Be That 1% Podcast

Title: Slow is the new fast: The philosophy of slow

Slow Is the New Fast

We've been sold a lie: that speed equals success. But the fastest people aren't always the ones winning; they're often the ones burning out, missing what matters, and mistaking motion for progress.

In this episode of Be That 1%, James breaks down five areas of life that quietly erode when we move too fast, and what happens when we deliberately slow them back down.

1. Attention. Speed fractures focus. We explore why constant urgency makes it nearly impossible to think deeply, and how slowing down rebuilds the kind of concentration that actually produces results.

2. Relationships. Rushed conversations and distracted presence quietly damage the people closest to us. We look at what it takes to actually be with someone, not just near them.

3. Health. Chronic hurry keeps the body in a low-grade stress response. We unpack how speed shows up physically, and why slowing down is a performance strategy, not a wellness cliché.

4. Judgement. Fast decisions feel efficient, but they're often just reactive. We dig into why the best decisions usually come from a slower, quieter process, and how to build that back in.

5. Meaning. When everything moves fast, nothing gets examined. We talk about why a life built entirely for speed can end up feeling empty, no matter how much gets done.

This isn't an argument against ambition. It's an invitation for a smarter kind of ambition, one that knows exactly when to slow down so it can move faster when and where it counts.

To connect with James Silvas

IG: https://www.instagram.com/james_silvas/

FB: facebook.com/silvasspeaks

YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas

Website: jamessilvas.com / www.bethatonepercent.com

Maggie Awad is the founder of Elevate Performance Medicine and one of the most trusted medical pioneers in professional sports. As a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a Functional Sports Medicine Specialist, Maggie's approach is grounded in decades of groundbreaking clinical work and research focused on one question: how do we reduce inflammation in high performers and professional athletes?

Maggie has been sought after as a personal practitioner with the NFL, NBA, MLS, AFL, and Olympic athletes.

In today's episode, we talk about the following topics:

• What inflammation does to the body and how to reduce it
• What the Gut-Brain connection is and what interferes with it working properly
• Mitochondrial health
• What overperformance looks and feels like

You'll leave with practical strategies to elevate your health and boost the overall quality of your life.

Connect with Maggie:

• IG: Maggie.awad_

Email: [email protected]

To connect with James Silvas

IG: https://www.instagram.com/james_silvas/

FB: facebook.com/silvasspeaks

YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas

Website: jamessilvas.com / www.bethatonepercent.com

Ep 308: Hiding in the Prep Work: When Preparation Becomes Avoidance

Preparation is usually praised as discipline, but sometimes, it's the safest place to hide.

In this episode, we explore how high performers use prep work, planning, and self-improvement to delay the very thing that would move their life forward: exposure.

From over-refining ideas to rehearsing conversations we never have, preparation can quietly become a form of resistance, one that looks responsible on the outside while keeping us stuck on the inside.

Drawing from personal experience, this episode unpacks how preparation can preserve potential, protect identity, and avoid feedback while slowly eroding self-trust.

This is a conversation about the difference between getting ready and showing up.

Connect with James

• IG: @James_silvas

• Tik Tok: @James_Silvas

• YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas

• Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com

• Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

Title: Habits that make you unshakable in a chaotic world

In today's episode, James shares 5 habits that you can either continue to strengthen and reinforce or begin to integrate into your daily, weekly, and quarterly rhythm to become unshakable amidst the chaos.

Connect with James

• IG: @James_silvas

• Tik Tok: @James_Silvas

• YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas

• Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com

• Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

Title: Leading with Safety: What Attachment Theory Teaches Us About Trust and Influence w Jessica Baum

Bio: Jessica Baum, LMHC -Psychotherapist, author, thought leader, relationship coach, and founder of the Self-full® Method. Founder of Conscious Relationship Group. Author of: Anxiously Attached & her newest book, SAFE.

Her work is primarily focused on helping people like you develop a meaningful connection with themselves and understand their own core patterns, so they can better understand how they relate in their relationships.

In this episode, Jessica and James explore how your attachment style influences the relationships you form at work and at home, and what strategies you can do to lead with safety.

Connect with Jessica:

• Web: https://consciousrelationshipgroup.com/

• Ig: @jessicabaumlmhc

• Anxiously attached: https://www.amazon.com/Anxiously-Attached-Becoming-More-Secure/dp/0593331060

• Safe: https://jessicabaumlmhc.com/interview

Connect with James:

• IG: @James_silvas

• Tik Tok: @James_Silvas

• YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas

• Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com

• Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

Title: How to create breakthrough conversations

In today's episode, James shares seven communication tools that he has used over the past 12 years while working as a coach to corporate leaders, elite athletes, and couples worldwide.

