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How to Achieve Peak Mental Performance | Justin Su'a | Knowledge Project 137

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Justin Su'a calls on more than a decade of working with the world’s top athletes to discuss how to improve your mental performance. Su’a explores the strategies you need to be your best mentally with lessons that resonate well beyond the world of sports — including how to connect and build trust, the relationship between consistency and intensity, the fragility of confidence, the difference between success and talent, how to raise the bar of your own performance, and so much more. Su'a has spent the past three years as the Head of Mental Performance for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball, where he works with players to optimize their mental performance and perform under enormous pressure. He has also worked for the Boston Red Sox as well as the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, and as the Head of Mental Conditioning Department for the IMG Academy, which develops star athletes of the future. He’s also written two books on the subject of developi …...more
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Intro

0:00

Being obsessed with reading and learning

1:43

What it means to be a Mental Performance Coach

2:39

Talking to yourself v. listening to yourself

5:25

Thought-performance interaction

8:39

Being a good v. great mental performance coach

13:17

How athletes respond

19:48

On earning trust

25:10

Relationship between environment and performance

29:42

Consistency v. Intensity

36:44

On building confidence

41:04

Motivating factors between average and great players

45:02

The Goal Gradient Effect

48:55

Success v. talent

51:44

How do we raise our standards?

54:24

On Justin’s big life change

1:01:49

Justin’s philosophy on raising kids

1:05:18

On losing v. being beaten

1:10:05

Learning from your wins (and losses)

1:13:55

How to improve your mental performance

1:18:01

Best mental models for sports

1:20:47

What success looks like

1:24:11
How to Achieve Peak Mental Performance | Justin Su'a | Knowledge Project 137
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2022May 17
Justin Su'a calls on more than a decade of working with the world’s top athletes to discuss how to improve your mental performance. Su’a explores the strategies you need to be your best mentally with lessons that resonate well beyond the world of sports — including how to connect and build trust, the relationship between consistency and intensity, the fragility of confidence, the difference between success and talent, how to raise the bar of your own performance, and so much more. Su'a has spent the past three years as the Head of Mental Performance for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball, where he works with players to optimize their mental performance and perform under enormous pressure. He has also worked for the Boston Red Sox as well as the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, and as the Head of Mental Conditioning Department for the IMG Academy, which develops star athletes of the future. He’s also written two books on the subject of developing mental toughness in adolescents. -- 00:00 - Intro 01:43 - Being obsessed with reading and learning 02:39 - What it means to be a Mental Performance Coach 05:25 - Talking to yourself v. listening to yourself 08:39 - Thought-performance interaction 13:17 - Being a good v. great mental performance coach 19:48 - How athletes respond 25:10 - On earning trust 29:42 - Relationship between environment and performance 36:44 - Consistency v. Intensity 41:04 - On building confidence 45:02 - Motivating factors between average and great players 48:55 - The Goal Gradient Effect 51:44 - Success v. talent 54:24 - How do we raise our standards? 01:01:49 - On Justin’s big life change 01:05:18 - Justin’s philosophy on raising kids 01:10:05 - On losing v. being beaten 01:13:55 - Learning from your wins (and losses) 01:18:01 - How to improve your mental performance 01:20:47 - Best mental models for sports 01:24:11 - What success looks like -- OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ 📈  OUR MOST POPULAR INTERVIEWS 🎬  The Full Story of Naval Ravikant:    • The Angel Philosopher Naval Ravikant ...   🎬  Bill Ackman - Getting Back Up:    • Bill Ackman: Dealing with Haters, My ...   🎬  Secrets to Healthy Relationships with Esther Perel:    • Secrets to Healthy Relationships | Es...   🎙 Listen to the show  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VyK52N... GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website - www.fs.blog JOIN OUR COMMUNITY https://fs.blog/membership/ ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Like the mentor you’ve always dreamed of having, The Knowledge Project shares timely yet timeless lessons for work and life. Past guests include Naval Ravikant, Daniel Kahneman, Jim Collins, Angela Duckworth, Seth Godin, Melanie Mitchell, & Esther Perel.
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