The Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast

Heath Autrey, a highly respected and winning coach, shares strategies for developing mentally tough players. Topics include training for a competitive edge, the importance of knowing your why, instant feedback in high school programs, playing offense on defense, and the power of focusing on the process. Heath's insights on developing an elite mindset and the impact of coaching in athletes' lives are also discussed.

In this episode of The Coaching Matters Podcast Sponsored By Fundraising University, Brian is joined by Steve “Wojo” Wojciechowski. Wojo is one of the most respected players in Duke Basketball history. The 1998 NCAA Defensive Player of The Year started his coaching career at Duke in 1999 and helped the Blue Devils to the NCAA National Championship in 2001 and 2010. Was also a part of the Team USA Olympic Basketball Program and helped coach the red, white and blue to the Olympic Gold Medal in 2008 and 2012. Wojo was the head basketball coach at Marquette University from 2014-2021. In this Coaching Matters Group Coaching Session, Wojo will discuss the lessons he has learned in his illustrious college basketball career and the strategies he uses to optimize his performance. Topics will include: His daily self-care routines and journaling process The importance of exercise, meditation, yoga What 3 lessons he learned from playing for and working with Coach K Wojo’s 3 part meditation practice around peace, presence and process The difference between reacting and responding as a leader What he knows now he wishes he knew when he was coaching The importance of getting clear on what’s important and organizing your day around them Specific strategies you can use to invest into yourself so that you can invest into others and be the best version of yourself as a coach. And much more… The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance. Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. Together, each week Fundraising University and Brian Cain bring you interviews, question and answer sessions and group coaching around mastering mental performance, creating culture and developing the leadership skills you need to succeed. Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  Be sure to join Brian’s email list at BrianCain.com/join so that you can stay updated and in the know when it comes to Brian and the forefront of mental performance training. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall. If you are an athlete, join Brian’s 3 Day Mini Course on Mental Performance at BrianCain.com/free-athletes-course If you are a golfer or golf coach join Brian’s FREE Golf Masterclass at BrianCain.com/golf If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/baseball

In this episode Brian Cain, MPM The World’s Leading Mental Performance Coach discusses Charting Your Course & Hitting Your Target: Goal Setting Strategies That Deliver Results. Brian covers: REVIEW: THE 4 STEP GOAL FORMULA #1 Set Your Intention #2 Schedule Your Time In Blocks THE FOCUS FUNNEL - MULTIPLY TIME Eliminate Automate Delegate Procrastinate Concentrate #3 Track Your Behavior & GPS Yourself Back on Course #4 Reflect & Refocus Yourself Back On The Path GOAL SETTING THAT GETS RESULTS Set Outcome Goals Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual MITs - Most Important Tasks Set Process Goals AM Routine Execution When You Are At Your Best What 3-5 Things Are You Doing Daily? When You Fall Off The Wagon and BEAT YOURSELF, What Do You Let Happen That You Need to Work Against (Your Kryptonite) Create Success Systems For Consistency The Bigger Your Goals, The Tighter Your Process Needs To Be To Be Consistent Over Time You Must Describe What You Do As A Process 3 STEPS TO GOAL GETTING Make A Commitment Set YOUR Goals Know WHY You Want These Goals Know WHO Benefits If You Achieve Them Know WHO Suffers If You Fall Short Make It Public Create Positive Pressure For Yourself Surround Yourself With People Who Have A Similar Mission As You You Become The Average of The 5 People You Associate With Most You Become The Average of The 5 Things You Do Most Make It Happen With Daily Execution Reverse Engineer Your Plan From Outcome To Today Work The Staircase Know The Plan That You Use To Get Started WILL NOT BE What Gets You To The Finish - Plans Are Made To Get Started - USE The Most Fuel Prioritize & Execute Safe Guard Your Time Find What You Love To Do & Do It!!! Stop Watching TV and Thinking You Need Time To Relax Feeling Sorry For Yourself Check Your 3 E Ratio - Education, Energy, Entertainment Be Kind and Nice To Yourself AND Don’t Accept Your Own BS Your future, your success depends on a lot of factors and the most important factor has always been and will always be… YOU! The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance. Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall.

