The Mindset Experience®

Winter is approaching and daylight savings just occurred. With less day light, colder temperatures and increasing academic demands, student athletes are more vulnerable to mental health struggles. In this episode, Dr. T will guide you through his Mental Injury Prevention Guide to best support yourself and your teammates by focusing on Awareness, Communication and Listening (ACL). These concepts are discussed in detail with clear examples demonstrating how to be intentional and effective. In competitive athletics, there is so much emphasis on being strong and tough. This MOVEMBER, lets come together and understand that, "Being tough means acknowledging there is a problem. Being strong means asking for help." @dr.t_sportspsych

Katie Hoff understands elite performance and the drive to do the extraordinary. At 15 years old, she made her first Olympic team. How did she do it? In the end, it boiled down to a very simple, yet effective formula. She came up with 5 standards that she followed to a "T." Standards that allowed her to break American and World Records, win 3 Olympic medals, get back up after the lowest of lows and become a TEDx speaker, best-selling author and successful entrepreneur. Katie's 5 standards will give you the ability to accomplish that goal and achieve the most extraordinary version of yourself. Katie shares her wisdom through captivating stories filled with humor, humility, honesty, and vulnerability. She will leave you with a sense of motivation, fresh perspective, and ultimately clear and actionable standards to apply to your own big goal. @kthoff7, @synergydryland

Johnny Martin was raised in a family where hard work, drive, positivity and a growth mindset was the standard. It was embedded in his DNA. Through his degree in health studies and education, his master's degree in educational psychology and counseling and his national certification in grief recovery, many would consider him an expert. However, what really sets him apart as one of the best is his dedication to guide others, make sure they feel heard and empower them to understand they are really the experts on themselves. When so many mental performance coaches take the approach of motivational quotes and consistent hype, Johnny teaches us the power of the pause, creating opportunities to truly reflect and choose the direction we really want to take. Despite serving as a performance coach with professional athletes, educational leaders, military veterans and corporate executives for the past 15 years, he continues to maintain a "white belt mentality" while mastering the art of humility. @realjohncmartin

Many athletes work consistently and relentlessly for so many years to have the opportunity to play at the collegiate level. But when it comes time to finally enter the recruiting process, the passion of sports commonly gives way to incredible pressure which can directly affect mood and motivation. In this episode, Dr. T offers 5 actionable takeaways that any athlete can immediately apply to prepare for, manage, and even enjoy the roller-coaster of thoughts and emotions that come with recruiting. Apply these strategies and you will be ready for one of the biggest decisions of your athletic life! This is a must listen for any athlete or parent who hopes to play collegiate sports. @dr.t_sportspsych

Bennett Jackson's love for football came from watching games on TV or going to Giants/Jets games with family or friends. As a youth player, he was motivated by the opportunity to expand his circle of friends. At Notre Dame, his dedication to Sports, School and Sleep created a process to, "focus on now and prepare for tomorrow." His commitment to making his mother proud instilled the discipline to consistently push himself past any limits allowing him to hear his name being called on draft day watching TV surrounded by family and friends. This 7 year NFL veteran has experienced his share of successes and hardships including major injuries and changing multiple teams. In every case, his mindset of "So What, What now?' and "dealing with outcomes as they come" have helped him to consistently readjust and refocus preparing him for perhaps his biggest challenge of all; the transition out of football. @b_jax2

Natalie Coughlin is one the most the accomplished female swimmers in the world. She was a 3X Olympian, 12X Olympic Medalist and has won 60 medals in international competition. She has been voted the World Swimmer of the year, American swimmer of the year 3 times, NCAA swimmer of the year and Sports Illustrated collegiate female athlete of the year. Her continued success is not just due to setting goals and creating a process but also her ability to be present and remind herself in the most intense situations that she is just, "swimming up and down a silly pool!" While she has won more awards than most of us can imagine, she is most grateful for the setbacks that have helped her grow. Natalie discusses her ability to keep growing by setting goals high enough to fail. She also shares how her learned skill set of discipline, hard work, patience, and letting go of things out of her control have led to more incredible experiences such as competing on Dancing with the Stars and directly impacted her success as the co-founder and vintner of Gaderian wines. @nataliecoughlin, @gaderianwines

2023 PLL Champion Grant Ament is no stranger to success at every level he has played. As a professional lacrosse player, he was the Number 1 overall pick in 2020 PLL draft. He was also an All-Star game captain in 2021, 2021 Attackman of the year, and member Team USA 2021 Fall Classic. While at Penn State, he was the 2019 Attackman of the Year, Big Ten Offensive Player of the year, three-time All American, four-time All-Big Ten and a captain of the Nittany Lions Lacrosse Team. While Grant's vision was very clear from an early age, his path was not so linear. However, he chose to put consistent effort into his preparation identifying a process or pillars including knowing yourself, knowing your obstacles, visualization, and reflection. By investing more time and energy into these key elements of his mindset, he has been able to grow as a player on the field and more importantly as a person off the field. As a big believer in mindset training, he has frequently said "I wish I had this info and support when I was in HS or college, I would have been so much better!" @grantament

As a child of Christian Iraqi immigrants who escaped an oppressive society, Dan "Zia" Joseph was very familiar with being a minority and the concept of intergenerational trauma. Despite being taught not to "go back to the nightmare he came from"; he felt a calling to join the US military post 9/11 at the age of 32 years old. His life changed when one of his fellow soldier's survived a suicide attempt while at the same time, his best friend in the military lost 13 men from his unit to suicide. Working closely and sparring Jiu-Jitsu with several combat Veterans brought deeper awareness about the psychological weight they carried each day while helping him uncover and work through his own trauma, navigate his own spiritual journey and reframe his perspective on helping others. After obtaining a master's degree in organizational psychology, Dan combined his education, research and life experiences to write, "Backpack to Rucksack: Insight Into Leadership & Resilience By Military Experts" which honors the struggles that his fellow military brothers and sisters still face while highlighting the importance of strong leadership in providing much needed support. @combatpsychology, www.combatpsych.com

At the age of 9, Anastasia Pagonis began losing her vision progressively until the age of 14 when she was diagnosed with autoimmune retinopathy. With only light perception but no central vision, she not only lost her usable vision but also lost her relationship with sports and her positive outlook on life. With the compassion of her providers and the strong encouragement of her parents, a 5-minute walk/day turned into a walk in the park which became anxiety provoked by swimming in the pool which ultimately led to a 3 world championships, a world record and gold and bronze medal in the 2020 Paralympics. Anastasia embraces the fact that she is perfectly imperfect and uses her platform to bring her trauma to comedy with the goal of changing how the world sees the visually impaired. Her vision may be limited, her mindset is limitless. @anastasia_k_p

Greg Louganis is considered the greatest diver in history. As a 3x Olympian, he is the only male to win gold medals on both 3 meter springboard and 10 meter platform in consecutive Olympic Games (1984, 1988). With a total of 5 Olympic medals, 5 World Championship titles, 6 Pan American titles and 47 national titles, his records remain unbroken. His legacy was built through a life of adversity including his adoption, learning differences, a victim of bullying given his skin color, and almost walking away from his defining sport at the age of 11. His mindset to choose his own destiny, never give up and smile through it all was made possible by the ultimate belief of his mother, his coach, and his mental training. This process culminated in one of the most memorable Olympic performances of all time in which he hit the platform, split his head open, suffered a concussion then came back to win the gold! Today, as a coach, speaker, author, actor, activist, humanitarian and GOAT of mindset he continues his tradition of excellence. @greglouganis, greglouganis.com