Becoming My Stronger Me
"Becoming My Stronger Me” is a podcast designed to help you become stronger in mind, body, and heart.
Season 1 - Like 47 million other Americans, I voluntarily left my successful full-time career to pursue, well, whatever was next. We’ll call this “my great resignation.” As you get to know me, you’ll see that I’m a type-A planner. So to make a life choice without some grand detailed master plan on the other side was unheard of. But now, 2 years later, it was the best decision of my life. Join me as I share my story, questions I asked myself (or wish I had), missteps I made (and how to avoid them), the effect this had on me and everyone around me, and other musings that helped me to become my stronger me.
Season 2 - The Mental Performance Series is dedicated to exploring the intricate relationship between mental performance, sports excellence, leadership, and personal growth. We’ll dive deep into the psychology behind peak performance in athletics, leadership roles, and everyday life. Whether you're an athlete looking to optimize your mental game on the field, a leader seeking to inspire and motivate your team, or an individual striving for personal growth and success, this series provides practical tips, actionable strategies, and inspiring stories to help you unlock your full potential and become your stronger you.
Check out additional resources online: (https://www.becomingmystrongerme.com) and IG (@strongerme)!
Becoming My Stronger Me
Conversation with Josh Smith
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What can one unforgettable moment in sport teach us about pressure, preparation, failure, and being ready when our opportunity comes?
In this episode of the Becoming My Stronger Me podcast, Coach Nassim sits down with Josh Smith—former Division I baseball player, entrepreneur, and founder of Wits End Group, LLC.
Josh played four seasons of baseball at William & Mary, where his collegiate career included plenty of adversity, growth, and ultimately an extraordinary postseason run. His final season culminated in a CAA Championship, an NCAA Tournament appearance, and Josh being named the CAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
But the story of how he got there—and what happened when Josh found himself in one of the biggest moments of his playing career—is one you'll want to hear him tell.
Today, Josh brings many of the lessons he learned through baseball into his work as an entrepreneur and business owner. Throughout our conversation, we explore how experiences that were shaped on the field continue to influence the way he thinks about performance, leadership, relationships, and life.
We talk about the mental side of baseball, learning to navigate failure in a sport where failure is inevitable, staying prepared when you don't know when your opportunity will come, handling high-pressure moments, and what happens when the identity you've built around being an athlete begins to change.
We also explore Josh's transition from athlete to entrepreneur and why resilience, adaptability, curiosity, and a willingness to keep learning matter just as much in business and life as they do in competition.
Josh's story is a powerful reminder that we don't always get to choose when our moment arrives—but we can choose how we prepare for it.
Connect with Josh Smith:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-smith-84b8b0132/
Website: https://www.becomingmystrongerme.com/
IG: @strongerme
TikTok: @becomingmystrongerme