In this episode Brian is joined by Sean Casey.  “Case“ is a former Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox.  He was selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game three times during his career, is a lifetime .300 Hitter with over 100 HRs and 700 RBIs and is currently a broadcaster and commentator for the MLB Network.  As a player who experienced the benefits of working with a mental performance coach during his career, on this call he talks about Creating a Competitive Edge Through Mental Performance Training and the following ideas. Why he took an approach of It’s Me vs. Me How can you at the end of the day be satisfied with just being you and sticking to your approach Why he took a deep breath every pitch and why he subscribes to the breathe or die mentality The connection between the eyes and the brain and the importance of present moment focus When you should gear it up and when you should slow it down How to avoid the trap of getting caught up in what everyone else things The importance of being quiet, taking a breath, slowing down, seeing the ball and being easy Leaders are readers, Case shares some of his favorite books The importance of a daily meditation and journaling practice Asking yourself the right questions vs. always going to “My swing is off” The story of the buffalo and the cows Easy has a cost Three realities for baseball, (1) endless failure, (2) endless work, (3) endless uncertainty SEAN CASEY MLB NETWORK HITTING MINDSET VIDEO -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNyrLMjw-xw Questions To Ask Yourself About The Hitting Process BEFORE You Go Get Into Your Swing Are You Taking A Breath & Am I In The Present & In Control of Myself Is Your Foot On The Gas (Yes, Yes, Yes NO) Are You Seeing The Ball Are You Swinging at Strikes Is Your Routine On Point & Am I In The Present & In Control of Myself Is Your Plan to Look Away & React In, Or Do YOU have A Clear Process What’s Wrong With My Swing Is A Dangerous Place To Be as a Player The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance. Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/baseball

In this episode, Chris Lavoie, MPM, Director of Athletic at The Tampa Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida discusses how to clarify and implement a winning culture.  Chris shares the exact process he used to establish the 15 core principles of The TERPS4LIFE culture within the Tampa Prep athletic department as well as: 2 critical lessons he learned from Joe Maddon and Tony Dungy How do get buy in when you are creating a new culture How he markets the TERPS4LIFE culture with The TERPS4LIFE Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/terps4life-daily/id1581338792 How most schools and organization get it totally wrong when talking about mission and vision Why setting an intentional athletic department core principles is critical to your departments success A staggering statistic about who 80% of college students said was most impactful outside of their parents when in high school The importance of high school sports and that we are the only event where we bring outside people onto our campus The section of the media that proves the importance of high school sports The MVP Process and culture video he created that is changing high school sports and athletic department culture The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance.  Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. Together, each week Fundraising University and Brian Cain bring you interviews, question and answer sessions and group coaching around mastering mental performance, creating culture and developing the leadership skills you need to succeed. Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  Be sure to join Brian’s email list at BrianCain.com/join so that you can stay updated and in the know when it comes to Brian and the forefront of mental performance training. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall. If you are an athlete, join Brian’s 3 Day Mini Course on Mental Performance at BrianCain.com/free-athletes-course If you are a golfer or golf coach join Brian’s FREE Golf Masterclass at BrianCain.com/golf If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/baseball

