Your Corner Man
The best coaches and athletes in the world share stories and lessons on life, leadership and career success...and failure. The show is tailored for business men/women, entrepreneurs, leaders, coaches and athletes looking for the information and inspiration they need to take themselves, their careers and/or their teams to the next level. Show host, Coach Bruce Babashan (a.k.a. Your Corner Man), is a world renowned professional boxing trainer and former senior corporate executive. Coach Bruce is a sage, a storyteller, trainer of champions and professional speaker and he brings a rare set of insights and life experiences to every show. We all wish we had our own Corner-Man to help us during the tough fights in life and Coach Bruce is the real deal. As he always says..."not everything is life is about boxing, but everything in boxing is about life." Listen to "Your Corner Man" and get ready for the fight ahead.
Episodes
53 episodes
YOU JUST GOT OUTCOACHED...now what?
If you coach long enough and at a high enough level eventually you will get outcoached. Sometimes, other coaches have better ideas than you did or prepared their team (business or fighter) better than you did for that particular event. It...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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13:48
STOP AND LISTEN TO YOUR INNER DIALOGUE...YOU MIGHT BE SHOCKED!! The power and importance of listening to the conversation in your own head!
We ALL have a conversation running in our head 24 hours a day 7 days a week. We are constantly talking to ourselves about our goals, our challenges, and our expectations yet most of us are not truly aware of what we are sayin...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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15:33
Take Care of Yourself First!
Taking care of yourself, staying in decent shape, eating well, and showing yourself and your body respect has an impact on both your ability to sustain the energy needed for the long hour's leadership requires and the way your athletes and staf...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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13:45
PUSHING THRU THE VOICE OF DOUBT - The race doesn't begin until your lungs catch fire!
We all have doubts at one time or another. Doubts, like water, can find their way into even the smallest cracks. Suddenly the voice in your head begins to question yourself and the once small crack in your confidence threatens to bl...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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20:53
LOOKING INWARD - The importance of understanding your strengths and weaknesses and challenging your most deeply held beliefs
If you want to be a better coach/leader then it is vital you understand your own strengths and weaknesses and that you challenge your strongest and most deeply held beliefs sometimes. Having the confidence to look at and evaluate y...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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14:54
SETTING THE STAGE FOR A COMEBACK
What happens when they have done everything you asked, paid the price, and yet still come up short. If you coach long enough or at a high level this will happen many times in your career. Knowing how to handle your athletes (and employee...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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14:38
SHOWING UP IS NOT ENOUGH! If your coach has to motivate you then you've already lost!
s or employees they lead.Far too many athletes (employees) are waiting to be motivated in their jobs yet stand by in amazement with they are beaten or replaced by someone with the motivation they seek and lack.
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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15:06
Turning fear into fire; Learing to manage the the fear of your athletes (and yourself)
Everyone feels and experiences fear, the trick is turning fear into fire. Learning to help your athletes manage the fear they will inevitably experience at some point prior to competition is one of the most challenging and important aspec...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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14:54
THE CHAMPIONS MIND - How Great Athletes Think, Train and Thrive (With Author Jim Afremow)
Join me and best selling author Jim Afremow as we talk about his book The Champions Mind. Learn to think, train and thrive. There is a mindset that produces success. In my podcast today I discuss this mindset and how y...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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53:00
The importance of staying ready...when you're always ready opportunity will find you!
Fate seldom calls at a time of our choosing! We all wish success occurred on a schedule or on a predictable timeline but it most often does not. Often time our greatest opportunities come when we least expect them and our ultimate success...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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10:00
The volunteer victim: learning to deal with people who decide to move on from you
There’s no denying losing a relationship stings. When it’s one that you put your heart and effort into professionally and personally, it hurts even more. Sometimes the grass isn’t always greener on the other side, but as a coach or a leader, yo...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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16:58
The feminization of male sports in America
Since I was a kid, there have been many changes in the culture around sports. Something that I have noticed is that kids aren’t as generally as tough as they used to be. In this week’s episode, I discuss my thoughts on the feminization of male ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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16:33
Another voice: sometimes that's all it takes to get your message across.
