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The Mental Toughness & Body Show
The Mental Toughness & Body Show is hosted by Robb Evans, an Australian high-performance coach, author, podcaster and health advocate. With more than three decades in health, fitness, mindset and human performance, Robb shares practical ideas to help people think better, live healthier and perform at a higher level. Episodes explore mental toughness, strength, nutrition, longevity, mindset, personal development and lessons from life, business and conversations with high performers.
Episodes
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Ep 1899: What Makes a Great Day
In this episode I discuss what makes a great day and how to start designing it immediately.
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Ep 1898: How Environment Alters Willpower
In this episode I discuss the ways in which environments change your willpower.
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Ep 1897: The Plateau Phase Nobody Talks About
In this episode I discuss plateaus, how to manage them and how to determine what needs to come next for you.
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Ep 1896: Why Ordinary Days Matter
In this fascinating episode I discuss what happens when you have what you define as an “ordinary day” and the success you always accidentally stumble upon.
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Ep 1895: The Cost of Changing Direction Too Often
In this episode I discuss what happens when you constantly change the direction you’re heading and what it costs you.
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Ep 1894: The Toolkit
In this episode I discuss why you should have toolkit for life and what you need to have in it.
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Ep 1893: Why Consistency Feels Pointless Before It Works
In this episode I discuss why sometimes it feels like we are getting nowhere, despite consistency, but then it starts to work.
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Ep 1892: Why You Work Harder on Easy Things
In this episode I discuss why we naturally gravitate to working harder on the easy things rather than tackling what's tougher.
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Ep 1891: Showing Up When It's Hard with Billy Boss
In this episode I’m joined by Billy Boss, Life Strategist, and we’re going to build this conversation around something she’s doing right now that I think is…
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Ep 1890: How Your Results Can Improve When You Slow Down
In this episode I discuss what happens when you slow down and how that can translate into much more improved results.
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Ep 1889: What We Can Learn From Athletes About Resilience
In this episode I discuss exactly what we can learn from athletes when it comes to resilience and mental toughness.
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Ep 1888: How Comparison Can Destroy Progress
In this episode I discuss the comparison game we play out in our minds and the negative consequences this can have on your progress.
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Ep 1887: Are We Losing It?
In this episode I discuss nostalgia and how many of the things of our past may be lost forever if we don’t start creating more memorable human experiences.
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Ep 1886: Don’t Be Afraid of the No
In this episode, I explain why you should never fear a “no”, it’s often the exact thing that points you toward what’s next.
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Ep 1885: Why Tracking Nothing Guarantees No Progress
In this episode I discuss why tracking nothing is a guaranteed way to stay exactly where you are and not progress.
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Ep 1884: Why Stability Is an Achievement
In this episode I discuss why stability in your daily earnt life is an achievement.
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Ep 1883: What Five Years of Average Effort Actually Produces
In this episode I discuss how we underestimate what it is we can do over a longer period of effort.
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Ep 1882: The most dangerous thing you do is start again on Monday
In this episode I discuss why it’s so dangerous to convince yourself that starting again on Monday is your best strategy. This is a powerful insight into what…
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Ep 1881: Who Are You Taking Advice From?
In this episode I discuss something that we don’t often stop and analyse until we realise it was “bad” advice, so, who are you taking advice from?
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Ep 1880: Shifting Momentum Towards Alignment
In this episode, I explore why being busy or productive doesn’t always move you forward, how misaligned effort creates fatigue, and how small adjustments can…
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Ep 1879: Why Most People Overestimate Their Discipline
In this episode, I unpack the gap between intention and behaviour, why good days create a false sense of progress, and how real discipline is measured by your…
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Ep 1878: Why Distraction is Killing Your Growth
In this episode I break down how constant stimulation trains your brain to avoid discomfort, why attention is the new performance advantage, and how to rebuild…
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Ep 1877: This Will Be The Next Global Pandemic
In this episode I discuss what I believe will be the next global pandemic based on what I am seeing with humanity right now.
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Ep 1876: Why Modern Life Is Training People to Be Mentally Soft
In this episode I discuss why I believe that modern lifestyles are training people to become mentally softer.
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Ep 1875: Why Recovery Is a Skill, Not a Reward
In this episode I discuss why you need to treat recovery as a skill, not just a reward for hard work or because you’re tired.
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Ep 1874: The Mental Mistakes People Make When They’re Winning
In this episode I discuss why complacency, entitlement and sloppy standards can sneak into your daily operating system when you’re winning.
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Ep 1873: If it Doesn’t Sound Right it Probably Not
In this episode I discuss why trusting your gut is the most important nervous system gift you have - if it doesn’t sound right, it’s probably not!
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Ep 1872: The Problem with Positive Thinking
In this episode I discuss what the problem with positive thinking in isolation is and how to ensure you don’t fall into a common trap of fake growth.
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Ep 1871: Why Your Brain Loves Quitting at 70%
In this episode I discuss why your brain loves to quit at 70% effort rather than pushing through. A fascinating insight into our default thinking patterns.
