Welcome to No Striving, where the world of sports and the Word of God collide to build champions from the inside out.
Hosted by Brad from Across Athlete Development, this show helps athletes and coaches bridge the gap between being a better competitor and becoming who God created them to be.
It’s time to talk about how living anchored in something far greater than the scoreboard transforms your confidence, calling, and mindset. This isn't just about being a better athlete; it's about becoming who God created you to be.
God Gave Me a World Title Shot After 6 Fights – Aliitasi Leasuasu
When you step into the call God gives you, it becomes His work. You do not have to work it out. You do not have to figure it out. Let Him manifest the Holy Spirit, because it is the ease of the Spirit that will carry you.Former world title contender Aliitasi Leasuasu lived this reality. Logic dictates you need twenty or thirty professional fights before getting a chance at a world title. God gave her a main event title shot after only six.Reaching that level required a brutal breaking of her pride. After winning her first professional fight, Aliitasi walked into her second bout riding high on her own confidence. She stepped into the ring against an international fighter and took a severe beating. That profound humbling stripped away her magical thinking. It forced a massive mindset shift, teaching her that trusting God does not excuse you from intense physical discipline and spiritual maturity.Walking in faith did not make the path easy. Aliitasi opens up about the profound struggle of mentoring young people as a youth pastor while privately feeling stripped away and wandering in the wilderness. She discusses the danger of separating the physical from the spiritual, reminding listeners that you cannot take a bad day of training into the ring and you certainly cannot lean on your own understanding.This conversation captures the whole picture of her extraordinary life. It explores the absolute necessity of choosing a crowd that relates to your future rather than what is behind you. Aliitasi details the supernatural provision of moving to Australia with a single suitcase and how surrendering her dreams completely led to a main event world title shot when logic dictated she needed twenty more fights to even be considered.Tune in to absorb the hard lessons Aliitasi learned about pride so you can step into your sport with a grounded mindset.
2 Aug 2026
Playing For An Audience Of One – Ethan Jurgeneit
Carrying your family, your culture, and your heritage onto the field with you each week can feel impossibly heavy.
You carry your family name on your jersey, the expectations of your coaches in your mind, and the story of where you've come from on your shoulders.
That is a massive load for any young athlete to balance.
Ethan Jurgeneit knows exactly what this pressure feels like. He represented his First Nations and German roots while playing rugby at the highest levels. He proudly held the Six Nations flag before the international anthems played and carried the historical weight of his people into every game.
But somewhere in the middle of it all, Ethan discovered that true freedom on the field requires laying your legacy down and choosing to play exclusively for an audience of one.
Your culture is meant to anchor you, not weigh you down. Hit play to hear exactly how Ethan surrendered his expectations, and changed the reason he steps onto the field.
5 Jul 2026
Eliana Heard – "Hockey Is Not My Identity"
Carrying a hockey stick is a massive burden when you are also pretending to be someone you are not.
In this episode of No Striving, Brad sits down with premier hockey player Eliana Heard. She knows exactly what it feels like to step into a top level environment and feel completely scared out of her shoes. For a long time, Eliana chose the quiet route. She softened her edges and hid her faith. She believed that fitting in and gaining the applause of her teammates required her to bury her authentic self. The fear of being looked down upon was incredibly heavy.
But conformity is an exhausting burden for a young athlete to carry.
Eliana shares the exact turning point when she decided to stop conforming to the patterns of the world and start owning her true identity. She reveals the messy, entirely real process of figuring out who you are when the uniform comes off. Listeners will hear how she navigates harsh coaching feedback, the natural trap of comparison, and the intense pressure of tournament party culture.
More importantly, she explains what she’s learnt about the quiet power of authenticity. Teammates are naturally drawn to people who are simply not afraid to be themselves. Eliana proves that you do not need the constant affirmation of the squad to solidify your spot. You just need to be secure in yourself. You have to lead yourself before you can ever lead others.
Join Across Athlete Development for a deeply honest conversation about faith, pressure, and the courage it takes to bring your authentic self to the turf.
21 Jun 2026
Jonathan Moody – "You Are Born Enough, You Wake Up Enough, And You Go To Sleep Enough."
As athletes we can easily fall into the trap of striving. We set our sights on a goal, we put in the heavy work, and slowly the results begin to dictate how we feel about ourselves.
But what happens when the thing you are supposed to be good enough at suddenly tells you that you are not?
For elite short track speed skater Jonathan Moody, missing the qualification for the 2022 Olympic Games brought that exact terrifying question to the surface. He was completely devastated. The pressure had taken over entirely. Without the right results, he was left wondering who he actually was.
Jonathan spent seven years as a full time athlete pouring every ounce of his energy into training through deep isolation and severe physical setbacks. He broke his leg in three places, eventually caught up to the competition, and secured a spot skating for Great Britain. He had a head knowledge of God and believed his faith was steady. Yet in the aftermath of missing his biggest goal, he realised that he had attached an arbitrary concept of value to his physical performance.
He needed to step back and find out what it actually meant to compete with pure thrill rather than competing to prove he was worth something.
Key topics in this episode:
The devastation in elite sports and the extreme mental exhaustion that leaves athletes hoping for an injury just to escape the pressure.
The profound difference between knowing God loves you as a concept and actually living completely free from the need to earn your worth.
How letting go of the desperate need for results removes the crushing weight of competition and brings back the joy of the sport.
If you are tired of waking up every day feeling like you have to produce results to matter, this conversation will radically shift your perspective. Hit play to listen to Jonathan and Coach Brad reveal how to stop striving and start living anchored in something far greater than a scoreboard.
You are born enough, you wake up enough, and you go to sleep enough. Listen now to finally experience that freedom.
30 Apr 2026
James Corban – "It's An Impossible Sport Without The Lord"
In the series premiere of No Striving, host Brad sits down with James Corban, a 23-year-old racer who recently dominated the production series in Christchurch. If you’ve ever felt the pressure of the starting line or the weight of an impossible dream, this episode is your blueprint for competing with a higher purpose.
James breaks down what it’s like to be a "late bloomer" in a sport dominated by mega-wealth, proving that natural talent combined with divine favour can outpace years of professional experience.
The "Pro" Mindset: James discusses jumping into a race car for the first time after Bible college and immediately clocking times faster than seasoned professionals.
Competing in Secular Arenas: Strategies for staying "unapologetically Christian" in high-pressure environments defined by performance, wealth, and ego.
Clutch Moments & Miracles: A wild story about praying for rain on the grid and winning a handicap race by over four seconds after a literal downpour.
Overcoming the "Injury" Wall: How James is navigating a debilitating disc injury and the mental toughness required to keep training when your body wants to quit.
The Financial Hustle: The reality of needing $60k+ for a single race weekend and how James relies on God as his "Primary Sponsor".
"I just acknowledge that there's nothing I can do to elevate myself... God’s not going to make me a professional driver while I'm sitting on the couch. It takes faith and action."
Whether you are battling an injury, looking for a breakthrough in your stats, or trying to find your identity outside of your sport, James’s story is a reminder that when you stop striving and start submitting, your path gets a whole lot straighter.
Listen now to learn how to keep your eyes on the Creator while your foot is on the gas.
29 Apr 2026
Welcome to No Striving
Welcome to No Striving, where the world of sports and the Word of God collide to build champions from the inside out.
Hosted by Brad from Across Athlete Development, this show helps athletes and coaches bridge the gap between being a better competitor and becoming who God created them to be.
It’s time to talk about how living anchored in something far greater than the scoreboard transforms your confidence, calling, and mindset. This isn't just about being a better athlete; it's about becoming who God created you to be.
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