Peak Performance Principles

In this Profile, I got to sit down one of the most resilient people I've ever met, Angelina Joyce. She is a soccer star from Braintree, MA where she was a Captain of her HS Soccer team and received multiple leadership and excellence awards. She went on to achieve her dream of playing D1 soccer at UMass-Lowell. She was well on her way of achieving her next dream of trying to make the US National Team and playing Professionally, until her extensive list of injuries caught up to her. If you play sports, you know injuries are commonplace, but for AJ her specific injuries were anything but commonplace. Injuries are a part of every athletes journey, unfortunately many athletes are not prepared for the mental stress that comes with physical injury, and that stress causes a significant toll on their mental health. In this episode, AJ opened up about her mental health and gave us an insight into the toll injuries can take on an athletes mental health. She shared with us some great strategies for mentally handling rehab and specific actions we can take to continue progressing in our sport even though we cannot physically play.  If your an injured athlete or know an injured athlete, please share this episode with them. If you yourself are having concerns about your mental health or know someone who is, please reach out to a therapist or counselor near you. Just like going to the gym and getting a trainer boosts your physical abilities, working on your mental health with a therapist or counselor will boost your mental abilities as well. In order to succeed at sports and life we need to maximize both our physical and mental abilities. So if you or someone you know need help with their mental health, reach out to a therapist or counselor today. 

In this episode I got interview Justin Su’a. He is the Head of Mental Performance for the Tampa Bay Rays. He’s worked for the MLB and NFL for many years and shares some strategies for personal and team success. I hope you enjoy this episode! 

This episode is for anyone that is in a slump or plateauing. With a lot of the world being on hold, it can be easy to find yourself slumping or plateauing in your performance. This episode highlights two strategies to overcome these moments. Combining these strategies can create an effective plan to not only push past slumps or plateaus but to grow and become better than the plateau.

This episode is about reconnecting with those moments in your life that ignited the path your on now. You are writing your story every day, it is incredibly powerful to reflect on where that story began. I'll share with you a strategy to help you get to know your story in a way that can build self-awareness and improve performance going forward. Sometimes the beginning of your story is difficult and lonely, but the present and future do not need to be difficult and lonely.  

"You cannot go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending" - C.S. Lewis

In this episode I'll share with you one of the most motivating speeches of all time! This episode is for all of you who are trying to be better, who are trying to do something hard, trying to accomplish your dreams. No matter what, dare to try!

Question of the day: Do you think that you perform at your best if your mind and body are on the same page? Like most people I work with, the answer is YES! This episode explores more about what causes our minds to get away from being present-minded and I'll share 2 strategies to help you get back to the present moment.

This episode is all about being fearless during adversity. I'll tell you about the worlds most fearless animal and share a few insights we can learn from this animal to be more fearless in overcoming adversity. 

In our last episdoe we explored overcoming adversity like a buffalo. This episode is about overcoming adversity like a donkey.  I’ll share with a great story about a clever donkey that overcame its eminent demise by focusing and repeating on what was working. Sometimes we need to charge like a buffalo and run into the storm to get through it, other times we need to be like this donkey and shake the struggle off and step up.

In this episode I’ll share with how buffalo handle their storms and challenges. We can learn a lot from these majestic beasts! If your going through a challenge this kind of attitude is for you! Be the buffalo!

In this episode I interviewed my good friend Joe Scola. He is a former professional gamer and now works as an advisor to gamers and individuals looking to improve their life. Joe shares his awesome story from being a quiet introverted gamer spending most of his free time playing games in his dorm to completely changing his mindset and life to be an incredible social butterfly and now spends his time performing magic for hundreds of people, advising gamers on strategies to win games and life advice as well. He graduated from one of the top Engineering programs and currently works in Boston. Joe talks about a lot of great topics surrounding HOW TO transform your life and developing a successful routine for positive change. He is so energetic and has a magnetic personality! 

I hope you enjoy this interview and go follow him on social media @joemajin

In this episode the main focus is HOW TO create a personal mission statement. I'll share a few excerpts from my personal mission statement as well as a few examples of other well known individuals personal mission statements. Also I'll share with you 3 tips on HOW TO begin creating your own personal mission statement today.

Here are few helpful links and resources I used in creating my personal mission statement. Most impactful resource is the book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey, highly recommend it!

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stephen+covey%27s+7+habits+of+highly+effective+people&hvadid=78615145526044&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&tag=mh0b-20&ref=pd_sl_2m1rfkiwm6_e

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People

https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/habits-of-highly-effective-people-summary

https://www.customwritingservice.org/blog/stephen-covey-personal-mission-statement/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2017/11/07/13-ways-you-can-craft-a-strong-personal-mission-statement/#38270c5b2dee

https://brandyourself.com/blog/guide/how-to-write-a-personal-mission-statement/

https://www.daveramsey.com/blog/mission-statement-101/

In this profile I spoke with Tanner Mangum. He is the former QB at BYU for 4 years. You might remember the back to back hail mary game-winners in 2015 against Nebraska and then Boise State! In this episode we profiled his playing career where he experienced some incredible highs and devastating lows. He shared with us some amazing stories of HOW he overcame struggles with anxiety, depression, and serious injury. He is an amazing man and continues to spread his message of breaking the stigma between sports and mental health. 

Check out Tanner on all social media @tannermangum and his website tannermangum.org for more awesome content from Tanner!

Videos about Tanner:

SportsCenter video after the Nebraska hail mary:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHLIGe9CJhE

Tanner recapping his career at BYU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJIRDDEB6dk

"Unashamed" Episode 1: I am not Invincible - Episode 1 of 4 in Football Matters' digital series on mental health throughout college football.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLvG7QnvfTQ

In this this episode we dive into how you've probably been looking at your goals all wrong. We are all really good goal setters but we need to start putting our attention on actually achieving our goals... here is HOW you do that!

In this episode we nerd out on some incredible neuroscience! Peak performers focus on behaviors and actions. Peak behavior and peak action is developed by mastering your neural network. We will talk about 2 techniques to strengthen your neural network and help you perform at your peak faster and more efficiently. 

In this episode we talk about being resilient by "hunting the good stuff". This is an incredibly simple and powerful technique I learned while working with the US Army. It is used to build positive thinking and optimism as well as counter the evil negativity bias. Also I'll share with you the incredible story of Team Hoyt, a truly inspiring story of what resilience and hunting the good stuff is all about!

In this episode I talk about how peak performers use self-talk positively. I'll share two monumental research studies on self-talk and a self-talk tip to help you perform at your peak.

In this episode I talk about how peak performers don't just talk the talk, they walk the talk. Are your actions mapped by your words? If you say your are going to be the best are you actually taking the daily actions necessary to be the best? To be a peak performer, you walk your talk. 

In this episode I talk about the importance of self-awareness and how to properly measure your progress and success toward peak performance.

In this episode I talk about how peak performers use adversity as an opportunity to increase performance. 

In this episode I talk about what the 4 Pillars of Peak Performance are and how each one can help you reach and sustain your peak performance.

In this episode, we talk about the 3 questions to ask yourself everyday if you want to perform at your peak.