The Mental Advantage Podcast

Your Highlight Reel : Thinking Ahead with an Athlete Resume - Episode 40 w/ Frederick Guions

Making the journey from Divison 1 AA To The NFL is no easy feat but our guest today has done it even in the midst of less than optimal circumstances. Frederick Guions is truly a memorable and inspirational American success story. In this episode we discuss

• How he found success early in his sports development by taking advantage of his mental strength over his physical strength.

• The cross-section of discipline, work ethic and staying power for high school athletes seeking to go collegiate and how he was able to manage all three.
• The D1 Dilemma : How students can overcome the possible fixation with having to play at the D1 Collegiate level.
• Transitioning from a professional football career to Wall Street.
• The power of self talk to generate confidence, resilience, and power to bounce back from devastation.

And so much more!

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Injury Recovery: Don't Rush The Process - Episode 39 w/ Coach Bryn

Athletes who are injuries tend to want to rush back into competition as fast as possible.

This episode addresses why injuries may happen and how to avoid them

Also we are discussing once injured how to best take advantage of the process of recovery

This is from a mental game stand point and for a shift in perspective.

The main thing is not to rush the process and don't let anyone tell you what is or isn't possible.

Enjoy the episode and leave a comment below sharing your takeaways.

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Breaking Barriers: How to Hit Home Runs in the Mental Game Episode 38 w/ Rachel Balkovec

Rachel Balkovec, is currently blazing an unprecendented trail for those seeking to merge their purpose with their passion. As the first female manager in afiiliated baseball ( with the New York Yankee minor league team : The Tampa Tarpons), she is bringing extreme value to the sports world. After working in strength in conditioning with both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, she is no stranger to perseverance, mental challenges, and overcoming barriers. In this episode we discuss:

• Her upbringing and landing a Division 1 softball scholarship opporunity and underperforming due to peformance anxiety.
• Distinguising between having depression or anxiety ABOUT something vs. it being your identity.
• The intersection betwen your desire for mentorship and being a GOOD MENTEE.
• Why she learned Spanish and how it has benifitted her to go against the grain to transform sports.
• Major League Baseball : how she worked through the difficulty of becoming one of the "firsts" in her sport.
• Preparation and Confidence : how to put yourself in gamelike situations.

and so much more!

Connect with Rachel on IG : https://www.instagram.com/rachel.balkovec

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Skill over Scoreboard: How to Not Have A Pyrrhic victory - Episode 37 w/ Coach Bryn

PT. 2 Facing Yourself : Inside The Mind Of An Olympian Fencer - Episode 36 w/ Khalil Thompson

*** We experienced a minor audio issue in this episode however wanted to stay committed to the release of Part 2. Thank you for tuning in.***

Khalil Thompson's first introduction to the world of Scepter Fencing was at the age of 9 and he hasn't looked back. After representing the United States at the the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, he has enjoyed quite the journey of development, carrying the weight of pressure, relishing in the beauty of historic moments, and prioritizing his mental health.

In this episode we discuss:

- His early exposure to the world of fencing and how he navigated giving up other sports to master the craft.

- Natural Giftedness Vs. Developing in a sport that changes often in style.

- What it means to be part of an African American Fencer Community in the midst of low representation in the sport globally.

- The OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE : Preparation and the mental toll that one goes through while representing one's country.

And so much more!

Connect with Khalil : https://www.instagram.com/_khalilanthony/

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Looking Back: The Mental Advantage Podcast's Greatest Hits Part 1 - Episode 33 w/ Coach Bryn

In this episode we continue our journey back through all the episodes we did in the previous year.

We specifically are covering episodes 10-20 in this look back.

Reminding ourselves of our time James Williams who is a pro scout for the NBA and how he posed a powerful question for all athletes with pro dreams.

"Am I a man who they would want to give 10 million dollars to"

To our sit down with Marvin Bagley and seeing exactly what kind of mentality it takes to be that 10 million dollar man

Then we began our solo episodes but before we got really into it we met two amazing people in sports.

Dr. Scott Goldman had us thinking about how to measure ourselves, our skills etc and then we saw the journey of women's professional hockey all the way to the Isobel cup through the eyes of Mallory Souliotis

After that we had to take on Confidence Gratitude and we met so many more like Earl, Chris, and Jonathan on our path to 20 episodes.

Share with me what your favorite episode out of these 10 were and who was your favorite guest.

Khalil Thompson's first introduction to the world of Scepter Fencing was at the age of 9 and he hasn't looked back. After representing the United States at the the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, he has enjoyed quite the journey of development, carrying the weight of pressure, relishing in the beauty of historic moments, and prioritizing his mental health. In this episode we discuss:

- His early exposure to the world of fencing and how he navigated giving up other sports to master the craft.

- Natural Giftedness Vs. Developing in a sport that changes often in style.

- What it means to be part of an African American Fencer Community in the midst of low representation in the sport globally.

- The OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE : Preparation and the mental toll that one goes through while representing one's country.

And so much more

Connect with Khalil : https://www.instagram.com/_khalilanthony/

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As we are drawing close on this year I decided to look back and go over my biggest takeaways from the episodes of the podcast.

This particular episode covers the first 9 interviews.

Each of the guests that we have had the privilege of having grace our ears and eyes on the cast has brought some amazing lessons and takeaways.

The lessons come from greats from the world of Baseball, football, basketball, volleyball, wrestling and more.

Enjoy the trip down memory lane and be sure to connect with each of these superstars as well as watch their full episodes.

Professional Basketball player Stephanie Watts has been able to achieve what many young women who play sports desire : playing at the highest level. After a collegiate career at UNC and playing for both of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks and the Chicago Sky, she know's the value in having a healthy mental state in all things. We sit down to discuss :

• Her introduction to the sport of basketball as part of a basketball family.
• Handling social media interactions as part of a high profile school before going pro and how she deals with it now.
• The dynamic of having good relationships with your teammates on and off the court.
• If making women's basketball more "attractive" is necessary.
• The power of leaving it all on the court : not taking the game process home.

And so Much more!

Connect with Stephanie : https://www.instagram.com/swatts5/

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How To Track Your Goal Progress: The PDSA Framework - Episode 31 w/ Coach Bryn

Having a goal is one thing.

Knowing how to accomplish it is another

In this episode I am breaking down a simple process any athlete can use to track their progress to their goals.

Introducing the PDSA Framework

This comes from the field fo healthcare but it works in the world of sports as well

PDSA stands for Plan, Do, Study, Act

First it is important to come up with a plan. Some sort of game plan for how we are going to go about attacking our goal.

Then we have to execute the plan as we have laid out this is the DO portion of our formula.

Next we must study what happened

And finally we must make the necessary adjustments and repeat the process as many times as it takes to ge thte right actions to achieve our desired results.

Using this process is important for how you are going to know what is working, and what could be working better.

If you want better help on how to do processes like these to crush your goals reach out to me and schedule a call

https://bryndrescher.com/free consultation

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