WIN: Championship Traits for Life - Rick Nash
Rick Nash, is a 15 year NHL veteran, former Captain, 5-time All-Star, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and current Director of Player Development for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
This week on WIN, he shares his philosophies of leadership as a teammate, captain, coach, and member of his organization while also telling us some incredible stories of his time in the game.
-Rick discusses who and what he thinks about when reflecting on the honor of having his number retired by the Blue Jackets: 1:21
-Rick talks about his current role as director of player development with the Blue Jackets: 3:36
-Rick shares the challenges he faced as the face of the Blue Jackets when he was drafted: 10:05
-Rick tells the importance of continuing to learn and grow as a leader while leading: 12:50
-Rick shares how he would approach a coach with an uncomfortable situation, as a young captain: 21:00
-Rick discusses culture and how important it is for the success of a team: 24:44
-Rick talks about understanding roles and how important it is to the culture of the team: 36:27
-Rick gives young coaches advice on leadership based on his career as a coach and under multiple coaching styles: 41:00
-Rick defines mental fitness and shares how he trains his: 47:18
Christmas Country Songs
A time of year to celebrate the the music and stories that help everyone thrive.
This time of year can energizing for some and anxiety filled for others. But music for mental wellness can help us all. Country music lovers know this. There are plenty plenty of opportunities to listen to your favorite Christmas tunes with inspiring lyrics and powerful motivation stories.
NAMI's 2016 article "The Impact of Music Therapy on Mental Health" makes some great points ****on the power of lyrics and rhythm for mental health. "Because of its rhythmic and repetitive aspects, music engages the neocortex of our brain, which calms us and reduces impulsivity."
In "How Listening to Music Can Have Psychological Benefits," Verywell Mind's Kendra Cherry (@AboutPsychology) highlights 10 Benefits of Music for mental health. We are big fans of #2 - Music can Reduce Stress!
Bottom line - music for mental health and mental fitness is real. That's why we are proud to welcome musicians Like Jamie Floyd as Pivotal Moments Ambassador.
Jamie Floyd is a singer song writer with a great new music video for the holidays. (find her @jamiefloyd on Instagram). Her premier of “Little Christmas Miracles” music video comes out tonight at 6pmCST/7pmEST on her website officialjamiefloyd.com. You can also listen to “Little Christmas Miracles” now on @itunes, @spotify, and @applemusic.
4 of the Best Sites for Christmas Country Songs
And if you're looking for some new songs to add to your playlist during this joyous, and sometimes stressful season, check out these sites. You'll be warmed up in no time!
The Boot
https://theboot.com/country-christmas-songs/
Taste of Country
https://tasteofcountry.com/top-50-country-christmas-songs/
Country Living
https://www.countryliving.com/life/g2864/best-country-christmas-songs/
uDiscover Music
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/country-christmas-songs/
Life After The Military - Retired Army CSM, Gerald Tyce
Retired Army Signal Corps CSM, Gerald Tyce speaks candidly and transparently shares his challenges with transition to the private sector, overcoming the stress of multiple combat deployments, and how he sought help and mentorship consistently throughout his life to overcome obstacles and achieve success in his military and government contracting career.
DoD SkillBridge Program: https://skillbridge.osd.mil/
Syracuse University Institute for Veterans and Military Families: https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/apply/our-programs/
0:00 Lee opens the podcast
00:35 Lee introduces Gerald Tyce
01:46 Gerald describes how his military service shaped him
09:23 Gerald shares his challenges, advice and stories about transition from the military to defense contracting 16:02 Gerald describes how he was able to take two years to recharge himself and plan for his post military career after retiring from the Army
19:12 Gerald, Howie and Lee reinforce for veterans the need to plan for their transition at least 2 years out and never fear to ask for help
21:06 Gerald talks about his decision to join the Camber Corporation as a government contractor
23:37 Lee and Gerald explain the need to assess and interview the companies you are seeking employment with
28:13 Gerald shares how he prepared himself to succeed in a government contracting business development position and leveraged Camber’s training programs
34:15 Gerald describes how he leveraged free training and certifications with the Syracuse University Institute for Veterans and Military Families
40:32 Howie encourages transitioning military members to take the time to plan for their transition and highlights the value of the DoD SkillBridge Program
44:05 Gerald describes his experience as a Program Director with IAP Worldwide Services
50:40 Gerald talks about his current responsibilities as the Operations Manager for the Enterprise IT as a Service Contract for the Peraton Corporation
55:37 Lee gives Gerald his book title
57:02 Gerald defines what mental fitness means to him, personal and professional challenges he had and what he does to strengthen his own mental fitness
1:05:35 Lee compares the need for mental fitness and recovery to physical fitness and recovery
1:10:29 Lee closes out the episodes
WIN: Championship Traits for Life - Sergeant Major (Ret) Chris "Dutch” Moyer
No team has ever succeeded when those involved are only worried about themselves. It does beg the question though, How do you create a WE over ME mentality for your team?
