• Now For Later with Eric Mika

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Now For Later with Eric Mika

By: Eric Mika
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  • Candid discussions with athletes as they transition to life off the court
    Copyright Eric Mika
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Episodes
  • Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt II Alek Mika on What Keeps Him Up At Night

    Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt II Alek Mika on What Keeps Him Up At Night
    May 21 2024
    Time Stamps:
    5:19 Intro
    8:28 Stealing my friends
    10:18 Medical finance
    14:28 High school lacrosse
    16:58 Concussions
    22:43 Put some hard rock in there
    26:58 Snubbed on All-American
    29:23 “This keeps me up at night”
    30:16 Be so good that they have to play you
    33:46 Can’t have any more regrets
    40:43 Another concussion
    43:58 What could hold you back now?
    48:25 Qualifying your negative thoughts
    53:13 Failing early and often
    56:33 Be coachable
    57:50 Rapid fire
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Hanging Them Up? Eric and Gabrielle Mika On Life Back In Utah

    Hanging Them Up? Eric and Gabrielle Mika On Life Back In Utah
    May 7 2024
    Time Stamps:
    3:09 Worst haircut ever
    8:11 Customer service
    10:10 Kicked in the head
    17:28 Crazy 4 weeks
    18:58 Ignite no more
    21:52 Craving competition
    25:42 Hanging them up
    28:14 Going for the BYU coaching position
    31:25 6 Year old running a marathon
    36:50 Welcome to Wrexham
    42:23 Broken elbow in Serbia
    47:42 Quote of the week
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    52 mins
  • Doing It My Way II Myriam Glez on Finding Your Next Challenge and Athlete's Soul

    Doing It My Way II Myriam Glez on Finding Your Next Challenge and Athlete's Soul
    Apr 30 2024
    Notes
    Myriam Glez is a force in the Olympic world and a pioneer in the world of athletes transitioning to life after sports. She became obsessed with Synchronized Swimming and all that came with it from a young age and quickly climbed the ranks, joining the French National team at a very young age. She ended participating in 4 different Olympics - 2 as a an athlete and 2 as a coach - all for different countries which is unheard of. She literally has seen it all from every different angle.

    Part of the reason she did not continue for longer than she did with the French National team was because while she was training, she was also accepted into a prestigious business school. The national team gave her an ultimatum and she chose academics. But her decision did not sit well with her and she had a lot of anger towards the fact that she had to even choose between two things that she loved and saw as equally important. So later on, when the opportunity arose to become a pillar for the somewhat green Australian National team, she couldn't resist. After the Beijing Olympics, she "retired" for the second time - this time on her own terms.

    Even more impressive then her accolades as a swimmer, coach, team leader, manager, etc. is her desire to give back to athletes facing this major shift that she went through twice. With her experience of preparing for, balancing, and experiencing that very real jump that is leaving your lifelong sport, she has turned Athlete's Soul into an amazing space where high-level athletes can safely figure out what's next for them.


    Timestamps
    3:05 Pursuing business while still training
    5:00 Australian National team
    11:44 Intro to Synchronized swimming
    14:23 I always wanted to be an Olympian
    20:07 Always been a planner
    23:19 Facing an ultimatum
    26:20 No “what ifs” for me
    28:18 Prove them wrong
    33:15 “Retiring” a second time
    36:36 Identity in sports
    38:25 Finding your next challenge
    40:25 Athlete’s Soul
    49:54 Balance
    51:15 Rapid fire
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    59 mins

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