The Post Game Podcast #86: Joe Poduslenko - Life After Sports: Confidence, Mindset, and Building The Post Game Podcast
Brandon Zachary and I talk on his Podcast, Athlete Resilience Center, which he co-hosts with his former teammate Matt Owens.
We talked about the mental game of baseball, figuring out what was next after sports, building the Post Game Podcast, lessons learned from cold outreach, and more.
We discussed:
- Lessons learned from college baseball
- Separation through the mental game
- Confidence vs. doubting your abilities
- Figuring out what was after baseball
- Starting the podcast
- Using the athlete platform to your advantage
- Podcasting for networking & building relationships
- The fear of rejection
- Lessons learned from the podcast
- Setting goals and having expectations
Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro & Brandon's Intro
(7:30) - Background & early baseball journey
(9:30) - From Malvern Prep to Seton Hall
(13:15) - Dreaming of pro ball
(15:00) - Obstacles faced playing the game
(16:30) - Lessons from failure
(18:30) - Bryce Harper and confidence
(20:45) - Gratitude and perspective
(22:00) - Mindset lessons from Jalen Hurts
(24:00) - Transitioning out of sports
(26:15) - Building The Post Game Podcast
(29:00) - Life after baseball: finding purpose
(32:30) - Discovering interests beyond the field
(35:30) - Putting yourself out there
(38:00) - Starting the podcast journey
(40:50) - Creativity in outreach and growth
(43:45) - Overcoming the fear of rejection
(46:00) - Just getting started
(49:00) - Digging meaningful stories out of guests
(51:30) - Biggest lessons learned from podcasting
(54:30) - How to stay consistent with episodes
(59:00) - Setting goals and expectations
(1:05:10) - 10 Questions in 10 Seconds
Links:
Athlete's Resilience Center | Find Your Performance Arc
Athlete Resilience Center Spotify
Athlete’s Resilience Center (ARC) (@athletesresiliencecenter) • Instagram photos and videos
The Post Game Podcast:
https://postgamepodcast.beehiiv.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thepostgame_podcast/
https://x.com/JoePod24
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-post-game-podcast/
Email me: joe.poduslenko@gmail.com