The Champion's Mindset

The Champion’s Mindset Podcast Weekly Edition: November 7th 2016 Today’s show features special guest and division 1 college tennis player, Kyle Dunn. Andrew and Kyle talk about Andy Murray taking over the number 1 ranking in men’s professional tennis, becoming just the 4th man in the past 16 years to hold that title. Andrew also covers the Chicago cubs winning their first world series championship in 108 years and how sports has an unprecedented power to bring us together. Quote of the week “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln”

The Champion’s Mindset Podcast Weekly Edition: October 31st 2016 Today’s show features the segment “What I’m reading”.  Andrew shares with you “The 10X Rule ” by Grant Cardone. The 10X Rule unveils the principle of "Massive Action," allowing you to blast through business clichŽs and risk-aversion while taking concrete steps to reach your dreams. Today’s topics include… - Tesla Motors new solar panel roofs which are going to revolutionize the way people power their home. - NBA superstar, Russell Westbrook, who is starting off the season at unprecedented levels. - The retirement of future NFL Hall of Famer, Andre Johnson. This week’s quote of the week to live by comes from Steve Jobs. “When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and you're life is just to live your life inside the world.  Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family, have fun, save a little money.  That's a very limited life.  Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. Once you learn that, you'll never be the same again.”

The Champion’s Mindset Podcast Weekly Edition: October 24th 2016 Today’s show features our first new segment “What I’m reading”. Andrew shares with you “The Distracted Mind” by Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen. Newly released, this book examines why our brains aren’t built for multitasking, and the authors suggest better ways to live in a high tech world without giving up our modern technology. Today’s topics include… The Chicago Cubs return to the World series, their quest to break  a 108 year championship drought and the man who got them here, Theo Epstein. WNBA Champion’s, Los Angeles Sparks and what it means to long time great, Candace Parker. Bill Murray being awarded the Mark Twain Prize for Comedy This week’s quote of the week to live by comes from the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates.  “ True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.” Don’t forget to subscribe to the champions mindset podcast on itunes so you never miss a new episode. If you enjoyed the show, please head over to our podcast page on and leave a 5 star review. These reviews really help with our show getting noticed and help us to spread our message. You can also sign up to our newsletter on the website, Follow First Finisher on Facebook, twitter, and Instagram to receive all the latest updates from the show, and to join the community of other Champions Mindset Podcast listeners. Thank you so much for listening. I wish you the best in your pursuit of becoming a Champion.

The first edition of the Weekly  Champion's Mindset is here! These episodes will feature host, Andrew McDermot, solo-casting and sharing with you the past weeks most inspiring, motivating, and captivating stories from around the world. This week features: 19 year old NHL prodigy, Auston Mathews, who scored 4 goals in his first professional game One of the most successful bands in history, Green Day, and the launch of their new album, Revolution Radio The legendary Bob Dylan and how he became the first musician to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. 

John Romaniello is an angel investor, fitness expert, and New York Times bestselling author.  Some of the topics in this episode include overcoming limiting beliefs, what being an "alpha" really means, and how over-comparing yourself to others is toxic to your life. We talk about living with depression and anxiety, the power of keeping a journal, and daring to be different. *Bonus* John goes down a rabbit hole of Game of Thrones and it will make you REALLY happy. 

  Dr. Gary Williams is the Athletic Director at Wittenburg University and a close personal mentor of mine. Dr. Williams has his Ph.D in leadership and is one of the greatest minds on the subject. Dr. Williams work revolves around spreading the truth about how the greatest leaders in history lead from a place of love in their hearts.   This episode could have easily also been named "Leadership 101" because the amount of wisdom Dr. Williams shares is remarkable. Specifically, we talk about the difference between managers and leaders, leading during times of adversity, how leaders aren't born but created through experience, surrounding yourself with people who make up for your weaknesses, the biggest myth of leadership and so much more.   ? ? ? ?  

Today on the show I interview Bedros Keuilian who has been a role model for me for a very long time. Bedros is the “go to guy” in the fitness entrepreneur industry and overall one of the greatest business minds I know of. He’s created an international fitness empire and is one of the most coveted business coaches in the world. In the show we also get into how to take the first step in your path to success, the truth about how to build a world class network, why your track record means everything when moving up in the world, and a lot of incredible insights from Bedros on how to use the immigrant edge to build the Champion's Mindset. Of course, we end the show with, Bedros’ Champions Challenge, which you do not want to miss. Enjoy! 

Kris Simpson is a former bodybuilding champion, weight-loss and wellness coach, and CEO of Bodies By Design Fitness studios. Kris is also the author of the best selling book, The All-Inclusive Diet. In this episode Kris shares his remarkable story of overcoming 10 years of alcohol and drug addiction. He believes only through this pain would it have been possible to become the man he is today and set out on his mission to transform the lives of millions of people. On the show we talk about the essential reasons you must find the fears causing your suffering, why we need our family, friends, and teammates to thrive, how adversity creates champions and why you should embrace life's obstacles. We talk about daily habits for overcoming fear, what being a champion REALLY means, and the five facets of your life you need to balance in order to live an optimal existence.  And finally, why you must surrender to win. 

Today's episode features engineer, Ben Austin who runs one of the most incredible websites in the world called STOP.START.DO, which is a site dedicated to creating habits for elite performance. Starting out we get into tracking, measuring, and analyzing every facet of your life to breakdown what’s working and what’s not working. Because if you’re not measuring, you have no idea if you’re improving or not. We get into morning routines, starting your day off with gratitude, why the quality of your work is more important than the quantity. As you’ll hear Ben and I pretty much have a love-fest over our passion for reading and why reading biographies is one of the most effective ways to learn and better yourself.  And so much more... 

Christmas Abbott is a CrossFit competitor, Olympic Lifter, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and the first woman NASCAR pit crew member. In the show we stalk about while you’re starting out, just moving forward is the most important form of progress, the difference between passion and opportunity, how comparing yourself to others is self-destructive, why behind every fear is the person you most want to be, and so much more.

Jessica Bonincontri is a word class fitness trainer, coach, and entrepreneur. Listen as Jess shares her incredible story of how she overcome the death of her father and set out on a mission to transform the lives of millions of people. We talk about the power of "why" and how it's the crucial first step in achieving your goals. How truly caring about people separates great coaches from good coaches. Why jealously is keeping from living a more fulfilling life. ?In this episode we also talk about dealing with the haters, the power of perspective, what training can teach you about life, and so much more.

Craig Ballantyne is a productivity and success transformation coach who is the editor of the world renowned website, Early to Rise. Craig is also the author of The Perfect Day Formula:How to Own the Day and Control Your Life, his newly released book which is sweeping through the ranks as one of the best lifestyle and business books in the world. In this episode Andrew and Craig talk about creating rules for your life, the power of waking up early, the five pillars of success, why having a vision is crucial to living the life you want, how choosing who you spend your time with influences you more than you might imagine, and so much more. 

Welcome to the very first episode of the Champion’s Mindset Podcast presented by First Finisher. In the show Brad and I get into why it’s so important to bet on your strengths, instead of dwelling on your weakness. We talk about the power of abundance, and how living a truly fulfilling lige comes from our ability as humans to love and help one another. We discuss what it really means to be a Champion, and the answer might surprise. This episode is going to give you remarkable insight into becoming the best version of yourself. You’re going to love it and learn so much. And not just from Brad, but you’re going to learn a lot about yourself.