The Built Not Born Podcast

Ep 9: Winning the Mental Game w/ BJ Merriam

BJ Merriam, Director of Compliance at Rutgers University and founder of Winning the Mental Game, joins the show to discuss his new Athlete's Edge journal. We dive into topics surrounding:

• The importance of routine
• Setting your intentions
• Building resilience
• Learning to be self-aware
• The importance of momentum in life
• Accountability - both public and private
• Identity and sport - how to find out who you really are.

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Ep 8: Train Your Character w/ Sean Manuel

Coach Sean Manuel, Executive Leader of Performance at The Institute of Human Performance in Las Vegas, Nevada joins the show to discuss his journey. In the episode, we discuss:

Self-Discipline
Self-Love
Building Character 
Principle-based Life
Resiliency
Standards and Excellence
Cultivating Self-Awareness

EP 7: Never Stop Fighting w/ Quinn Barham

In this episode, David Kitchen sits down with Quinn Barham. Quinn is a strength and conditioning coach with Ohio State football. 

Episode highlights:
Quinn's career at Penn State as a member of the football team 
Early influences and role models
Developing a culture - defining expectations, standards, etc. 
Guarding a culture
Introducing new people into the culture
Accountability and feedback - how and why

The process of building trust
The implementation of leadership development programs and activities

Ep 6: Responding is Different Than Reacting w/ Nicole Erickson

We are joined today by Mental Performance Consultant Nicole Erickson. We do a deep dive into the mental side of performance including:

Fear of Failure
Fear of the Unknown 
Learned vs. Natural Fears
Tips/Tricks to navigate high pressure situations
The truth about Mental Skills Training 

 

 

Coach Nicole earned her master’s degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Georgia Southern University and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Florida State University. At the present time, Nicole has experience consulting with professional, collegiate, and youth athletes as a mental performance consultant. In addition, she has worked with athletes in soccer, tennis, show jumping, MMA fighting, water skiing, gymnastics and golf.

Coach Nicole works collaboratively with athletes, teams, and coaches on the mental side of their game. In short, Nicole aims to increase productivity and effectiveness by developing and adapting old thinking habits into new thinking habits.  As a result, Coach Nicole specializes in developing communication, concentration, mindfulness, motivation, emotion regulation, and team culture.

Ep 5: Don't Manage When You Should Lead: Pt. 3 w/ Rebekah Gold

On our final installment of Coach Gold's 3 part series, we discuss identifying leaders, managing vs. leading, creating consistent culture throughout your team, and using your values to lead in any situation. As always, please share, leave a review, and subscribe! 

Rebekah is going into her 3^rd year as a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of North Texas, where she is directly responsible for the Softball and Women’s Soccer teams, as well as the internship coordinator.  Prior to UNT, Rebekah was the Director of Olympic Sport Performance at Southern Methodist University, and served in Associate Director roles at both the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and Arkansas State University.

 

She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Strength and Conditioning from UW-Oshkosh in December of 2012.  She went on to intern with the Sports Performance staff at Marquette University. In the fall of 2013, Rebekah began her Graduate Assistantship with the Strength and Conditioning staff at The Citadel – The Military College of South Carolina.  She graduated with a Master’s Degree in Leadership in the summer of 2015.

 

Ep: 4: Are You Responding to Adversity? Pt 2. w/ Rebekah Gold

University of North Texas strength coach Rebekah Gold joins the show again to discuss building longevity in leadership roles, habits, the importance of mentors, responding to adversity, and the impact of humility.

Episode 3: Connection before Content w/ Rebekah Gold

This is part 1 of a 3-part series with Coach Rebekah Gold. Today we cover leadership basics including:

Humility and learning outside your field
The feedback process 
Evaluating leadership styles 
The need for leadership in all areas of life  

Rebekah is going into her 3rd year as a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of North Texas, where she is directly responsible for the Softball and Women’s Soccer teams, as well as the internship coordinator.  Prior to UNT, Rebekah was the Director of Olympic Sport Performance at Southern Methodist University, and served in Associate Director roles at both the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and Arkansas State University.She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Strength and Conditioning from UW-Oshkosh in December of 2012.  She went on to intern with the Sports Performance staff at Marquette University. In the fall of 2013, Rebekah began her Graduate Assistantship with the Strength and Conditioning staff at The Citadel – The Military College of South Carolina.  She graduated with a Master’s Degree in Leadership in the summer of 2015.

• Resources – Leadership library
  • Patrick Lencioni
    • The 5 dysfunctions of a team
    • The Motive
    • The Advantage
    • Death by Meeting
    • The Ideal Team Player
    • Jon Gordan
      • The Hard Hat
      • The Power of a Positive Team
      • Training Camp
      • The Energy Bus
    • Jim Collins
      • Good to Great
      • Great by Choice
      • Built to Last
    • Brene Brown
      • Dare to Lead
        • • TED talks
            • https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
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          • Brett Bartholomew
            • Conscious Coaching
            • Online Courses
          • The Bible
            • The life of Jesus – Matthew 20:26 “Not so with you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant.”
            • Spiritual Leadership – J. Oswald Sanders

Episode 2: Who Will Be At Your Funeral? w/Chris Tuttle

David Kitchen sits down with Chris Tuttle. Chris is the COO of Fast Twitch Performance, President of the No Windy Sleeves movement, and Co-founder of FT Performance Labs. In this episode we discuss:

• Building trust and relationships within your team
• Growing your team and the importance of cultural fit
• Integrating work and family
• Leadership self-reflection
• Legacy

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Episode 1: Make Aggressive Mistakes w/ Gary Campbell Jr.

David Kitchen sits down with Gary Campbell Jr. Coach Campbell is a 28-year coaching veteran and currently the Head Football Coach at Wahconah Regional High School where he has reached 3 state championship appearances. In this episode we discuss:

• Leadership influences
• Tools to build culture
• The importance of a people-first mentality
• Goal setting in an organization
• Feedback
• Earned leadership vs. named leadership
• Legacy