The Spaniard Show

In today's AMX, we talk BJJ coach John Danaher, how "it takes a village" and why even Michael Jordan couldn't do it alone. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

In today's AMX, we talk: miffed inspirational sayings, directing your energy outward and a new idea to help you sift through the noise. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

An early-stage entrepreneur such as The Spaniard could have no better mentor than Joe De Sena, who has repeatedly ground through bleak years of building businesses. Joe, a veteran adventure racer and founder of the premier series Spartan Race, literally ran the path that The Spaniard follows. They both seek to help people live better by pushing to their limits and beyond. On the line from Tokyo, J...

In today's AMX, we talk: being a "good" devil's advocate, the makings of a great coach and going all-in. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

In today's AMX, we talk: forgetting about your vision (huh?!), leading from the inside out and why connecting yourself to something greater than yourself can make all the difference. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

The good news is that a recent video by The Spaniard was by far his most-watched ever. The puzzling news is that it came about completely by accident, after he locked himself out of his house and improvised the video as something to do. He and Dread are still trying to draw lessons from this. One is that it wasn't just an accident (correction!), because it had a backdrop of experience and skill-bu...

In today's AMX, we talk: how the best coaches communicate, John Wooden's expertise and the wonder of PSU Wrestling/Cael Sanderson. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

In today's AMX, we talk: overanalyzing to the point of inaction, the power of daily discipline and why I lost 3 UFC fights in a row. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

In today's AMX, we talk: the power of soundbites, little and major league baseball and the importance of your surroundings. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

Patrick Murphy readily recognizes particular veterans, legislators and military administrators with the title "Great American." Well, it takes one to know one. He is all of these, as well as husband, father, lawyer, teacher, hockey player and loyal son of Philadelphia. For over a year, he was one of the top four managers of the U.S. Army, first as Acting Secretary and then as Under Secretary. He i...

In today's AMX, we talk: motivation, dingy talent hotbeds and why the heck I even started wrestling. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

In today's AMX, we talk: Lebron James, finding your sweet spot in practice and the spark that will ignite your change. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

There are times not to care what other people think, but this episode is about the opposite: When the perspective of others is all that matters. This discussion comes about for two reasons. One is that the podcast Show Notes seem to have found no audience. This is valuable knowledge that involves a crucial pivot in the use of the Notes. The other event was unique adversity faced by The Spaniard at...

In today's AMX, we talk: broken hearts, bad haircuts and facing wins and losses head on. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

In today's AMX, we talk: wrestling, falling short of goals and a cool little saying that I heard in passing.

In today's AMX, we talk: skateboarding, the Renaissance artists and how you're the product of your surroundings...choose carefully! charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

You're about to meet The Spaniard's youngest interview guest ever — Derek Wilson is still in high school. And yet during this talk he teaches The Spaniard something. It has to do with how this young man gave himself the best chance to win a state title after a disappointing start to the championship tournament. This came only weeks after Derek was waiting to learn whether he would ever wrestle aga...

In today's AMX, we talk: motivation vs. inspiration, how long it takes to become an expert and a nice little exercise involving 3 adjectives. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

In today's AMX, we talk: muscles and brains, escaping the saber tooth tiger and why you should always be making mistakes. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

A positive email always perks up The Spaniard. But this one gave him extra perk! It was from a special friend whose grandson The Spaniard met last summer for a special training session. The email held great news: This young wrestler had just achieved a dream that had eluded The Spaniard twice. Talk about happy tears! The Spaniard was beyond excited to discuss all of this. That was good timing, bec...

In today's AMX, we talk: talent and skill, the importance of "uncomfortability" in greatness and Rocky's definition of learning. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

In today's AMX, we talk: the importance of being a good person, the key ingredient in every person's success and three more awesome lessons on leadership, as per John Wooden's book "Wooden on Leadership." charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

In today's AMX, we talk: how criticism can be good, why goal-achievement is subjective and John Wooden's "Product vs. Byproduct" in the quest for perfection. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard

This episode dives into a specific evolution of The Spaniard's business—the past, present and future of the AMX Fight Club, a place for those most interested in learning and applying A Fighter's Mindset. The Spaniard and Dread trace how it came to be and the lessons learned as The Spaniard formed, led and observed this community. He and Dread have come to think deeply about various levels of engag...

In today's AMX, we talk: stoic philosophy (it's awesome, I promise!), how America's greatest runner uses his minutes and the power of Surrounding Yourself with the Best. charliespaniard.com @charliespaniard