NFL Leadership Lessons for Entrepreneurs: Mindset, Culture & Winning Teams
This episode bridges the gap between elite NFL coaching experience and entrepreneurial leadership. Jamey Mroz, a former NFL coach, shares lessons on resilience, stress management, and aligning personal values with business goals. The discussion highlights how to cultivate high-performance teams through mindset, accountability, and shared culture. Entrepreneurs learn how to embrace stress as growth fuel, practice intentional self-talk, and reconnect with passions. By adopting these leadership principles, leaders can avoid burnout, build stronger teams, and create lasting impact.
Video Overview & Chapters:
Intro & Why Leadership Is Like Sports
- Timestamp: 0–90 sec
- Keywords: leadership, blind spots, sports parallels
- Description: Todd introduces the theme of leadership as decision-making under uncertainty and frames Jamey’s expertise in translating NFL coaching lessons to business.
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Jamey’s Path: From NFL Coach to Leadership Consultant
- Timestamp: 90–360 sec
- Keywords: career journey, psychology, business passion
- Description: Jamey shares his personal journey from athlete to NFL coach to executive consultant, explaining how his passion for psychology and leadership shaped his career transition.
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Burnout & Core Values Alignment
- Timestamp: 360–660 sec
- Keywords: burnout, reverse engineering, values-driven leadership
- Description: The discussion reframes burnout as misalignment between values and actions, emphasizing the importance of identifying and living core values to sustain motivation.
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Stress as Growth Fuel
- Timestamp: 660–900 sec
- Keywords: stress, resilience, reframing challenges
- Description: Jamey explains how stress is essential for growth and should be embraced as fuel, not avoided, comparing it to muscle building through resistance.
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Morning Mindset & Self-Talk Practices
- Timestamp: 900–1020 sec
- Keywords: morning routines, gratitude, positive mindset
- Description: The conversation explores how leaders can use morning self-talk, gratitude, and awareness practices to set the tone for their day and lead themselves first.
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Autonomy, Identity, and Reconnecting With What You Love
- Timestamp: 1020–1260 sec
- Keywords: autonomy, identity, fulfillment
- Description: Entrepreneurs are encouraged to reconnect with the aspects of their work they truly enjoy, even after scaling, to maintain identity and fulfillment.
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Opportunities to Live Your Values in Hard Moments
- Timestamp: 1260–1410 sec
- Keywords: parenting, patience, values in action
- Description: Jamey and Todd share examples of how challenges at work and home present opportunities to live out values and shape lasting leadership identity.
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Failure, Reflection & Growth
- Timestamp: 1410–1590 sec
- Keywords: failure, reflection, continuous learning
- Description: The discussion reframes failure as part of the growth journey, stressing reflection as the real key to improvement whether you succeed or fail.
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Developing True Self-Awareness
- Timestamp: 1590–1800 sec
- Keywords: feedback, self-awareness, leadership presence
- Description: Jamey explains self-awareness as both internal reflection and understanding how others perceive you, recommending feedback as a critical tool.
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Role of Coaches & Building Accountability
- Timestamp: 1800–2040 sec
- Keywords: accountability, coaching, leadership culture
- Description: The role of coaches is discussed as vital accountability partners who help leaders maintain alignment with their stated values and goals.
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Team Culture, Shared Language & Cohesion
- Timestamp: 2040–2370 sec
- Keywords: team building, shared experiences, culture
- Description: The conversation dives into creating shared experiences, values, and language that bind teams together and strengthen culture authentically.
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Closing Insights & How to Connect With Jamey
- Timestamp: 2370–2430 sec
- Keywords: closing, connection, leadership consulting
- Description: The episode closes with Jamey sharing how entrepreneurs can connect with him for leadership consulting and further growth resources.
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