Being an athlete today is hard. Talent isn't enough. I know because I’ve been there—fighting through failure, struggling with mindset, and ultimately walking away, despite the talent.
That’s exactly why I coach mindset and mental skills for baseball players who want more. It’s about more than just playing well—it’s about optimizing habits, leveling up your confidence, and building the grit to thrive both on and off the field.
Backed by neuroscience and combining the grit of sports with the precision of executive coaching, I’m bringing real, hard-earned lessons to athletes like you. Together, we’ll crush performance anxiety, build mental toughness and hit peak focus.
My style? It’s raw, real and gritty. No fluff—just straight-up truth with a dose of fun to keep it fresh.
At Next Season, we process the past, perform in the present and prepare for the future…whatever is NEXT.
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Being an athlete today is hard. Talent isn't enough. I know because I’ve been there—fighting through failure, struggling with mindset, and ultimately walking away, despite the talent.
That’s exactly why I coach mindset and mental skills for baseball players who want more. It’s about more than just playing well—it’s about optimizing habits, leveling up your confidence, and building the grit to thrive both on and off the field.
Backed by neuroscience and combining the grit of sports with the precision of executive coaching, I’m bringing real, hard-earned lessons to athletes like you. Together, we’ll crush performance anxiety, build mental toughness and hit peak focus.
My style? It’s raw, real and gritty. No fluff—just straight-up truth with a dose of fun to keep it fresh.
At Next Season, we process the past, perform in the present and prepare for the future…whatever is NEXT.
Welcome back to The Next Season Podcast — and trust me, this one's a masterclass.
I’m honored to sit down with Johnny Martin, a speaker, coach and mentor to Fortune 1 executives, elite military operators, world-record holders, pro athletes, and high-level entrepreneurs. More than that, Johnny is a man who lives what he teaches—a life built on values, vision and grit.
When I created the Ambition Pillar in my coaching program, it was grounded in lessons I learned from Johnny—because values are the foundation for everything: goals, standards, boundaries, success and a life of purpose.
In this episode, we unpack what it really means to live in alignment, how to coach elite performers through pressure and transition, and why character always outlasts talent.
If you’re an athlete, parent, coach—or just someone chasing something bigger—get your notepad ready.
Here’s Johnny Martin.
Connect with Johnny: johnny@veteransfuture.org
https://veteransfuture.org/
00:00 – Opening & Johnny's Origin Story
04:00 – Strict Parents & Firm Expectations
06:18 – Poor Choices, Free Labor & a Life Lesson
10:00 – Finding Purpose & a Path - Lessons from Johnny's Father
16:08 – We DON'T Learn from Experience…
18:41 – The Neuroscience of Real Behavior Change
25:10 – Johnny's Journey From the Classroom to Coaching Elite Performers
36:00 – Different Environments, Same Principles
38:48 – Pillars of Next Season
41:53 – The Ambition Pillar - Identity, Vision, Values, Standards and Boundaries
43:23 – It Starts with Values - Your “No Matter Whats”
52:16 – "We're Gonna Dance, and I'm Gonna Lead" - Stress, Distress & Agency
58:36 – Acknowledge, Accept, Act
1:00:00 – Wrapping Up, Honoring Our Military & Helping Transitioning Veterans
The Next Season Podcast
Being an athlete today is hard. Talent isn't enough. I know because I’ve been there—fighting through failure, struggling with mindset, and ultimately walking away, despite the talent.
That’s exactly why I coach mindset and mental skills for baseball players who want more. It’s about more than just playing well—it’s about optimizing habits, leveling up your confidence, and building the grit to thrive both on and off the field.
Backed by neuroscience and combining the grit of sports with the precision of executive coaching, I’m bringing real, hard-earned lessons to athletes like you. Together, we’ll crush performance anxiety, build mental toughness and hit peak focus.
My style? It’s raw, real and gritty. No fluff—just straight-up truth with a dose of fun to keep it fresh.
At Next Season, we process the past, perform in the present and prepare for the future…whatever is NEXT.
