Mental Toughness Podcast With Dr. Rob Bell

Pratiti Pathak's coaching philosophy is centered on assisting entrepreneurs with achieving their highest goals with balance, not burnout, using a holistic approach. Pratiti works alongside her clients to create a vision and plan to achieve their unique personal, physical, and emotional health goals. All of which, she believes, form a strong foundation for business and financial success. 3:14 “Mana...

Coach Monte Lee is in his 7th season as the Clemson Tigers Head Baseball Coach.  His time at Clemson consists of 207 wins to 113 losses, and 4 NCAA Tournament appearances. In 2016, the Clemson Tigers won the ACC Championship and were  Co-ACC Champs in  2018. His tenure as a coach has included multiple draft picks, and before Clemson, he was the head coach of College of Charleston for 7 years and a...

In this special episode, Dr. Rob reflects on the past year by walking through key takeaways from each conversation with coaches, CEOs, musicians, and athletes alike.  4:10 Ep. 70 Suzanne Castle “Stuck is Never the Furthest that You Can Go” 4:47 Ep. 71 Coach Kevin Kelley “The Coach Who Never Punts” 5:40 Ep. 72 Barry Zito “The Tale of Two World Series Rings”  7:04 Ep. 73 Zach Miller “The Hinge of th...

Mike Lingenfelter is Co-Director/Owner of Munciana Volleyball Club. He has six national championships and his Munciana Samurai teams have placed in the top 3 (JVA/AAU/USA) in the nation every year of its existence (2004). In the high school arena he led Waphani High School to 3 state championships and has been awarded State Coach of the Year 3 times. At the collegiate level, our guest was a 3-time...

In 2015, Karen Sparks was met with an unthinkable tragedy. On the six-year anniversary, Karen joins Dr. Rob on his podcast to share her definition of toughness, strength, and rising again; all with the help of faith, her community, and Ultra running.  3:47 Being the daughter of a high school football coach. 7:14 Reagan and Grant. 10:04 Shock, adrenaline, and the best possible therapy. 13:43 When G...

In this episode, Dr. Rob is interviewed by long-time friend and colleague, Will Drumright, as he discusses the life lessons gained from running 100-miles.  3:49 Training for the IT-100 vs. the Ironman. 8:30 Being a scientist while training. 10:03 Even the bad days are still good. 13:25 Simple isn’t always easy. 16:31 Low points in training. 21:13 What do you do the next day? 23:11 The 10-mile rall...

Chris Plumb was an All-American swimmer at Indiana University and is now the Head Coach of Carmel Swim Club & Carmel High School Swim Team. He is a recipient of the National Team Coach of the Year award and has his own podcast titled, Off the Deck. Under his coaching, he has lead the girls' swim team to 34 straight state championships and the boys' team to 19 state championships, making Carmel Hig...

Greg Adamson is the associate director in sports performance and is in his 10th season at the University of Tennessee. He’s worked with 23 different teams at Tennessee including: swimming & diving, golf, soccer, rowing and football. He’s coached Olympians from more than 10 countries as well as world-record holders, conference and national champions, and more than 100 professional athletes across n...

Coach Larry Jackson is in his 4th season as the Director of Strength and Conditioning with the Cleveland Browns. Coach Jackson has 19 years of experience at the collegiate coaching level including coaching experience at Texas A&M (where he was a former defensive end) , University of Houston, and University of Oklahoma. He has spent time with the Denver Broncos (1995), Arizona Cardinals (1996) and...

Mike Pfefferkorn has spent over 30 years in the sports and entertainment industry. He has served as a sports agent, talk show host, and NCAA consultant, while additionally co-authoring 7 books for Major League Baseball. He has completed Ultra races and has served for 10 years as the race director for Indiana Trail 100 and Glacial Esker 40.   2:55 Rule changes after signing a contract. 6:48 Everyon...

Coach McMillan is in his 13th season as the University of Tennesse-Martin Women's Basketball coach. They have won 4 conference tournament titles and 6 regular season titles. UT-M has been to post-season 9 times. Coach McMillan  has been Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year on 4 occasions. 100 % of players have graduated during his tenure, and the program recently had its 1st player in OVC hist...

Josh Sprague is the CEO of Orange Mud and Seven Clay where he lives out the motto, "innovation from frustration." After struggling to find comfortable hydration gear during a triathlon, Sprague decided to take action by creating his own line of hydration vests for other adventure racers. Nine years later, Orange Mud has successfully enhanced the field of endurance racing gear for athletes around t...

