This podcast teaches you how to improve your mental performance whether you're an athlete, parent or coach. You'll learn how to quiet your inner critic so you can excel on the field!
Coaching the Athletic Mind Podcast Episode #44 - Redefining Competition for your Team
In episode 44 of Coaching the Athletic Mind, host Megan Weaver introduces a coaching mindset shift inspired by Angela Duckworth’s Grit and Pete Carroll’s culture with the Seattle Seahawks. Weaver explains Carroll’s definition of “compete” from the Latin competere—“to strive together”—arguing competition is about excellence through deep support and relentless challenge rather than defeating or humiliating opponents. She connects this to creating healthier team environments, offers a personal s...
1 Oct 2026
Coaching the Athletic Mind Podcast Episode 43 - Book Review: Grit - The Power of Passion & Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Megan Weaver hosts Coaching the Athletic Mind Podcast and shares takeaways from Angela Duckworth’s book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, explaining grit as passion plus perseverance for long-term goals. Using West Point’s “Beast Barracks” example, she notes grit predicted who persisted better than SAT, fitness, or leadership scores. She challenges the “distracted by talent” mindset and highlights Duckworth’s formulas: talent × effort = skill, and skill × effort = achievement, emph...
15 Sept 2026
Coaching the Athletic Mind Podcast Episode 42 - Being the "BEST"
In episode 42 of Coaching the Athletic Mind, host Megan Weaver shares updates about her kids then addresses a common athlete mindset: “I just want to be the best.” Weaver explains that this goal can motivate extra effort, but often becomes harmful when it shifts to “I need to be the best,” fueling insecurity, perfectionism, comparison, team-damaging behavior, and all-or-nothing identity swings after mistakes. She tells a story of a dominant hometown softball player who struggled after joining...
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