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281: Celebrate Athletic Anniversaries with Dr. Megan Cannon

Scott Mulvaney — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Discussing the Power and Impact on Why to Celebrate Anniversaries:

Megan has been working with many school sports teams on mindset preparation. Today we dig into the swimming team(s) and much more. She talks to our audience regularly, about many high-value topics such as health, fitness, mindset, and Sports Psychology. Specializing as a Sports Psychologist, Megan brings a wealth of mindset psychology and a whole lot more to our show. Listen in while we catch up with Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D.!

Today’s shorter podcast is Part I of our theme for June and July for understanding the importance of choosing to celebrate your athletic anniversaries. We recorded both episodes back to back, live, at F13 Performance surrounded by the #SYRArmy formerly SYR CrossFit.

Top 3 Hot Points:

Athletic Anniversaries
Celebrate Anniversaries
Track Milestones

[spp-tweet tweet=”Celebrate Your Athletic Anniversary Moments #SportsPsychology #HealthPodcast @drmegancannon “]

Links and Resources:

Final Words:

I think it’s just knowing what type of calendar relationship you have with your calendar. Are you a person that can schedule in advance and that then holds you accountable? Plus does it actually allow these things to happen? Or are you more spontaneous individual? No matter if you are trying to schedule things out, or if you are that more spontaneous side, look for those opportunities. Whether it’s an annual event that happens each year, or whether it’s an ebb and flow of your career cycle, or maybe it’s mine used to be which was this like one specific time of being on vacation that it was always that mental check in with myself but either way having that check in to just celebrate give yourself the credit for what you have accomplished in that year, or two years, three years, whatever it might be, because America and our culture we’re always going to have that push forward. And so purchasing ourselves to take a look in the rearview mirror sometimes see what we’ve done and then readjust the focus forward.

Influencers Mentioned:

F13 Performance visit http://first13athletics.com

On This Episode You Will Hear:

[spp-timestamp time=”00:30″] Introduction
[spp-timestamp time=”10:00″] I don’t even know where I’ll be living this time next year. So I think to have those moments, whether it’s an anniversary, or you just choose an event that you kind of do annually, give yourself the opportunity to look back. To be able to say wow, this time last year, look at what I accomplished!
[spp-timestamp time=”11:20″] It can just be reflecting back on something. Doing that is really important. Often we go through the day to day to day, and you’re checking boxes and doing the things that we don’t realize how much we actually accomplish?
[spp-timestamp time=”14:30″] I think in everybody’s profession, there probably is something similar, not necessarily identical. That might be some natural breaking points of giving our selves the ability and permission to pause and look back.
[spp-timestamp time=”15:50″] First of all, it’s making that a priority. It has to be on your radar initially. Going in with an intention, six months from now, I’m going to check in with myself on this or in a year from now.
[spp-timestamp time=”18:45″] It’s tough because there have been times that I have tried to pre-register for races to get the early bird discount. Then something with work comes up and I’m like crap.
[spp-timestamp time=”20:00″] What just happened to me with a 5k in April, I couldn’t get rid of the race entry bib. People get injured, people have crazy lives. I was trying to just get it moved on within a running group I’m in but either people were already registered or otherwise.
[spp-timestamp time=”20:30″] It’s just one of those things where it just reinforced why I choose to not schedule things out that far in advance.
[spp-timestamp time=”22:00″] Final Words

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229: Athlete Injury Recovery and Mindset

Scott Mulvaney — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Today We Discuss Injury Recovery and Our Athlete Mindset with Dr. Megan:

Today we dig into the Injury Recovery Mindset necessary for the athlete, along as for the everyday man/woman. We also tie this to Scott’s four-legged best friend, son, and pup, Calvin The Coonhound. Calvin has recently undergone an amputation surgery to save him from leg pain, cancer, and more.

Dr. Megan Cannon is a sport psychologist whose mission is assisting athletes in reaching their peak potential both on and off the field. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in Sport Psychology. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in 2013, after earning a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Wilkes University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral training at Pacific Clinics, a community mental health agency in Southern California.

While at Nova Southeastern University, Dr. Megan had the opportunity to work in the Sport Psychology Program within the university’s Sports Medicine Clinic. Dr. Megan gained experience providing performance coaching and individual therapy to college student athletes, along with completing presentations and team-building activities with collegiate, high school, and youth club teams. Dr. Megan also administered the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT 2.0) program to assess athletes’ baseline and post-concussive cognitive functioning and assisted in establishing return-to-play decisions.

