The Redefining High Performance Podcast with Ty Bennett

Human beings are wired for connection and rejection can trigger our nervous system, feeling like fight or flight. The fear of failure keeps high performers from reaching their full potential. What happens when we see rejection as danger and allow that fear to keep us from moving forward?

Communication is a crucial high performance skill, and in this episode we break down some ideas to help you be a more effective communicator. Ty dives into the idea of pedagogy - the thinking behind how we help someone learn - and how what we communicate actually produces learning. Listen in for the 5 ideals of communication.

What do top performers do before the pressure hits? Preparation is the number driver of high performance. The best are rarely successful right away; they perform well because they prepare before the pressure even arrives. So let's discuss how to prepare effectively.

What changes in our behaviour when we believe that something good could happen? If you go into situations with confident curiosity, you say "I want this work, I'm going to give my best effort, and I'm willing to learn from what happens." What a great way to set yourself up for success.

Have you ever left a meeting feeling like "I'm better thank what I just showed?" How do we deal with the interference that keeps us from turning potential into performance? Let's find out where we are getting in our own way and how to improve.

My son, Drew, is on season 19 of American Ninja Warrior, living out his dream of competing at the top level of his sport. We sit down to talk about what went into his preparation to perform at this level and how he found the right mindset to prepare himself for success.

One of my favorite quotes comes from the olympic gold medalist, Eileen Gu. She said "Train like you've never won and compete like you've never lost." How do we adopt this mentality as a high performer? Let's dive in and ask ourselves two essential questions to get you there.

I saw a quote this week that stopped me in my tracks: "Work scared until you become scary." Most of the time confidence comes after action is taken. Through preparation, repetition and learning, we become capable - skilled - scary. Fear shrinks because our capacity grows. Let's discuss how we jump in and work scared.

I just had a birthday and I think birthdays have a unique way of making us pause and reflect. This year I wanted to do something deeper, asses not just what I've accomplished, but who I'm becoming. I came up with 10 questions - a personal high performance audit. Take this assessment with me and see where you're at.

I was speaking to the BYU Women's soccer team and the technique of verbal grounding came up. What do we do when fear shows up? When our body goes into fight or flight, we have to find a way back to calm and studies show a good way to do that is to talk to yourself! Let's discuss how.