Exploring The Mindside With Dr. Bhrett Mccabe

The evolution of a coach, a leader, a catalyst, comes in a lot of forms and fashions. This week's guest on The Secrets to Winning is Jeff Smith, commonly known in the social media circles as RadarGolfPro. He's leading a revolution in the golf teaching world about using social media, not for self-promotion, but for data, philosophy, and education. It's the dissemination across multiple levels that has made Jeff Smith a top instructor in the world. He's led players to the top of the top, and he's got a booming business in the college ranks, which had so many people that are coming to him and wanting his information. How did it start? Where did he come from? He wasn't an overnight sensation. It was years and years of studying the swing, even when he was working as a department store manager. Yes, shocking. So for all the people out there listening right now who feel like they haven't had the perfect pathway to their success, I bring to you a good friend, Jeff Smith.

This week on The Secrets to Winning we actually have two guests, the husband and wife duo of Dr. Brad and Dr. Dianna Carlton. The Carlton's serve as the Founders of Fore Social, a full-service marketing agency specializing in enhancing the brands of PGA Tour players.  They work together to grow social media presence, build credibility, cultivate a community of fans and supporters that love the player and their brand, boost their reach, and connect with influencers who can help extend their reach.

Darin White is the go-to person in the sport world when it comes to data and analytics. White is a highly sought resource for media seeking insights into sport business. His comments have appeared in media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post, Forbes, USA Today, ESPN Radio, Mashable, Al Jazeera, Sports Business Daily, Bond Buyer, International Business Times, NPR, Bleacher Report, and the Capital Gazette. He serves as a judge for the Yahoo Sports Technology Awards gala, the "Oscars of Sports Technology" in London. White has crafted business relationships with some of the most prestigious sports organizations and corporate sponsors, including NFL, MLB, MLS, NBA, Dallas Cowboys, Bayern Munich, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United, Adidas, SEC, ACC, Nike, NASCAR, Atlanta Braves, Harlequins Rugby, Indy Car, Peach Bowl, PGA, Tampa Bay Lightning, MiLB, IFL, Coca Cola, Honda, BCBS, and Manchester United’s sponsor AON.

2019 has been a great year for The Secrets to Winning. I have had the great opportunity to interview some tremendous guests and travel all over the country trying to find the secrets to winning from the most successful individuals in the world. To wrap up such a great year, we have taken the most popular and most listened to episodes of the year and combined them into one show. It is, without a doubt, audio gold!

How do you actually get to calm and stillness despite all the chaos we go through day-to-day? The thing about stillness that is misunderstood is that what we're actually not doing is quieting down the chaos. We're not quieting down our minds. We're not eliminating all the distractions and the threats that are going on around us. Instead, we're doing the opposite. What we're actually saying is, "I can handle it. I am confident in the moment right where I am." We're no longer fighting the threats, and we're comfortable and accepting of where we are. To me, that is ultimate stillness.

In today’s world of collegiate athletics, few can claim to have been at a program since the beginning. Not many can say they were there at the origin of a program, having been present from the very inception to where it stands today. And certainly nobody can claim to have brought a program further, and in shorter time, than Alabama head softball coach Patrick Murphy, entering his 22nd season at the helm of the Crimson Tide. From a humble start to a national championship, Murphy has taken Alabama to the top of the college softball world. Beginning with his days as an assistant in the very first years of the Alabama softball program, Murphy has emerged as the face of a team that has grown under his leadership to become one of the most consistently successful programs in the nation. The accomplishments are there for everyone to see. A 2012 National Championship, 11 Women’s College World Series berths, five SEC regular season titles, five SEC Tournament titles and 18-straight NCAA Tournament bids are only a

Thanksgiving is a few short days away. Your stress levels are high because of all you do for work or school. Then, you throw in the hectic holiday season with extended family visiting, traveling, shopping, etc. It’s the perfect time to develop the habit and attitude of gratitude. An attitude of gratitude will transform relationships, work environment, family life, and your overall satisfaction in your life. It’s not a difficult achievement. Like anything else worthwhile, it needs to become a habit. The good news is that you don’t have to buy special equipment, experience any discomfort, or physical exertion to achieve an attitude of gratitude.

