Balance from Yoga
    31:53 Hanging em’ up
    34:00 Identity shift
    38:25 Being all in while you’re there
    41:38 Finding other interests in off-seasons
    43:06 Best Defense Foundation
    49:24 Follow your passion
    55:00 Transitions are universal
    56:20 Rapid fire

    Connect with Donnie:
    https://www.instagram.com/donnie_edwards/?hl=en

    Best Defense Foundation:
    https://bestdefensefoundation.org/
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Bring Someone With You II Carmelita Jeter on Greatness On and Off the Field

    Bring Someone With You II Carmelita Jeter on Greatness On and Off the Field
    Apr 9 2024
    Notes
    Carmelita Jeter is a legend in the world of track and field. Literally dubbed the “Fastest Woman Alive” for over a decade, she has held countless records and stood on countless podiums. Despite all of the glitz and glamour of a being a world-renown athlete - she is focused on 2 things: giving back and getting her athletes ready for life on and off of the field.

    Carmelita is an example of both of these things that she repeatedly tells her girls to do. For one, she got her master’s degree when she took her first assistant coaching job. And secondly, she gives back freely of her time, attention, and resources. Just to do this interview she had flown back early in the morning from an Easter weekend with her family and then drove 45 minutes from her house to Henderson. Where, by the way, she had come to be a guest speaker on a panel for the G League Ignite season ending banquet the week before.

    I know she doesn’t think any of that is a big deal but that stuff just speaks volume about who she is and what she actually cares about. She wants to give back, she wants to help, she wants to build and strengthen communities, and she wants to do things the right way.

    She wears many hats and absolutely crushes them all so we were very lucky to have an hour to pick her brain and learn from one of the very best. Tune in this week on all podcast platforms!


    Time Stamps
    4:03 Dropping the ball and running track
    5:50 Anyone who is anyone is crazy
    7:38 Being fearless
    11:07 The great vs the team player
    14:35 “The Jet”
    18:05 Priorities in college
    20:12 Education is priority number
    22:15 Almost a completely different path
    26:00 The Olympic podium
    29:52 Patience & trust in track
    32:19 Individual vs team dynamic
    34:13 Hanging em’ up
    37:03 Coaching
    42:37 The bigger picture
    48:03 Giving back
    50:19 Carmelita is ______
    50:54 Rapid fire
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Two-Way Doors II Justin Su'a on Finding Your Next Passion and Peak Mental Performance

    Two-Way Doors II Justin Su'a on Finding Your Next Passion and Peak Mental Performance
    Apr 2 2024
    Justin Sua is one of the best of the best in the business of mental performance - a path that started for him in sports but has recently expanded to many other communities. He works with high performers from all industries and gives them the tools to their "puzzle pieces" which will help them recognize patterns and get into a rhythm as decision makers.

    Justin also played Baseball at BYU in the early 2000’s and realized soon after he began as an amateur that he didn’t want to follow his father’s route and play professionally. His path from then until now has been filled with pivots and as he put it, many moments of “bumping around”.

    His perspective on the necessity of those winding parts is illuminating. Despite not finding the desire to stay in any single calling for his entire life, he celebrates the stops he’s made along the way. He also recognizes the skills and lessons learned in those various jobs as the attributes that set him apart in his current role.

    Time Stamps:
    7:21 Coaching coaches
    12:51 These tools are for everyone!
    18:41 Why I never turned pro
    20:35 The next passion
    24:33 One way doors and two way doors
    26:35 Escape competition through authenticity
    33:47 Modeling a balanced life
    38:41 Goal gradient effect
    41:31 Rapid fire

    Justin's Links:
    1. Podcast:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/increase-your-impact-with-justin-sua-a-podcast-for-leaders/id1058589696

    2. Social Media:
    https://twitter.com/Justinsua?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

    https://www.instagram.com/justinsua/?hl=en

    3. Books:
    https://www.amazon.com/Mentally-Tough-Teens-Developing-Winning/dp/1462114253

    https://www.amazon.com/Parent-Pep-Talks-Mental-Succeed/dp/1462112846
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    48 mins
  • How You Live Matters II Danny Ainge on Living A Balanced Life and Being an Energy Giver

    How You Live Matters II Danny Ainge on Living A Balanced Life and Being an Energy Giver
    Mar 26 2024
    This week we are joined by BYU and NBA legend, Danny Ainge. Danny has seen it all in the world of sports. Triumphs, failures, dissapointments, and success. And his views are not just limited to just one sport and one title but rather in multiple sports and from multiple perspectives - as a player, broadcaster, coach, and general manager. He truly has seen it all and done it all many times over.

    He transitioned out of sports as well as anyone after establishing a rock solid network of people who knew him for being him: a man with work ethic, drive, passion, wisdom, and even luck. Throughout the course of his career he has pivoted and moved around many times even up to his latest position with the Utah Jazz. Despite the constant changes he strives for continuation in one thing: Balance. Balance in sports, with his family, and with his faith.

    Join us this week as we are luck to hear from a man who knows what it takes to thrive in very different stages of life and how to find and prioritze balance in your life.


    Time Stamps
    7:01 Basketball was my first love
    10:00 Road to BYU
    12:20 Balancing basketball and baseball in college
    17:41 Famous 2-sport athletes
    21:13 Another benefit of multiple sports
    24:24 Living like it was my only contract
    29:23 Relationships are everything
    34:48 It matters how you live your life
    40:16 Returning to Boston
    44:38 The Big 3 trade
    47:13 Time for the Jazz
    51:01 Teaching our kids when they’re young
    52:58 Rapid fire
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    59 mins
  • What’s Next? II Eric Mika On Working Out Until You Puke and The Importance of Getting Down to the Nuts and Bolts of Yourself

    What’s Next? II Eric Mika On Working Out Until You Puke and The Importance of Getting Down to the Nuts and Bolts of Yourself
    Mar 19 2024
    Join Eric this week in another solo episode as he talks about the last couple weeks of episodes , some highlights (and more lowlights) from his basketball journey, what he’s been filling all his free time with, the state of college athletics, and more!

    About 20 minutes into the episode, Eric highlights a program that he found through the podcast called, “Athlete’s Soul”, which is a non-profit that helps athletes to transition to life after sports. When he joined, he hadn’t necessarily given retirement much thought but the “cohort” turned out to be much more than just mapping out a career path. It’s been an important piece of his life the last 8 weeks because it has forced himself to look internally and figure out how to recognize different feelings and emotions and know what to then do with them. The idea is that these building blocks of personal emotional intelligence and recognition will help anyone navigate life a little bit easier. A lot bouncing around this week so we hope you enjoy!

    Time stamps
    2:48 Maybe another podcast?
    3:47 Pet peeve
    6:20 Guy arrested on our flight
    9:34 Triple double
    14:49 What to do with so much time
    15:30 Rule of thirds
    16:37 Next up: D1 rowing
    20:22 Athlete’s Soul
    25:43 Diljeet Taylor killing it
    26:45 Billionaire owners making threats
    29:01 NIL and Transfer portal are bogus
    31:58 Calling BS on Nick Saban
    33:34 Use NIL to actually help the kids
    34:58 Wild times in France
    38:41 Not minding that it hurts
    40:32 Tune in next week
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    42 mins