Welcome to this weeks episode of Mindset Moments. This week plug in and enjoy an interview with a tremendous former athlete in Erin Hamlen, who is the Head Coach of Merrimack College, ECAC, Women's Division 1, hockey team. Erin is a former hall of fame player in ice hockey and played Division 1 hockey for UNH and also represented her country on international ice. Erin is the first woman to play professional hockey in 2 men's leagues as a goaltender and went on to become a successful coach in the NCAA. She shares her experience and talks about mental toughness and performance mindset in this our 10th interview episode. Thanks so much for tuning in! Enjoy...

Welcome to this weeks episode of Mindset Moments, Time Out. Communication is at the center of all we do, at home, at work, and in our social life. It's all in what we say, how we say it and who we say it to. When communicating with people, we often focus on what we want to say, or what we felt we should say. However, effective communication is less about talking and more about listening.  This is a subject matter that is most worthy of sharing in a book and perhaps that will be done next but for today, plug-in and listen for the next 12-minutes about 4 quick Do's and 4 Don'ts when it comes to effective communication. This simple but powerful information could be all-new for you or perhaps a reminder that will help a tremendous amount in getting your communication sharpened up to be clearer and more effective today and every day. Thanks for joining me. Make it a great day...!

This weeks guest to Mindset Moments played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League as a high flying, skilled and physical forward for 4 different teams. Laurie Boschman, provides powerful, personal insights into playing hockey in the best league in the world. He will speak to his personal convictions of faith and share how he developed the right mindset that inspired and motivated him to compete with excellence every day. He is a devoted family man who has a heart for people and a desire to help them find their path in life with purpose and belief! Thanks for tuning in, enjoy the program and make it a great day!

What's the difference between personality and character? many people don't quite know how to answer that question. It is simply this, personality is who you are, and character is what you do with who you are. Now if some asked you, "What is your value proposition?"... would you know what to answer...? If not, today is your lucky day! Coach Gord in this week's Mindset Moments, Time Out message, will fill you in on what your "value proposition" is, how important it is to understand it, and how to make it work for you. Enjoy the podcast and thanks for listening... Make it a great day...!

Mindset Moments welcomes the former "CEO" of the University of Notre Dame, Fighting Irish, NCAA Division 1 Hockey team...! No, not the "Cheif Executive Officer" CEO, but the "Chief ENERGY Officer" CEO of the Fighting Irish...! That's right, Bo Brauer was the spark plug, the energy guy, and the player who brought the sunshine! His role was to keep the guys motivated, inspired, and to keep the fun in the game. In his senior year, Bo played a crucial role in helping lead his team to a Big10 Championship in 2018. During his time with the Irish, Bo played in two Frozen Four NCAA championships in both his junior and senior years which is quite an accomplishment! The 24-year-old Edina, Minnesota native is now playing professional hockey and living large after a great college hockey and junior hockey career. He is an avid fisherman and has set aside the hockey stick and the fishing rod to spend some time with us here to share his story and what he has learned about performance mindset.  Enjoy the podcast and make it a great day...!

Welcome to Mindset Moments Time Out. Thanks so very much for joining me today for this brief performance mindset message "Be a Barrier Breaker".         There are many people these days who do not see themselves in the light of their potential and therefore are not living up to their expectations and often the expectations of others. I want to encourage you to know and understand a true and powerful fact; everyone has the seeds of greatness inside of them. You are destined to achieve something special in your life and leave some kind of personal legacy. You do not have to set a world record or be anyone famous, you only have to break down the barriers that may be holding you back from being the very best version of yourself. You can definitely be the best parent, or the best spouse, or the best coach or leader. There may be strongholds keeping you held back...break free and be a barrier breaker, become the person you were meant to be, see your full potential, and live up to it. No one wants to be or needs to be average, we were created to excel and live a blessed and fulfilled life! I want to encourage you to break the barriers that bind you and take ownership of this message, this is for you and for me! Thanks for taking the time to listen, I appreciate you! Make it a great day...!

What Separates Good from Great

In the world of athletics, there are way more average athletes then there are great athletes, I call it the 10-80-10. The upper 10% are the great ones or the game-breakers, the 80% are those who are good enough to play (some better than others, about a 50/50 split) and the lower 10% are hanging on by a thread. Some people don’t want to be great and that’s okay, but they want ALL the benefits that come along with greatness. So when people complain about the lack of ‘greatness’ in their lives, I tell them it’s a simple case of cause and effect. You haven't achieved greatness because you don't put in the work and effort to earn the rewards that greatness requires. Greatness is truly a mindset first and then the work and effort second. Take a 10-minute Time-Out and with pen and paper, take note of what Coach Gord has to say about the mindset of being great.