S2E2 - Nick Ferrer: 2x National Championship QB Talks Mental Toughness

In this episode, you will hear our conversation with Nick Ferrer about how he controlled his mind a body during the process of playing college football.  As a high school quarterback, he set just about every single-season passing record at his school and took his team to the state championship.  His freshman year he attended the University of St. Francis in Ft. Wayne, IN where he won the starting QB job his freshman year.  After a disappointing 6-5 season, he was benched and had to deal with the heartbreak of failure all over again.  Listen to Nick explain how he handled that adversity, bought into the process his coaching staff laid out, and worked his way to back to back national championships and the NAIA Offensive Player of the Year award.  Here are some highlights from our conversation:

2:17 - Recap of his football career
3:05 - Differences between high school & college football
4:18 - Dealing with failure
6:20 - Moving forward with purpose
7:52 - Performance on the field
9:32 - Preparation for success
12:45 - Leading teammates under pressure
17:25 - Relaxing before competition
19:35 - Being coachable
20:54 - Using failure to grow and "find success"
21:38 - Distractions at college
23:11 - End of season & start of a new one
25:27 - Long term vision, short term plan
29:00 - Handling the national championship trip
30:36 - Advice for younger athletes
32:50 - Taking these experiences into the real world

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