The Post Game Podcast Ep. 26 - DJ Hillier: Separation in Preparation, Deep Curiosity, and Pushing The Sled
DJ Hillier is a Fitness Coach, Performance Optimization Coach, professional speaker, and host of The Mindset Advantage Podcast.
He is a former college football player and CrossFit Games competitor. Over 5.5 years ago, he started his podcast, where he interviews world-leading experts in leadership, mindset, and fitness.
DJ specializes in working with High School student-athletes. His mission is to help you attack the gap from where you are now to where you want to be.
On April 27th, he is releasing his first book, “Push The Sled.” (links to order below)
What You’ll Learn About:
- Training the skill of mental toughness
- Preparation, consistency, and being interested
- Doing your homework – people like hearing their own words
- Surrounding yourself with the right people
- What you do is not who you are
- Living out of principle vs. living out of preference
- Staying curious for a little bit longer
- Getting away from the “scoreboard”
- Benefits of a checklist
Timestamps:
(0:00) – Introduction to DJ
(1:11) – DJ’s background – CrossFit and Competing
(3:00) – Not just watching sports, studying sports
(3:30) – Talking to yourself, not listening to yourself
(5:05) – Working with High School Athletes
(6:40) – Relationship with his Dad
(8:25) – Separation is in Preparation
(9:15) – Starting his podcast and lessons learned
(11:30) – Preparation leads to confidence
(14:20) – Transition periods in life
(16:30) – Your physical peak isn’t your peak of life
(18:30) – Separating the “who” and the “do”
(20:40) – Why write a book?
(22:45) – Top Tier high school programs working on mental performance
(24:30) – Creating the how of mental performance
(26:20) – Deep curiosity
(27:15) – MVP Process
(30:45) – Schools incorporating mental performance coaching
(32:40) – Stages of Buy in – The 3 C’s
(34:15) – Can’t help a kid who doesn’t want help
(37:40) – Measuring – How do we know it’s working?
(40:15) – The Habit Share App
(41:50) – Getting 1% Better
(43:00) – Endorsers of his book
(43:45) – His new book: Push The Sled
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