Dr. Megan currently works with athletes at varying levels in their career. She has worked with individual athletes and teams at schools such as Bucknell University, Duquense University, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Old Dominion University, University of Massachusetts, University of Pittsburgh, and more. Additionally, she has worked with athletes who have competed in the IronMan Triathlon and CrossFit Games.

Dr. Megan has appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter multiple times as an expert on sport psychology. She is a regular co-host on the LIVETHEFUEL Podcast and has made guest appearances on the Heads ‘N Tales Podcast, Brotherly Love Sports Podcast, and LionHeart Radio Podcast.

Dr. Megan delivers keynote speeches at conferences, universities, and high schools on sport psychology and mental health concepts and skills. Additionally, she consults with NCAA athletic departments, coaches, and university counseling centers to optimize and establish resources to enhance the mental health of student athletes. Dr. Megan is licensed in California and Pennsylvania, and is a member of the American Psychological Association Division 47: Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology.

Dr. Megan grew up competing in swimming, softball, and basketball. She was a member of the 4-time district winning women’s swim team at Allentown (PA) Central Catholic High School and competed at the state level. Along with performing on the field and in the pool, Dr. Cannon performed and competed on stage. She began training in ballet, jazz, and tap at the age of three and continued throughout college, where she minored in dance and was a member of the university’s dance team.

Past Appearances of Megan:

On This Episode You Will Hear:

[spp-timestamp time=”00:30″] Introduction
[spp-timestamp time=”00:56″] The struggle is real, and the entrepreneurial spirit people.
[spp-timestamp time=”01:35″] Shout out to rob a SYR CrossFit.
[spp-timestamp time=”01:54″] Scott’s four-legged family which is becoming a three legged family member. So shout out to Calvin The Coonhound in surgery recovery today. He finished his surgery last night, has become a tripod so I wasn’t sure what your thoughts were around that because we’re going to kind of tie this into the show here about injury and athletic recovery.
[spp-timestamp time=”03:00″] Shoutout to Penn Ridge Veterinary Hospital because that’s the ones who are helping save Calvin’s life. So quick backstory. Calvin is our English Red Tick Coonhound and he’s 10 years old. In June he started getting a limp and we were surprised because we actually she made me stop taking him mountain biking with me.
[spp-timestamp time=”04:45″] Fast forward the lab work we find out is Cancer that ate away at the cartilage in his elbow. That’s why he was in so much pain. We did all the lab work we figured out okay the cancer is not spreading did not metastasize. We’d have to take the leg off because he’s in so much pain. We took the entire right leg off, the shoulder, scapula, everything.
[spp-timestamp time=”07:20″] We have that executive functioning component to our thought where we’re able to have that sequential reasoning and abstract thinking. If there was an injury that was to the extent of losing a limb or something, that impactful, we can think ahead, know what our lives are going to be like.
[spp-timestamp time=”08:01″] There’s also that psychological process of rehab. We remember how strong we used to be, or how it used to be before, but now, we’re starting here.
[spp-timestamp time=”09:12″] I feel it’s probably different for everybody. It’s harder to look at where you’re at today, whether it’s the circumstances, the condition of an injury or something like that, or other elements of your life.I think Andy Bernard says it best, I’m a huge office fan, but he says when I was here at Dunder Mifflin, I kept wishing that I was back in Stanford. And then when I was here, I kept wishing I was there, you know, I wish there was a way that we could realize we’re in the good old days when we’re there. Sometimes we can have a little bit of glorification of the memories where we were right up all the positive.
[spp-timestamp time=”13:29″] Maybe it’s like a culture shock thing might be right. I think through the self-development in the professional development after that transition helped me/us because you realize, okay, are you over-glorifying it to celebrate those experiences.
[spp-timestamp time=”16:28″] Two individuals that climbed it with him throughout his rehab process, he just kept saying, I’m doing it, I’m doing it. We didn’t have the heart to tell him. You can’t tell someone in that condition.
[spp-timestamp time=”19:26″] We’re probably also supposed to struggle through that process. Yes, that’s where you learn. I tell people in the entrepreneurial space, right, like you’re supposed to make mistakes. That’s how you learn some of the most powerful things you can carry into your future. Because now they’re hard-coded in your brain because they were painful and you’re not gonna forget them. If I was able to get through that surgery, or if I was able to get through that injury, and I was able to do that I can handle this, you know, so it can, it can really help shape us, but also give us confidence in a way going forward. So those who make it through those struggles comes with great growth.
[spp-timestamp time=”21:53″] The trials and tribulations, the bouncing back, the mindset from an injury, I think reflecting on lessons learned. I think a lot of us skip over these lessons that we’re supposed to be learning.
[spp-timestamp time=”22:58″] The culture of their sport where it really is, you push through like it, that’s just the culture of the sport that they play. So I think that there’s definitely to a point there’s a cultural influence.
[spp-timestamp time=”24:10″] Turns out that I had dislocate a rib in my back, in reality you can displace the cartilage apparently. So if you’re trying to breathe and your rib cage goes to expand, mine was held back from doing that. So every time I tried to breathe, the cartilage was shifted. So I had to have a chiropractor fix all this.
[spp-timestamp time=”25:59″] They just feel like they have to push through the pain. I didn’t know, if I was able to play with a dislocated shoulder.
[spp-timestamp time=”26:25″] I’m letting my body recover. Maybe I’ll change it up. Maybe instead of going to the CrossFit gym, I’m going to go and maybe do some yoga or do some mobility work or do something else.
[spp-timestamp time=”31:42″] Making sure the framed and signed “The Rock” artwork would properly go with the décor.
[spp-timestamp time=”01:00:00″] Final Words

