The Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast

MENTAL PERFORMANCE SECRETS OF PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES WITH ZACH SORENSEN, MPM In this episode of the MPM Coach Spotlight Podcast, I have the pleasure of talking with MPM Certified Coach Zach Sorenson. Zach is a former Major League Baseball player with the Cleveland Indians and The Los Angeles Angels. He also worked as the Texas Rangers’ minor league Mental Performance Coach in 2018. Zach’s experience both coaching professional athletes and competing as one gives him unique insight into what mental performance secrets the pros use to compete at the highest level. In this episode, he’ll share what he’s learned and how you can use these same strategies with your athletes.   SORENSEN PODCAST NOTES 1:15 - “Don’t hit me the ball”—The surprising truth about how even major league players fall into the trap of negative thinking 1:40 - The life-changing advice Zach was given by Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro about how to find your passion2:00 - The biggest “gap” Zach sees in sports—from high school through the pros—and why there is no amount of physical preparation that will replace this crucial aspect of performance 3:00 - Do you need a masters in sport psychology to coach mental performance? 4:00 - The difference between a master’s degree and the MPM Cert Course… and which one holds more value in the real world 4:40 - The key difference between a sport psychologist and a mental performance coach—and why knowing this is crucial for your career 6:50 - The ONE surprising piece of advice two of the world’s top baseball players would give to help athletes get from where they are to where they want to be 8:00 - The key to maximizing your time when you’re busy so that you can accomplish everything you want and need to do each day 9:00 - Why most people struggle with time management (and the shift you need to make to instantly be more productive) 9:10 - A simple formula you can use to guarantee greater productivity 10:30 - The coaching triad—and how most are completely overlooking one of these crucial aspects of coaching 11:15 - Why “Get 1% better every day” is motivational BS, and how you can take this from a “great idea” and put it into action 12:45 - Stop guessing: Here’s exactly how to KNOW if you are getting better this week 13:30 - How doing pushups can teach you a foundational principle that will allow you to improve any part of your life—predictably and consistently 14:05 - A simple and easy way to check if your clients and athletes are getting better with intention 14:30 - The #1 way to build confidence (works for every athlete, at every level) 15:30 - What you need to know to be a successful MPM coach 16:15 - How do you create the right culture in your program? It’s all laid out in the MPM certification 16:45 - The MPM cert is not a textbook... it specifically gives you the tools, strategies, and resources you need to get real results in the real world 17:40 - Zach’s advice for people who are on the fence about the importance of coaching mental performance 18:10 - TCU Baseball Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle says mental performance coaching and the MPM system is life changing You can connect with Zach via email zach@phenomsports.com and on Twitter @zsorensenphenom and on Instagram and Facebook @zsorensen.phenomsports

BC163 - GENERATING INFLUENCE, IMPACT, AND INCOME WITH MPM CERTIFIED COACH TYLER PAZIK In this episode of the MPM Coach Spotlight Podcast, I have the pleasure of talking with MPM Certified Coach Tyler Pazik. In a short time, Tyler has built a very impressive client list, including a Heisman Trophy winner, teams from Power 5 conferences including TCU, Notre Dame and Oklahoma, and Team USA Bowling (to name a few). In this episode, we dive into the life-changing experience Tyler has had as an MPM Coach—personally and professionally. He also dishes on how his experience with the MPM Certification differed from his Master of Sport Psychology degree at TCU, and he gets real about advice for those weighing the options between joining the MPM Certification or starting a master’s program (his answer may surprise you). If you’ve ever wondered how becoming a certified MPM Coach could impact your influence, success, and income, you don’t want to miss this episode and you sure don’t want to miss our episode with Ethan Miller, MPM who shares how he has already made 10x what he invested into his MPM Coaching Certification. PAZIK PODCAST NOTES 0:52 - Tyler’s evolution into sport psychology and mental performance mastery. 1:40 - The one key element of Tyler’s mental game that allowed him to succeed in D1 baseball. 2:10 - Why just focusing on the physical side of performance is a mistake… and how that realization led Tyler to the mental game. 2:40 - The 3 areas of sport psychology you need to know and the ONE to excel in as a coach. 4:05 - How the MPM Certification has helped Tyler get better results and grow his business. 5:05 - The difference between theory and application—and how the MPM Certification teaches the practical application you will actually use in the field. 5:50 - The crucial piece that’s missing from academic programs (and how the MPM Certification delivers in this area BIG time). 6:15 - Tyler’s advice for coaches and trainers thinking of a master’s degree vs. the MPM Certification. 9:45 - Coaching is playing follow the leader… the MPM Certification is that proven leader to follow. 10:25 - Tyler’s go-to mental performance strategies for helping teams consistently play at a higher level. 12:10 - The #1 mental performance strategy Tyler uses when competing in ultra-marathons. 14:35 - The importance of having a concrete mental performance strategy to go to under stress and high-pressure situations. 15:20 - A crucial aspect of coaching that you should NEVER overlook. 17:00 - Is mental performance a job… or a way of life? 18:20 - The best advice Tyler has ever received as an MPM coach. 19:50 - The benefits of attending Total Immersion Events and how it helps you keep stepping up the ladder. 21:00 - The lifecycle of becoming a mental performance coach. You can connect with Tyler by email Tyler@PazikPerformanceGroup.com, by calling 847-922-1371, or by engaging with him on Instagram at PazikPepTalk.

