Are conversations with yourself driving you crazy? Coach Eric explores Intracognism and mental performance to help you with your inner dialogue and utilization of your stress load to reach goals instead of running from them. Tune in and add a new voice to your mental game.
Coach Eric has 20 years of coaching and trainer experience. He is a Certified Mental Performance Coach, NLP Master Practitioner, and has a B.S. from Ohio University. His coaching approach involves skill training, philosophy, and ranting... because sometimes you have to say what you feel!
The iPad Kid Problem: Why We Are Terrified of Boredom
Within 48 hours, Eric witnessed two telling scenes: toddlers running rigid cone drills at a private sports facility, and young kids sealed inside foam tablet cases and noise-canceling headphones at a family restaurant while adults talked over them.
In this episode of Sane Enough, Eric tackles modern convenience culture, commercialized parenting, and our collective allergy to everyday friction. From competing YouTube feeds at dinner to outsourcing a game of catch to a paid syllabus, have we decided that the messy reality of being present is just too inconvenient to tolerate?
We discuss:
The Table as an Apprenticeship: What kids actually lose when we numb boredom with screens in public.
Boredom Is a Muscle: How avoiding small daily discomforts fuels road rage, anxiety, and short fuses later in life.
Commercializing the Simple Stuff: How consumerism packages normal childhood milestones and sells them back to us as paid solutions.
Reclaiming the Hard Parts: Why coloring with a broken crayon, sitting with family, and running barefoot in the yard are the moments that actually matter.
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21 Aug 2026
Is Technology Narrowing Your Vision? (The Digital Trap)
Have you ever realized how much of the world you are missing because of the screen in your hand? Even with all the information in the universe at our fingertips, we often end up seeing less of what is right in front of us. In this video, I share a personal journey of rediscovery and why it is time to break out of our digital bubbles. 🚗
I recently visited the Athletes in Action campus in Xenia, Ohio, and it was a massive wake up call. Despite being nearby for years, I never realized the depth of the facilities and programs they offer because I never took the time to look past the surface. This experience reminded me how much we rely on algorithms and targeted ads to tell us where to go, rather than exploring our own communities with curiosity. 🌎
We dive into the importance of getting to know your local area, from historic schools like Wilberforce University to unique spots like the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati. Whether it is taking a staycation or simply talking to people in your neighborhood, there is a whole world waiting outside your comfort zone. Plus, I share a quick update on my new look and a reminder to stay proactive about your health by getting those checkups. 🏥
Stay tuned until the end for a special musical reflection on finding peace and adventure in the mountains. Let’s get out there and experience life to the fullest! 🏔️
Chapters
0:00 The missing beard and health checkups
2:15 Discovering Athletes in Action in Xenia
5:10 Information overload and the digital bubble
8:30 Exploring what is right in front of you
11:45 Local gems and the staycation mindset
14:20 Seeing your city through a tourist’s eyes
16:30 Outro song: A tribute to the mountains
If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel for more content like this. What is a hidden gem in your town that everyone should visit? Let me know in the comments! ✍️
#Exploration #HiddenGems #Cincinnati #Mindset #Travel #UnlockCapacity
Website: https://EricBatchler.com
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Coach Eric has 20 years of coaching experience. He is a certified Master Practitioner, Mental Performance Certified, and has a B.S. from Ohio University
20 Aug 2026
The Paradox of Fairness (Fair vs. Equal — and Why "Not Fair" Might Be a Lie You're Telling Yourself)
Somebody at work gets a promotion and you've got more tenure than they do. That first hot flash of "that's not fair" — you know the one. Here's an uncomfortable question: what if it actually was fair?
In this episode, Coach Eric breaks down a distinction that gets mixed up constantly and quietly wrecks relationships when it does: equal and fair are not the same word. Equal means the same treatment for everyone, no matter what. Fair means treatment matched to readiness, need, or circumstance — which means it's not going to look the same for everyone, ever. Both reactions to that gap are real. The actual damage isn't the unequal outcome itself — it's the silence around it, because humans fill unexplained gaps with the worst available story every single time.
Coach Eric walks through the three modes that actually govern most of these situations — inclusion, growth, and results — with real examples from parenting, the workplace, and splitting a dinner bill with friends. Plus a simple, one-line script for both sides of the conversation: how to ask for the real reasoning instead of assuming the worst, and how to say the quiet part out loud before somebody's left to invent it themselves.
Drawing on 20 years of coaching mental performance, Coach Eric takes a distinction that used to defuse arguments on the sideline and hands it to you for your job, your family, and your friend group.
Ever caught yourself assuming the worst before asking? Tell Coach Eric about it.
More tools like this live in the book, Peak Mental Performance for Athletes — link below.
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#fairness #boundaries #mentalperformance #parenting #workplaceculture
This show is for informational and entertainment purposes only. For medical advice or diagnosis, consult a professional.
Coach Eric has 20 years of coaching experience. He is a certified Master Practitioner, Mental Performance Certified, and has a B.S. from Ohio University.
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