Intentional Performers With Brian Levenson

Mike Neighbors is the Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Arkansas. He is a father of four (Abby 26, Alec 20, Bowen 2, Barrett 9 months), a husband to Jayci, and a coach to 277 former players. For the last 29 years he has been paid as a Coach, but if you ask his lifelong friends and family, they will tell you he has been doing it since he was 9. So, he has really been a Coach for the last 43 years. Whether it was a neighborhood backyard game of tennis ball or the Final Four in 2016, he has approached every game as an opportunity to compete, learn, and grow. He has remained a learn-it-all/share-it-all ever since a life changing heart attack at 29. Before then, he was a know-it-all/hoard-it-all. He hopes those in our orbit learn for the experiences we share.   Mike had a number of amazing insights during our conversation. Some of them include: “Had [I not had that heart attack at 29], I was probably heading down the wrong path… I think I was lucky” (6:45). “Those processes that I learned to survi