Muscle Intelligence

019- The 10 Pillars of Peak Mental Performance with Brian Cain


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Joining us today is the elite mindset coach Brian Cain!  Brian has coached multiple Cy Young Award winners, UFC champions, has consulted for top teams in the NFL, NHL, MLB and more.  Our chat with Brian dives deep on the mindset of performance where Brian has 10 Pillars that he feels are the necessary building blocks to overcoming adversity, achieving peak performance, and relentlessly pursuing your goals.

Time Stamps

  • The importance of relating to your clients and have an idea of what is going on ‘upstairs’. How the mind has to precede the body. [4:26]
  • Steps to teach the average athlete to accomplish their dreams: The 10 skill sets that make up an ‘unbreakable’ mind. [11:12]
    • #1 – Create an ‘Elite’ mindset. [14:30]
    • #2 – Motivation and commitment. [20:16]
    • #3 – Focus and awareness. [22:16]
    • #4 – Self-control and discipline: Let your plan drive the bus. [30:28]
    • #5 – Process over outcome. [35:04]
    • #6 – Meditation and mental imagery: How separation is in preparation. [36:58]
    • #7 – Build a routine and create habits of excellence. [51:57]
    • #8 – Time management and organization: His 168 plan. [57:23]
    • #9 – Leadership: Ability to build trust and get results. [1:00:57]
    • #10 – Culture: The M.V.P. process. [1:03:04]
  • What are his daily affirmations? [1:05:30]
  • How you are always on and off the path. [1:06:45]
  • What are his favorite books on this topic? [1:09:35]
  • The Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Certification. [1:12:14]
  • His ‘six economies’. [1:16:06]

Featured Guest

  • Brian Cain (@briancainpeak) • Instagram
  • Website
  • YouTube

Related Links/Products Mentioned

  • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Book by Carol Dweck
  • Amy Cuddy: Your body language may shape who you are | TED Talk
  • Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges – Book Amy Cuddy
  • Concentration Grids For Mental Performance
  • Heads-Up Baseball: Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time - Book by Ken Ravizza and Tom Hanson
  • Man's Search for Meaning - Book by Viktor Frankl
  • Inspiring: Change the World by Making Your Bed - by Admiral William McRaven
  • The Daily Stoic : 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living - Book by Ryan Holiday
  • The Compound Effect - Book by Darren Hardy
  • Life Is Yours to Win: Lessons Forged from the Purpose, Passion, and Magic of Baseball - Book by Augie Garrido
  • The Way of the Fight – Book by Georges St-Pierre
  • Legacy - Book by JAMES. KERR
  • Power sleep : The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance - Book by James B Maas

People Mentioned

  • Amy Cuddy (@amyjccuddy) · Twitter
  • Tom Newman - Yale
  • Robert Gilbert (@SuccessHotline) | Twitter
  • Georges St-Pierre (@georgesstpierre) • Instagram
  • Ryan Holiday (@ryanholiday) • Instagram
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