Connect with James:

• IG: @James_silvas

• Tik Tok: @James_Silvas

• YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas

• Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com

• Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

Title: Beyond Performance with Paleta

Bio: Paleta is a movement artist and choreographer who helps artists and performers get in touch with their truth. She has worked with Nike Women and well-known artists, such as the pop and jazz artist RAY.

She believes that the more in tune we are with our bodies, the more effective we become in not only living our truth, but speaking it.

Content:

• Ego + Performance: how culture affects how we operate and treat our bodies.

• Tapping into your truth through movement

• Shadow Self: integrating lost parts of yourself that have been cast out to increase potency as a leader

Connect with Paleta:

• IG: @Paletacalmquality

Connect with James:

• IG: @James_silvas

• Tik Tok: @James_Silvas

• YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas

• Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com

• Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

Episode: 302

Title: Leadership Under Pressure with Amanda Gaines | University of Minnesota Dance

Bio: Coach Amanda Gaines has been a part of the Gopher dance team for 19 years. First as an athlete from 2005-2009, then as an assistant coach from 2009-13, and then as the head coach.

Gaines became the head coach in April 2013 and held that role until March 2017. After taking some time off, she resumed that role in 2020.

During her tenure, Gaines helped the Gophers to a national championship as an athlete (2006), eight national championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) as an assistant coach, and 10 titles as the head coach in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

In all, Minnesota has won 23 dance national titles with Gaines a part of 20 of them.

Under her watch, the Gophers also represented Team USA for the 2025 International Cheer and Dance Competition, where the team won gold in the Pom and silver in the Jazz division. It was the third time that Minnesota represented the US National Team, having also done so in 2010 and 2014, under Gaines' leadership.

Today, James and Amanda discuss the psychological frameworks and principles she operates from that help her navigate the pressure, tension, chaos, and the mindsets & behaviors she instills within the team so they can go on the floor and be at their best.

Topics:

• Coaching strategies and style that support growth and sustainability

• Practices she uses to build a winning Culture

• How she handles pressure/expectations

• What she suggests coaches get better at

• What she looks for when recruiting top talent

• A message to parents before putting their children in dance

Connect with Amanda

• Ig: @amandagaines_

Connect with James

• IG: @James_silvas

• Tik Tok: @James_Silvas

• YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas

• Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com

• Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

Episode: 302

Title: Love Without The Mask with Tori Gordon

About: Tori Gordon is a high-performance coach, transformational speaker, and host of the globally ranked Coachable Podcast. Named one of TikTok's Top 100 Female Creators, Tori's content reaches over 1 million people worldwide, where she blends mindset, embodiment, and spiritual psychology to help people create lives that feel as good as they look.

As the founder of Revive Las Vegas, a holistic healing center and community, Tori works with executives, athletes, and creatives to unlock their highest potential through subconscious reprogramming, nervous system regulation, and soul-aligned leadership. Her work has been featured by NBC, Fox News, CBS, and Business Insider, and she collaborates with brands like BetterHelp, NatureMade, and Organifi.

Get ready for a powerful conversation about healing, personal evolution, and what it means to lead from presence over performance.

Topics discussed:

• inner work to welcome in new relationships

• Relational dynamics

• What is missing from relationships nowadays?

• Blockers to experiencing, giving, and receiving love

Connect with Tori:

• IG @thetorigordon

• YouTube: @ToriGordon

• The Coachable Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coachable-podcast/id1475408897

• TikTok- The Tori Gordon

Connect with James:

• IG: @James_silvas

• Tik Tok: @James_Silvas

• YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas

• Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com

• Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

Episode: 301

Title: Coaching Insights and Lessons from 4x National Championship Dance Coach - Bre Acosta

Bio: Breanna Acosta is a 4x national champion coach and driven entrepreneur, known for founding and leading two successful businesses in the dance industry—Envision Dance and Gymnastics and Bre Choreography Management. With a passion for leadership, mentorship, and building strong teams, Breanna has created thriving spaces for athletes and professionals to grow. She's committed to excellence, integrity, and using business as a tool to make a meaningful impact in the dance world and beyond.

About: James has spent the last 10+ years working inside the dance industry, helping top-rated Dance programs find the edge, stay at the top, and develop mental, emotional, and physical skills that not only help them during competition but in life.

James has worked with Bre's teams over the last 13 years. In that time, James has seen Bre rise to the top through her unique ability and mindset.

In this episode, Bre shares what she has observed, learned, and what her future in the dance world looks like.

Connect with Bre:

• IG @bre.choreography

Connect with James:

• IG: @James_silvas

• Tik Tok: @James_Silvas

• YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas

• Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com

• Web: www.JamesSilvas.com