I kept wishing I was there, I wish there was a way that we could realize, we’re in the good old days when we’re there. – Quote: Andy Bernard (The Office)

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Mentioned Influencers:

Andy Bernard

Final Words:

I think it’s just, be in the now. Whether you’re talking injury and our previous level of functioning, or what you used to be able to do. What you wish you could do, or what the other person is doing.

It’s all about what we’re in right now. We could sit here and wish forever that the injury didn’t happen or that things went differently, it’s about accepting all of this. This is where we’re at right now, even though maybe we wouldn’t choose to be here, this is what it is. It is okay and we will be fine. There is that acceptance, whatever that present moment is giving you, we can then do something with it, in a much more efficient and impactful fashion.

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204: LIVE, Masculine vs Feminine Energy with Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D.

Scott Mulvaney — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Part 2 of Live Podcasting from a Healthy Dinner at CoreLife. Masculine vs Feminine Energy, Desensitizing Fearful Mindset and more.

LIVE from dinner at CoreLife Eatery in Allentown, PA, Dr. Megan and Scott finish part 2 of this Facebook Live podcast session. Megan just finished debriefing her recent athletic adventures completing the Ragnar Race in Niagara Falls, Canada. They dig deeper on this episode into the Masculine Energy vs Feminine Energy disruption that is happening in society. These energies are especially dug into in relation to what’s expected from different sex athletes.

She talks to our audience regularly, about so many high-value topics such as health, fitness, mindset development, etc. Specializing as a Sports Psychologist, Megan brings a wealth of mindset psychology and a whole lot more to our show. Listen in while we catch up with Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D.!

Today’s new podcast episode is a newer format we’re testing out with the doc! We’re breaking our one-hour recording sessions up into 30-minutes, or less, power sessions. Let’s see how you, the listeners, like the performance and knowledge we can cram into 30-minute episodes! Today’s episode is our third go in these power sessions. I think we definitely got plenty of impact in today, listen in!

On This Episode You Will Hear:

[spp-timestamp time=”00:30″] Introduction
[spp-timestamp time=”00:55″] Scott finds an avocado and he’s spiced out by the sriracha dressing. The Bermuda Triangle of productivity.
[spp-timestamp time=”02:00″] Masculine and feminine energy. Female athletes, emoting, masculine sports, miss-messaging. That message of toughening up, suck it up, found in male sports which creates even more anxiety and stress. Girl power movement, run like a girl, etc.
[spp-timestamp time=”06:50″] Mutual fans of CrossFit, working with sports and fitness like Barre, a shoutout to Samantha Burns, author of the new book Breaking Up and Bouncing Back.
[spp-timestamp time=”11:00″] Acclimating to extreme heat, adapting to new challenges.
[spp-timestamp time=”15:00″] Getting into the deep end, learning the power of relaxing. Going through the desensitizing process.
[spp-timestamp time=”21:40″] Sugar addiction, going NSNG aka No Sugar No Grains, not realizing the addictive component. The nutritional piece is always more of a challenge.
[spp-timestamp time=”24:25″] Final Words

Be in it for the marathon, rather than the 5k. – Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D.

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People Mentioned:

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Final Words:

It’s all about the Babysteps. Making a small step to reduce the overwhelming factors of the larger, challenging steps. Whether it’s going to sleep 30 minutes earlier a night, waking up with one additional glass of water, replacing one sugar source with something better like a healthy fat.

Be in it for the marathon rather than the 5k.

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Reviewing Mindfulness with Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D.

Scott Mulvaney — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Dr. Megan Is Back To Talk Mindfulness!

Megan is our regular monthly co-host for discussing topics in and around Sports Psychology. Today’s podcast we are digging deeper into the topic of Mindfulness. She talks to our audience about so many high-value topics such as health, fitness, mindset, etc. Specializing as a Sports Psychologist, 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 Ph.D.

