Mental Toughness Podcast With Dr. Rob Bell
Health & Fitness:Mental Health
Donita Walters is a high-school teacher and swim coach. As a swim coach, she has coached many at the national level and the Olympic Games in Rio. She is an avid cyclist and her goal is to ride coast-coast across the united states, a total of over 3700 miles. She had ridden close to 5000 miles as her training for this epic journey when her hinge moment occurred...
3:30 Donita getting hit by a car.
6:42 Donita describes the details of her cycling accident.
9:45 Her first true memory after being hit.
10:35 The significant people involved in her rehabilitation process.
14:12 Her mindset and faith during recovery.
16:45 The power of prayer: truly the only way I survived.
17:45 How having an athletic mindset transformed her healing process.
20:34 Our difficulty lies in how we see our injury.
23:42 The perspectives and gratitude gained as a result of her injury.
25:25 Meeting the woman who struck her with her car: I wanted to be able to help her.
27:38 Donita describes how this incident made her a better person in all areas of her life.
28:34 I am where I am right now because of this accident.
28:56 Donita gives examples of how her coaching has changed.
31:45 The questions she asked herself while laying in the hospital bed.
32:21 The parallels between coaching and her recovery.
33:29 The positive changes that have been made for her swim team.
34:13 Looking at her athletes as a whole with empathy and compassion.
36:01 The life lessons from sports are more important than the wins and losses.
38:18 Donita's advice to parents.
39:29 Continuing to bike after her accident.
41:37 Her daily biking goal now: go faster.
45:21 Where I am today would not have happened without thousands of people.
Join The Mental Toughness Newsletter and TEXT DRROBBELL to 33444
ENTER DRROBBBELL at Getsom.com for 15% off.
If you enjoyed this episode on Mental Toughness, please subscribe on itunes and leave a review
Dr. Rob Bell
drrobbell.com
Rob Bent- Som Sleep- 250,000 Night's of Sleep
John Shegerian- CEO Som Sleep- Profit With Purpose
Ron McKeefery- Being a Dream Builder Not A Killer
Ted Rath- NFL Strength Coach of The year- NO RANK to a good idea
Morgan Bergren- Pro Volleyball and The Minimalist Lifestyle
Chase Wright- PGA Tour and The Secret Evening Routine
Sarah Piampiano- From two packs a day to a Champion Triathlete
Jerred Moon- Can You Do ANYTHING Every Single Day for a Year?
Todd Gongwer- Invite The Tough Stuff
Luke Tyburski- The Ultimate Triathlon
Martin Rooney: Mental Toughness & The Salad Bar
Todd Hollowell- A Professional Angler is NOT a Cooler of Cokes.
Gary Brackett- Run with the Deer, Hit with the Buffalo!
Wil Fleming- His 21-Month Old Son Powered Him to a National Record
Derick Grant- Harlem Globetrotter & Microwave Success
Jon Busch, Top MLS GK of All-Time Took 5 Professional Years to Be A Rookie.
Gerardo Torrado- 3 World Cups, cut at age 14.
Mark Immelman, How A Call From Gary Player led to The Masters Win.
Joey Burton- Your Vision Drives Your Mental Toughness
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Your Sleep Guru Podcast
Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga
Men Do Talk Podcast
The Dr. John Delony Show
On Purpose with Jay Shetty