Our guest today, Sergeant Major (Ret) Chris “Dutch” Moyer will help craft you an answer.
-Dutch takes us through his journey to the military: 3:00
-Dutch defines being a good teammate and explains the importance: 9:25
-Dutch shares his techniques to press forward during adversity: 13:59
-Dutch discusses how he compartmentalizes fear and moves past it during difficult times: 20:43
-Dutch talks about the time spent training vs the time spent working in the military: 33:42
-Dutch shares his keys to leadership success: 46:43
-Dutch defines and shares how he practices mental fitness: 1:00:39
Life After The Military: Mark Greene
Listen to retired Navy SEAL officer, Mark Greene talk candidly and transparently about his challenges with transition, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress, and how he sought help consistently throughout his life to overcome obstacles and achieve success in everything he did.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-greene-mba-mpa-2aaa2a9/
Dominion Energy: https://www.dominionenergy.com/
Show Notes:
0:00 Lee opens the podcast
00:42 Lee introduces Mark Greene
01:54 Matt describes how his service as a Navy SEAL shaped him
10:26 Howie and Mark reinforce the value of military service and overcoming adversity
17:40 Mark shares his challenges and stories about transition from the military and his experience at the University of Southern California
40:40 Mark expands on his work at USC and helping their student veteran community and their families
47:40 Mark, Howie and Lee reinforce for veterans the need to plan for their transition at least 2 years out and never fear to ask for help
57:47 Mark describes his concept of being a life coach for student athletes
1:14:50 Mark explains how he learned about Dominion Energy and chose to work for their corporate security team
1:22:40 Lee gives Mark his book title
1:25:18 Mark shares a story about a public speaking engagement at the Smithsonian
1:30:15 Mark defines what mental fitness means to him, personal challenges he had and what he does to strengthen his own mental fitness
1:35:00 Lee and Mark discuss the difference between fearing failure and hating to fail
1:43:50 Lee closes out the episode
A Mental Fitness Journey Through Music with Cecily - Part 1
“How do I use my voice to enable others to find healing in some way?” Cecily, a musician, writer and healer, joins We Are Everyone for a special two-part discussion on the power of discovering your voice and silencing that inner critic. In this episode, she shares her journey as a vocalist and songwriter including how shifting her focus to music allowed her to explore new ways to bring people together and the themes that she portrays through her work.
Guest Social Media Links
Website – http://cecilymusic.com/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cecilyalexa/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/CecilyAlexa
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/CecilyMusic
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/CecilyMusic
2:33 Cecily tells us about herself and her mission
5:45 Words on patience
7:00 Cecily gives us her definition of mental fitness
10:00 Cecily shares her art inspirations and her journey from political science to healing music
13:16 How Cecily’s conceptualization of love and her latest album were framed by studying three of the most popular books ever created on love
17:30 Cecily tells us how learning the themes of healthy love carried over into her music and her overall life purpose
19:20 Jenn reminds us of love and all its forms, and how that plays into mental wellness
21:59 Cecily tells us how the the dynamics of being an artist online and in the world affect and contribute to a self love journey
Music Mentioned
Songs of Love and Freedom – http://cecilymusic.com/music/songs-of-love-and-freedom/
Awakening PT. 1 – http://cecilymusic.com/music/awakening-pt-1/
Books Mentioned
The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship: A Toltec Wisdom Book – Don Miguel Ruiz https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Love-Practical-Relationship-Toltec/dp/1878424424
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) – Don Miguel Ruiz https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319
How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials) – Thich Nhat Hanh
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Mindfulness-Essentials-Thich-Nhat/dp/1937006883
All About Love: New Visions – Bell Hooks
https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Love-New-Visions/dp/0060959479
Quotes Mentioned
“How do I use my voice to enable others to find healing in some sort of way?”
