The Shark Effect

When doing something that you love, it always helps to have people in your corner that can help guide you so you don't waste valuable time and effort.

Carson shares his journey into the big leagues and how having supreme confidence is the key to having long lasting success. Early on in his career he decided to make the switch from playing 3rd base to catcher...this change proved to be one of the best decisions he had ever made. Prepared to be inspired by Carson's storytelling and transparency.

What you will learn:

• Getting started in baseball (2:15)
• The decision to turn pro (8:14)
• Tools for making great decisions (10:45)
• Finding a way to get better(14:02)
• Making the switch (15.24)
• Life in the bigs (21:20)
• Finding confidence (24:50)
• Short term memory loss for success (29:30)
• How to get flow state (31:37)
• Guidance in the majors (34:30
• Blitz period (38:30

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When you're trying to improve yourself, it's good to have people in your life that can add value & mentor you, by sharing their knowledge and experiences with you in stories that can give you guidance and hope.

John was one of the most respected people on Nike's World Headquarters campus. Our conversation involves his humble beginnings and his decision to take a part time job at Nike, doing customer service and unloading trucks to being a senior VP in sales.

What you will learn:

• How to find your inspiration (3:00)
• How work ethic & team mentality can open doors (9:29)
• Sales people can be problem solvers (11:54)
• What makes a good leader (15:20)
• The secret to getting early success in anything (20:00)
• How to deliver bad news (24:30)
• "Success leaves clues" (34:53)
• How to find success through failure (42:05)

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Mark played 8 seasons in the NFL (Eagles, Saints, 49ers & Redskins) despite only being 5'8" and 150 lbs. He didn't star playing until his senior year in HSMark has had a incredible journey of overcoming adversity and teaching people to never judge a book by its cover.

Timeline:

10:27-11:20 Getting cut from pee-wee football

14:16-16:00 Football in HS

16:04-24:13 Playing football at Bama

28:20-33:50 Success on and off the field

34:40-38:45 Blitz period

What you will learn:

-A mindframe that will help you overcome you limitations.

-How to use relationships to help guide you and motivate you to reach your goals.

Connect with Mark:

www.camp29.com

www.grillnmcmillian.com

twitter: @markmillian29

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In this episode Angelo Wright (my former agent) shares his insights about today's athlete and what roadblocks are ahead. Angelo has had many of uncomfortable conversations with his athletes (me included), but it was something that they needed to hear. Sometimes athletes' ability and ego (if left unchecked) can cause them to falter in their pursuit of perfection...they often need someone who gives them an unbiased opinion so they can see the blind spots of their personal and professional lives. Angelo provides that voice for his athletes...we can learn something from him.

5:43 Fact over feelings

9:08 Success trends

13:30 Only seeing what's in front of us

16:30 It starts at home

19:12 Parents just don't understand

19:46 What Angelo looks for when recruiting athletes

23:30 Having a success plan

30:17 Blitz period

Reach out to Angelo at [email protected]

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In this episode Jim Ford (Former Marine and Nike footwear VP) shares his journey of being in the Marine corps and how that taught him leadership. Jim is part of Nike's leadership development team and shares his philosophy on leadership. Make sure to grab a pen and paper as he drops jewels for 35 straight minutes!!

5:25 Coach Parks story

7:05 Losing your identity as a civilian

9:00 Does playing sports in a team environment help you be a better Marine

11:00 The responsibility of leadership

16:18 Complete the mission

18:49 Set the standard

22:45 Creating the culture that you want at work

25:50 The decision to lead

27:20 Blitz period

30:23 A conversation that changed Jim's life forever

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In this episode Fred McCary shares his journey of playing in the NFL. His story is inspirational to say the least, from being thrown into a position that he didn't want to be in but making that decision into a 12-year career playing one of the most physically demanding positions in football. Fred won a superbowl ring with the New England Patriots and he shares a pretty cool story about the G.O.A.T., Tom Brady and that magical season.

4:25 Work ethic & consistency

4:50 Fred's moto (Look your best, do your best, be your best)

7:03 Freds journey into the NFL

13:08 ankle weight = resourcefulness

16:19 Learning from a peer

18:15 The grind of a NFL season for a rookie

23:25 Prison guard life

28:30 Junior Seau's Breakfast Club

34:00 Time for reflection

35:00 The Patriots way

46:40 Blitz period

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In this episode you will hear from Henry Barrera, Director of Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Liberty University (Virginia). Hear Henry's perspective on leadership, getting the most out of your own talent and creating habits for success.

Henry is the poster child of hard work, persistence and respect for your craft. Make sure to take notes as he drops his golden nuggets!

4:00 Your best quality is you

8:32 Perfection in not in your performance it's in your pursuit

13:01 The 4 buckets

17:30 Having a worthy rival

19:15 Performance Code

24:14 Pillars of a team

25:40 Henry's Mantra

29:00 Secret sauce of success

34:40 How good can sometimes rob great

37:30 Blitz period

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IG-@hoopdiaries

twitter-@hoopdiares

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Thank you for joining me in my first episode of The Shark Effect. I’m Alex Molden – a former NFL Veteran and current leadership and personal development speaker and coach – and I’m here to inspire you every week through stories from leaders of all walks of life that not only overcame obstacles but also learned core principles and applied them to their successful careers.

I deeply believe in foundations and that’s why today I’m laying the first brick of my future relationship with you, my listener, by sharing bits of my past that led me here, in your ears.

On top of my background, tune in to find out the story of a fisherman in Japan that learned a valuable lesson, and also how to apply the 3A’s formula that all successful teams follow.

In this episode, you will learn:

• My intention with this podcast and what you can expect to hear. (00:45)
• A little bit about who I am. (03:02)
• The triple A’s that set you up for success: Assignment, Alignment, and Adjustment. (05:42)
• The phrase that changed my life: “Alex, you don’t know who you are!” (14:25)
• Why I chose the name, “Shark Effect”. (18:22)

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