Ep. 14: Find Truth to Find Freedom: A Mental Makeover with Kofi Hughes

Ep. 14: Find Truth to Find Freedom: A Mental Makeover with Kofi Hughes

EPISODE 14 SHOW NOTES 0:00 - 3:45 - Introducing Kofi Hughes Meet my good friend Kofi. An Indianapolis born & raised retired professional athlete turned performance coach & gym owner in Naperville, IL. Learn about his background and upbringing, and how we got to this point in his career today! 3:45 - 12:00 - The Current State of College Recruiting Kofi talks about his high school and college recruiting process and the decision to switch from QB to WR, which brings up Justin & Kofi’s personal thoughts on the current state of college recruiting in 2020. 12:00 - 19:30 - The Transformation of Kofi Hughes Kofi takes us through the huge ups and the steep downs of his college and pro career, the demons he battled and how he was about to level up mentally & spiritually. This story was covered by The Indianapolis Star recently. 19:30 - 27:30 - The Identity Crisis of an Athlete You can’t identify yourself as the sport you play or the job you do. Let your character speak for you. Let your influence on others speak for you. Don’t let things you do, that could possibly end, be what defines you. 27:30 - 38:48 - The Mindset Shift “Be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” How Romans 12:2 helped Kofi change, by changing his mindset and creating a spiritual relationship with God. 38:38 - 47:00 - Helping Kids Reach Their Potential Kofi dives into his coaching mentality and his favorite parts of the “job,” including watching his athletes grow up and move into the real world as men and women. 47:00 - 54:30 - COVID 19 Reflections from a Gym Owner Kofi and Justin share thoughts and reflections as gym owners during the COVID-19 pandemic. 54:30 - 1:10:00 - How Kofi Became a Lululemon Ambassador How Kofi went from being a Lululemon customer to being featured in their ads and helping create their first-ever football content. 1:10:00 - THE FIRE ROUND!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Ep. 13: Using History to Find Your WHY & Help Others Do the Same w/ Sampson Levingston

Episode 13 Show Notes 0:00 - 8:11: Who is Sampson and what does he do? Sampson talks about his deep ties to Indiana. From growing up in Indy as a 3-time state champion, going to play football at Indiana State and launching his history-driven company Through 2 Eyes [https://www.through2eyes.com/]. Sampson also dives into what T2E does and how to get involved. 8:11 - 15:15: How Sampson became the PACE wide receivers coach Sampson talks about expectations vs. reality of the life of a former college/pro athlete and how he ended up back at his old high school coaching. This led him to meeting Eric, my business partner, and becoming a part of the PACE team. 15:15 - 20:10: Sports… and history? Talking about the impact sports can have on a city, and the deep history of sports in Indianapolis. 20:10 - 30:30: What is a WALK & TALK TOUR? The flagship product from Through 2 Eyes is the Walk & Talk Guided Tour, a 90-minute walk around Indianapolis, exploring the rich black history that lives right in the city! Sampson gives us the three major takeaways from the tour. 30:30 - 38:00: The POWER in knowing your history How to get to know yourself on a deeper level and how that can benefit you and those around you. All knowledge is self-knowledge. 38:00 - 46:40: The power of asking WHY! Poor leaders tell you what they do. Decent leaders tell you how they do it. Great leaders tell you WHY they do it. 46:40 - 58:20: Common sense makes you question things Sampson talks about how his common sense has made it extremely simple to uncover history and learn more for his tours and projects. We also discuss the ‘path of least resistance’ and how to avoid that. 58:20 - 1:07:40: Why do people care about the opinions of people they don’t even like? In society, people buy things and do things to impress people who they don’t even like, or who don’t like them. Sampson talks about the model of catering to your fans, rather than attracting new ones. 1:07:40 - 1:14:00: Cater to your people Sampson tells us about Madame CJ Walker, the first self-made black woman to become a millionaire, her impact, her WHY and how we can all do the same. 1:14:00 - THE FIRE ROUND!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Ep. 12: Cause & Effect: The Sports World Before, During & After COVID-19 w/ Kyle Neddenriep

Episode 12 Show Notes 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro Getting to know Kyle Neddenriep. Learn about Kyle’s journey to becoming the High School Sports Reporter of the Indianapolis Star, going on 13 years! 2:30 - 5:30 - Building up a network as a journalist Kyle talks about how important trust is in his profession, which is a lesson that can be used in any aspect of life or careers. 5:30 - 13:30 - Challenges of print media in the new generation Kyle and Justin discuss the “new age” of news, which is much more digitally driven. Kyle notes some keys to publishing great work in a print-based medium, while leveraging social media & technology. 13:30 - 19:30 - Covering sports in a world with no sports Reflecting on the outbreak of COVID-19 in Indianapolis, the effects of the pandemic and covering sports in a world with no sports going on. 19:30 - 36:00 - When sports come back, what will that look like? When sports finally come back… what will that even look like? Kyle discusses some of the really odd adjustments that news sources will need to make when we go back to “normal.” Also, we touch on the recruitment, club season and overall changes that will occur due to COVID-19. 36:00 - THE FIRE ROUND!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Ep. 11: Crucial Conversations: My interview as a guest on Kelvin King Jr.'s podcast

Episode 11 Show Notes In this episode, my friend & fellow strength coach allowed me to take the audio from his podcast and share it on my own platform. Kelvin King Jr. is a coach and mentor in the DMV area, hosting his #CrucialConversations podcast centered around racism, activism and social justice. I was lucky enough to be a guest on his show, loved the conversation and wanted to share our convo on this platform to reach a potentially new audience. Make sure you check out Kelvin on social media, as he's doing great work in and outside of the gym! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Ep. 10: Cultivating RESULTS with mindset & sacrifice, featuring Derick Grant

0:00 - 06:10 - Meeting Derick Grant Get to know Derick, a former Harlem Globetrotter of 8 years, turned basketball skills trainer and author! 06:10 - 08:15 - Mindset after a pro career in sports Derick speaks on his post-basketball mindset. The principles and mentality of being an athlete never leaves you. You can carry them into your next chapter of life. 08:15 - 13:15 - RESULTS: An Athlete’s Devotional Derick opens up about some dark times in his life that led to him authoring a life-changing book, RESULTS: An Athlete’s Devotional. 13:15 - 17:00 - Public Speaking & Being “MORE THAN…” You are more than your job title. If you limit yourself to just being that job title, the world will never know your true value and impact. Always strive to do more, reach more people and help others. 17:00 - 24:30 - How to find your WHY Any coach can tell you what they do. A good coach can tell you how they do it. A great coach can tell you WHY they do it. Justin and Derick jump into a great conversation of how they found their WHY. 24:30 - 33:00 - How to translate training to the real game Transitioning from finding your WHY, Derick talks about how athletes can use their WHY and their MINDS to translate training into their game. You can actually improve if you improve your mental game and do absolutely no extra training. Confidence comes from competence. 33:00 - 37:00 - Kyle Guy’s Incredible Mentality Derick, who has trained Kyle Guy since high school, talks about Guy’s incredible work ethic and mentality. The Virginia team led by Guy was the first ever #1 seed to lose to a #16 seed, then turned around the next year and won the title behind Guy’s heroic play. 37:00 - 46:30 - Cut from a different cloth Faith. Work Ethic. Sacrifice. The three things that make you “cut from a different cloth.” And… genetics! 46:30 - 57:00 - The FIRE ROUND! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]