“Really looking at the reasons why you’re on this earth, and being able to find your voice [that early] is really beautiful.”
“Mental fitness is a continuum.”
“Mental fitness is retraining yourself out of your continuous mental critic”.
“How can I replace this negative self critic with someone who is more compassionate, more kind, more patient, more reassuring..”
“I always wanted to be the kind of person to bring people together and to build people up.”
“You have to choose love in every moment”.
“You learn that any type of vitriol has to be an automatic response. No, that’s something completely within my control”.
“All human beings learn a lot about what love is supposed to be through the media. As a black woman who makes soul music, it’s my job to carry all these themes that are changing my life, through music.”
“Media is BS a lot of the time, but music is coming from the soul.”
Finding Your Cause
Mara Gubuan, the Founder of Equality League takes us on a journey of how she went from being a tax accountant to finding her purpose by starting multiple nonprofit agencies focused on advancing women’s rights and gender equality in sport. Mara shares with us the incredible work she is doing to help save Afghan women athletes and their families and how she supported a coalition of women to end a 40 year stadium ban for Iranian women. Mara inspires us with her passion and relentless fight to drive equality.
Guests Social Media Links:
Website: https://weareeql.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/equalityleagues
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-g-bb9a68132/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/equalityleagues/
Key Takeaways:
0:00 Intro
1:06 Mara explains the stresses of the current Afghan crisis and what EQL is doing to get involved
2:39 Mara gives examples of current success stories with refugees in sport that the EQL has been able to help with
5:33 Mara talks about the dangers these people face as high level athletes and how their accomplishments are now harming them
7:26 Mara details the start of the EQL and how it came to be and their original focus on Muslim female athletes
12:35 Mar talks about the struggles the EQL faces in terms of short staffing and needing help with the current Afghan crisis
16:32 Mara talks about how she really found cause during the quarantine when kids lost sports and tried to find a way to give that back to them
19:34 Mara talks about the EQL’s youth council and what they advocate and fight for
23:43 Mara details the toughest project she’s had to work on though EQL
26:53 Mara talks about a current evacuation of 100 people in conjunction with their partner FIFA
30:22 Mara explains a project and accomplishment she is most proud of
32:44 Mara talks about the EQL and where you can find out more information online
Resources Mentioned:
FIFA – FIFA is a non-profit organization that describes itself as an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer. It is the highest governing body of association football.
Equality League – Equality League is comprised of leaders from sport, human rights, and the media working to advance gender equality in and through support. We create and support campaigns to advance access, equality and safety in sport for women and girls worldwide.
Champion Women – Champion Women is a non-profit organization that provides legal advocacy for girls and women in sports.
Nancy Hogshead-Makar – Founded in 2014 by 3-time Olympic gold medalist, Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Champion Women is dedicated to advocating gender equality in sports for girls and women
Quotes Mentioned:
“One person in the right place with the right intentions can make a difference. And even what I tell the Youth Council is that if you are just authentic in what you’re attempting to do, people want to be part of your team where they want to help you, where they see their deficits.”
“It is very difficult to field message after message. You’re my only hope. When is it my turn? What happens next? And we’re working with a wonderful ally, but they can only do so much because are tremendous negotiations with different countries and the Taliban that are underway so we can only try to be supportive.”
“The FIBA hijab ban overturned, another recent victory was the overturn of the 40 year old ban on Iranian women. The 41 million Iranian women and girls were not allowed to enter stadiums to watch men’s football matches. And so you’re exactly right where I see that there is an egregious problem, we try to help solve it because we know with my powerful board and our community that we can reach the decision makers.”
WIN: Championship Traits for Life - Matt Eversmann
Courage, commitment, and teammates can be found on sports fields and battlefields.💪 US Army First Sergeant (R) & American Hero, Matt Eversmann, joins WIN! Learn about his story of survival, how it became the source material for Black Hawk Down, and how he maintains mental fitness.
How do you define the word “Courage?” Our guest today, First Sergeant retired Matt Eversmann, will provide you with an answer.
Matt served in the US Army from 1987-2008 and spent time with the 75th Ranger regiment and the 10th Mountain Division.
