The Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast

In this episode Brian sits down with 2019 NCAA Baseball National Coach of The Year, Erik Bakich, Head Baseball Coach at The University of Michigan. Bakich played at East Carolina University and after a short stint in professional baseball he went on to be an assistant coach at Clemson and Vanderbilt before taking over The University of Maryland and now Michigan. Bakich is one of the top coaches in all of collegiate sports when it comes to building a championship culture and coaching the mental game. You can join The Optimize app for FREE, mentioned in this podcast by Brian and Erik by clicking here. 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 Coaching 3rd Book If you wanna have a really good team, you have to have a bunch of really good teammates. How do you build that? How do you build great teammates & incorporate culture? Part of something bigger than themselves Give each team a # Teach leadership & life skills, better individual people make a better team (sum) Leave the jersey in a better place Talking legacy

In this episode of The Mental Performance Mastery Podcast Brian provides an in-depth update on what’s happening in Mental Performance Mastery including some amazing FREE opportunities below that you will want to take advantage of below. The Mental Performance Daily Podcast Brian Cain's Baseball Group Coaching Program The Coaching Matters Free Group Coaching Program The Coaching Matters Podcast Zach Sorensen, Atlanta Braves Head of MPM Group Coaching Call Recording The ABCA National Baseball Coaches Convention FREE Resources & Live Event Ticket Optimize With Brian Johnson FREE 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.

In this episode of The Mental Performance Mastery Podcast Brian sits down with UFC Hall of Famer, World Champion and MMA Icon Forrest Griffin. Forrest Griffin is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013. He currently serves as the Vice President of Athlete Development for the UFC Performance Institute.   He’s the author of, one of the funniest books I have ever read, Got Fight, and was a former Georgia police officer before taking the world and the octagon by storm when he first rose to prominence after winning the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. In the tournament finals, he defeated Stephan Bonnar, live on Spike TV which is widely credited as sparking the success of the UFC.  In this podcast Forrest and I discuss: Going from being a nursing major to UFC Hall of Famer Battling Pre-Fight Nervous Energy and Channeling that Into Fuel How Money Starts Making Everything More Real & Moves You From Passion to Performance The Lessons Learned Form Forrest’s Rock Climbing Experience and the key lessons in not looking up or down How The Great Ones Lose Themselves In The Details Faking It It Till You Feeling & The Power of Self-Talk Compartmentalization and separating who you are in and outside of the cage How Routines make doing the extraordinary ordinary Forrest mental performance bathtub routine for eliminating negative self-talk and doubt How to learn from losing and using failure as positive feedback The importance of being a shark and always hunting your next target with focus Failing forward and living what you are teaching so others will listen to you Please welcome to the Mental Performance Mastery Podcast, From Athens Georgia, by way of Las Vegas, Nevada, he is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, The UFC Hall of Famer, Forrest Griffin. You can engage with Forrest on twitter and instagram @ForrestGriffin 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.

In this episode Brian is joined by 4x State Championship winning coach and athletic director Tim Albertson.  Tim Albertson, MPM is the Athletic Director at Stowe High School in Stowe, Vermont and received his Masters in Sports Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.  Currently a Baseball Coach for the Bases Loaded Bulldogs Travel Organization, Tim was the Head Baseball Coach at Champlain Valley Union High School for 13 years. He led the Red Hawks to 4 State Championships (2012, 2013, 2019, 2021) and was a 5x Metro Coach of the Year.  He has also coached Wrestling and Football.  In this Coaching Matters Group Coaching and Podcast Sponsored By Fundraising University, Coach Albertson will discuss Team Building & Culture Development Strategies for All Coaches 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 is joined by 4x State Championship winning coach and athletic director Tim Albertson.  Tim Albertson, MPM is the Athletic Director at Stowe High School in Stowe, Vermont and received his Masters in Sports Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.  Currently a Baseball Coach for the Bases Loaded Bulldogs Travel Organization, Tim was the Head Baseball Coach at Champlain Valley Union High School for 13 years. He led the Red Hawks to 4 State Championships (2012, 2013, 2019, 2021) and was a 5x Metro Coach of the Year.  He has also coached Wrestling and Football.  In this Coaching Matters Group Coaching and Podcast Sponsored By Fundraising University, Coach Albertson will discuss Team Building & Culture Development Strategies for All Coaches 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 Zach Sorensen, MPM The Head of Mental Performance With The 2021 World Series Champion Atlanta Braves takes questions from our audience about coaching mental performance, he PHENOM system and framework and what it takes to be a successful mental performance mastery (MPM) coach. You can get Zach’s daily podcast The Hard 90 here You can get his book, The Hard 90 here You can check out his website here 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 Zach Sorensen, MPM The Head of Mental Performance With The 2021 World Series Champion Atlanta Braves talks about the mental performance coaching strategies he uses with the coaches and athletes he works with.  He shares insight into coaching mental performance at the Major League Level and what it takes to develop a high level of compete and mental toughness in those you coach. You can get Zach’s daily podcast The Hard 90 here You can get his book, The Hard 90 here You can check out his website here 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 of The Mental Performance Mastery Podcast Brian discusses the importance of enthusiasm and acting differently than how you feel, a concept from 1947 and a chapter from How I Raised Myself From Failure To Success in Selling by Frank Bettger. This chapter and podcast is suggested to be listened to 5 days a week for 5 weeks to completely change your mindset around feeling enthusiastic towards acting enthusiastic. You can purchase How I Raised Myself From Failure To Success In Selling on Amazon here. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leader in Mental Performance Coaching brings you practical tips, techniques, stories, strategies, meditations and motivations every day that you can use to close the gap from where you are to where you want to be with The Mental Performance Daily Podcast.   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.

In this episode of The Mental Performance Podcast Brian reads a chapter from The Mental ABC’s of Pitching by Harvey Dorfman. The chapter on “Execution” is one that Brian has all of his baseball and softball pitchers and pitching coaches listen to on a weekly basis as it helps to simplify and clarify the importance of controlling what you can control and executing one pitch at a time. You can purchase The Mental ABC’s of Pitching on Amazon here. Brian mentions a podcast episode he recorded with 2021 MLB All-Star Pitcher Corbin Burnes of The Milwaukee Brewers. You can access that podcast here. You can also access Brian’s Mental Performance Daily Podcast here. If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/baseball Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leader in Mental Performance Coaching brings you practical tips, techniques, stories, strategies, meditations and motivations every day that you can use to close the gap from where you are to where you want to be with The Mental Performance Daily Podcast.   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.

In this episode Morehead State University Baseball Coach Mik Aoki and Brian Cain have a Q&A session with our listeners about transformational vs. transactional coaching, building culture and how to give those you lead the best chance for success as people, students and players. With a pedigree encompassing more than 450 collegiate wins and more than 50 draft picks by Major League organizations, Mik Aoki is now in his third year as head baseball coach at Morehead State.  Aoki (A-Oh-key) led the baseball program at Notre Dame for nine seasons after serving as the head coach at Boston College for four campaigns.  He also held the head coaching spot at Columbia. Forty of his players over his time as a head coach have been named all-conference.  Aoki piloted the Irish to 248 wins while seeing 26 of his student-athletes drafted into MLB organizations, including a first-round pick. Four of his players went on to stints with Major League teams, including current Notre Dame alums Caven Biggio (Toronto) and Trey Mancini (Baltimore). 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