Brent and Kyle Pease are brothers with an incredibly inspirational story and even greater love for one another. Kyle was born with Cerebral Palsy leaving him with limited movements in his limbs and spending his life in a wheel chair. After asking his brother, Brent, “Can adaptive athletes do Ironman races?” their world completely changed. Since 2011 Kyle and Brent have been competing together in Marathons, Triathlons, and Ironman’s all across the country including the Super Bowl of them all, the Kona Ironman in Hawaii. The brothers have their eyes set on growing their foundation, creating a massive impact, and raising more awareness around Cerebral Palsy. This story is a must listen!

Topics

-Growing up as sport-loving brothers

-Getting curious about adaptive athletes doing Ironman’s

-Becoming a world champion Ironman at Kona in Hawaii

-The importance of process over outcome

-Self-talk and staying present during endurance events

-The story of the New York City Marathon

-What it mean to have relentless determination

-Advice for people who are hesitate to go after something they really want in life

If you want to learn more or donate to the Pease foundation head over to kylepeasefoundation.org

This week on the show I am stoked to welcome back back highly sought after Sports Psychologist and best-selling Author, Dr. Jim Afremow. Dr. Afremow has spent the past 20 years assisting numerous world-class athletes and teams in major sports including NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, UFC, PGA Tour, WNBA, as well as several Olympians. Dr. Afremow’s first book titled,”The Champion’s Mind” is a best seller and one of my personal all-time favorite books. 

Topics

-Dr. Afremow’s most memorable comeback story

-How the best athletes in the world are able to turn a setback into a comeback

-The 7 L’s of the comeback code

-4 C’s of Mental Toughness

-Improving self-talk

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Have you ever taken a Psychology course in High School or College? If so, you probably used the textbook written by David G. Myers. David is a Professor at Hope College, Author to 17 books, Multiple-time award winner, and public speaker. David has spent the past 40+ years researching, studying, and teaching the nuances of social psychology. David also has a brand new book out titled, “How Do We Know Ourselves?: The Curiosities and Marvels of the Human Mind.”

Topics

-The importance of a curious mindset

-Suggestions for a happier life

-The power of our intuition 

-How to make things more memorable

-Behavior Confirmation

-Do people repress or vividly remember traumatic events?

-Why fear of losing often steals our chance of winning

-Why everyone else is having more fun and why we always compare upwards, not downwards

-The happy science of micro friendships

-Mental Imagery

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This week I’m honored to chat with 23-time All-American, 2-time NCAA Champion, and 2008 Olympic medalist, Caroline Burckle. For over a decade, swimming consumed Caroline’s life not only physically, but also mentally, and emotionally. She experienced a lot of ups and downs starting at a very early age and also several years after retiring from competition. Caroline is now on a mission to help athletes find their identity out of sport, gain confidence as a human being, and increase awareness and normalcy for athletes to be more vulnerable and honest about the mental pressures that come along with competing in sport. 

Topics

-The moment Caroline new she had olympic level talent

-Handling expectations at a young age

-Medaling at the 2008 Olympics

-Creating self confidence 

-The power of self talk

-Staying curious 

-Creating an identity outside of sport

-Life after the Olympics

-Your physical peak is not your peak of life

-Lessons learned from Michael Phelps

-The number one piece advice Caroline would give to herself at age 20

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This week on The MiFit Podcast I am fired up to chat with Strength and Conditioning Coach, Author, Consultant, and Founder of Art of Coaching, Brett Bartholomew. Brett is a highly sought after coach who has worked in both team and private sectors as well as members of the United States Special Forces, Fortune 500 companies, Olympians, Super Bowl and World Series Champions, along with several professional fighters in both boxing as well as the UFC. His incredible book, Conscious Coaching is an Amazon best seller and was rated top 100 Books Overall in 2017. Brett nows travels the country putting on weekend seminars to help coach the coaches on communicating effectively, achieving buy-in, as well as helping in building a brand.

Topics

-Lessons learned from a near death experience at age 16

-Training and connecting with youth athletes

-How to better view motivation for your clients

-Why communication is the #1 skill needed for becoming a conscious coach

-How to get buy-in from your athletes and clients

-Be patient, not passive

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