Winning Tools: Matthew Mitchell's Blueprint for Success
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Jon Gordon Podcast, I sit down with Matthew Mitchell, a coach who redefined success in both life and sports. Matthew's journey from a small town in Mississippi to the head coach of the University of Kentucky women's basketball team is nothing short of inspiring. We delve into the principles that have shaped his leadership philosophy: honesty, hard work, and discipline.
Matthew shares insightful stories from his coaching career, including lessons learned from legendary figures like Pat Summitt and Bobby Bowden. We discuss the path he took from trying to emulate the greats to forging his own unorthodox style that revolutionized Kentucky's basketball program.
A key highlight of our conversation is Matthew's new book, "Ready to Win," which is set to release on November 19. The book offers a treasure trove of practical resources and compelling stories about how preparation is fundamental to success. Our talk also touches on his departure from coaching to focus on a faith-driven life mission, enriching family time, and broader impact through writing and speaking.
Tune in to discover Matthew Mitchell's winning tools and how the principles he's honed on the basketball court are universally applicable to business and personal growth. You'll come away motivated and armed with strategies you can implement to thrive in your own journey.
About Matthew,
Matthew Mitchell is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author, speaker, three-time SEC Coach of the Year and the winningest head coach in the history of the University of Kentucky women's basketball program. The foundation for his teams’ achievements is the Winning Tools principles - honesty, hard work, and discipline. Through Mitchell's focus on the fundamentals, he led the program to new heights―seven 25-plus winning seasons and UK’s first SEC Championship in 30 years. Mitchell now leads the Winning Tools leadership platform, sharing the proven value of these principles with executive teams across the country.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the John Gordon Podcast where we share John's interviews with guests as well |
| 0:05.8 | as key strategies and lessons from his keynotes, coaching and more. |
| 0:09.1 | We want to encourage you to check out John Gordon certified.com if you're interested in growing as a leader, coach, |
| 0:14.4 | speaker, or trainer. When you get certified, you'll be able to teach coach and train others |
| 0:18.3 | on John's most impactful mindset, leadership, andwork Principles. For more information, |
| 0:23.5 | visit John Gordon certified.com Gordon podcast and today my guess is |
| 0:36.0 | coach Matthew Mitchell Matthew how you doing doing great John great to be with you |
| 0:41.1 | call you coach because you've coached many years. Where did you start your coaching career? I grew up in Mississippi and I started in my hometown, I was struggling with my transition into the business world from college |
| 0:58.6 | and just didn't have a lot of success going, didn't have much direction in my high school coach, I was back at my high school |
| 1:05.3 | one Friday night, lamenting the fact |
| 1:07.4 | that I felt like I was directionless. |
| 1:09.5 | He said, you know, I always thought you'd be a really good coach. |
| 1:11.9 | And so he hired me as his assistant coach that year |
| 1:15.5 | back in my hometown, and then I moved on |
| 1:17.4 | to a couple of little small towns, |
| 1:20.3 | but got started as a high school teacher and coach. |
| 1:23.0 | Wow, and what was your first college gig? |
| 1:26.2 | Well, that was amazing. |
| 1:28.6 | In the summer times, when I was a high school coach, |
| 1:30.7 | I would go and work camps camps just trying to get better and |
| 1:33.4 | learn and make a little extra money and so one of the camps I worked was the |
| 1:37.5 | University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball camp the great Pat Summit and |
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