Mental Performance

S5E12: How To Build a Champion’s Mind & Elite Leadership Skills w Dr. Jim Afremow, PhD

Season 5, Episode 12

Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews Dr. Jim Afremow, PhD, author of The Champion’s Mind, The Champion’s Comeback, The Young Champion’s Mind, and his new book The Leaders Mind.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE:

3:30 – How Jim got interested in sport psychology?
5:05 – Roadblocks to bringing the ‘right’ attitude everyday.
7:05 – Strategies to limit negative thoughts
8:45 – Where to start with mental performance techniques.
11:25 – garbage in, garbage out: negative repetitive thoughts.
13:30 – How to connect with athletes who haven’t bought in to mental training
18:05 – Do teams need independent mental health professionals to support athletes/staff?
20:28 – the ‘best’ time to build your mindset skills”?
22:10 – What is leadership? Where do you start?
25:40 – How to start building ‘culture’ and ‘connection’?
27:40 – Findign your leadership style vs. fitting into a culture
31:05 – One simple question can transform your coaching relationship?
32:35 – How your body language impacts your mental game
37:40 – Training mindset vs. game day nutrition
39:24 – Can you flip the switch on game day?
41:24 – Building a young athlete’s mindset skills
44:00 – Where to start with kids and mindset training?
46:45 – In a world of distraction, how do we stay present?

ABOUT DR. JIM AFREMOW:

Website: https://goldmedalmind.net/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/goldmedalmind

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S5E5: Anxiety, Adversity & Enhancing Mental Performance w Alex Auerbach, PhD

Season 5, Episode 5

Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews Alex Auerbach, PhD, the Director of Wellness and Development for the Toronto Raptors who holds a doctoral degree in counseling psychology with a specialization in sport and performance psychology.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE:
3:45 – Alex’s educational and coaching background
10:10 – The ‘achievement motivation’ framework
14:15 – Climbing the ladder in sports: mindfulness and environment
18:20 – Mindfulness techniques – where to start?
20:20 – Reframing: putting Experience Into Perspective
23:45 – How our language impacts our outcomes
27:10 – ‘You’re so talented!” Unconcsiously perpetuating a ‘fixed’ mindset
30:05 – Team-Effectiveness literature: what makes teams work.
35:25 – Culture disruption: The mismatch between what people are preaching and what they’re practicing…”
42:00 – Identifying team or organizational values
52:00 – How technology impact our mindset and anxiety
56:45 – The next frontier in mental performance

ABOUT DR. ALEX AUERBACH, PhD:

Alex Auerbach, PhD, the Director of Wellness and Development for the Toronto Raptors who holds a doctoral degree in counseling psychology with a specialization in sport and performance psychology.

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AlexAuerbachPhD

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