Damon Lembi on Helping Young Athletes Develop a Learn-It-All Mindset
10/16/24 • 49 min
Welcome to “opening day” here for Season 3 of Sideline Sessions! I’m thrilled to start the season with a great guest, Damon Lembi.
Damon is a two-time bestselling author, the host of The Learn-It-All Podcast, and CEO of Learnit – a live learning platform that has upskilled over 2 million people. He also was a Division-I college baseball player who was drafted to play professionally and draws from this experience to bring an athlete’s perspective to leadership.
Damon is passionate about helping young athletes develop a learn-it-all mindset and moving away from pressuring kids to specialize in one sport. Today, we talk about:
- Damon’s baseball career and the lessons he learned from coaches
- Applying an athlete’s perspective to leadership
- The downsides of specialization and the year-round emphasis on only one sport
- The learn-it-all mindset for youth development
- Building confidence in young athletes
- Navigating pressure and expectations in youth sports
Connect with Damon and learn more about his work:
- www.learnit.com
- www.thelearnitallleader.com
- Instagram: @damonlembi, @Learnittraining
About the host
Ross Romano is co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and also hosts The Authority Podcast. He began his career in the pro sports industry before becoming a leading communications, marketing, and management expert working with education companies. He is founder and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success.
Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn. Listen to The Authority: https://authoritypodcast.net.
Welcome to “opening day” here for Season 3 of Sideline Sessions! I’m thrilled to start the season with a great guest, Damon Lembi.
Damon is a two-time bestselling author, the host of The Learn-It-All Podcast, and CEO of Learnit – a live learning platform that has upskilled over 2 million people. He also was a Division-I college baseball player who was drafted to play professionally and draws from this experience to bring an athlete’s perspective to leadership.
Damon is passionate about helping young athletes develop a learn-it-all mindset and moving away from pressuring kids to specialize in one sport. Today, we talk about:
- Damon’s baseball career and the lessons he learned from coaches
- Applying an athlete’s perspective to leadership
- The downsides of specialization and the year-round emphasis on only one sport
- The learn-it-all mindset for youth development
- Building confidence in young athletes
- Navigating pressure and expectations in youth sports
Connect with Damon and learn more about his work:
- www.learnit.com
- www.thelearnitallleader.com
- Instagram: @damonlembi, @Learnittraining
About the host
Ross Romano is co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and also hosts The Authority Podcast. He began his career in the pro sports industry before becoming a leading communications, marketing, and management expert working with education companies. He is founder and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success.
Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn. Listen to The Authority: https://authoritypodcast.net.
Previous Episode
Aaron Makelky — HS Football Coach on Overcoming the Challenges of Culture-Building
In the Season 2 finale, I speak with Aaron Makelky.
Aaron has served as a head high school football coach for 12 seasons in Wyoming, assistant for 4 seasons, and has also coached wrestling, basketball, and track. He is currently consulting with sports teams and elite individuals who want to learn mindset and mental conditioning skills.
Our conversation covers:
- How to determine the culture you want to set and how that’s evolved for Aaron during his career
- Who helps to build the culture?
- How to develop leaders within the team
- The challenges that make culture-building “easier said than done”
- Developing mental toughness, leadership and other skills
Connect with Aaron:
- Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, & TikTok: @aaronmakelky.
- https://aaronmakelky.com
About the host
Ross Romano is co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and also hosts The Authority Podcast. He began his career in the pro sports industry before becoming a leading communications, marketing, and management expert working with education companies. He is founder and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success.
Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn. Listen to The Authority: https://authoritypodcast.net.
Next Episode
Jennifer Gross — UC Davis Women’s Basketball Coach on Her Program’s Core Values and Building a Winner
Today’s guest Jennifer Gross is entering her 14th year as the head women’s basketball coach at the University of California - Davis.
UC Davis is a special place for Coach Gross, as she was a point guard for the program from 1993-1997, before returning as an assistant coach in 2004. She led the Aggies to five straight Big West Conference regular season titles from 2017-2021.
During her time as both an assistant and head coach, she’s helped the Aggies to three NCAA Division I Tournament berths and five appearances in the WNIT, including a trip to the WNIT Elite Eight in 2018.
We talk about team success, team culture, the program’s core values, relationships with student-athletes and more.
Hear about:
- The program’s transition from D-II to D-I
- Jennifer’s transition from assistant to head coach
- Building a program and creating a culture
- How schools can set coaches up for success
- Why fit matters in recruiting
- Staying competitive with graduation and transfers
- Team-building strategies
- Motivating today’s student-athletes
About the host
Ross Romano is co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and also hosts The Authority Podcast. He began his career in the pro sports industry before becoming a leading communications, marketing, and management expert working with education companies. He is founder and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success.
Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn. Listen to The Authority: https://authoritypodcast.net.
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