The Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast

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

In this episode Morehead State University Baseball Coach Mik Aoki shares his experiences in transformational 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). In addition to on-field success, Aoki’s Notre Dame clubs raised more than $75,000 for charity from 2014-19, including awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease). In 2018 and 2019, the baseball team won “The Trophy” at ND for the team most committed to community service. In 2018, his team alone logged more than 1,000 hours of community service. His teams also consistently turned in 3.0 or better team grade point averages. Aoki has been a strong advocate for the Pete Frates #3 Fund since the diagnosis of his former outfielder, Pete Frates, with ALS in 2012. Frates was a freshman at Boston College during Aoki’s first season as BC and served as team captain on the 2007 Eagles squad which was Aoki’s first as head coach. Since Frates’ diagnosis and ultimate death from ALS, Aoki has helped raise thousands for the foundation to help offset his medical costs and fund research for a cure to ALS. In this Coaching Matters Group Coaching and Podcast Sponsored By Fundraising University, Coach Aoki will discuss Transformational vs. Transactional Coaching: Using Sport To Teach Life 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. 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 authority on Mental Performance Mastery takes you through the BALL Mental Imagery and Meditation process he uses with all of his athletes. 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. 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 authority on Mental Performance Mastery shares how as coaches and athletes you can develop the skills of Mental Imagery to improve confidence and enhance performance through a more detailed and advanced form of preparation.  Brian walks you through: The difference between active and passive mental imagery Why every team he consults with does shadow work on a daily basis The 5 skills we build while doing shadow work The 4 steps to effective mental imagery that all coaches can use (Ball Technique) The #1 drill injured athletes can do to increase and accelerate their return to play 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

This is a continuation of the last episode and a Q&A with Brian Cain and Coach Leslie Huntington,MPM.  She has been the head softball coach at  the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for over 20 years. She is the Blugolds’ all-time winningest coach and earned her 500th career win on February 20th, 2021. In addition, Huntington will be inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame in December, 2021. In 2008, Huntington led the Blugolds to an NCAA Division III national championship, the first in program history. In 2007 the team finished third in the nation.  Between 2004-2006, Huntington received three WIAC Coach of the Year awards in a row, each year the Blugolds won WIAC titles, the first time in WIAC history a team won three straight.  In this Coaching Matters Group Coaching and Podcast Sponsored By Fundraising University, Coach Huntington will discuss Better Players, Better People: Mental Skills Training Coaches Can Use In Everyday Practice and the Importance of Competition vs. Comparison. 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

Leslie Huntington,MPM has been the head softball coach at  the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for over 20 years. She is the Blugolds’ all-time winningest coach and earned her 500th career win on February 20th, 2021. In addition, Huntington will be inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame in December, 2021. In 2008, Huntington led the Blugolds to an NCAA Division III national championship, the first in program history. In 2007 the team finished third in the nation.  Between 2004-2006, Huntington received three WIAC Coach of the Year awards in a row, each year the Blugolds won WIAC titles, the first time in WIAC history a team won three straight.  In this Coaching Matters Group Coaching and Podcast Sponsored By Fundraising University, Coach Huntington will discuss Better Players, Better People: Mental Skills Training Coaches Can Use In Everyday Practice and the Importance of Competition vs. Comparison. 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 The Golf Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Podcast Brian Cain, creator of the MPM Coaches Certification and 30 Days to MPM For Athletes Program joins co-host Trake “Carp” Carpenter, College Golf Coach to discuss the three most critical aspects of golfer development (#1) swing management, (#2) course management and (#3) self management so you can get the most out of your potential both on and off the course.   In episode #11, Brian Cain breaks down the importance of habit formation in your development as a golfer and shares multiple apps and strategies you can use to develop the habits that you and your game need to go low. You can engage with Brian Cain (@BrianCainPeak) and Trake “Carp” Carpenter (@ducoachcarp).   Want to join The Golf Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Podcast live and participate in the podcast recording? There’s a new podcasting platform built to engage with listeners in real time. It’s called The NoFilter Network and I’m hosting this podcast there and we'd love to have you as a guest.    You can reserve your ticket to be on the show by clicking here and searching for recording dates and times in the "upcoming events section".   You can also check out our previously recorded episodes of the Golf MPM Podcast at BrianCain.com/blog/category/golf

The Golf MPM Podcast Brian Cain, creator of the Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Coaches Certification and 30 Days to MPM For Athletes Program joins co-host Trake “Carp” Carpenter, Head Men’s Golf Coach at The University of Denver to discuss all things related to golf swing, course and self management and getting the most out of your potential both on and off the course.   In episode #10, Cain joins St. Joseph High School Golf Coach Kevin Guzzo to talk about Mental Resilience in golf and the role that the pre-shot and post shot routine in competing one shot at a time and how you can build resilience on the range. You can engage with Brian Cain (@BrianCainPeak) and Trake “Carp” Carpenter (@ducoachcarp).   Want to join The Golf Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Podcast live and participate in the podcast recording? There’s a new podcasting platform built to engage with listeners in real time. It’s called The NoFilter Network and I’m hosting this podcast there and we'd love to have you as a guest.    You can reserve your ticket to be on the show by clicking here and searching for recording dates and times in the "upcoming events section".   You can also check out our previously recorded episodes at BrianCain.com/blog/category/golf

In this episode Brian Cain fields questions from coaches and athletes about elite routines and habits of excellence.  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