Mental Mastery

Today I am joined by the best-selling author and award-winning sports journalist Matt Fitzgerald. As a leading running and triathlon coach and certified sports nutritionist, Matt is the go-to guy for thousands of athletes who want to improve their performance both mentally and physically. Matt is also author of the incredible book “How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind Over Muscle”, which has served me well in my own running career.

Connect with Matt: mattfitzgerald.org

Today I am joined by the CEO of Intelligent Motivation Inc, Dr. Bill Sciacca. In addition to a PhD in Business Administration, Bill has spent over 30 years as a professor at several Universities and has decades of experience in sales and leadership training. He has also built successful businesses in multiple industries, and now teaches leadership, motivation, and goal setting to anyone who wants to improve their lives.

Key lessons:

Attitudes are habits of thought, and can be trained through rituals and repetition

Architects of change: As a leader, your job is to develop congruence between your people’s daily actions and the vision of your company

Success is not an event, but the daily process of doing the work

Avoid the Adversity Scan: When you wake up and ask: What’s wrong?

Best Quotes: 

“Every person brightens up a room, some when they enter it and some when they leave it”

“If you don’t schedule activities that are important to you, you will begin to do activities that are important to other people. You can either be the master in your goals program or a tool in someone else’s goal program”

“It is better to act our way into a new set of feelings than it is for us to feel our way into a new set of actions”

Connect with Bill:

Intelligent Motivation Inc.

Today I am joined by Dr. Sam Maniar, founder of the Center for Peak Performance. In addition to a PhD in Sports Psychology and Counselling Psychology, Sam has worked with sports teams such as the Cleveland Browns, and in 2002, helped the Ohio State University win the National Championship in Football. Sam also works in executive coaching and leadership development, and his work has been featured in numerous publications such as the New York Times, ESPN, and Fox News.

Connect with Dr. Maniar:

https://www.centerforpeakperformance.com/

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Welcome to episode 16 of Mental Mastery, where I interview the world’s greatest minds on what it takes to live an epic life. I’m your host Max Weigand, and today I am joined by Taylor Kreiss, who has dedicated his life to studying the art and science of happiness. In addition to receiving degrees in Philosophy and Positive Psychology, Taylor spent 3 years as the executive producer of the popular Psychology Podcast, and now teaches people how to live better lives.

 

Connect with Taylor:

TaylorKreiss.com

On today’s show, I’m joined by UCLA Professor and Positive Psychologist Emily vanSonnenberg. After surviving a horrific car crash, she found her love for Positive Psychology and, while still an undergraduate, created and taught the first UCLA course titled “Happiness”. She then went on to pursue her Master’s degree in Positive Psychology and work with such prominent psychologists such as Sonja Lyubomirsky and the founder of Positive Psychology, Martin Seligman. In addition to lecturing at several Universities on happiness, motivation, and meaningful work, Emily also works with individuals and teams to increase both performance and enjoyment.

Connect with Emily:

Blog: EmilyvanSonnenberg.com

Today I am joined by multiple times best-selling author Michael Neill, who has spent the last 25 years as the coach and mentor to CEO’s, elite athletes, celebrities and royalty who want to get more out of their lives. As one of the world’s leading coaches, he is also founder of Supercoach Academy, where he teaches others the art and science of transformative coaching. Michael is also host of the popular “Caffeine for the Soul” podcast and his Tedx talk “Why aren’t we awesomer” has been viewed over 200,000 times.

Connect with Michael:

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SuperCoach Academy

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Today I am joined by one of the world’s foremost experts on goal setting and grit, Caroline Adams Miller. After overcoming an eating disorder in her 20s, Caroline dedicated herself to helping others live their best lives. In addition to getting her Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology, she has written six books including “Creating Your Best Life” and “Getting Grit”, which has been named “one of the 10 books that will change your life in 2017”. Caroline has also mastered grit in her own life and used it to recover from bulimia, become a top-ranked Master’s swimmer, and receive a black belt in Hapkido.

Connect with Caroline:

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Today I am joined by Master coach Aileen Gibb, who specialises in helping people live bolder lives and create deeper connections. We talked about creating a compelling vision, living a bold life, and building meaningful relationships.

Check out my blog maxweigand.com for the shownotes and a free ebook on mastering willpower and discipline! Sign up here for a FREE coaching session with me to learn how I can help you master your habits and achieve your goals!

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On today’s show, I’m joined by mental performance consultant Shannon Thompson. After over 10 years as a professional horse rider, Shannon decided to study the science of peak performance and received her Master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She now works at the Hypo2 Sport Performance Center, where she helps elite athletes and student-athletes from Northern Arizona University maximize their mental performance.

Connect with Shannon:

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