The Fearless Warrior Podcast

140: [Cool Careers in Sports] Matt Woods with Motor Preferences Experts Explains Movement Science

Welcome back to our Cool Careers in Sports series! In this week's episode, I interviewed Matt Woods, who is part of the Motor Preferences Experts team, the first and only performance company in the US specializing in a science-backed system based on an athlete's unique, natural movement patterns. If you have seen the colored tape on catchers' chest protectors at college games, or spotted those side-by-side mechanical case studies on social media, that is Motor Preferences in action. Episode Highlights: * The aerial vs. terrestrial framework and how two completely different pitchers can produce elite results with the same pitching coach * Why the mental flow state and physical Motor Preferences are more connected than most coaches and parents realize * How finding your natural movement profile gives athletes their battery back and frees up mental energy for what actually matters * Why the best cue is the one the athlete comes up with themselves and what that means for coaches and parents * Why separating your identity as an athlete from your identity as a person was the mindset shift that changed everything for Matt Connect with Matt and Motor Preferences Experts: Website: motorpreferencesexperts.com [http://motorpreferencesexperts.com] IG: @motorpreferencesexperts [https://www.instagram.com/motorpreferencesexperts/] More ways to work with Fearless Warrior * Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/22uSwvx7/checkout] * Book a One on One Session [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/rQrd4LAB/checkout] for your Athlete * Book a Mental Skills Workshop [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/NdSXjCsz/checkout] for your Team or Organization Follow us on Social Media * Facebook @fearlesswarriors.org [https://www.facebook.com/fearlesswarriors.org/] * Instagram @fearlesswarrior [https://www.instagram.com/fearlesswarrior/] * Instagram @fearless.coach.ab [https://www.instagram.com/fearless.coach.ab/] * X @CoachAB_ [https://twitter.com/CoachAB_] * YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching [https://www.youtube.com/@fearlesswarriorcoaching]

139: [Cool Careers in Sports] From Fearless Warriors to Minnesota Twins Mental Performance with Hana DeGuzman

Welcome back to our Cool Careers in Sports series! Hana DeGuzman served Team Fearless from 2021-2025 and is now serving as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant at Premier Sport with the Minnesota Twins. In this episode, Hana unveils what it actually takes to build a career in sports psychology, the difference between mental health and mental performance, and why open-mindedness is the superpower that changed the entire direction of her life. Episode Highlights: * The real difference between mental health counseling and mental performance coaching  * Why athletes do not have to wait until something is wrong to seek out either * Why motivational self-talk alone is not enough, and what instructional self-talk actually sounds like in the moment * How she discovered sports psychology as a junior in college by simply Googling how to be a better softball player * The leadership lesson she learned her senior year that she still thinks about as a coach and practitioner today Connect with Hana: IG: hana_deguzman [https://www.instagram.com/hana_deguzman/?show_story_unavailable=1#] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanadeguzman/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanadeguzman/] More ways to work with Fearless Warrior * Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/22uSwvx7/checkout] * Book a One on One Session [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/rQrd4LAB/checkout] for your Athlete * Book a Mental Skills Workshop [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/NdSXjCsz/checkout] for your Team or Organization Follow us on Social Media * Facebook @fearlesswarriors.org [https://www.facebook.com/fearlesswarriors.org/] * Instagram @fearlesswarrior [https://www.instagram.com/fearlesswarrior/] * Instagram @fearless.coach.ab [https://www.instagram.com/fearless.coach.ab/] * X @CoachAB_ [https://twitter.com/CoachAB_] * YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching [https://www.youtube.com/@fearlesswarriorcoaching]

138: [Cool Careers in Sports] The Bold Move That Landed Kaylee Dellert Her Dream Job at Rawlings

