BONUS Episode: Former Texas Longhorn National Champion Talks Mindset, Texas Football, and the NFL w/ Michael Griffin

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Barton and Michael dive into how a championship mindset survives real life: raising kids, navigating marriage, earning roles others overlook, and building a business that fits the neighborhood, not the myth. Michael Griffin shares how pressure shaped him from Bowie to Texas to the NFL.

• fatherhood lessons from a pro athlete mind
• why tone beats content in family talks
• early Austin discipline and first jobs
• high school setback, recovery, and hunger
• finding the role with no backup at UT
• practice design that makes pressure fun
• hurt vs injured and NFL availability
• daily ownership, humility, asking for help
• business learning at Gigi’s Cupcakes
• culture fit over one-size-fits-all formulas

Mitch and Bart will return with new Episodes in January 2026

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