Today’s new podcast episode is a newer format we’re testing out with the doc! We’re breaking our one-hour recording sessions up into 30-minute power sessions. Let’s see how you, the listeners, like the performance and knowledge we can cram into 30-minute episodes! Today’s first thirty power session is on the importance of Body Image, I think we definitely got plenty of impact in with this topic, listen in!

On This Episode You Will Hear:

[spp-timestamp time=”00:30″] Introduction
[spp-timestamp time=”11:15″] Living in the moment VS no drivers behind the wheel.
[spp-timestamp time=”32:40″] Final Words

Anybody that is challenging their body to get outside of its comfort zone… it’s just admirable. – Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D.

Watch On YouTube:

https://youtu.be/9U2KvaHfHn0?si=etnTRMO-svRmi2kE

Links and Resources:

Final Words:

Be aware in that acceptance. Being in the moment is part 1. There really is an acceptance here. Sometimes that lack of acceptance can get us stuck in areas we really didn’t want to be in, in the first place.

Life is going to have its ups and its down. We have to keep up with ourselves in terms of mentally being in that moment. We must have that awareness and that insight with what’s going on, how our bodies are reacting and responding to it. We must get to the point where we say “okay I accept this is happening, I don’t have to like it but I can accept it”. We are then able to live so much more whole, full, and really maximize our potential.

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181: Reviewing Body Image, CrossFit, Murph, etc with Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D

Scott Mulvaney — Mon, 28 May 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Our Regular Sports Psychologist Co-Host, Dr. Megan Cannon, Returns To Discuss Body Image:

Megan is our repeat co-host for targeting Body Image, mental health, fitness, and general daily mindset. She talks to our audience about so many high-value topics, with today’s important theme of the female as well as the male, Body Image. 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 Ph.D.

On This Episode You Will Hear:

[spp-timestamp time=”00:30″] Introduction
[spp-timestamp time=”08:45″] Comparing women’s body image goals vs the means body images.
[spp-timestamp time=”10:00″] Shoutout to Coach Jimmy Hirsch aka JimJom on Instagram. His incorporation of yoga, mindset, meditation and more into his CrossFit training has been impressive!
[spp-timestamp time=”17:40″] How this applies to the CrossFit space and other forms of fitness, strength training lifestyles.
[spp-timestamp time=”20:10″] Prevent your brain from going to the thoughts around what we lack. Reframe around what you can do, what you ARE capable of. Stop focusing on the thought of, I Can’t Do This or I Can’t Do That.
[spp-timestamp time=”27:00″] Talking current body types relating to the powerlifting and the Olympic Lifting spaces.
[spp-timestamp time=”27:40″] Anybody that is challenging their body to get outside of its comfort zone… it’s just admirable.
[spp-timestamp time=”31:20″] Final Words

Anybody that is challenging their body to get outside of its comfort zone… it’s just admirable. – Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D.

[spp-tweet tweet=”Listen and learn about #Mindset #BodyImage #CrossFit #MURPH and more! @DrMeganCannon “]

Watch On YouTube:

Links and Resources:

People Mentioned:

Coach Jimmy Hirsch

Final Words:

Focus on and give your body credit for what it CAN do.
Be aware of the filters that are on, the messages that are being sent. Be a more educated consumer. Choose the messages that ultimately lead to those positive thoughts.

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067: Hobbies and Healthy Lifestyles with Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D.

Scott Mulvaney — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Healthy Lifestyle Hobbies Co-Host:

Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D. returns to catch us up on the latest for her Sports Psychology season ahead for Spring 2017. She has aired on our prior episodes 021, 042, 053 with Megan as the co-host. We start catching up on the club sports season for her. Dr. Megan has also recently achieved an additional role, with a new faculty position at Muhlenberg Unversity! Most importantly, we get together today to discuss the power of Hobbies and their value in a Healthy Lifestyle.

