A Lesson from Parenting

Welcome to the Inspired Athlete podcast! In Season 3, Episode 23, we kick off the new school year by diving into the powerful lessons our kids teach us about resilience, discomfort, and growth . As an 8th-grade teacher, wrestling coach, and father of two sons, I reflect on back-to-school night jitters, the myth of needing to have all the answers, and why true confidence only grows on the other side of difficulty . Drawing insights from Stoic philosophy, sports psychology, and habit building—from Marcus Aurelius and Trevor Moawad to James Clear—we explore how retraining your subconscious, making hard choices, and choosing motion over emotion can help both you and your young athletes build a champion mindset when facing life's toughest moments .