Welcome back to our Cool Careers in Sports series! This week, I interviewed Kaylee Dellert, the Softball Marketing Manager at Rawlings Sporting Goods, where she manages marketing for both Rawlings Softball and Easton Fastpitch. She gives us the inside scoop on what it really takes to build a brand voice that an entire community loves, how she noticed a gap as an intern and ran with it, and why the hardest season of her career was also the most important one. Episode Highlights: * What a week in the life actually looks like when the World Series, AUSL season, and major bat launches all hit at the same time * The story behind building distinct brand personas for Rawlings and Easton  * What it is like designing signature gear with pros like Jocelyn Alo and Kenzie Hansen and bringing their personal brands to life * Why her toughest year in college, with no teammates and no road map, was the direct reason she landed her dream job * Her real advice on connections, never burning bridges, and why the softball world is smaller than you think Connect with Kaylee: IG: @kaylee_dellert [https://www.instagram.com/kaylee_dellert/] You can also follow the brands she leads: Rawlings Softball: @rawlingssb [https://www.instagram.com/rawlingssb/] Easton Fastpitch: @eastonfastpitch [https://www.instagram.com/eastonfastpitch/] More ways to work with Fearless Warrior * Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/22uSwvx7/checkout] * Book a One on One Session [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/rQrd4LAB/checkout] for your Athlete * Book a Mental Skills Workshop [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/NdSXjCsz/checkout] for your Team or Organization Follow us on Social Media * Facebook @fearlesswarriors.org [https://www.facebook.com/fearlesswarriors.org/] * Instagram @fearlesswarrior [https://www.instagram.com/fearlesswarrior/] * Instagram @fearless.coach.ab [https://www.instagram.com/fearless.coach.ab/] * X @CoachAB_ [https://twitter.com/CoachAB_] * YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching [https://www.youtube.com/@fearlesswarriorcoaching]

137: [Cool Careers in Sports] What Savanna Collins Wants You To Understand about the Fear of Failing

We are diving into another episode of our Cool Careers in Sports series! This week, Savanna Collins, Senior Reporter for the AUSL, pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to build a career in sports media. She shares why failing and putting yourself out there with smaller opportunities is exactly what prepares you to shine on the biggest stage. Episode Highlights: * How being a coach's kid and a weather girl in fourth grade put her on a path she never had to second-guess * Why she said yes to the smaller and unpaid opportunities * The mindset shift of not taking yourself too seriously  * What pro softball looks like in five to ten years and why expansion is priority number one * Her best advice for any young person who wants to start right now without waiting for permission Connect with Savanna: IG: @savvyco [https://www.instagram.com/savvyco/] Website: https://www.savannacollins.com/ [https://www.savannacollins.com/] More ways to work with Fearless Warrior * Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/22uSwvx7/checkout] * Book a One on One Session [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/rQrd4LAB/checkout] for your Athlete * Book a Mental Skills Workshop [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/NdSXjCsz/checkout] for your Team or Organization Follow us on Social Media * Facebook @fearlesswarriors.org [https://www.facebook.com/fearlesswarriors.org/] * Instagram @fearlesswarrior [https://www.instagram.com/fearlesswarrior/] * Instagram @fearless.coach.ab [https://www.instagram.com/fearless.coach.ab/] * X @CoachAB_ [https://twitter.com/CoachAB_] * YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching [https://www.youtube.com/@fearlesswarriorcoaching]

136: [Cool Careers in Sports] From OU Softball to ESPN Analyst: Nicole Mendes’ Mental Game Advice

This episode features one of the most decorated and dynamic voices in softball today, Nicole Mendes. A two-time national champion and three-time WCWS All-Tournament Team selection at Oklahoma, Olympic athlete with Team Mexico at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and now a softball analyst for ESPN, Nicole is proof that the mental tools you build on the field will follow you everywhere you go in life. Episode Highlights: * What being homeschooled and practicing alone taught her about self-motivation and discipline * The moment Patty Gasso told her to relax, and why it still took years for that lesson to actually sink in * How the Olympics impacted her mental game * The mental technique she uses to stay neutral after mistakes  * How one phone call to Amanda Scarbrough launched her ESPN career Connect with Nicole: IG: @nicole_mendes__ [https://www.instagram.com/nicole_mendes__/] More ways to work with Fearless Warrior * Learn about our proven Mental Skills Program, The Fearless Warrior Program [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/22uSwvx7/checkout] * Book a One on One Session [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/rQrd4LAB/checkout] for your Athlete * Book a Mental Skills Workshop [https://www.fearlesswarriors.org/offers/NdSXjCsz/checkout] for your Team or Organization Follow us on Social Media * Facebook @fearlesswarriors.org [https://www.facebook.com/fearlesswarriors.org/] * Instagram @fearlesswarrior [https://www.instagram.com/fearlesswarrior/] * Instagram @fearless.coach.ab [https://www.instagram.com/fearless.coach.ab/] * X @CoachAB_ [https://twitter.com/CoachAB_] * YouTube @fearlesswarriorcoaching [https://www.youtube.com/@fearlesswarriorcoaching]