E612: Shoot Your Shot: Coaching Without Fear, Burnout Myths & Building Something Real

Sep 3, 2025

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Shallow and Dante break down the importance of collaboration, how to take calibrated risks before you feel ready, and why "burnout" is usually an input problem. We cover mentoring through honest self-audits, keeping training alive while building a business, and the athlete environment that raises your ceiling online and in the room. https://www.instagram.com/malleusperformance/

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Why "shoot your shot" (00:00:00) Coaching is collaborative, not solo (00:00:52) Mentorship and the scarcity trap (00:04:21) The $18K U-Haul: risk with consequences (00:08:07) Start now: smallest moves that matter (00:11:23) Work ethic, pressure, and perspective (00:15:14) Scaling brick-and-mortar + online (00:18:03) Authenticity beats the algorithm (00:20:17) Self-audit: skills vs. avoidance (00:24:05) Burnout is an input problem (00:31:10) Athlete rooms that energize coaches (00:36:00) Keep training while you build (00:42:11) Use the mid-day gap: train (00:49:55)