Start 2026 off strong with Coach Matthew Mitchell as he dives into the first Winning Tools episode of the year: honesty, and specifically, the pillar point of humility. In this episode, Coach Mitchell shares real-life lessons from his coaching journey, including turning a struggling basketball program into a top contender, and how humility transformed his leadership. You’ll learn four actionable steps to make humility a leadership strength. Whether you lead a team, a business, or your family,...
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Start 2026 off strong with Coach Matthew Mitchell as he dives into the first Winning Tools episode of the year: honesty, and specifically, the pillar point of humility. In this episode, Coach Mitchell shares real-life lessons from his coaching journey, including turning a struggling basketball program into a top contender, and how humility transformed his leadership. You’ll learn four actionable steps to make humility a leadership strength. Whether you lead a team, a business, or your family,...
Start 2026 off strong with Coach Matthew Mitchell as he dives into the first Winning Tools episode of the year: honesty, and specifically, the pillar point of humility. In this episode, Coach Mitchell shares real-life lessons from his coaching journey, including turning a struggling basketball program into a top contender, and how humility transformed his leadership. You’ll learn four actionable steps to make humility a leadership strength. Whether you lead a team, a business, or your family,...
This episode marks a meaningful milestone — the final episode of 2025 and the conclusion of our 12-part Winning Tools series. In Discipline in My Actions, Coach Matthew Mitchell reflects on a year of growth, challenge, and unexpected opportunity, and shares why discipline is the bridge between good intentions and real accomplishment. You’ll learn how disciplined actions: Align your choices with your prioritiesMove you from reacting to leadingBuild credibility through consistent follow-through...
Merry Christmas Eve! In this special holiday edition of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Matthew Mitchell shares a powerful leadership lesson on discipline in effort—a principle that turns intention into action and consistency into success. Using stories from his coaching journey, including the inspiring example of Ryan Howard, Coach Mitchell shows how discipline transforms small daily actions into extraordinary results. Whether you’re wrapping gifts, cooking for loved ones, or winding ...
In this episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell dives into one of the most challenging and impactful aspects of leadership—discipline in your words. When pressure is high, emotions are elevated, and outcomes matter most, the way a leader communicates can either bring clarity or create chaos. Through real-life coaching stories and hard-earned leadership lessons, Coach Mitchell explains why disciplined communication is not about silence or suppression, but about speaking with...
In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell kicks off the final four Wednesdays of 2025 with the third Winning Tool: Discipline—starting where every great leader must begin: in your thoughts. After guiding listeners through honesty and hard work in their thoughts, words, effort, and actions, Coach Mitchell now reveals why discipline is the tool that provides direction. You’ll learn how disciplined thinking can turn talent into effectiveness, energy into progress,...
In this week’s episode, Coach Matthew Mitchell closes out our month on Hard Work by focusing on the one place where integrity, discipline, and grit become impossible to fake—your actions. Drawing from real-time lessons with the Houston Cougars and his 20 years of teaching the Winning Tools, Coach shares how attitude tenacity separates leaders who simply complete tasks from those who finish with excellence. You’ll learn why excellence is a standard, not a mood, how true tenacity always shows ...
In this week’s Thanksgiving episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell unpacks one of the most misunderstood aspects of leadership and performance: hard work in your effort. Drawing from his early coaching days at the University of Florida—where legendary leaders like Jeremy Foley, Steve Spurrier, Billy Donovan, and Carol Ross shaped his foundation—Coach Mitchell reveals a powerful lesson that transformed the way he approaches effort: busy doesn’t always mean productive. Throu...
In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell continues the 12-week Winning Tools series by diving into the leadership skill of Hard Work in My Words. After returning to the court as the head coach of the Houston Cougars, Coach Mitchell shares real-time examples of how the words you choose as a leader can either drain energy or create momentum. You’ll learn why perseverance language is a hallmark of hardworking leaders, how your words shape your team’s culture, and...
In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell kicks off the second Winning Tool—Hard Work—by teaching you how to activate it in the most important place: your thoughts. Hard work doesn’t start in your hands. It starts in your head. Coach shares stories from his early days at Morehead State, lessons learned at Kentucky, his journey of building the Winning Tools leadership company, and how those same tools are shaping the culture in his first season at the University...
