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#53: Zoom Out: The Power of Putting Things in Perspective with Dr. Eric Bean

Coaching Through Stories - July 17, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes
This solo episode explores how the way we see things (our perspective) affects everything from our daily interactions to big decisions and relationships. We'll look at how optimists and pessimists view the world differently, the difficulty of seeing things from another's point of view, and how ...

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#52: Leadership Lessons from Coach K's Center on Leadership and Ethics with Sanyin Siang

Coaching Through Stories - July 03, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour
Sanyin Siang, an expert in leadership and a practitioner of what she calls a portfolio career, joins us in this episode. Wearing multiple hats, Sanyin aids leaders in optimizing their unique strengths and creating super teams for next-level success.  Throughout our conversation, Sanyin shares...

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A New Way for Athletes, Coaches, and Parents to Approach Sports & Life

The CEP Mindset Podcast - June 25, 2024 15:36 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
As part of a high-performing team you want to collaborate, support each other, and be a team player… but in the same breath, you also want to hit your numbers, earn your bonus, and chase down your next promotion. You try to be ‘positive’ but the projects, responsibilities, and requests keep pi...

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Skill Drill - Coaching Players to be Motivated for Drills They Don't Like

Compete Like a Champion - June 24, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
Players have on-court drills they don't enjoy, but are good for us. How do we help players to not just survive these difficult drills, but thrive through them? We discuss how to set-up, execute, and debrief these difficult drills and turn them into challenges to overcome. For more information fi...

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626: The People Part: How to Build Teams, Accelerate Growth and Banish Burnout with Annie Hyman Pratt, Executive Consultant, Founder & Author

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - June 21, 2024 22:43 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
Annie Hyman Pratt, Founder and CEO of Leading Edge Teams, is an integrative business expert with decades of distinctive experience. She has dedicated her career to providing, trusted, high-level executive consulting and training. Annie develops and leads change regarding a company’s business str...

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#51: Mastering Your Mindset with DMac (Derin McMains)

Coaching Through Stories - June 19, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour
As we kick off our sixth season, we are joined by Derin McMains who goes by DMac. Derin McMains is a Mental Performance Coach to some of the highest performing athletes, teams, and business executives in the world. The former professional baseball player and manager began working in the mental ...

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625: How to Be an Optimist

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - June 16, 2024 21:38 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
In this episode, Dr. Kamphoff shares the 3Ps of Optimism and how you can use this concept to better your life. She also shared her tool called the Three OPP Strategy to get out of a pessimistic perspective and choose optimism.  Power Phrase this Week: “I choose optimism. I believe the best is ...

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624: 12 Keys to Extraordinary Success and Peak Performance with Dr. Alan Zimmerman, Hall of Fame Speaker, Coach and Author

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - June 13, 2024 18:46 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
At the age of 7, our guest today was selling greeting cards door-to-door.  By age 14, he owned a small international import business.  By age 21, he was teaching at the University of Minnesota, and during the next 15 years, he was selected as the “Outstanding Faculty Member” by two different uni...

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623: Move Towards Your Fears

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - June 07, 2024 18:46 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
The World’s Best choose courage instead of fear. They feel the fear, but don’t let it keep them from doing what they want to, have to, or were designed to do. As Jimmy Johnson, the coach who led the Dallas Cowboys to two consecutive Super Bowls, once said, “Do you want to be safe and good, or do...

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622: Overcome Your Fear and Soar Like a Top-Gun Pilot with Martha McSally, Keynote Speaker, Former Congressman & 1St American Woman to Command a Fighter Squadron in Combat

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - June 04, 2024 22:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
Flying an airplane is a challenging activity, even in clear skies and perfect weather… Now imagine you are flying a plane in combat. The enemy on the ground is trying to kill you by shooting down your plane. All while you are trying to save the lives of YOUR TEAM on the ground who are under at...

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621: How to Address Your Limiting Beliefs

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - May 29, 2024 19:05 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
In this episode, Dr. Cindra shares how everyone has limiting beliefs that hold us back. We explore in this episode how to recognize your limiting beliefs and the steps to address your limiting beliefs. Power Phrase this Week: “I choose powerful beliefs about my future.” Quote of the Week: “I...

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Commitment Is Greater Than Motivation - Acting off Values

Compete Like a Champion - May 27, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
Motivation is great when we are feeling it, but what about when we are not feeling motivated? CLC gets into the topic of commitment, and how it is greater than motivation. We discuss how to facilitate commitment in teens and children. For more information find us at Dr. Larry and Coach Johnny on...

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620: Develop Your Competitive Advantage with Lynne Jensen-Nelson, Keynote Speaker, Business Strategist, and Business Owner

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - May 23, 2024 22:13 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
You are here because you want to be the best that you can be. You have high standards for yourself. You want to gain the competitive advantage. That is what Lynne Jensen-Nelson is here today. After earning her master’s degree, she rose through the ranks from front line sales to corporate execu...

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619: How to Manage Your Perfectionism

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - May 17, 2024 17:36 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
 As a high achiever, it is good to strive for success and have high expectations. These high standards keep you going, striving to be your best. When you strive to be your best, you help others around you do the same. But perfection is unattainable. Instead, consider striving for excellence inst...

