In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell kicks off the final four Wednesdays of 2025 with the third Winning Tool: Discipline—starting where every great leader must begin: in your thoughts.

After guiding listeners through honesty and hard work in their thoughts, words, effort, and actions, Coach Mitchell now reveals why discipline is the tool that provides direction. You’ll learn how disciplined thinking can turn talent into effectiveness, energy into progress, and intention into impact.

This episode breaks down:

• Why discipline begins in your thoughts—not your actions
• How to lead your mind before the world leads it
• How to guard your focus like it matters (because it does)
• Why building mental routines beats reacting to distractions
• 3 essential questions to keep your mind aligned with purpose

As we close out 2025 and prepare for a focused, intentional 2026, this episode will help you stop drifting, stop reacting, and start leading your thoughts with purpose.

In this week’s episode, Coach Matthew Mitchell closes out our month on Hard Work by focusing on the one place where integrity, discipline, and grit become impossible to fake—your actions. Drawing from real-time lessons with the Houston Cougars and his 20 years of teaching the Winning Tools, Coach shares how attitude tenacity separates leaders who simply complete tasks from those who finish with excellence.

You’ll learn why excellence is a standard, not a mood, how true tenacity always shows up at the end, and how your actions transform preparation into impact. If you’re ready to stop checking boxes and start mastering your craft, this episode will help you bring hard work to life where it counts most—in your daily actions.

In this week’s Thanksgiving episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell unpacks one of the most misunderstood aspects of leadership and performance: hard work in your effort.

Drawing from his early coaching days at the University of Florida—where legendary leaders like Jeremy Foley, Steve Spurrier, Billy Donovan, and Carol Ross shaped his foundation—Coach Mitchell reveals a powerful lesson that transformed the way he approaches effort: busy doesn’t always mean productive.

Through personal stories, team insights from the Houston Cougars’ current season, and practical teaching points, Coach breaks down the four keys to giving full effort:

1. Effort isn’t about motion — it’s about purpose
2. Quality over appearance
3. Full effort shows up when it gets hard
4. Consistency is the multiplier

Whether you're leading a team, running a business, coaching athletes, or striving for personal growth, this episode will challenge you to evaluate the difference between activity and achievement—and inspire you to align your effort with what matters most.

If you’re ready to elevate your performance, sharpen your focus, and implement the Winning Tools System of honesty, hard work, and discipline in your organization, visit coachmatthewmichael.com for resources and support.

Grab your notebook—this episode is packed with transformative teaching.