Ep.174 | Wednesday Recap | Drew Pittman

The world tells us to pursue status. But here’s what I’ve learned from that pursuit… It causes more pain than it does pleasure. In today’s episode of Coming Up Clutch™️, I summarize the Top 3 nuggets from Monday’s interview with Drew Pittman – co-founder of Brain Vault, author of the book First Team Dad, and […]

Ep.173 | Drew Pittman | Your Playbook for a Winning Career and Family

Relationships…parenting…balancing your life and career… It gets tough, doesn’t it? Some days, I just wish one of my coaches would call me up, give me the play to overcome a challenge, and I go and execute it.  I guess I didn’t realize how easy I had it as an athlete. But seriously – you want […]

Ep.172 | 5 Minute Drill | Start with Awareness. Finish with Execution.

High-achievers execute. That’s what we do.  But are we consistently executing at the level of excellence that we’re capable of? Emphasis on the word CONSISTENTLY. If you’re honest with yourself, that answer is no.  But there’s a step BEFORE the execution that we must take in order to consistently execute with excellence. That’s what I […]

Ep.171 | Wednesday Recap | Austin Nola

There’s enough complexity in and around your life. And where there’s complexity, there’s distraction. And where there’s distraction, there’s a detour from your dreams and goals. In today’s episode of Coming Up Clutch™️, I summarize the Top 3 nuggets from Monday’s interview with San Diego Padres Catcher, Austin Nola. Austin unpacked how he simplifies his […]

Ep.170 | Austin Nola | One Hard Truth Can Change the Trajectory of Your Life

How many times have you heard, “The truth hurts”? It does hurt… But it also helps.  Case in point: San Diego Padres catcher, Austin Nola.  Austin was dealt the hard truth not too long ago, but instead of balling up in a corner, he decided to ball out…in a completely different position.  On today’s episode […]

Ep.169 | 5 Minute Drill | Make the Shift from Time Lost to Time Left

Feeling stuck is not an acceleration issue. It’s an alignment issue. This quote is loaded.  But it’s the truth. A HARD truth I had to swallow once I woke up to it.  So many times we think things aren’t moving fast enough in our careers and lives, but in reality, our pace is our pace […]

Ep.168 | Wednesday Recap | Joe Blackburn

Sometimes the best answer for adversity is ACTION. And many times that action means moving forward despite the uncertainty. The alternative sucks. You know, just sitting there replaying all the possible scenarios… Focusing so much on your past problems instead of your future possibilities… It’s a death grip. In today’s episode of Coming Up Clutch™️, […]

Ep.166 | 5 Minute Drill | The Overlooked Necessity of Peak Performance

“But, J.R., I just have to get through this project, then I could…” “I just need to finish this quarter, then I could…” “I just need to get the starting spot, then I could…” “…Sleep a little more…” “…Take more breaks…” “…Go on vacation.” I’ve heard it all. For some reason, we get how recovery […]

Ep.165 | Wednesday Recap | David Aardsma

As an athlete, it was always a wake up call when you faced a superior opponent. If you were good enough, you’d hang. If you weren’t, you’d get exposed. But when I got exposed, it showed me everything I needed to know to get better for the next tough opponent.  That was the point – […]