On the show today is Olympic Gold Medalist and 2x Olympian for Team USA, Connor Fields. Connor took the Gold Medal for Team USA for Men's BMX in the 2016 Rio Games and competed in the 2012 London Games. He’s currently training for his 3rd Olympics and going for his 2nd Gold Medal for Men’s BMX in 2020. On top of that he’s a full-time collegiate business student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
In this episode Connor talks about his willingness to sacrifice in the present to achieve what he wanted in the future. He also talks about what it’s like to be in a sport where it’s 100% on you all the time and the challenges he faces of being on the same team with other people trying to take his same dream.
Him and James dive in deep on the importance of choosing your inner circle wisely, why 99% of people give up on what they want, and what has contributed to his success thus far PLUS what success looks like for him now that he has Achieved what only 1 in 22 million people will ever achieve.
It’s a pretty cool interview guys, Connor shares a little bit about this parents, what the Olympics are really like for an athlete, and WHAT he really wants to be remembered for. Go give him a follow on social media. All his links are available below.
Key Takeaways:
- Having a vision
- You make your vision a reality
- Extreme success requires extreme work and extreme sacrifice
- Keep track of your training/preparation, writing down and measuring progress
- Discipline your mind to be in the present for peak performance
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Connor's Biggest Advice:
- Train your brain like a muscle.
- Tell your brain what to do, NOT what not to do.
- You have to consciously program you mind and develop a ritual.
- The more you get into the present moment the more you can achieve.
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