Ben is a psychology student at Queenslands University of Technology and founder of Matter Athletica, a platform aimed at bridging the gap between psychology and elite performance. Ben talks to athletes to uncover the complexity of high level human performance and distil lessons that we can implement in our own lives.  

This was a pretty wide-ranging chat covering:

01:00 Studying psychology & Matter Athletica

10:00 How do we set a goal that is meaningful to us?

22:00 Once we have a goal in mind, how do we achieve it?

30:00 The role of social environments

34:30 When does self-development become selfish?

45:00 The role of philosophy in meaning & goal setting

54:00 The importance of grit

60:04 How do we cultivate resilience? 

Find Ben here: https://www.instagram.com/ben_mayfieldsmith_/

Check out Matter Athletica: https://www.instagram.com/matter_athletica/ 

Find Shannon here: https://www.instagram.com/shannonbeer_/

https://www.shannonlbeer.com/