Your Community is Your Oxygen: Finding Community and Stoking Your Fire w/ Maxime Rooney

Similar but Different: The Power of Mindset as an Individual and Team Sport Athlete

DOES YOUR MINDSET CHANGE WHETHER YOU ARE IN AN INDIVIDUAL SPORT OR A TEAM SPORT? This week I sit down with National Team Softball Player, Eloise Tribolet. Eloise grew up in France competing in Rhythmic Gymnastics from the age of 4 until she began playing softball at 15. We often talk about out individual mindset but how does your mindset shift from being an invididual sport athlete (like a gymnast) to playing on a team? Listen to find out about Eloise’s journey.

Who Says you have to be a Former Athlete?

HOW DO YOU DEFINE YOURSELF POST ATHLETICS? Does that definition relate to what you do, or who you are. On this episode, I sit down with Cory Camp, founder of Forever Athlete, and organization that exists to connect and nourish former athletes. through their digital community platform, captain led in-person events around the world, and Away Games. Cory focuses on what it means to be in a state of flow and how struggle is crucial to gaining skills. Just like a plant that needs to be uprooted because it grew out of its pot, humans continually do the same thing as we learn and grow.

We're Human Beings - Not Human Doings: Navigating Burnout and Finding Your Outlet

Have you ever stopped to think of how you introduce yourself? Hi, my name is _________ and I do ___________.Most times we introduce ourselves with our name and what we do. We tie our value to the success we see in sport, work, or life. In this episode, Devon Brookshire, RISE Coach and Professional Basketball Player, shares her story about transition and burnout. She talks about how the best gage of adequate rest is the feeling of joy to be back in the game. We dive deep into what it means to be more than an athlete and how you can find your outlet both in and out of sport.

Your Community is Your Oxygen: Finding Community and Stoking Your Fire w/ Maxime Rooney

“I look at community as the oxygen that sustains someone's fire or passion for something. It's hard to continually be the one to pick yourself up so surrounding yourself with good community is important. A good community can challenge but also encourage you.” On this weeks episode I sit down with Maxime Rooney to talk about the power of community. We dive into the way that community in sport and outside of sport are so important to growth and life. Maxime also shares his perspective after retiring from swimming just a few weeks ago.

The Bottle Cap Trophy: Stretching Your Mind to Find Joy for the Game

A soccer ball made from rubber bands and cloth, bare feet, a trophy made from bottle caps collected by the neighborhood kids - this is how Nobel's love for soccer began. In this conversation, Nobel shares his story of finding joy for soccer while growing up and how his experience in not playing in games his first year of college has shaped who he is as a leader and coach.