The Mindset Athlete Podcast

At the age of 5, Lauren was literally thrown into a pool so she would have something to do at her sisters' swim meets. 17 years later, with a high school state championship and a top 3 finish in the Mid-American Conference, she said goodbye to a successful swimming career. This foundation as a student athlete set the tone for high achievement in the professional world. After 15 years in HR, Lauren received her professional coaching certification from the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) to feed her passion for supporting others in reaching their full potential. She started her business focused on leadership development and career advancement, but while watching the 2020 Olympic games it all changed. As she watched Simon Biles remove herself from competition and Katie Ledecky do everything in her power to hide her disappointment following a lackluster race, she knew who she was called to serve. Athletes. It was validated when Michael Phelps told the world, "Competition is overwhelming. We just want someone to listen to us. Someone to support us mentally through the pressure-filled moments." Lauren specializes in working with high school athletes to master the mental part of the game. Her company, Performance Reimagined, exists to show athletes there is an outlet to be heard, seen, and supported mentally and emotionally at the same level they are physically. You can learn more about Lauren via her website www.laurenammon.com and connect with her on Linkedin and Instagram

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Kate Strong is 3x cycling world record holder, age-group world champion in triathlon, Performance & Impact Coach and business consultant and passionately plant-based. Kate Strong leads by example when it comes to peak performance whether that's climbing Mont Blanc, developing a sustainable business with a global reach or breaking 3 cycling world records. She is a widely sought after coach, enabling individuals and teams to redefine what's possible and introduce flow into their daily way of being. Stepping away from competitive triathlon and cycling, she is now using her sport as a way to connect communities and raise awareness around environmental and social causes. Later this year, Kate will cycle 600 miles around the circumference of Wales on a bike she's making out of bamboo to raise £10,000 for a mental health & suicide prevention charity. And, her adventuring doesn't stop there! In June 2023 Kate takes on Challenge 3000. Departing from Cardiff, she will cycle over 3,000 miles around the coastline of Wales, England and Scotland, planting 3,000 trees and hosting workshops, talks and raising awareness around the importance of taking action towards climate change. You can learn more about Kate via her website www.katestong.global and connect with her on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube

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Karl began his refereeing qualifications in January 2014 and continued to play for Harlequins while gaining experience officiating. This was made possible by the fact he never made the starting XV.

Through the London Society of Referees he made his refereeing debut at the Reigate School 7s in March 2014 and since then has taken charge of a range of matches including schools, club juniors, sevens as well as local and national league clubs.

Karl has refereed two A League semi-finals, Exeter v Newcastle in 2016 and Gloucester v Wasps in 2017 and made his debut in the Greene King IPA Championship in the Christmas Eve match between London Irish and Richmond. Three days later he was involved in Big Game 9 where Harlequins played Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership at Twickenham.

After 169 appearances for Harlequins scrum-half Dickson announced his retirement in April and joins the Rugby Football Union's Professional Game Match Officials Team (PGMOT).

Dickson said:

"Over the last two years any time that I have had - a free Saturday or Sunday or even during the week - I would referee as many games as possible to get as much practice as I could. Every game you learn something new and gain increasing match sharpness.

"I would always encourage players to plan for when they retire and the fact that I've been refereeing for three years already puts me in a position where I can look forward to starting with the team next season and, having refereed in a Championship game this year, hopefully officiate more at that level. I wouldn't have this opportunity unless I started when I did."

In an interview to Rugby Players Association, he said refereeing at international level was his "main goal".

A goal reached when in October 2020, Karl was appointed as the main referee in a friendly game between France and Wales, in the Stade de France.

You can learn more about Karl by connecting with him on Instagram and Facebook

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Ed is the Co-Founder and Product Lead at Rewire Fitness. Rewire is a mental fitness app that helps athletes reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience.

You can learn more about Ed via his website rewirefitness.app and connect with him on Twitter and Instagram

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Clifford is the first UFC Fighter to become a Success Coach.

He graduated in Kinesiology in 2005 and became a personal trainer and was a professional fighter from 2009-2017.

You can listen to his previous appearance on the podcast here

You can connect with him through Linkedin & Facebook.