In this episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell wraps up the Honesty series by unpacking what it means to lead with honesty in your actions — because real leadership isn’t about what you intend to do, it’s about what you actually do. Through a personal story from his days coaching at the University of Kentucky, Coach Mitchell shares how a simple issue with punctuality became a powerful lesson in integrity and consistency. You’ll learn three practical ways to live out honest...
In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell breaks down one of the most powerful lessons in leadership and life — Honesty in My Effort. Sharing the story of coaching All-American Ryan Howard at Kentucky, he reveals how true success begins when we stop comparing ourselves to others and start competing with our own potential. Through three practical principles — no comparisons, effort in our responses, and effort in adversity — Coach Mitchell challenges listeners t...
In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell dives into the power of honesty in your words — and how great leaders find the courage to speak truth with clarity, even when it’s uncomfortable. Drawing from two decades of leadership and coaching experience — from his first head coaching job to now leading the University of Houston Women’s Basketball program — Coach Mitchell shares a powerful story about choosing honesty over comfort, and how that single decision can ...
In this powerful kickoff to the new Winning Tools series, Coach Matthew Mitchell dives deep into the first foundational principle of leadership — Honesty — and what it means to be honest in your thoughts. Drawing from his own journey as a head coach and professional speaker, Coach Mitchell shares how battling self-doubt, comparison, and the “inner critic” can either derail you or define you. You’ll learn four practical ways to lead yourself with honest thinking — from believing in yourself to...
In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell shares a timely leadership lesson born straight from the court — the power of urgency. As the University of Houston women’s basketball team prepares for the upcoming season, Coach Mitchell reflects on the fine line between panic and purpose-driven urgency. He breaks down how fear can cloud our leadership through disorganization, defeat, and delay — and how determination can flip the script to focus, clarity, and decisiv...
In this episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell takes us inside the current season of Houston Cougars Women’s Basketball to explore a timeless leadership lesson: patience with the process. Drawing from personal experiences on the court and in life, he shares three essential building blocks—gratitude, preparation, and commitment—that allow leaders to stay steady when progress feels slow. Whether you’re building a team, leading in business, or guiding your family, this conver...
In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell dives deep into the power of the coachable mind — and why it’s the key to unlocking your full potential as a leader, teammate, and person. Drawing from his first season building a championship-level program at the University of Houston, Coach Mitchell breaks down the three traits of a closed mind — seeing obstacles, dwelling on mistakes, and thinking temporarily — and teaches you how to flip them into opportunities for ...
This week on The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell takes you inside the process of building a strong culture — whether in your family, your business, or on a basketball team. Drawing from over 20 years of experience, including his first months leading the University of Houston Women’s Basketball program, Coach Mitchell shares three common mental traps that weaken culture — catastrophizing, minimizing, and rationalizing — and shows you how to overcome them. Using the Winning Tools of...
In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell tackles one of the toughest questions every leader faces: What do you do when the journey gets hard? Drawing from real-time lessons with the University of Houston women’s basketball team, he introduces a powerful framework built on the winning tool of discipline. Coach Mitchell walks through the “H.A.R.D.” method—Honesty, Attitude, Resilience, and Discipline—to help you stay the course when challenges mount. Whether you...
In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell unpacks a critical leadership tension: choosing popularity over principles. Drawing from real-time lessons as head coach at the University of Houston, he shows how short-term popularity often leads to long-term pain — while principled decisions, though challenging up front, build lasting power, confidence, and satisfaction. Whether you’re leading a team, a business, or your own family, you’ll gain practical tools from t...
On this episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell shares real-time lessons from his first months as head coach of the University of Houston Women’s Basketball team. Drawing on decades of leadership experience and his proven system—the Winning Tools of honesty, hard work, and discipline—Coach Mitchell breaks down the power of setting clear priorities to drive performance. From rebuilding a program with only three returning players to creating a culture rooted in belief, discip...
Start 2026 off strong with Coach Matthew Mitchell as he dives into the first Winning Tools episode of the year: honesty, and specifically, the pillar point of humility. In this episode, Coach Mitchell shares real-life lessons from his coaching journey, including turning a struggling basketball program into a top contender, and how humility transformed his leadership. You’ll learn four actionable steps to make humility a leadership strength. Whether you lead a team, a business, or your family,...
