In this episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell takes us inside the current season of Houston Cougars Women’s Basketball to explore a timeless leadership lesson: patience with the process. Drawing from personal experiences on the court and in life, he shares three essential building blocks—gratitude, preparation, and commitment—that allow leaders to stay steady when progress feels slow. Whether you’re building a team, leading in business, or guiding your family, this conversation will equip you to embrace the delay, stay focused on the fundamentals, and lead with perspective.

In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell dives deep into the power of the coachable mind — and why it’s the key to unlocking your full potential as a leader, teammate, and person. Drawing from his first season building a championship-level program at the University of Houston, Coach Mitchell breaks down the three traits of a closed mind — seeing obstacles, dwelling on mistakes, and thinking temporarily — and teaches you how to flip them into opportunities for growth.
Using the Winning Tools of Honesty, Hard Work, and Discipline, you’ll learn how to shift your mindset, stay focused on your goals, and keep moving forward — no matter how tough the journey gets. Whether you’re leading a team, building a business, or trying to grow personally, this episode will help you think bigger, stay coachable, and start winning.
Listen now and learn how to transform obstacles into opportunities, mistakes into lessons, and temporary setbacks into long-term growth.

This week on The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell takes you inside the process of building a strong culture — whether in your family, your business, or on a basketball team. Drawing from over 20 years of experience, including his first months leading the University of Houston Women’s Basketball program, Coach Mitchell shares three common mental traps that weaken culture — catastrophizing, minimizing, and rationalizing — and shows you how to overcome them.

Using the Winning Tools of Honesty, Hard Work, and Discipline, you’ll learn how to:

• Look at challenges factually instead of catastrophizing
• Work hard to address what needs to change rather than minimizing problems
• Use discipline to stay consistent and avoid rationalizing your way out of growth

Whether you lead a team of 40, a family of 4, or just yourself, this episode gives you a clear, actionable framework to start building a culture that wins.