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Ep 1870: Talking Money with Veronica Deraleau
In this episode of The Mental Toughness & Body Show, I’m joined by Veronica Deraleau, financial coach, author of Making Money Is Simple, and U.S. Army…
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Ep 1869: When Growth Feels Anti-Climactic
In this episode I discuss when growth can feel anti-climatic and what to do when you are in that space.
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Ep 1868: Busting the Myth of Fake Success
In this episode I discuss why more and more people are faking their success and how to detect it.
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Ep 1867: Trust the Process
In this episode I discuss why you need to trust the process of improvement and remain focused on the structure, strategy, and consistency of implementation…
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Ep 1866: Clarity as the Ultimate Performance Edge with Saahil Mehta
In this episode I discuss with our guest, Saahil Mehta, an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and mountaineer who helps high performers cut through noise, reset…
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Ep 1865: When Your Old Motivators Stop Working
In this episode I discuss why your “old” motivators stop working and what to look for instead when they do.
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Ep 1864: Why You Don’t Have to be on All the Time
In this episode I discuss why it is necessary to give yourself permission to find your “off” switch to enable you to sustain your high performance energy.
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Ep 1863: Why Mental Toughness is the Long Game
In this episode I discuss why mental toughness is a long game and the specific process I've undertaken over the past 40 years to make it one of my greatest…
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Ep 1862: Legacy Impact
In this episode, I discuss the impact of defining your legacy, how it gives your life direction, strengthens your leadership, and amplifies the value you bring…
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Ep 1861: How Do You Create a Growth Mindset
In this episode I discuss how you can create a growth mindset.
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Ep 1860: What Have You Done?
In this episode of The Mental Toughness & Body Show, I ask what you have focused on up to this point of January 2026. Are you doing enough? What could you do…
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Ep 1859: Your Strategy Sessions
In this episode I discuss the importance of having a daily and weekly strategy session to help you remain focused, driven, and ensure your forward momentum.
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Ep 1858: Avoiding the Expectation Gap
In this episode I discuss some key strategies for you to avoid the expectation gap.
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Ep 1857: The Psychology of People Who Don’t Burn Out
In this episode I discuss what sits behind the psychology of those people who don’t burn out.
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Ep 1856: How to Build Self-Trust
In this episode I discuss the process you can use to build your own self-trust using strategies I’ve mastered over 38 years.
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Ep 1855: The Role of Recovery in Mental Toughness
In this episode I discuss the importance of recovery in mental toughness and how hard I work on this aspect of life.
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Ep 1854: Why Discipline Feels Different at This Stage of Life
In this episode I discuss why discipline no longer feels like work at this stage of my life.
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Ep 1853: How to Stay Grounded When Everything Is Urgent
In this episode I discuss why everything feels urgent in today’s world, messages, deadlines, expectations. I break down how to stay grounded under constant…
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Ep 1852: Clarity Builds Your Success
In this episode I discuss why operating from a place of clarity helps propel your daily actions into focused momentum.
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Ep 1851: The Discipline of Closing Open Loops
In this episode I discuss why closing open loops is a discipline, not a mood, and how completion restores focus, clarity, and momentum in both life and…
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Ep 1850: Managing Stressful Situations
In this episode I discuss sustainable strategies to manage any stressful situation in your life in a way that works for you.
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Ep 1849: The Benefits of Being Overlooked
In this episode I discuss the, often under-estimated, the benefits of being overlooked.
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Ep 1848: How to Stop Energy Leakage
In this episode I discuss how to stop the energy leakage that can occur in our daily lives and how to take back control of our focus.
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Ep 1847: 3 Things I’m Doing Differently in 2026
In this episode I discuss the 3 things that I’m doing differently this year to improve my outcomes and progress.
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Ep 1846: Climbing Out of Overwhelm
In this episode I discuss the steps you can use to help climb out of overwhelm and into a place of calm accomplishment and momentum.
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Ep 1845: Mastering Your Nervous System
In this episode I discuss how to master your nervous system and how that creates your ability to build your next level of success.
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Ep 1844: If You Only Focus on One Thing This Year
In this episode I discuss why you should choose to anchor this one thing this year and watch how it links to achieving all the success you crave this year.
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Ep 1843: What Actually Changes a Year
In this episode, I break down what actually creates momentum and why motivation, resolutions, and hype rarely last. Real change comes from structure, identity…
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Ep 1842: What I Believe About Mental Toughness
In this episode I discuss what I believe mental toughness and resilience means to me as we start 2026.
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Ep 1841: Why This Year Doesn’t Need a Reinvention
In this episode I discuss why real progress doesn’t require reinvention, it requires standards. The non-negotiables you live by quietly shape who you become…
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Ep 1840: When No One is Watching
In this episode I discuss what you do, when no one is watching, that defines your identity, commitment, and next level outcomes you are likely to achieve.