In this episode Brian Cain, MPM host of the Coaching Matters Group Coaching Program talks with Mike Bahun, Assistant Baseball Coach at The University of Michigan and CEO of Fundraising University.  Mike discusses developing leadership skills through application of The 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery and gives you 5 clear and distinct calls to action to work on your leadership skills. Develop and Design Your Personal MVP Process Develop and Design Your Business MVP Process Establish A Routine and Set of Behavioral Success Metrics Using Habit Share Listen To Brian Cain’s Mental Performance Daily Podcast Join The Coaching Matters 2022 Weekly Leadership Development Book List Using The Optimize App Join Our Coaching Matters FREE Group Coaching Calls Every Other Week -> BrianCain.com/Coaching-Matters RESOURCES Slides From Mike’s Presentation Personal MVP Process Template  Business MVP Process Template The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance.  Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   You can view all Coaching Matters Group Coaching Calls on Our YouTube Channel Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. Together, each week Fundraising University and Brian Cain bring you interviews, question and answer sessions and group coaching around mastering mental performance, creating culture and developing the leadership skills you need to succeed. Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  Be sure to join Brian’s email list at BrianCain.com/join so that you can stay updated and in the know when it comes to Brian and the forefront of mental performance training. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall. If you are an athlete, join Brian’s 3 Day Mini Course on Mental Performance at BrianCain.com/free-athletes-course If you are a golfer or golf coach join Brian’s FREE Golf Masterclass at BrianCain.com/golf If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/baseball

In this episode Brian Cain, MPM shares specific strategies you can use to help make 2022 the best year of your coaching career.  RESOURCES Brian’s Power Point From This Call Personal MVP Process Template Team MVP Process Template Sample Ideal Day Schedule Well Better How Reflection Journal Template Optimize Book Summaries FREE App Optimize Recommended Book List For 2022 CONCEPTS The One Word Brand Strategy The 1% Intention The Optimize Book of The Week The 4 Step Goal Formula The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance.  Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   You can view all Coaching Matters Group Coaching Calls on Our YouTube Channel Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. Together, each week Fundraising University and Brian Cain bring you interviews, question and answer sessions and group coaching around mastering mental performance, creating culture and developing the leadership skills you need to succeed. Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  Be sure to join Brian’s email list at BrianCain.com/join so that you can stay updated and in the know when it comes to Brian and the forefront of mental performance training. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall. If you are an athlete, join Brian’s 3 Day Mini Course on Mental Performance at BrianCain.com/free-athletes-course If you are a golfer or golf coach join Brian’s FREE Golf Masterclass at BrianCain.com/golf If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/baseball

In this special episode of Mental Performance Mastery, Brian Cain sits down with former world-ranked professional boxer (with a career record of 21-1) and serial entrepreneur, Mike Lee, whose company SOUL CBD is the proud sponsor of Mental Performance Daily. As a fighter, Mike Lee has fought in some of the world’s most iconic arenas for millions of fans, including bouts in Madison Square Garden, Cowboys Stadium, The MGM Grand. and more.  Mike’s career nearly ended in 2014 when he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease For the next two years, Mike was in and out of hospitals. After getting burnt out by all of the extended treatments and various medications, Mike began looking for natural alternatives to what the doctors had been suggesting, and eventually discovered CBD.  The health breakthroughs he experienced—and Mike’s business background—led to the founding SOUL CBD with his sister Angie. Soul CBD is a company dedicated to helping others through the pursuit of relief and better living, powered by CBD. Now, you can try Soul CBD, with a special discount. Go to mysoulcbd.com/cain15 for 15% off your order. That's mysoulcbd.com/cain15 for 15% off.

In this episode of The Mental Performance Mastery Podcast Brian discusses his relationship with the nutritional supplement CBD and four mental performance benefits that you can start taking advantage of from this great supplement. In this podcast Brian also mentions The Mental Performance Daily Podcast and a podcast he did with Soul CBD CEO and Top Raked Professional Boxer Mike Lee.  If you are looking to try Soul CBD, head to MySoulCBD.com/cain15 for %15 off your next order. Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  Be sure to also check out Brian’s short form daily podcast The Mental Performance Daily Podcast Be sure to join Brian’s email list at BrianCain.com/join so that you can stay updated and in the know when it comes to Brian and the forefront of mental performance training. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall.

Legendary college baseball coaches share 9 key lessons with tips on vision, systems, process, attention to detail, team dynamics, leadership, practice competition, and leaving a positive impact. Insights on character training, continuous improvement, and the compound effect for success in baseball coaching.