My guest today is challenging the status quo defining high performance culture. Once the embodiment of an aggressive athlete, Jason Dorland used to identify himself according to the results of his competitions―winner or loser. The elite rower was raised with an “in-it-to-win-it” attitude and was trained to think of every competitor as an enemy. It took a devastating loss at the 1988 Olympic Games to shatter this destructive way of thinking, and it took the advice of Olympic middle-distance runner Robyn Meagher (who would later become Dorland’s wife) to help re-shape his views on what it truly means to win―both in sport and in life.

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Today we explore Jason’s understanding of high performance culture, the epid defeat at the '88 Olympics, and his work in the leadership development space.

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Jason and I reference Tim Gallwey's work around Interference (performance = Potential - Interference). Check out Tim's book, The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance here.

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