As a coach or leader of a program/organization when coaching today's generation of athletes - How can you get the most out of these young people? What buttons can you press and what buttons can you not press in order to motivate? The question I ask every coach is, "How are your players going to view you five years from now?" Are they going to say that coach so-and-so taught me about who I am, put me in challenging environments to learn more about myself, or put me through trials and tribulations, but gave me a safety net to do it. Or, are you going to allow this generation to blame you? Because when they struggled, you didn't have a solution for them. Ultimately, at the end of the day, your job is to develop your players so that they look back and go, "Yeah, I'm a better person and player because that guy was my coach."

This week's guest is Mike Adams, nationally renowned golf instructor known as the “Swing Dr”, who has been teaching the game of golf for over 33 years. One of the most sought after instructors in the country, Mike has dedicated his life to improving the game of golf for all levels of golfers. He has been listed on every GOLF Magazine Top 100 Instructor and Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher list that has ever been produced. He has written and co-written 18 golf instruction  books, including two GOLF Magazine Instruction Books of the Year: Play Better Golf and The LAWs of the Golf Swing. In addition, Mike organized and help edit the Best Putting Instruction Book Ever and recently completed the Best Driving Instruction Book Ever. He is the creator of the the LAWs of Golf, a philosophy to help golfers of all levels find a swing that is customized to their physical build. He has taught USGA Champions, PGA and LPGA Touring pros including: Chris Deforrest,  Briny Baird, Michael Simms, Scott Langley, Brett Wetterich, Mark B

This week's guest is at the top of his field in the game of golf. Eric Eshleman is very well well known as a teaching professional for PGA Tour players such as Graeme McDowell, Patton Kizzire, Smylie Kaufman, and Paul Dunne. Even former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, an avid golfer, turns to Eshleman for all of her golf swing needs. But earlier this year, Eshleman, the director of golf at the Country Club of Birmingham, received an award that solidified him at the top. He was named the recipient of the 2019 PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award. This award is the highest annual honor given to a PGA of America Professional.

This week on The Secrets to Winning, we have a bit of a unique situation. First off, here's a little backstory. A couple of months ago one of my good buds - a former PGA Tour player - said to me "You've got some amazing guests, and I've learned a ton. But one thing I feel like I'm missing is YOUR perspectives. You do a good job of integrating your ideas into the conversation, but you're respectful of other people's platforms so you don't want to take their attention. But I want to hear from YOU." So this episode we flipped the script. I am the guest and interviewing me is good friend Ryan Brown, a sports radio host for one of the largest and most listened to sports talk shows in the country. Ryan asks me the hard-hitting questions that I usually ask our guests. If you want to know what it takes to be an elite performer from my perspective, you are in the right place!  

This week's guest on The Secrets to Winning has overcome a life-threatening injury to get back on the field. Gina Snyder was a starting pitcher for Purdue University's softball team until she encountered a life-threatening brain injury, which forced her to put the game she loved on hold and return home to Tucson, AZ to retrain her brain how to think, how to walk, and eventually, how to dominate on the field again.    Once fully healed, Gina gave softball another shot and walked-on at the University of Arizona, a perennial softball power. She made the team and earned wins over UCLA, Florida State, and Team Japan (the #2 ranked team in the world).   Throughout this episode, Gina talks about her debilitating illness, her mindset to overcome her circumstances, and ultimately, get back on the field. Truly inspiring!

