Coaching Mind's Podcast: Perform at your best!

This podcast is designed to help people take back control of their mind and body in high-pressure situations. We primarily focus on athletic situations usually spend time talking with athletes and coaches about how to use these tools in an athletic setting. However, we firmly believe that these are tools and skills that you will be able to use for the rest of your life in any situation or setting that causes your mind or body to get off track. Whether that is losing focus to distractions, losing confidence, that little voice in the back of your mind creating doubt, or wondering if you have what it takes, we use tools and strategies backed by cognitive brain research and neuropsychology to help YOU take back control and perform at your best when it matters the most.

Podcasting since 2019 • 150 episodes

Coaching Mind's Podcast: Perform at your best!

Latest Episodes

#150 - What Athletes Can Learn from Fighter Pilots with Boo Boucousis

What do fighter pilots and elite athletes have in common? More than you think.In this episode, Ben sits down with Boo Boucousis—former fighter pilot and entrepreneur—to break down how high performers train, think, and respond under press...

April 28, 2026 • Episode 150 • 41:35

#149 - Mental Secrets from an NBA Sports Psychologist

What separates great athletes from everyone else?It’s not talent.It’s how they handle pressure.In this episode, Dr. Tom Mitchell (former NBA sports psychologist for the Golden State Warriors) breaks down:• The truth abo...

March 03, 2026 • Episode 149 • 31:08

#148 - Relationships First: Real world lessons learned from athletics with Myron Burr Jr.

In this episode of the Coaching Minds Podcast, Ben Carnes interviews Myron Burr Jr., who shares his journey from being an athlete to a coach and now an assistant city manager. They discuss the importance of mental preparation in sports, the les...

January 29, 2026 • Episode 148 • 34:00

#147 - Handling Failure, Pressure, and Identity in College Baseball with Tyler Rubasky

Baseball is a game of failure — and how athletes respond to that failure often determines who lasts and who fades.In this episode of The Coaching Minds Podcast, Ben Carnes sits down with Tyler Rubasky, Head Baseball Coach...

January 12, 2026 • Episode 147 • 25:13

#146 – The Story Behind MTP Biz with Co-Founder Matt Hallock

In this episode, we officially introduce Matt Hallock, the newest member of Mental Training Plan and the Co-Founder & Chief Performance Officer of MTP Biz—our new division bringing mental performance training to the corporate ...

December 08, 2025 • Episode 146 • 39:10

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