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618: How to Get into Flow

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - May 13, 2024 23:07 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
Finding your flow zone starts with your mind and channeling your focus to the present moment. Your mind is a muscle; it takes daily practice to master it. Flow is like a muscle—the more you train and experience flow. In this episode, Dr. Kamphoff shares the 3 barriers that get in the way of flow...

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Skill Dril - When and How to Tap Into a Player's Common Motives

Compete Like a Champion - May 13, 2024 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
In this skill drill we talk about the different player motives of goals, values, expectations, fears and emotions and how to tap into them to creater greater effort. For more information find us at Dr. Larry and Coach Johnny on Twitter: @LarryLauer / @johnnyparkes1 Instagram: @johnny_parkes USTA...

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617: Speak and Communicate with Impact with Joel Weldon, Hall of Fame Speaker and Speaking Coach

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - May 09, 2024 19:10 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
You're here because high performance is one of your mindsets. You're already good at what you do and you know there's still more that you can do on your journey both personally and professionally. One of the most famous high performers in the world of business and finance is Warren Buffett. He i...

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616: Focus on the Process

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - May 03, 2024 18:12 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
Your big dreams allow you to step into your own unique potential. And when building your career and pushing forward, it’s easy to spend too much time thinking about and planning the future. In this episode, Dr. Cindra shares when to focus on the process vs. your destination, or the outcome. Po...

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615: Control Your Attention, Control Your Life with Maura Thomas, Author, International Speaker and Productivity Expert

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - April 30, 2024 21:03 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker, trainer, and an author on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and one of the most widely-cited authority on attention management. Maura’s clients include the likes of Google, Old Navy, L’Oréal, and NASA. She...

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How to Motivate Players (and Why It's Challenging)

Compete Like a Champion - April 29, 2024 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
In the first of a series on motivation, CLC examines why we can't truly motivate our players, but can guide or facilitate it. We also explore all the different motives a player might have and how that impacts our coaching and parenting. In addition, we pay close attention to how the training env...

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614: The ABCs of Self-Awareness

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - April 27, 2024 18:05 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
You can use the ABC method to increase my self-awareness and change my thoughts, emotions, and actions when needed. Consider what people or situations push your buttons? What can you do to stay in control in those situations? When you feel pressure or stress, you can pay attention to what led yo...

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613: How to Be an Authentic Leader

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - April 26, 2024 18:49 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
When we mindfully and purposefully practice authenticity, we invite peace, gratitude, and happiness into our lives, and this impacts our performance.  In this episode, Dr. Kamphoff shares 4 ways to be an authentic leader. To be successful in your career, you must be yourself. Power Phrase this...

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612: Talking on Eggshells: Soft Skills for Hard Conversations with Sam Horn, 10-Time Bestselling Author, Keynote Speaker and CEO of the Intrigue Agency

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - April 23, 2024 21:36 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
As Founder/CEO of the Intrigue Agency, and the Tongue Fu! Training Institute, Sam helps people create respectful, intriguing, proactive communications that are a win for all involved.  Sam's 3 TEDx talks and 10 books - including Tongue Fu!, POP!, Talking on Eggshells, SOMEDAY is Not a Day in t...

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611: 3 Ways to Be Your Best

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - April 16, 2024 21:12 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
Leading yourself can be very difficult because our brain is hardwired to see what is missing. Instead, you can lead yourself to your own personal vision by remembering: What you think about yourself, you become. Thoughts only have power if you believe them.  You can act independent of how y...

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610: Your Mindset is Your Superpower with Allistair McCaw, Keynote Speaker and 7-Time Best-Selling Author

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - April 10, 2024 22:26 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
Allistair McCaw is recognized as one of the world’s leading figures on team culture, leadership, and mindset. For over 25 years, he has consulted and worked with numerous Olympians, Grand Slam Champions, Fortune 500 companies and NCAA Colleges including LSU, SMU, Duke, and the University of Minn...

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Skill Drill - Leading Your Performance Team From Forming to Performing

Compete Like a Champion - April 08, 2024 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
CLC finishes the discussion on developing performance teams by going deep into how to practically use Tuckman's team cohesion model. The goal is to move your team from forming to performing, and how to navigate each stage including adjourning successfully. For more information find us at Dr. Lar...

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609: How to Grow Confidence

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - April 05, 2024 21:35 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
Confidence is a choice you make daily. Your belief and trust in your ability is your choice. Don’t overthink the feeling of confidence – you might feel nervous and unconfident when you are trying something new. Keep building the foundational skill of confidence. Intentionally decide today to tak...

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2 Approaches to Sport and Life

The CEP Mindset Podcast - April 04, 2024 12:21 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
What if worry, frustration, or feeling down are not the problem? Instead, they are symptoms based on your approach to sport and even life. In our society, the way we talk about emotions is backward. We label ourselves and others as anxious, sad, or frustrated. That is not who we are—it is wh...

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Models of Team Formation, Development, and Effectiveness

Compete Like a Champion - March 29, 2024 12:40 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
Coach Johnny and Dr. Larry discuss three models of team formation, development of teams over time, and how to become an effective team (especially a support team for the tennis player). This episode is crucial for parents hiring coaches and other experts to support their child in tennis. It's al...

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608: The Key to Happiness

High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - March 26, 2024 21:36 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 308 ratings
Much of our happiness can be changed by engaging in daily, intentional activities that impact how we act and think. In fact, happiness also comes from the relationships we develop. This week be even more deliberate about building relationships and being present in them.  This Week’s Power Phra...