The Mindset Advantage

Imagine playing in front of a roaring, jam packed stadium, with fans yelling and screaming at the top of their lungs doing anything everything they can to try and get you to lose your focus and make a mistake. Or, imagine yourself getting your first real shot at the big leagues and suffering a season ending injury. Or, imagine yourself getting into an unexplainable slump where you can’t do simple tasks like throw the ball to first base or make a simple lay up!

These are some of the situations my guest helps athletes with on daily basis.

Dr. Justin Anderson is a licensed sport psychology consultant and founder of Premier Sport Psychology. With over 20 years of experience in the field, Justin specializes in high performance psychology and leadership, helping countless professional, olympic, and collegiate athletes improve their mindset and mental preparation to achieve elite level success. Some of Dr. Justin’s clients include teams like the Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Timberwolves, the Las Vegas Raiders, and many more. 

Topics

-Difference between Mental Performance and Mental Health

-How to quiet your mind

-What it looks like to use non-judgmental awareness in sport

-Research findings on fMRI and sport performance

-Good athletes prepare for adversity, great ones envision working through it

-Mental strategies to work through injury

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Imagine flying 400 miles per hour in a jet and being only arms length away from three other jets as you fly in front of thousands of people watching. Knowing that one slight mistake on your end could be the difference between life and death for you and your teammates. 

When the stakes are that high, trust is a must!

This situation is very familiar for my guest this week, Captain George Dom. 

George Dom is a former naval officer and aviator with a career in key leadership positions in high performance organizations including four aircraft carrier strike-fighter squadrons, Top Gun instructor, and the commanding officer of the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron. 

Today, George is a highly respected business aviation executive, speaker, and leadership consultant to businesses and organizations of all sizes. 

Topics

-Getting to know the Blue Angels

-Keys in selecting the right teammates

-The importance of feedback and the blue angel process

-How the Blue Angels used visualization to increase confidence

-3 Levels of trust

-How to everyone on the same level of commitment

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Imagine you get a phone call today requesting you to speak at an event in just three days to an audience of 45 of your ideal clients, customers, or closest friends. What would you say? Hopefully you would say yes! But would you be prepared? Would you feel confident? Would you be excited about the opportunity? 

Using speaking to grow your business is a wonderful skill to possess and continue to improve upon.

Warren Buffet, the great investor and a very wise entrepreneur said, “You can increase your value by 50% just by learning communication skills and public speaking.”

And that’s why I’ve invited Joel Weldon to the podcast today.

Joel Weldon is a Hall of Fame Speaker with over 50 years of speaking experience, 3000 presentations, and several major awards.

In addition to his own successes, Joel has coached over 10,000 professionals on how to communicate effectively in their own businesses and is the creator of the Ultimate Speaker System which is an online coaching platform for aspiring speakers.

Topics

-Three mindsets of extraordinary speakers

-3 keys to connect with your audience

-How to prepare for your best speech

-The importance of giving a simple message

-Strategies to stay clear of being “self” focused

-#1 lesson learned in 50 years of speaking

Get in touch with Joel: https://www.ultimatespeaker.com/

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Rebecca Rusch is an endurance athlete, author, and seven-time world champion nicknamed “Queen of Pain” for her tenacity and grit. Rebecca has conquered some of the world’ toughest races all around the world from ultra-endurance mountain biking to adventure racing, and it dedicated advocate for outdoor sports, mental resilience, and environmental conservation.

Topics

-Queen of pain

-Motivation menu

-Show up, don’t quit

-Mantras and self talk

-The story of the Iditarod Trail in Alaska

-1200 mile Blood Road bike ride

-Overcoming a concussion

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Dr. Bhrett McCabe is the founder of The MindSide, a center for Sports and Performance Psychology, and trusted advisor for the top performing competitors in the country. Dr. McCabe works with elite level athletes, corporate leaders, and teams including The University of Alabama Athletics, PGA Tour, NFL, and NBA. Dr. McCabe is also the author of several books including his latest, Kick Anxiety’s Ass: Take Control of the Controllable Force in Your Life.

Topics

-Where anxiety comes from

-Five mental landmines that ruin athletes

-5 A’s to face anxiety

-4 Types of animals that face pressure

-Lessons learned from Nick Saban

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