Mindset Moments Podcast

My guest to the podcast this week is coach Mario Duhamel. Mario is a former NHL coach, a former QMJHL Head Coach/GM, and he is currently the Associate Head Coach of the OHL, Ottawa 67s,  My energetic friend Mario is a championship coach and has been coaching the sport of ice hockey at the highest levels for many years including internationally with Team Canada. Coach Mario has a great deal of experience teaching, motivating, and leading athletes to great levels of successful performance! Thanks for tuning in and enjoy our conversation...!   

This week's Time Out message takes on a slightly negative slant with a positive outcome... Things to avoid for leadership and coaching success...! Sometimes you have to beware of something so that you are fully aware. Just doing my part to keep you on the bright side of your mindset. Thanks for tuning in and thank you for the ongoing support for the podcast. Take a moment and subscribe as a follower of the program, I would greatly appreciate it, there is no cost...  Enjoy...! 

This week my guest is former MLB player development coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, Tad Skelley. Tad was a star ball-player in college and went on to coach several years in the NCAA after his playing career. He earned his way into Major League Baseball and found his way back to the NCAA where has worked with some BIG-TIME college schools. He is now developing student-athletes full time at the prestigious NESCAC school in upstate Maine, Colby College. Welcome to the podcast and enjoy...!

Many people aspire to take their work and sports performance efforts from Good to Great... and that is what is required to be a top performer. High Performance is a deliberate and intentional act and requires a plan and a pathway to follow in order to know which key indicators and markers that are being achieved. Average is unacceptable in the world of High Performance and this week's Time Out message is for those who desire to know what High Performance looks like en route to achieve performance excellence. Great to have you here, enjoy the journey. 

Championship NCAA veteran coach Paul Pooley, The Associate Head Coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team is on the podcast with me this week from South Bend Indiana. Paul played in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets and is also an AHL Calder Cup Champion. I have had the privilege of working with Paul, the staff, and the team at Notre Dame for the past 6 seasons. Paul is a passionate and very smart hockey man who wins everywhere he goes.! Thanks for tuning in, enjoy the program.

Life is certainly not easy these days, in fact it's tough...! It's even tougher when you have to deal with difficult people at work, on sports teams, and even at home. In this week's Time Out information-podcast, we dive into the world of difficult people and the behaviors they display and I am going to share some insights on how to deal with these agents of the character-building persuasion. Thanks for tuning in, I am glad you are here! Enjoy the program. 

19-year-old, Ottawa 67 player and 1st round NHL draft pick Jack Quinn is my special guest to the podcast this week. Here is what HockeyNews.com had to say about him; Ask any NHL scout which prospect rose the most during the 2020 NHL draft season and you'll hear Jack Quinn's name quite a bit. It's not exactly a mystery as to why. A late 2001-born forward, Quinn saw a 57-point increase in offensive output last season with a 52-goal, 89-point campaign in 62 games. Quinn's 34 even-strength goals were the second most among draft-eligible prospects.  Jack took some time out with me from the Team Canada, World Junior Hockey training camp in Red Deer AL to speak with me... enjoy the program, and thanks for joining me! 

Welcome to this week's Time Out Message, hopefully this is becoming a good habit for you...! More than 80% percent of our daily activities are our habits. That being said, any result you obtained today, regardless good or bad, is the collective product of your habits in the past. Likewise, every result you desire for the future depends on the habits you have and cultivate at this moment and through the day going forward. Let's see if we can start changing and cultivating new habits today and for the next 21 days to make all our tomorrows better. Enjoy the message and thanks for joining me...! 

My guest to the program is my long-time friend, Dr. Bruce Smith, the Radio Broadcast voice for the hockey games of the St John's Sea Dogs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was the former, radio color commentator for the AHL - St John's Flames; he also dressed as a goaltender for an AHL game and will share his story about that adventure in this interview. Bruce is also the Director of Hockey Ministries International, Atlantic Division, and serves as the Chaplin for the Sea Dogs team and the QMJHL. Enjoy the podcast, Thanks for tuning in...!

Welcome to a special, THANKSGIVING - TIME OUT podcast message for you all this week. This week's message Have an Attitude of Gratitude is applicable to any time of year but I felt it was appropriate to send it out because of the holiday for a large portion of my listening audience is in America...! There are so many things we can be thankful for but I want to encourage you to try and increase your focus of having an attitude of gratitude on more of a daily basis! Today's message will outline the major benefits of doing that and it will surely make a big impact on your life and those around you..! I am thankful for your support and appreciate you all for tuning in... make it a great day...!