While his entire term of service was admirable, his time in the military will forever be immortalized through the events of October 3, 1993. Matt was placed in charge of a group of Army Rangers to lead a daytime raid against an eager enemy militia. Matt experienced the horrors of war when he and his fellow soldiers were trapped in a hostile district of Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, and marked for death by an angry mob. His inspiring story of survival became the source material for, Black Hawk Down, which recounts the harrowing experience. For his actions on the battlefield he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device.
Matt illustrates the importance of duty, courage and selfless service to succeed when ordinary circumstances become extraordinary challenges and we are honored to have had him with us on WIN.
Matt defines the word courage: 2:40
Matt discusses being a quiet professional rather than a loud motivator: 8:57
Matt talks about leadership and accountability: 18:51
Matt shares his cornerstone leadership tips: 37:17
Matt discusses the importance of showing that you care about those you lead: 44:26
Matt dives into bringing calm to the chaos of the events on October 3rd, 1993: 53:09
Matt defines mental fitness and shares how he practices it: 1:02:18
Matt talks about being played by Josh Harnett in Black Hawk Down: 1:07:17
WIN: Championship Traits for Life - Brian Covey
What is the first thing you tell people about yourself? Is it your accomplishments? Is it what you do for a living? Is it about your family?
Our Guest today, Brian Covey, will make you rethink how you approach people in sport, business and life with his thoughts.
Brian’s resume is one that will get our audience excited. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Brian played soccer at the pro and Olympic levels before taking on a career as an influencer, speaker, top-rated podcaster via “The Brian Covey Show”, an author through his book “Conversations with Covey”, and a wealth Advisor while serving as the VP of one of the largest mortgage companies in America, loan-depot.
But beyond his professional accolades and titles, Brian is all about balance in fitness, wellness and life. One of the things that stood out to me when doing research, is that Brian always lists himself as a father, husband and family man first.
– Brian discusses being a family man first and foremost: 1:42
– Brian talks about the importance of a team bond and how to strengthen them: 7:38
– Brian shares a time where he faced adversity, what he learned, and how he overcame the obstacles: 11:53
– Brian discusses a collective responsibility for a team to keep team culture in check: 17:57
– Brian expands on his five tenants that are a pathway to success on the field and the importance of also utilizing this skill set off the field to be successful: 22:37
– Brian shares what it is that draws people in to work for him: 30:09
– Brian tells why its important to understand what motivates others: 36:32
– Brian shares what he would write in a text he would send to his younger self and defines mental fitness/how he practices it: 42:53
Life After The Military - Matt Kellam
In this exceptionally powerful and informative episode of Life After the Military, Lee and Howie talk with former Marine, Matt Kellam. Matt serves as the Dominion Energy Military and Recruitment Program Coordinator. Dominion Energy, a veteran friendly company, historically hires 1 of every 5 employees with a veteran background. Dominion Energy has been in the top 10 of veteran friendly employers since 2008. Matt talks eloquently and with vulnerability about how he strengthens his mental fitness and how committed he is to help Dominion Energy take great care of veterans, their families, and create partnerships with the communities they serve.
Matt’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-kellam-178013b/
Dominion Energy: https://www.dominionenergy.com/
Troops to Energy Jobs: https://www.troopstoenergyjobs.com/
0:00 Lee opens the podcast
00:42 Lee introduces Matt Kellam
02:22 Matt describes how his service in the Marine Corps shaped him
10:26 Lee reinforces the value of military service
15:12 Matt shares his experiences and stories about transition from the military and his experiences and struggles as a student veteran
26:55 Matt describes how he began to work with Dominion Energy and his family’s history with the company
32:24 Matt explains how Dominion Energy created strategic partnerships with the communities they serve
40:17 Howie and Matt talk about the Dominion Energy leadership team’s commitment to helping veterans
1:00:44 Matt describes the Troop to Energy Jobs Program which helps other employers build a military veteran friendly transition and hiring program
1:03:40 Matt shares Dominion Energy’s charitable commitment to veterans with a partnership to host an annual senior PGA tournament in the Richmond area
1:07:00 Lee gives Matt his book title
1:08:03 Matt defines what mental fitness means to him, personal challenges he had and what he does to strengthen his own mental fitness
1:20:02 Lee closes out the episode
