Athlete II Entrepreneur Podcast with Mike Waters

This four-minute audio is from a presentation for our Phase1 Sports Academy student athletes. Even though it is directed towards Athletes, the same rules apply for entrepreneurs and anyone else with goals. Our why is literally the deciding factor in how far we can go. The stronger our “why” the better chance of consistency, growth, and longevity! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotif...

Why Entrepreneurs Need to Build a Team! For years I've heard successful entrepreneurs talk about building a team. It always sounded good, but in reality, most business owners/entrepreneurs tend to stay solo-preneurs for way to long. It can be money, but most of the time that is not the issue. In most cases, entrepreneurs get good at doing everything for themselves. Especially in those early years...

Wednesday Night Conversation with USC Football Commit Michael Jackson III. MJ has been one of the most dedicated, committed athletes to walk in to Phase 1. He is also one of the only athletes to come in with very specific goals that he wanted to accomplish. The Phase 1 Family is excited to see what he does at the collegiate level! Make sure to share this episode with every athlete in your circle.....

I understand. We are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic and this is a very scary time. We have all been effected by this and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon. With that said, I still don’t feel like we should let this completely distract us from our goals. Yes, we may have to change the course. But I want to encourage everyone to stay focused on the big picture. We will make i...

Most of us entrepreneurs played sports when we were younger. Some even competed at the highest level. Throughout that athletic career we learned so much. Discipline, teamwork, competition, and how to win and lose! (Both very valuable)... So with that in mind why are you not utilizing those lessons to grow your business. In this podcast I want to discuss the common denominators between being an ATH...

Don't Give Yourself Permission to Make Excuses! No matter your goal and mission in life there's one thing that can stop you. EXCUSES.  It's crazy how without even realizing it, we can allow ourselves to create excuses. It's easy to notice excuses when it's you that is doing the judging. But, we rarely take the time to analysis the excuses that we make in our own lives. We know what we should be do...

"The D Word" That No One Wants to Talk About! First of all thank you to all of my new subscribers. It's a good feeling to know that I'm not the only one that is on this journey and doing everything possible to reach my highest level of success.  As usual I don't script my podcast I literally go 100% on what I'm feeling at the time.  Recently I've had to really re-focus on the D-Word! An area that...

As we all progress through life, working like crazy to accomplish goals, we have to ask ourselves this very simple question. Are you thinking big enough? Depending on your past, depending on how you were raised depending on your life experiences, you could very easily be limiting your possibilities without even realizing it. So in this moment of clarity I wanted to share the experience. After list...

Wednesday Night Conversation with Super Bowl Champion Brandon Marshall One of the most rewarding parts of being the owner of Phase 1 Sports is watching our athletes progress from high school, to college and the selected few to the pros. Brandon's journey was not your typical elite athlete mission. He was not a 5 start athlete and did not have 20 offers out of high school, but he did reach the high...

How to Recognize and Develop Elite Athletes.  Wednesday Night Conversation was very powerful for athletes, coaches and parents. In this episode I shared my 17 years of experience working with youth, college and professional athletes.  So check out my top 3 characteristic and how to develop an elite athlete from youth to the pro level! Mike Waters, Phase 1 Sports  IG: @mikewatersp1 YouTube.com/phas...

Wednesday Night Conversation with Bradley Randle "Episode 2" Every Wednesday night at 7pm PST I bring you a special guest. From professional athletes, fitness professionals, entrepreneurs to spiritual advisors.  In today's episode we had the opportunity to talk with one of the best Running Back Trainers out there. After a successful career at UNLV to some time in the NFL and now a mentor to hundre...

*Make sure to check out the video! Youtube.com/mikewatersp1 Corporate Athlete Mike Waters, Co-Owner of Phase 1 Sports: How Your Health and Your Business Work Together   This video was born when someone asked me what they thought was a very simple question. Why do you train so hard?   I'm sure they expected a very simple answer like "I want to look good!" Nope. Not even close.    Looking good is re...

