Mental Performance Daily with Brian Cain Win or Learn
Dec 8, 2025
Explore the powerful 'I never lose; I win or I learn' mindset from John Kavanagh, focusing on resilience and growth. Discover the importance of reflecting on setbacks rather than rushing fixes, emphasizing that failure is merely feedback. Learn how to prioritize long-term success over immediate wins by training your mindset. This insights-rich session encourages competing to a standard that values lessons over losses, fostering a winning mentality that lasts.
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Win Or Learn As A Mindset
- Adopting 'win or learn' reframes mistakes as data rather than shameful failures.
- This mindset creates psychological stability that speeds learning and trust.
Pause And Extract The Data
- Sit in setbacks instead of rushing to fix them and extract the data they contain.
- Take the learning from mistakes so you lose the moment but not the lesson.
Model Mistakes To Build Trust
- Model vulnerability as a coach by accepting mistakes and trying new approaches openly.
- Your athletes will mirror your response and learn faster when shame is removed.
