Champions Mojo for Masters Swimmers

Today Kelly and Maria talk with a high-performing elite team, the Andrew family, featuring world champion Michael Andrew and his dad/coach Peter Andrew in Encinitas, CA. What Michael has accomplished at such a young age is beyond impressive. At only 19, he has already been an international sensation, winning a World Championship, multiple Junior World Titles and Junior World records, breaking over 100 age-group records and he just keeps getting faster. Recently, Michael is dominating the TYR Pro Swim Series and has won four national titles at the US Nationals last summer which qualified him in four individual events at this summer’s upcoming World Championships. “Team Andrew” has done this using a unique training method called Ultra Short Race Pace Training (USRPT).  

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On this episode, swimming phenomenon Michael Andrew and his coach-father Peter Andrew share insights to their success that include an unusual training method and an unwavering faith. Hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker delve into what makes the Andrew family and larger support group tick and what lies ahead for the 20-year-old swimming phenom.   

Helpful information mentioned in the show:

USRPT: Michael Andrew uses the USRPT training method, which stands for “Ultra Short Race Pace Training” and is based on the idea that training at a higher intensity translate to improved performance.

Dr. Brent Rushall, a professor emeritus at San Diego State University, is the man behind the race-pace training methodologies (USRPT) that Michael Andrew uses to train under his coach and father, Peter Andrew.

International Swim League:  The  International Swimming League (ISL) will debut in October as the first professional sports league for elite swimming. It will host a series of competitions in the U.S. and Europe. Tina Andrew, mother of Michael and wife to Peter, was recently named the General Manager of one of four of the professional teams, the New York Breakers.  

Team building advice: Hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Palace share insights on successful team building, including the following components: Love, Service, Communication and Trust.

Here are the four steps to building a team that they share: 

1. Be clear on what you want, with specific goals. 

2. Write out your dream team of a support system (evaluating what you already have).

• Coach/Mentor, someone that has done it
• Motivator, someone that wants you to succeed
• Divergent supporter(s), someone that has skills you lack
• Co-player, someone that will work with you or has the same goal 

3. Motivate your team to be invested in the goal or be invested in their goals.

4. Celebrate small and big successes with the team.

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Innovation is part of a champion’s mindset.

In this episode, hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker speak with Mel Stewart, co-founder of SwimSwam, the hub for swimming information. Stewart, better known as “Gold Medal Mel”, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Games before moving on to a career in media.

Stewart talks about the “Dean Farris effect” and the phenomenon he’s become on SwimSwam.

Quote of the Week: “Innovation will get traction only if it helps people get something they’re already doing in their lives, done better”. -- Clayton M. Christensen

Take a look at the questions asked of Mel on this episode:

Q: How did you get into swimming?

Q: How did you first feel about swimming?

Q: Do you have any stories about identifying as a swimmer in those early days?

Q: How did the nickname Gold Medal Mel begin?

Q: What role do you think the positive of connotation, of being called Gold Medal Mel as a child, actually had in your becoming an Olympic Gold Medalist?

Q:“Let’s jump to SwimSwam, the cutting edge, online-everything-Swimming News website site that has taken the world by storm. Tell us about SwimSwam….”

Q: So Mel, you were truly one of the Pioneers of being a Professional Swimmer, Celebrity Swimmer role model. What other media connections helped in giving you a firm foundation for Co-Founding SwimSwam?

Q: How did the concept of moving into the internet world with SwimSwam come about and did you worry about competition?

Q: What advice would you give to those starting up a business?

Q What were some of the immediate areas of operations that Swim Swam needed to launch and who filled those key positions?

Q: Is this a full time endeavor for you?

Q: I love that, Swimming Never sleeps, can you dig deeper on that?

Q: What is your daily schedule like?

Q: What do you do to relax and de-stress?

Q: What skills can you say you took from your athletic career and applied to being a very successful businessman?

Q: What are your thoughts on mindset?

Q: What keeps Mel Stewart going to the next great accomplishment?

Q: Talk to me about your passion?

Q: What legacy do you want to leave?

Q: What do you think people need to be doing to be a champion in their own lives?

Q: What is going on with the Dean Farris phenomenon on SwimSwam?

Q: Do you think that all of the positive energy SwimSwam commenters give to Dean Farris might have helped his success?

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You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

What makes one person persevere through challenges, while another succumbs to them? The character trait of grit is only partially inherent; people can develop the grit they need to flourish in difficulties with the right mindset.

In this episode, hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker speak with best-selling author about her latest book  GETTING GRIT  and how we can get grittier. You’ll love to hear great advice from  Caroline Adams Miller, who is one of the world’s leading experts on the science behind successful goal setting and the use of "good grit" to achieve hard things. For more than 30 years, she’s been sharing her research-backed, actionable strategies to help people cultivate more grit and dig deeper to clarify and achieve their toughest goals.

Caroline breaks down the idea of grit into several types:

Good grit: This is the type of grit that is authentic, and that awes or inspires others.

Bad grit: Also referred to as "stupid" or "stubborn" grit, this type happens when the individual pursues personal goals at all costs.

Selfie grit: The need to tell everyone about the difficult things the individual is accomplishing.

Faux grit: People who want the recognition of doing accomplishment without actually doing the hard work.

Hear Caroline speak in person at the upcoming event: Creating Your Best Life --

How to Pursue Meaningful Goals and Live with No Regrets on April 26 to 29 at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockton, Massachusetts. Learn more here.

Quote of the Week: "People with grit are renowned for setting hard—some would say unrealistic—goals. Because people with grit don’t go for easy, low-hanging fruit and have to work persistently for a long time to see success, their pursuit of tough goals, and often their success in achieving them, is what inspires other people to step out of their comfort zone, too." - Caroline Adams Miller

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Regaining athletic form after illness or injury takes a mental toll as well as physical. 

1988 Olympic medalist Mitzi Kremer joins the show and talks with hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker about her own health setbacks and how they've strengthened her resolve as an athlete.

Check out the youth swimming organization Mitzi mentions: Blaze Sports.

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You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

The Champion's Mojo podcast introduces its first guest interview, with US Open Water National Team Member and 2019 5K World Championships Bronze Medalist Hannah Moore.

Moore talks about how a failure in her own swimming career led to a big success. 

Hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker reiterate that failure happens -- but the lessons from it build champions.

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You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

 The Champion's Mojo podcast is back and this episode is all about strengthening your own confidence. 

Hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker share stories about overcoming difficulties to gain greater confidence and talk about the role preparation and a positive attitude play in championing confidence. 

Confidence is truly a mindset that you can get!

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You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

Welcome to Champion's Mojo, a podcast designed to inspire, motivate and educate you on your path to becoming the champion of your own life.

In the debut episode, meet hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker and learn about how some of their most difficult obstacles led them, ultimately, to a greater purpose.

Learn more about Kelly's charity International Topical Steroid Addiction Network.

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Email us at [email protected]. Opinions discussed are not medical advice, please seek a medical professional for your own health concerns.

You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com