Felicia Stancil is a United States Olympian in BMX racing. Stancil has won 14 UCI World Titles since starting the sport at age 4. She won Gold at the Pan Am games in 2015 and Stancil was awarded the 2019 Golden Crank Pro of the Year Title by Pull Magazine. She represents Answer SSquared.  2:50 Instagram with Reggie Miller. 3:50 How Felicia’s family makes her stand out in BMX. 6:20 It only took two...

Coach Mo Brossette is the Director of Mindset at The Adaptive Training Foundation, a Dallas based non-profit that leads disabled military veterans and civilians through a 9-week mental and physical training program called “Redefine”.  He is the Founder of Hunt and Prosper, a leadership and self development company. Hunt-prosper.com 3:12 Training for mental and physical evolutions. 8:00 Maintaining...

David Newman is a Certified Speaking Professional and member of the NSA Million Dollar Speaker Group. He is the author of 2 business bestseller’s “Do It! Marketing” and “Do It! Speaking.” He is the host of one of the top business and speaking podcasts: The Speaking Show. His team's mission: Build your platform, create authority, grow your business.  https://doitmarketing.com 3:20 Becoming a millio...

Berta Medina after years of building, operating and growing her own successful business, took her experience and love for philanthropy to travel to Africa on a harrowing climb to Mt. Kilimanjaro as part of a mission trip to change the world for Maasai children.  Since she reached the peak at 19,341 feet, she has re-envisioned the importance in the power of generosity. Berta Medina is a Keynote Spe...

Tony Hofmann is a West Point graduate, Qualified Army Ranger, and retired colonel of a 26 year career. He’s has completed over 40 marathons/ultras, including 12 (and counting) Boston Marathons as well as the legendary Leadville 100. He’s an author of the book- Embracing Grit.  He is the founder of Team Leadville focused on stopping veteran suicide and PTSD awareness. They finish as a team and ever...

Dave Meltzer is a 3x international best-selling author, a Top 100 Business Coach, and host of the entrepreneur podcast, The Playbook.   He is the Executive Producer of the Bloomberg and Amazon television series 2 Minute Drill  and also is the executive producer of Entrepreneur’s #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch. 3:20 Doctor, lawyer, or failure. 4:43 Highlights from 2-Minute Drill.  6:03 Cu...

David Novak was the Former YUM brands CEO with over 45,000 restaurants in 135 different countries, while employing over 1 million people. He was also recognized as the 2012 CEO of the year. David has developed leaders at all ages through his family’s Lift-a-Life Foundation, Lead4Change, Global Game Changers and his Leadership Institute. He is also the author 3 books- including O GREAT ONE! A Littl...

Jason Cutter has over 20 years in sales and is an inside sales coach. He is also a marine biologist who didn’t starting "formal sales” until age 27. He is the author of the book Selling with Authentic Persuasion: Transform from order taker to quota breaker. His podcast is titled The Authentic Persuasion show  Learn more about our guest Jason Cutter- at jasoncutter.com 3:10 Lessons from a car deale...

Rudy Sarzo is a heavy metal bass guitarist. He has played and performed with bands such as Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, and White Snake, among others. He still tours today and has been touring since 1977. He was voted #1 Bassist in Circus Magazine.  He is also the author of the book Off The Rails.  1:00 "Rob, I have to correct you." 4:52 No one believed in metal. 9:30 Noticing hard work and building...

Zach Miller is a two-time winner of The North Face 50 and has won such races Madeira Island Ultra Trail Race, CCC, Lake Sonoma 50 miler, & the JFK 50.  He is sponsored by North Face, Buff, Nathan, Gu, and Grand pa.org. A recent documentary by Billy Yang is titled Zach: In Relentless Pursuit Of His Best.  instagram.com/zachmiller38 3:36 A mediocre start to running. 6:23 50 miles sounded “out there....

Barry Zito is a 2x world series champion, 2002 Cy Young winner, and talented musician. He was The Rhino on The Masked Singer. His book is titled:  Curveball: How I discovered true fulfillment after chasing fame and fortune.  https://barryzitomusic.com/ 3:48 Performing as a masked rhino. 5:40 Taking lessons from the field to life today.  7:56 Taking credit for a curveball.  10:35 Staying on his sid...

Bill Belichick calls this coach " The best high-school coach in the nation." Kevin Kelley is head football coach at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock and has been featured on HBO Real Sports and Sports Illustrated. He was also USA Today national coach of the year. He has won 9 state championships & has a record of 216-29-1. His teams average over 500 yards a game. The best part is that coach Kelley n...

Suzanne Castle works with leaders and companies helping them with creative solutions because stuck is never the furthest that you can go. As a child, and professional dancer, she was involved in film and theatre, when tragedy hit; her hinge moment. https://suzannecastle.com/ 4:42 “The kiss of death for a ballerina.”  7:53 Getting through, not getting better. 12:04 Wearing a different costume now....