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A learning and development leader and a multi-award-winning business owner specialising in transforming people's well-being, performance, and environment, so they live better, work better, feel better and drive business growth and change. A former UK Special Forces operator with experience building, training and leading high-performance teams and people.

You can learn more about Jon via his website resiliencetraining.co.uk and connect with him on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram

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Tom began research with Scalar Energy during his undergraduate years after developing a deep admiration for the father of Scalar Energy research or knowledge, Nikola Tesla. He was also able to study the work of a man Hieronymus who continued research on Scalar Energy. Hieronymus' major contributions included unbinding the RNA/ DNA bonds of microbes plaguing the agricultural industry (rendering them harmless).

The existence of such energy not found within the electromagnetic spectrum, fascinated Tom. Inspired by these findings, he pursued a course of independent study seeking to better understand and subsequently harness Scalar Energy, through the development of an instrument called "Scalar Light".

You can learn more about Tom via his website scalarlight.com and connect with him on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube

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Take Ownership with Gary Maitland | The Performance Principle of Responsibility

Everyone talks about taking ownership.

Very few people stop to ask what it actually requires.

In this conversation, I sit down with professional skills coach Gary Maitland to explore the relationship between responsibility, performance and the decisions that separate people who wait for change from those who create it.

Having worked with professional athletes, national team players and NCAA student-athletes across the NBA pathway, European basketball and some of the world's highest levels of competition, Gary has spent years helping athletes understand that elite performance begins long before game day.

In this episode, you'll discover:

🏀 Why ownership is the foundation of sustained high performance.

🏀 The mindset shifts that separate people who react from those who lead.

🏀 How consistent habits outlast motivation.

🏀 What founders, coaches and leaders can learn from elite sport.

What this conversation really made me question...

We often talk about ownership as though it's a mindset.

But what if it's actually a decision?

Not confidence.

Not motivation.

Simply the willingness to take responsibility for your very next action, regardless of the circumstances.

Whether we're talking about sport, business or life, performance rarely changes because our circumstances improve.

It changes because we stop waiting for circumstances to change first.

That, for me, became the real lesson from this conversation.

About Gary Maitland

Gary Maitland is a Professional Skills Coach with extensive experience working with professional athletes, national team players, NCAA student-athletes and aspiring basketball players around the world. His coaching has supported players competing throughout the NBA pathway, EuroLeague, ACB and many of Europe's leading professional leagues.

Learn more via coachmaitland.com, and connect with him on Instagram

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Martin is a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer, completing his career as England rugby league's top try-scorer of all time. You can learn more about Martin via his website connectedkerb.com/team and connect with him on Instagram

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Dr. Gary Mendoza's background is in personal training. Gary holds both British and American qualifications in personal training and has been a PT for 25 years.

He represented GB at the first ever IDEA personal trainer's convention in Washington USA.

Whilst working as a personal trainer (PT) he studied nutrition, graduating with a first in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Wales.

He moved into training trainers and developed a successful nutrition and weight management course; teaching PT's the skills required to deliver a successful weight management programme. These skills include nutrition, activity and behavior change.

This course formed the basis of his doctoral research. In 2006 he was awarded a PhD in nutrition, specialising in a multi-dimensional treatment for overweight and obese males. A big part of this research looked at the psychology of change. Gary has since undertaken further training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) and was fortunate to be trained by Professors Stephen Rollnick and William Miller, the founders of MI. He has continued training in this field, completing advanced MI training, introduction to counselling and a level 5 diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Gary's other area of expertise is sports nutrition. He was programme leader for sports nutrition and advanced sports nutrition at Massey University in New Zealand and trained with Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA). Gary lectures in nutrition for sport and exercise at Bath Spa and Cardiff Metropolitan Universities and is an Academic Associate member of the SENr. He is director of 'Stages of Change Ltd' and delivers the Behaviour Change Workshop; this workshop teaches personal trainers sound behavior change principals. Gary is passionate about raising the standard of nutrition education and behavior change understanding in the leisure industry.

He wants the industry to move to a more evidence-based style of nutrition and behavior change education and wants trainers to be able to deliver effective and safe nutrition and weight loss programmes that help clients make the necessary lifestyle changes required.

You can learn more about Gary via his website stagesofchange.co.uk and connect with him on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

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