Episode #9 - Coach D discusses why self-awareness is so important in sports, and why winning and ego can be dangerous things.

Creating Champions is my way of sharing insights, thoughts, and stories from my 30+ years of being a coach.  The Pod isn't about sports by the way, it is about winning the daily small battles, finding the courage to start something new, losing your ego, showing compassion, developing empathy, and realizing that we can all get better, while still being content with who we are today.  Listen, I love to win and I always want to win, but the definition of winning is something that I have come to view differently over the years. Winning could be as simple as finding the courage to just show up and try, it could be adding another 500 steps to your daily run, it could be taking the time to do something nice for a stranger, or finding a way to forgive someone. It is my hope that a story or insight will resonate with you, and possibly lead to something that makes you better. Welcome to Creating Champions.

Success is the Culmination of Failures

Creating Champions is my way of sharing insights, thoughts, and stories from my 30+ years of being a coach.  The Pod isn't about sports by the way, it is about winning the daily small battles, finding the courage to start something new, losing your ego, showing compassion, developing empathy, and realizing that we can all get better, while still being content with who we are today.  Listen, I love to win and I always want to win, but the definition of winning is something that I have come to view differently over the years. Winning could be as simple as finding the courage to just show up and try, it could be adding another 500 steps to your daily run, it could be taking the time to do something nice for a stranger, or finding a way to forgive someone. It is my hope that a story or insight will resonate with you, and possibly lead to something that makes you better. Welcome to Creating Champions. 

Give Up Control 

Creating Champions is my way of sharing insights, thoughts, and stories from my 30+ years of being a coach.  The Pod isn't about sports by the way, it is about winning the daily small battles, finding the courage to start something new, losing your ego, showing compassion, developing empathy, and realizing that we can all get better, while still being content with who we are today.  Listen, I love to win and I always want to win, but the definition of winning is something that I have come to view differently over the years. Winning could be as simple as finding the courage to just show up and try, it could be adding another 500 steps to your daily run, it could be taking the time to do something nice for a stranger, or finding a way to forgive someone. I hope that a story or insight will resonate with you, and possibly lead to something that makes you better. Welcome to Creating Champions.

Episode #5 - Find Your People 

Creating Champions is my way of sharing insights, thoughts, and stories from my 30+ years of being a coach.  The Pod isn't about sports by the way, it is about winning the daily small battles, finding the courage to start something new, losing your ego, showing compassion, developing empathy, and realizing that we can all get better, while still being content with who we are today.  Listen, I love to win and I always want to win, but the definition of winning is something that I have come to view differently over the years. Winning could be as simple as finding the courage to just show up and try, it could be adding another 500 steps to your daily run, it could be taking the time to do something nice for a stranger, or finding a way to forgive someone. It is my hope that a story or insight will resonate with you, and possibly lead to something that makes you better. Welcome to Creating Champions. 

Culture

Creating Champions is my way of sharing insights, thoughts, and stories from my 30+ years of being a coach.  The Pod isn't about sports by the way, it is about winning the daily small battles, finding the courage to start something new, losing your ego, showing compassion, developing empathy, and realizing that we can all get better, while still being content with who we are today.  Listen, I love to win and I always want to win, but the definition of winning is something that I have come to view differently over the years. Winning could be as simple as finding the courage to just show up and try, it could be adding another 500 steps to your daily run, it could be taking the time to do something nice for a stranger, or finding a way to forgive someone. It is my hope that a story or insight will resonate with you, and possibly lead to something that makes you better. Welcome to Creating Champions. 

Episode #3  - 8th Place Trophies 

Creating Champions is my way of sharing insights, thoughts, and stories from my 30+ years of being a coach.  The Pod isn't about sports by the way, it is about winning the daily small battles, finding the courage to start something new, losing your ego, showing compassion, developing empathy, and realizing that we can all get better, while still being content with who we are today.  Listen, I love to win and I always want to win, but the definition of winning is something that I have come to view differently over the years. Winning could be as simple as finding the courage to just show up and try, it could be adding another 500 steps to your daily run, it could be taking the time to do something nice for a stranger, or finding a way to forgive someone. It is my hope that a story or insight will resonate with you, and possibly le

Episode #2 - Dropping Ego 

Creating Champions is my way of sharing insights, thoughts, stories, and sometimes the random madness that is in my head, about how people have achieved success. My own journey has included winning 4 National Championship Titles, appearing in 8 National Championship Finals, and being named the National College Coach of the Year 5 times. I look at life, business, and coaching all from a similar lens, people who succeed don’t succeed by random chance. Once a week I will share bits and pieces from my 30+ year coaching career, in an ongoing conversation about becoming better. Welcome to Creating Champions.