November 23, 2022

Dr. Don Greene Recap: Train Your Own Hero

13 minutes

Train Your Own Hero with Dr. Don Greene

In this episode Dr. Don and I cover all things Shadow, what it is, how to identify it and how to turn it into your biggest ally. Don is the author of a book that inspired me and helped me win multiple world titles - Performance Success.

Dr. Don Greene, a peak performance psychologist, has taught his comprehensive approach to peak performance mastery at The Juilliard School, Colburn School, New World Symphony, Los Angeles Opera Young Artists Program, Vail Ski School, Perlman Music Program, and US Olympic Training Center.

During his thirty-two year career, he has coached more than 1,000 performers to win professional auditions and has guided countless solo performers to successful careers. Some of the performing artists with whom Dr. Greene has worked have won jobs with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Opera, Montreal Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, National Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem, to name just a few.

Of the Olympic track and field athletes he worked with up until and through the 2016 Games in Rio, 14 won medals, including 5 gold. Dr. Greene has authored eight books including Audition Success, Fight Your Fear & Win, and Performance Success.

In 2017, Dr. Greene was named a TED Educator and collaborated with musician Dr. Annie Bosler to produce the TED-Ed How to practice effectively…for just about anything. The video went viral receiving over 31 million views across Facebook and YouTube.

Purchase Train your Own Hero here - https://www.trainyourownhero.com

Watch Don’s webinars on Shadow Work here -

https://www.trainyourownhero.com/webinars

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