A Facebook LIVE Session on Sleep Relating To Performance, Resting Before Failure, The CrossFit Open with Dr. Megan Cannon:

Did you know Sleep totally relates to Performance, especially in the CrossFit Open? Listen in as we recorded this episode on Facebook LIVE from a Panera Bread location. We like the free WiFi but not the bread, ha! We had followers tuning in LIVE as Megan and I connected up for another returning co-hosting.

Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D. is our repeat co-host for targeting health, fitness, and mindset. Specializing in Sports Psychology, Megan brings a wealth of mindset development and a whole lot more to our show. Listen in while we catch up with Dr. Megan Cannon of Mind of the Athlete.

On This Episode You Will Hear:

• [spp-timestamp time=”00:30″] Introduction
• [spp-timestamp time=”10:40″] Lack of sleeps impact on our hunger hormones, overeating, stress, etc.
• [spp-timestamp time=”19:00″] Connecting back to cram sessions in college in relation to rest, recovery, data consumption, and memorization.
• [spp-timestamp time=”23:00″] Meet people where they are at, where they are at on the learning timeline. Openness to the new blue light filtering glasses and even Apple’s enhancement to all of their devices.
• [spp-timestamp time=”32:00″] Hacking your sleep with smartphones in airplane mode, and shutting down wifi at night. Scott’s weird-ass dreams when he forgets these new best practices.
• [spp-timestamp time=”41:00″] Final Words

[spp-tweet tweet=”Are you training to failure?! Resting and Sleep equal increased Performance! Listen in with Sports Psychologist @DrMeganCannon “]

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What on Facebook LIVE:

Links and Resources:

• Dr. Megan Cannon on Facebook
• Dr. Megan Cannon on Instagram
• Dr. Megan Cannon on Twitter
• Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D. at Mind of the Athlete
• Dr. Megan Cannon on Linked-In

People Mentioned:

• Rob Eschbach of SYR CrossFit
• Neurosurgeon Jack Kruse

Final Words:

Rest, Recover, and Perform.

Mind, Body, and Spirit!

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Dr. Jarrod Spencer Sports Psychologist Mind of the Athlete Founder

You don’t have to suffer in silence. Your emotional health can have a massive impact on your performance. Today’s Co-Host can help lay the path to a clearer mind. On this episode we complete the set with Sports Psychologist Dr. Jarrod Spencer founder of Mind of the Athlete. A spiritual calling lead to the creation of a sports psychology company with the mission to help improve the emotional health of athletes. Now with a book Mind of the Athlete: Clearer Mind Better Performance.

On This Episode You Will Hear:

• [spp-timestamp time=”02:35″] What made Psychologist Dr. Jarrod create Mind of the Athlete?
• [spp-timestamp time=”03:35″] What does it really mean to be tough?
• [spp-timestamp time=”05:56″] The biggest commonality they are finding among college athletes is they are incredible tired, emotionally overwhelmed, over scheduled, over extended and on average the college athlete is sleeping six hours per night. There not getting the recommended 9.2 hours of sleep that they need for great optimal performance. If you do not have good sleep and are not well rested you will see a spike in anxiety, depression and frustration.
• [spp-timestamp time=”08:25″] In 2016 Psychologist Jarrod was brought in to an insurance company called Kelly, three days each month to roll out there Mind of the Leader training. Mind of the Leader is a brand off of Mind of the Athlete containing much of the same content but packaged for business clientele.
• [spp-timestamp time=”10:17″] The Mind of brands are based off of the book by Jack Canfield Chicken Soup for the Soul.
• [spp-timestamp time=”12:17″] Mind of the Athlete took off as a company four years ago.
• [spp-timestamp time=”12:57″] S. Truett Cathy founder of Chick-fil-a, was a big influence on Psychologist Jarrod. His first mentor was the boxer Larry Holmes. They started a TV show together called ‘What the heck were they thinking’

• [spp-timestamp time=”16:07″] Larry taught Psychologist Jarrod, no matter where you go, really engage and be kind to people. It doesn’t matter who you are or how famous you get its really about staying humble and staying connected. A quote from Sports Illustrated:

“Larry you’ve made millions and millions of Dollars in your life time, why don’t you live in New York city with all the other famous people?” He said “Well, if I lived in New York City I would have to keep up with the Joneses but if I stay here in Lehigh Valley people have to keep up with the Holmeses” 

• [spp-timestamp time=”17:53″] Power of community and the power of the people you are surrounding yourself with
• [spp-timestamp time=”20:07″] Mind of the Athlete book foreword by Matt Millen 4x Super Bowl Champion.
• [spp-timestamp time=”21:05″] Getting people to think differently, getting them to understand how the mind works best.
• [spp-timestamp time=”23:48″] What Millennials are looking for the most is a mentor but the spot when people are true and when they are not.
• [spp-timestamp time=”25:29″] They find that the athletes are easier to get through. It’s the coaches that are harder to receive and understand the messaging. A third of the coaches love what they do, the middle third are open to it and the final third believe what they are doing is making the athletes “Soft”.
• [spp-timestamp time=”26:33″] When the student is ready the teacher will appear
• [spp-timestamp time=”27:12″] Pioneering mental health in sports and in society
• [spp-timestamp time=”30:16″] Mind of the Athletes YouTube channel has over 500 videos. Providing the right medium for the right audience
• [spp-timestamp time=”31:40″] Receiving a heart felt phone call
• [spp-timestamp time=”34:15″] Mind of the Athlete: Clearer Mind Better Performance
• [spp-timestamp time=”35:45″] When selling your book, put together bundles or packages
• [spp-timestamp time=”37:53″] Bringing in a spiritual level when appropriate
• [spp-timestamp time=”40:55″] Final Words

[spp-tweet tweet=”There’s help. There’s hope, and there is a path | @Jarrod_Spencer @MindOfAthlete on @LIVETHEFUEL “]

Links and Resources

• Dr. Jarrod Spencer on Twitter
• Dr. Jarrod Spencer on Instagram
• MindOfTheAthlete.com
• The Book: Mind of the Athlete: Clearer Mind Better Performance
• Mind of the Athlete on YouTube
• Mind of the Athlete on Facebook
• Mind of the Athlete on Twitter
• Mind of the Athlete on Instagram
• Chicken Soup for the Soul
• SYR Crossfit

People Mentioned

• S. Truett Cathy
• Brian Strauser
• Dr. Megan Cannon
• Jack Canfield
• Larry Holmes
• Mohammad Ali
• Jim Rohn
• Matt Millen

Final Words

There’s help and there is hope out there. Even though we live in a society that’s very busy. We don’t often have time to have deep, real conversions with each other about what is going on in our pre-conscious minds. The truth is, there are people out there like us, that love to come alongside people and engage them in how a person is doing. We’ve got the skills, resources, the platform, the people, the brand and the bandwidth to serve individuals, teams and companies so that they can feel better. Because when you feel better, you think and perform better!

There’s help, there’s hope and there is a path ahead that they can take you on.

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