Reality shows in this country are massive. It seems like they consume the primetime slots of network television across all stations. As a psychologist, I am a huge fan of The Bachelor and Bachelorette series’. Whether you watch them or not (more than likely you do, whether you want to admit it or not), I think these are the best two shows on human behavior and competition that have ever been created.   Our guest on this week’s episode is Garrett Powell, someone who has experienced all of the craziness that is The Bachelorette first-hand as a contestant this past season (season 15). In real life, Garrett is a PGA Tour Professional at Shoal Creek Golf Club in Birmingham, Alabama, one of the finest private clubs in the United States.

This week's guest on the Secrets to Winning is former Major League Baseball player and current ESPN Baseball Analyst Chris Burke. Chris was an "All-Everything" player in college at Tennessee where he was a 2x consensus All-American and the 10th overall pick in the 2001 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros.   Chris now serves as one of the lead college baseball analysts for ESPN, and you can find him in the booth for large events such as the NCAA Tournament and College World Series.

Our guest this week is none other than bestselling author Ryan Holiday talking about his new book Stillness is the Key and how that applies to performers and competitors in all walks of life. Ryan has written countless bestselling books and has made ancient wisdom wildly popular with a new generation of leaders in sports, politics, and technology with The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy. In his new book, Stillness Is the Key, Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead. All great leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes, and visionaries share one indelible quality. It enables them to conquer their tempers. To avoid distraction and discover great insights. To achieve happiness and do the right thing. Ryan Holiday calls it stillness--to be steady while the world spins around you. How can you be calm in the midst of chaos?

People that come to me aren't doing so because everything is awesome. The people I see are frustrated, and they feel like they are stuck in what I call "Suckville" - that dreaded space between our reality and our potential or where we "think" we should be. Suckville can be a tough place to get out of. You're constantly frustrated with your current reality vs. where you think you should be. You feel like you are taking way too long to reach your goals, and you want success RIGHT NOW. I want to help you get out!

At the age of 24, he was homeless, addicted to heroin and facing long jail sentences. In the years since he has found a way to recover from addiction and build a life worth living. This week's guest on The Secrets to Winning is Eric Zimmer. Eric has been a behavior change coach for the past 20 years and also hosts an award-winning podcast, The One You Feed, which is based on an old parable about two wolves at battle within us. With over 200 episodes and more than 10 million downloads, the show features conversations with experts across many fields of study about how to create a life worth living.  

Alan Stein, Jr. is a keynote speaker and author who spent 15+ years as an NBA performance coach working with the highest-performing basketball players on the planet including Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Victor Oladipo. He now teaches audiences how to utilize the same strategies in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level.  Alan specializes in improving individual and organizational leadership, performance and accountability.  He inspires and empowers everyone he works with to take immediate action and improve mindset, habits and productivity which is what makes him one of the top motivational speakers you’ll ever hear.

This week's guest is Marty Reichenthal, a savvy investor and entrepreneur. I had the opportunity to do a live event with Marty earlier this year, and I was very impressed with his content. Marty has over 40 years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience. In 1993 he partnered with OSI partners to expand a family-owned restaurant called Carrabba’s and built 16 restaurants. After selling back his interests in 2003 he took a position a VP of Operations – overseeing more than 100 locations in 16 states. In addition to many other business ventures, Marty purchased and developed 21 OrangeTheory locations over the span of 5 years. He recently sold a majority of the company to a private equity firm, and remains on the board of directors.

There is only one Wright Thompson. He is, as they say, famous if you know who he is: his work includes the most read articles in the history of ESPN (and it's not even close) and has been anthologized in the Best American Sports Writing series ten times. But to say his pieces are ALL about sports is not the case - Wright Thompson figures people out. He jimmies the lock to the furnaces inside the people he profiles and does an analysis of the fuel that fires their ambition. Whether it be Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods or Pat Riley or Urban Meyer, he strips the away the self-serving myths and fantasies to reveal his characters in full. There are fascinating common denominators: it may not be the case that every single great performer or coach had a complex relationship with his father. Simply put, Wright Thompson is the GOAT at his craft.