RH Episode # 20 - Mick Di Betta, WaterMan on The Channel of Bones
05/13/20 • 54 min
This week we are talking to waterman Mick Di Betta, the inaugural World Champion Molokai to Oahu prone Paddleboard Winner. Mick has been a top 10 fixture in that event for nearly 21 years, which is an amazing feat in of itself.
Mick is also a coach who has coached many champions to the world championships, working both online and physically with his group "Just Paddling". Many of the world's top 10 paddlers follow Micks programs, and his knowledge of the ocean and the Molokai strait is second to none. Mick is also a level 3 surf coach so has the perspective of both the athlete and the coach.
The straight is not referred to as the "channel of bones" for nothing, it has a fierce reputation as one of the world's most dangerous pieces of ocean.
So we thought Mick would make for a great podcast on the importance of staying calm and centered in an ever changing environment like this, and to speak of the reality of what mental strength means when not just facing performance pressures, but also instinctual survival pressures.
If you are interested in what it means to balance performance, headspace and survival all at once spoken by the true salt of the sea, this one will hit the spot!
Mick’s coaching website-
https://justpaddling.com/
Grants website -
https://www.inconvenientminds.com.au/
This week we are talking to waterman Mick Di Betta, the inaugural World Champion Molokai to Oahu prone Paddleboard Winner. Mick has been a top 10 fixture in that event for nearly 21 years, which is an amazing feat in of itself.
Mick is also a coach who has coached many champions to the world championships, working both online and physically with his group "Just Paddling". Many of the world's top 10 paddlers follow Micks programs, and his knowledge of the ocean and the Molokai strait is second to none. Mick is also a level 3 surf coach so has the perspective of both the athlete and the coach.
The straight is not referred to as the "channel of bones" for nothing, it has a fierce reputation as one of the world's most dangerous pieces of ocean.
So we thought Mick would make for a great podcast on the importance of staying calm and centered in an ever changing environment like this, and to speak of the reality of what mental strength means when not just facing performance pressures, but also instinctual survival pressures.
If you are interested in what it means to balance performance, headspace and survival all at once spoken by the true salt of the sea, this one will hit the spot!
Mick’s coaching website-
https://justpaddling.com/
Grants website -
https://www.inconvenientminds.com.au/
Previous Episode
RH Episode # 19 - Mark Turner - Fear and Doubt in High Performance Programs
This week we are talking to Mark Turner who has just finished a stint as Triathlon Scotland high performance coach.
In this podcast we wanted to open a non judgmental discussion about the nature of high performance sports programs and what can be done to remove the toxic elements of doubt and fear.
All sports programs, even down to the grassroots level, suffer from some degree of politics and conflict. Often we find that doubt is a personal driver that infects the collective. Doubt is the cynical thought process that leads to protective beliefs, and limits the expansive lateral thinking that leads to a well oiled collective machine that creates athletic success at the end of the chain.
Psychological safety is a big component within a well functioning collective. In this podcast we discuss the power of vulnerability, authenticity and honesty as a route to making a sustainable change to the high performance model, in order for us to best serve the purpose at the end of the chain; great, well adjusted, fully developed athletes that are capable of performing at the top level with a background of solidity and solidarity.
There is something in here for everyone, coaches, athletes and administrators at all levels.
Grants Website-
https://www.inconvenientminds.com.au/
Next Episode
RH Episode #21 - Intentional Resilience
Intentional Resilience is power made of many aspects. No athletic goal moves anywhere without desire and intention. The power of dreams is an internal process that drives a physical outcome.
That internal drive can look a little like this-
Desire, inception, intention, inspiration, enjoyment, motivation, enthusiasm, heart, guts, will, acceptance, non resistance, and the ultimate outcome of resilience and trust. Without these critical drivers our goals and dreams are little more than a concept.
All of these inner qualities demand a healthy dose of the reality of the present moment in order for them to force a transformation. The present moment is the source that holds these qualities together.
Athletes tend to go off track, make things too complex, too rigid, they tend to project and dissect and rarely do they introspect. The outer goal has its core at an inner level, if we are disconnected from it we lose our ability to know what true resilience means.
If you are feeling frustrated by your endeavors in just about any sense, this one is going help you.
Gilesy.
Grants Website-
https://www.inconvenientminds.com.au/
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