Monday Morning Chalk Talk: 3 Easy Steps to Start a Business  1. Dedicate time to your new business  2. Monitor expenses closely   3. Generate the same amount of revenue as your job With over 16 years business experience here are a few business tips that can help you start your business. Michael Waters  mwaters@phase1sports.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phase...

In just 10 minutes I want to give you the easy solution to a successful nutrition game plan. Not something so scientific that it leaves you confused, but a game plan that is simple and gives you the best chance of being successful. So get you notebook ready and take your nutrition and results to the next level.  Below is the summary of what I will be discussing in today's podcast. Thanks for liste...

How to Keep a Winner's Mindset Through the Coronavirus Pandemic.   The Winner's Mindset is not just for athletes. It's for LIFE! As the entire world is going through this pandemic together it's more important than ever that we have and maintain the Winner's Mindset.   In this episode I thought it was very important that we face this issue head on. As a part of that it allows us to change the narra...

"Spiritual Perspective During this Time" with Minister Jonathan Jones Being in the fitness industry I've grown accustom to people asking questions about nutrition, training, etc. But when someone asked how they should be dealing with the quarantine/coronavirus spiritually, I couldn't answer. Not because I didn't have an answer, but because I wanted to go one step further.  At that moment I knew wh...

At a time when there is so much uncertainty, we have to look to our leaders for guidance. In this episode I spent some time with owner and founder of The Lab 909 Terrance Smalls. Being two leaders in the fitness industry we both thought it was important that we share the positives to what we are all going through at the time.  There's only so much negative that we can take until we have to take a...

How to Get an Athlete Scholarship | Recruiting Made Simple.  For all the athletes and parents out there that have the goal of getting that elusive athleteic scholarship, here is your guide to success.  My guest today is Coach David Hill who has been responsible for 100's of athletic scholarships over the last couple of years. In just 30 minutes you have have takeaways on how to get recruited and m...

The Mental Edge with Special Guest Tom Kaz As an athlete you should have one main goal. That goal is to be a "complete athlete". You want to be that athlete that trains harder than everyone else, studies harder than everyone else and competes harder than everyone else. You should be the type of athlete that asks yourself this question often: What else can I do to be great? Well, I have the answer....

A message for the committed athletes. The athletes that are 100% focused on becoming the best and dominating at every level. The ones that are training, taking care of nutrition and every other area of being an elite athlete. As you progress through this journey everything is not always going to go your way. There will always be wins and loses, ups and downs. However, your level of success will co...

PASSION + PURPOSE, The 16 Year Journey of Phase 1 Sports! In January 2003 the journey of Phase 1 began. As much as I would like to say it has been a smooth, profitable 16 years, I can't. I'm sure the majority of entrepreneurs can agree, this mission is everything but smooth.  In this episode I share the up, down, good and bad of the 16 years as the founder of Phase 1 Sports here in Las Vegas, NV. ...

As an athlete you only have so much time to reach the peak of your athletic career. Even as an elite level professional athlete with a Hall of Fame type of career, you'll still spend more years not playing sports than playing. So what that means to me is you only have so much time to accomplish all of your athletic goals. So when that time comes and your career is coming to an end, will you walk a...

Parents! What is your expectation?  In this episode we discuss the expectation that parents should have when investing into their young athletes career. For some it's the NFL, for others it's the NBA, but in many cases the goal and expectation is that their young athlete will someday become a Pro! Is that the right expectation or are you that over the top, out of control parent that will eventuall...

In this three part episode we cover multiple topics all based on "Raising a Young Athlete". Our guest is non other than the wonderful Marquetta Breslin, who is not only a mom of a young athlete, but a beast in her own right. She is a leader in the hair stylist community, entrepreneur, author and finds time to be a great mom providing her family with all the resources to be successful.  Here are a...

Winner's Mindset and Why You Should Listen! The very first episode of the Winner's Mindset by Mike Waters Owner of Phase 1 Sports in Las Vegas, NV.  Starting January 2020 you can expect weekly podcasts with special guests, professional athletes, entertainers and more. We will also be bringing you in depth conversations with young athletes that are training hard and focussed on their academics to m...