On This Episode You Will Hear:

[spp-timestamp time=”01:35″] Defining what a club season is for sports. Plus Megan is now a faculty member at Muhlenberg College!
[spp-timestamp time=”08:25″] Digging into why Megan chose for us to discuss and teach our listeners about the importance and values of having healthy Hobbies. Scheduling that time in your schedule for yourselves.
[spp-timestamp time=”9:55″] Why the importance of not forgetting to schedule time for your life balancing hobbies.
[spp-timestamp time=”15:00″] Geeking out a bit on “burning off the stress” terminology. Why it’s so important to incorporate into your life, the “physical” activity.
[spp-timestamp time=”19:55″] Importance of getting out of your house to work if you work from home. Whether you’re into Network Marketing or another type of job that allows you to work remote. We need to be exposed to other human beings, like going to work at a local coffee shop or Starbucks.
[spp-timestamp time=”25:30″] Basic tips for people to start that basic level of new hobby introduction.
[spp-timestamp time=”29:40″] Relating hobbies to how injured pro athletes are forced to experiencing new lifestyles, hobbies, etc. Hobbies must change and evolve.
[spp-timestamp time=”32:35″] My latest travel souvenirs that I picked up which are inspirational magnets and how they relate to this episode.
[spp-timestamp time=”34:00″] Bo Jackson
[spp-timestamp time=”40:00″] Making a point on being spontaneous and not fearing to change things up.
[spp-timestamp time=”42:00″] Final Words

Taking the time to treat yourself to those opportunities… – Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D.

[spp-tweet tweet=”Happiness is not a destination. It is a way of life! @DrMeganCannon @LIVETHEFUEL “]

Links and Resources

People Mentioned

Bo Jackson

Final Words

Treat Yourself. You have to take the time to treat yourself. It’s all about that emotional energy and managing it in a positive way. Taking the time to treat yourself to those opportunities.

Action Steps

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053: Emotional IQ and Intelligence with Dr. Megan Cannon

Scott Mulvaney — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Emotional IQ Co-Hosting:

We fill our time to try and be as productive as possible and we fill the rest with distractions. Minutes that could be used to take a moment and reflect, we pick up our devices and distract ourselves from growing instead. By taking the time to reflect we become more self-aware and we increase our Emotional IQ. Helping us work on our Emotional IQ in this episode is a return attendance of Mind of the Athlete’s, Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D.

On This Episode You Will Hear:

[spp-timestamp time=”01:20″] WOD (Work Out of the Day) and Learn with Mind of the Athlete at SYR CrossFit.
[spp-timestamp time=”02:29″] On March 27th, Mind of the Athlete will be giving a talk on how to be more successful and making gains to process and progress towards our goals in 2017.
[spp-timestamp time=”05:38″] Using Zoom.us for the Podcast, unplugging and being mindful of your emotions.
[spp-timestamp time=”14:32″] “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do” – Steve Jobs. Emotional Intelligence and Emotional IQ refers to your ability to navigate and have awareness of emotions that you’re experiencing throughout your day. As well as through certain situations and also having the ability to recognize this in other people too.
[spp-timestamp time=”18:18″] With Emotional IQ you have to keep putting in the reps. It’s something that has to keep being worked on.
[spp-timestamp time=”21:39″] Taking a 30-second interval to just take a deep breath and think. Using apps in a positive way. Getting started with meditation and the myths behind it.
[spp-timestamp time=”25:27″] Mediation is different for everyone, the biggest problem is everyone is listening to what everyone else is doing. Just start finding a way to start working it into your life. Just like health, nutrition, and business. We are all different. It’s OK if you’re not perfect at it the first time. The most important thing is to just start.
[spp-timestamp time=”28:41″] Taking the time to reflect. Our smart devices can be used in a positive way but on the flip side they can be a distraction and make face to face interaction awkward.
[spp-timestamp time=”32:42″] “Be Here Now” Are you here in the moment, are you even in the conversation.
[spp-timestamp time=”37:48″] Better performance, clearer mind.
[spp-timestamp time=”41:28″] Final Words

[spp-tweet tweet=”Take the time to reflect @DrMeganCannon of @Mindofathlete on LIVETHEFUEL #SelfAwareness #EmotionalIQ”]

Watch on YouTube

https://youtu.be/l-bdJkViunc?si=dG7cQ0r6buzFCwFn

Links and Resources

Other Mind of the Athlete Episodes

Episode 50: Healthy 50th Podcast Mind of the Athlete
Episode 42: Goals for 2017 & return of Dr Megan Cannon PHD
Episode 38: Nutrition Balance with Erin Sparrold
Episode 32: Dr. Jarrod Spencer Sports Psychologist Mind of the Athlete
Episode 30: Balance Sleep Emotional Health
Episode 21: Understanding our Mindset with Mind of the Athlete

People Mentioned

Final Words

Baby steps, you have to start somewhere. The first step to developing a stronger Emotional IQ is to give yourself time to reflect. Whether it is using an app like Mood Track Diary, a journal or making a reminder on your calendar to just check in on yourself, once or twice a day to write down what you are feeling right now. Give yourself a moment to take a deep breath.

Action Steps

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032: Dr. Jarrod Spencer Sports Psychologist Mind of the Athlete Founder

Scott Mulvaney — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000

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

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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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