Moving mountains starts with a single rock. For Lindsey Wilson, visualizing the future she wants to create is what helps her prepare for the monumental task of getting there. A former professional basketball player and current full-time entrepreneur...
Kids are kids and they need to have fun. Nowadays, there’s a tendency to push kids into picking a particular sport at a young age. There’s the prevailing idea that if a kid isn’t specializing early, they’re falling behind. This week on the Raising...
Trying something outside your comfort zone doesn’t mean you’re setting yourself up for failure. It means you’re setting yourself up to learn something new, which is how you improve as an athlete, entrepreneur, and person. But even though many people...
There’s no one way that works for everyone. It’s up to you to find out the best way for you to reach your goals and stick to it, even when times are tough. This week, we hear from Danny Lehr, gym owner and co-founder of Caffeine and Kilos. He talks...
As a sports psychologist, Dr. Julie Bell is focused on relationships. It’s through the coaching relationship she builds with athletes, entrepreneurs, mothers, and many others that she can tailor her approach to each specific person, and that people...
Being a coach now is very different from being a coach back in the day. Even just 10, 15, or 20 years ago saw a different style of coaching working well for kids. Today, young athletes are presented with lots of options, so coaches need to tailor...
Lindsey Smith has always been athletic. She played sports in high school and went on to be a tri-sport athlete in college. This week on the Raising Competitors podcast, Smith talks about her journey through sports and life and shares tips on...
You have to put the work in ahead of time, so you’ll be ready when opportunity arises. That’s some key advice from this week’s guest, performance coach and leadership development expert James Leath. Those words of wisdom come from his own experience...
a team around, both mentally and physically, is tough. Through hard work and creating a culture of perseverance, dedication, and discipline, one coach flipped the script on a struggling team and pushed them to excel. This week, we hear from Tony...
are just as much mental — and physical — as they are financial. This week’s guest is Justin Murphy, a former CrossFit competitor turned business owner. Just under a year ago, Murphy founded his own nutrition company, called iCoach Nutrition, as a...