In this Podcast Short, Dustin and Rob explore trust. When trust is high, a coach can misspeak, show emotion, or even put his foot in his mouth—and players give the benefit of the doubt. When trust is low, even neutral comments are filtered negatively. Every word becomes suspect. Every interaction becomes evidence. The difference isn’t […]
My last two years of baseball coaching shaped my perspective and leadership forever…I just didn’t realize it until much later. My second to last year, we came within one game of the World Series. I was pumped and wanted to get there and thought I needed to make some changes to get there. And that […]
During a recent episode of Beyond Coaching, my co-host Dustin and I got into a conversation about motivation. I had been listening to Shane Parrish’s Knowledge Project podcast, where Parrish admitted something about his own book hitting the New York Times bestseller list. His first thought wasn’t gratitude. It was: I proved that person wrong. […]
I recently fed the draft of our new book into Google’s NotebookLM and let their AI generate a podcast conversation about the manuscript. The result was worth sharing with you early. The book isn’t out yet, but the draft is done as of this week. This is an exclusive first look for paid subscribers at […]
In this episode of Beyond Coaching, Rob sits down with two guests who live at the intersection of faith, sport, and formation: Matt Moberg – professional artist and chaplain for the Minnesota Timberwolves Mike Jaderston – Dean of Campus Ministries at Friends University and third-generation coach’s kid. The conversation starts with Matt’s unusual path to […]
In this short episode of Beyond Coaching, Rob and Dustin sit in a tension that every competitive leader feels but few articulate clearly. Winning matters. It always has. The time, preparation, and emotional investment are real. Losses still sting—even years removed from the sideline. Rob admits that as an Athletic Director, he still goes home […]
Bruce Brown has been coaching and consulting for decades. He is practical and someone I learn so much from every time I talk to him. So, when he told me in a recent conversation on the Beyond Coaching podcast that he spent an entire summer rethinking how he approached conditioning, I paid attention even though […]
