Dwayne Morton: Performing Under Pressure in College

Dwayne Morton is a former international basketball player but his biggest accomplishments happened away from the court. He is a published author, inspirational speaker, podcast host, resilience integrity coach, and mental performance expert to elite athletes, business and thought leaders. Dwayne is dedicated to inspiring resilience, igniting purpose, and empowering others to rise above life's setbacks by showing up fully—mentally, emotionally, and intentionally—to win and overcome in every arena of life. He learned through his challenging experiences dealing with an 18-year misdiagnosed blood cancer and a bystander of a police shooting. Both challenges were not based on his decision but he took the responsibility and overcame. In episode 696 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Dwayne felt his greatest accomplishments were away from the basketball court, what he learned about resilience after a misdiagnosed blood cancer, his perspective on responsibility versus victimhood after being witness to a police shooting, what does "showing up" actually look like in friendships, leadership, and chapter life, why building identity before achievement is so important, what mindset separates people who consistently perform under pressure from those who don't, what small decisions college students make that end up having enormous long-term consequences, how to close the gap between values and culture, how to distinguish between building resilience and simply telling people to "tough it out", and what does living with purpose and integrity mean to him. Enjoy!