Mental Performance Daily with Brian Cain Process Over Outcome
Nov 12, 2025
Discover the power of focusing on process over outcome to achieve tremendous results. Hear insights from coaching an NCAA wrestling team and how a shift in mindset transformed their performance. Learn about the three controllables: energy, effort, and execution, that can anchor success. Brian uses the parable of the two archers to illustrate why mastering the process is key to hitting your targets. Coaches are encouraged to redefine success by prioritizing consistent habits and present-moment execution.
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Focus On Controllables Every Match
- Do focus on controllables like energy, effort, and execution every match.
- Chase present-moment execution instead of obsessing over results.
Wrestling Team Turned Champions
- In 2018 Brian worked with an NCAA wrestling team stuck before the semifinals.
- When they flipped to process focus they became NCAA national champions.
Parable Of The Two Archers
- The archer parable shows targeting the process beats obsessing over the bullseye.
- Process-focused performers hit the mark more often.