Correcting a bad habit isn’t always easy. Figuring out and understanding the ‘why’ behind what is causing the bad habit is important. Getting motivated enough to stop the bad habit and align yourself is key. Coach Dana Cavalea, discusses what drives performance + techniques used to produce champions.

* – The similarities of coaching sports & business* – Overcoming the doubts* – How to ask for help* – Finding your natural source of excellence* – The life handbook to less self-doubt* – Putting the ‘professionalism’ back into things* – Champion kids become champion people* – Breaking through the BS to get to the core* – Managing the emotional state* – Why companies should have strength & conditioning coaches* – Keeping performance top of mind

Website:

https://danacavalea.com

Books:

Habits of a Champion – Dana Cavalea

Habits of a Champion

Champion Kids: Johnny “The Jet” Saves the Day – Dana Cavalea

https://www.amazon.com/Champion-Kids-Johnny-Jet-Saves/dp/1641841397/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1567597419&sr=8-2

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Todd: (02:35)Dana, my man, thank you so much for coming on the show. Really excited to have you here.Dana: (02:54)Thanks for having me. Appreciate it.Todd: (02:56)Yeah. So we’re going to dive right in. I know you’ve got a lot to share and I’m really excited to hear about some of the new stuff you’ve been up to and your, your book that’s out right now. But can you give whoever’s watching or listening an overview of, you know, quick overview of what you do and then really I want to, I want to go deep and find out sort of your why. Like, what has driven you to decide to focus on this for your career?Dana: (03:22)Yeah, yeah. So, you know, I spent most of my careers, the director of performance for the New York Yankees. You know, we won a championship in 2009. I had the opportunity to, to train and develop, you know, some of the greatest talent in the world. You know, guys like Jeter, A-Rod, Pasada you name it. And, you know, it was an unbelievable experience. Being able to work with that, that level of talent, that level of mind and, and just that, that type of person. So that was, that was pretty cool. And you know, in addition to working with these high level athletes, what started to happen was I started to get calls from high level business folks, you know, in the world of finance, wall street CEOs of different companies of different sizes. And I started to actually start to coach them.Dana: (