Trying to get through to someone can be extremely frustrating. You may want to instill them with words of wisdom, but they just might not be landing. As a coach or a business leader, you’re not going to be able to reach every athlete or employe...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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12:02
GET TO YOUR FEET AND FIGHT - Jerry “The Slugger” Forrest – Heavyweight contender
There are plenty of people who quit when the going gets tough and life knocks you down. Jerry Forrest isn’t one of them, as he actually got knocked down not once, not twice, but three times and kept getting up. This wasn’t surprising to those w...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:04:08
Overcoaching and the pitfalls of trying to do too much
We’ve all heard the term “Cool, calm, and collected” before. The demeanor that you associate with that phrase is what the best coaches hope for themselves and their athletes. Being even-keeled and levelheaded as you’re talking to your athletes ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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16:40
Never trust the applause - Michael Bentt –former WBO heavyweight champion boxer, actor, writer, speaker
Resiliency is not something that’s easy to find. Michael Bentt’s career has shown a lot of it and it’s not lost on him how the ups and downs of his life have helped him find his true calling. On this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of sittin...
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1:04:55
Success is a decision - Ruben Gonzalez – Four-time Olympian and motivational speaker.
Many of us have watched the Olympics and marveled at the amazing skills shown by the world-class athletes. But Ruben Gonzalez watched the 1984 Winter Olympics and thought, “That could be me.” Through pure will and mental toughness, not only did...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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54:23
Loyalty is success: 2 X Welterweight Champ Shawn Porter shares his insights on coaching, success and loyalty.
Taking advice from those closest to him was something that Shawn Porter had to learn at an early age. His dad had him in the gym at the age of 4 working out and training to become a boxer. But he credits his dad for also knowing when he needed ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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39:50
Man is a sum of their experiences: Eric Kapitulik – Founder and CEO of The Program LLC
Mental and physical toughness are characteristics Eric Kapitulik has strived to achieve his entire life. But it’s not his toughness that he wants to talk about; it’s yours. This week’s episode brings a discussion with the former United States M...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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56:09
Be the guy you would’ve looked up to as a kid: Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman, former UFC fighter, writer, speaker, podcast host
Like many people, Charlie Brenneman found himself unfulfilled with his everyday job. While most would look to move to a different company to get a better job, he did something completely different. That’s because Charlie Brenneman isn’t like th...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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55:48
When you’re loved, you’re hated: Vinny Paz: Five-time world champion
SEASON 3, EPISODE 10Vinny Paz wants you to know that life is harder than anything you’ll face in a boxing ring. The five-time world title holder is a decorated boxer, but his inspiring comeback story is what he is most proud of be...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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53:50
THE FOUR TYPES OF FIGHTERS: Knowing the right one for you will make all the difference!
The four types (styles) of fighters are: the BULL, the MATADOR, the FOX and the FENCER. Each of these types (styles) can win in any fight, however, to achieve victory the style you select must be "authentic" to you (or your team) and all of the...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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20:52
Facing Fear & The Art of Risk: Nik Wallenda, World famous aerialist and tightrope walker
Some people try to run away from their family legacy and forge their own path. Nik Wallenda has been able to make his own path while continuing in his family’s footsteps. While he is seventh-generation member of The Flying Wallendas aerial ente...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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58:19
Do you want to sell ice cream or do you want to be a coach?
Nick Saban once said... "If you want to make everyone happy, don't be a leader; sell ice cream." Thats damn right! There are far too many coaches who don't understand the role of a coach/leader or its responsibilities.&nb...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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21:21
There’s nothing else I ever wanted to be: Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, former WBA Lightweight champion
Ray Mancini is a self-proclaimed “product of his environment.” Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, he took the blue-collar work ethic that is engrained in that town and brought it to the ring. This week’s episode gave me the delight of sitting down...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:03:59