Mindset, Purpose & Resilience Episodes

When a competitor refuses to accept any result other than a successful one, they have moved into the mindset of knowing what will happen. On this episode we get to learn from highly acclaimed songwriter, Melissa Bollea Rowe on her story of realizing her greatest goals within the music industry. Interested to learn how you can achieve your goals through coaching? Reach out to coach, Steve Mellor at Steve@careercompetitor.com to schedule a free 30-minute consultation today. Author of the book God,...

A competitor that embraces the need to pull yourself up by your bootstraps joins us this week as Ryan Margolin, CEO of Professional Hair Labs joins us to tell us about the work ethic required to become an international business leader and entrepreneurial expert. Interested in achieving optimal performance in your career? Reach out to Steve at Steve@careercompetitor.com today to schedule your free 30-minute consultation. Ryan approaches his work with an intention to make things simple enough that...

With a unique and niche theme to this episode we welcome in journaling coach and founder of Good things come to those who Journal , Amanda Stern to get us all up to speed on the power that journaling can have to give you a competitive advantage within your career. Interested in how you can close the gap between your current expectations and your optimal potential? Reach out to Steve@careercompetitor.com to schedule your 30-minute free consultation Amanda tells the story of how her passion for jo...

The new owner and CEO of IDEA Health & Fitness, Amy Boone Thompson rejoins the show to tell us all about her recent career successes and the role that speaking things into existence has played in realizing these goals of hers. Head to Careercompetitor.com to learn all about Performance Coaching and what it could do for your career! A proven competitor within the health and fitness world, Amy has been working with great intention since her last appearance on the show 2 years ago (listen to that e...

A Career Competitor across multiple fields already before he has even reached his 30th birthday, Aaron Golub joins us to explain how he made adversity happen for him as an athlete, as a financial professional, and today as an entrepreneur and keynote speaker. Interested in enhancing your career through coaching? Be sure to email Steve Mellor at Steve@careercompetitor.com to request your free 30 minute competitive consultation today! Considered legally blind, Aaron attended Tulane university and ...

We welcome in a life long entrepreneur and the CEO of Adnet/Accountnet, Betsy Cerulo to the show to tell us about her work experiences of resolving issues and representing those without a voice within a workplace culture. Interested in enhancing your performance through coaching? Be sure to email Steve Mellor at Steve@careercompetitor.com to request your free 30 minute consultation today! A recent author to the book, Shake it off Leadership; Achieving success through the eyes of our labels , Bet...

We welcome back to the show the recently crowned Olympian, Benjamin Alexander who, last we spoke, was gearing up for his final attempts at qualifying for the Water Olympics for his country of Jamaica. Interested in enhancing your performance through coaching? Be sure to email Steve Mellor at Steve@careercompetitor.com to request your free 30 minute consultation today! It is fair to say that Benjamin is an incredible example of what it looks like to go all in on a goal in life, to do so with a ma...

It's the last episode of the year 2021 and we welcome in a man whose dreams will hopefully be realized at the very early part of 2022. Benjamin Alexander joins the show to provide insight into the reasons behind his pursuit of a dream that started at the incredible age of 32. Having spent the majority of his adult life establishing himself as a world-renowned DJ, Benjamin experienced his first trip down the slopes at 32 and decided this was no ordinary experience, in fact it was so impactful...

We welcome in the Director of Corporate Relations with the American Cancer Society, Lena Spotleson who also makes time to be the Head JV Girls Basketball Coach for North High School in Arizona. Lena brings to the show a competitive edge and level of fortitude that we are fortunate to be able to learn from, while also providing personal insight into how her life was changed forever 15 years ago. A born and bred competitor who, through the game of basketball, learned how to handle setbacks and def...

In this unique 2-part episode of the show, Steve swaps his role as the interviewer for the show and becomes the interviewee as his buddy, Pat Fellows (Owner of Fresh Junkie & Host of Fresh Junkie Radio) sits down as the host and guides the conversation for this fun spin on the show. Here in Part 2 we get to learn about the more recents successes and happenings in Steve's coaching career, starting with the work he did as the coach to first-time US Olympian and Gold medalist, Brooks Curry in his r...

In this unique 2-part episode of the show, Steve swaps his role as the interviewer for the show and becomes the interviewee as his buddy, Pat Fellows (Owner of Fresh Junkie & Host of Fresh Junkie Radio) sits down as the host and guides the conversation for this fun spin on the show. We get to learn about Steve's athletic journey in how he started out and eventually chose to pursue the sport of swimming he eventually took to international heights. Furthermore, Steve tells us how impactful the cho...

It gives me great pleasure to welcome back to the show the remarkable Kelly Cat-Wells who, since we last spoke has made the "Forbes 30 under 30", gotten engaged (and married - SURPRISE!), and continues to catapult the careers of so many disabled people across the entertainment and sports world. Only the third time I have welcomed someone back to the show makes this episode that extra bit special but the content we cover is fantastic for anyone lost and drowning in their career to hear. Keely has...

Some thoughts I wanted to share on the power of "acceptance" and how it can be the determining factor in your ability to perform at optimal levels when in a competitive arena. Whether it be a race, competition, presentation, test, or maybe a job interview, there is a strength that comes from accepting you have done enough, which results in surrendering yourself to the present moment so that you are immersed in the competitive situation. When we are unable to accept and find ourselves ...

Welcome into a brand new work week with a Competitive Call that should help establish greater expectations for yourself when it comes to performing during times when you don't quite feel it is possible. As a coach I frequently have athletes tell me "I feel like shit" which in my professional opinion is rarely a reason or excuse to not perform, usually it means they are simply in need of being reminded about their goals and require inspiration to work hard despite feeling a little fatigued. I bel...

Keely Cat-Wells joins us on the show today to discuss her work as a disability activist in relation to her career role as the Founder & CEO of C-Talent, Zetta Studios and Zetta Finance. Keely got her start in the competitive world of the arts as both a dancer and actress in England and was on a path to great success until an illness derailed her progress and she found herself suffering with a now life-long disability. Her story is one of incredible spirit and real life examples of overcoming tru...