In BC158 you learned about the importance of Surviving The Assault and Working The Cut.    In BC 162 we take a lesson from one of the greatest fighters of all time and Finish Them Off! Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship from 1937 to 1949.  His 12 years of dominance is the longest reign ever by a heavyweight champion. In his career, he won 66 fights - 49 by knockout, 10 coming in the first round. He had an efficient boxing style, he was a master of the fundamentals. The boxing analysts say he has the best ENERGY of any boxer, better than Tyson, better than Ali because he was always moving forward, he was Always on The Attack. When he got close to the finish he said that he used to be able to smell the KO coming. Champions can tell when finish is near.  They channel that into a laser like focus on winning punches and executing one punch at a time. Louis is one of the greatest of all time and life all the great ones who ever live, there can be no greatness without adversity. June 19, 1936 Louis lost by KO in the 12 RD to German fighter Max Schmeling.  The Loss is what propelled Lewis to his 12 years of DOMINANCE. Two years later on June 22, 1938 with a sold out crowd of 70,000 in Yankee Stadium Louis won by 1st Rd KO. In that 12 year span, he defended his title 25 times and won 22 by KO. WORK THE CUT & FINISH THEM OFF!!!

Ethan Miller is one of the first coaches to complete our MPM Certification Course and one of the most active MPM Certified coaches at spreading his influence and impact while making an income from mental performance coaching.   His full-time job is as the Athletic Director, Health and Physical Education Teacher and Varsity Baseball Coach at Central Springs High School in Manley, Iowa.  One of the most motivated and committed coaches I have ever worked with, Miller is also and the co-author of The Mental Game of Athletic Administration and the author of It Doesn't Happen By Accident: The 6 Keys to ​Leading with Intention and It Doesn't Happen By Accident: Living a Life of Purpose. In this MPM Coach Spotlight Podcast, Ethan shares his journey into MPM Certification and how he has earned 20x what he invested into the MPM Certification in less than 90 days from enrolling in the course.   ETHAN MILLER PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS  2:20 - You are already coaching mental performance you just don’t know it or do it intentionally 3:20 - The difference between motivational speaker BS and field tested strategy and system that gets results 3:50 - Motivation gets you started, commitment keeps you going 4:00 - Why people fail at sticking to their programs and goals 4:40 - The missing piece in moving from average to elite 5:20 - The problem with many sport psychology graduate programs 6:20 - Ethan's story and journey into mental performance mastery 7:20 - The GAP that athletes and coaches must close to achieve optimal performance 8:30 - How ONE COMMENT changed his life and can change the life of your clients and athletes 9:10 - Mental Performance Mastery is a lifestyle, not a course 10:40 - The 4 Stages of Buy In and how Ethan went through these in his life and used the MPM Manual 11:08 - Closing the zone of proximal development 11:28 - Trained or untrained, mental performance mastery is not a condition, it’s state 12:20 - How to become unstoppable and more valuable as a coach or trainer 13:20 - Having something to go to so you can be at your best when it means the most 14:10 - Growing your business and making money as a mental performance coach 14:45 - Being mission driven and in service to others is the pathway to getting paid 15:15 - Building your business as a Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Certified Coach 16:00 - Improving communication and coaching 16:50 - The high you can’t buy that you get from coaching and mental performance training 17:30 - Advice for people looking to get into mental performance coaching 17:50 - The 3 ways that people leave you determines how long they will stay with you. 18:40 - The MPM Certification is FINALLY a ONE CLEAR PLAN to help us in coaching 19:00 - Ethan’s experience in sport psychology academic classrooms… 19:35 - Not a one and done certification, a lifestyle vs. an event - on going coaching and mentorship 20:10 - Having an accessible expert as a mentor to help you along the way 20:30 - Constant development and growth - The Success Cycle 21:40 - Don’t get into this income, get into the outcome - influence and impact before income   Connect with Ethan Miller: Online www.Ethan-Miller.com E-Mail = Ethan@Ethan-Milller.com Twitter = @EthanMiller_20 Instagram = @EMiller2020   If you want to grow your impact, influence and income like Ethan, join other top coaches and trainers in my Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Certification Course.  Click here to join our insiders list, be notified of when the next course will be available and save $200 off your course registration. Connect with Cain at BrianCain.com and on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @BrianCainPeak

Are you going through life playing golf on a course with no holes?  Mental Performance Coach Brian Cain shares an analogy you can use about having goals, sharpening your focus and playing to win the day.

Mental Performance Coach Brian Cain shares how we might just be sitting on an acre of diamonds.  Start looking inside for answers vs looking outside.

Mental Performance Coach Brian Cain shares one of his favorite mindsets about keeping the process bigger than the outcome.  If you want to get the knockout and win, you must simply work the cut.

In this episode, Cain shares what it means to set "Your 1% Intention" so that you can get a head start on 2019 and give yourself the best chance for success: YOU WILL LEARN: The MVP Process One Word Focus Well Better How Growth Plan Investing 1% of Your Day No Days Off November Decision Made December   Engage with Cain at BrianCain.com and on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @BrianCainPeak

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Introduction 04:44 – Brenda Tracy Background and Story 08:03 – Set The Expectation Campaign at SetTheExpectation.com 11:48 – What do you need to have your own Set The Expectation game? 12:48 – The power of the t-shirt and what it says 14:03 – When should you start educating the athletes? 17:13 – what should a coach do to Set The Expectation? 19:33 – How you can help Brenda Tracy spread the message 23:04 – Raising awareness in schools – by the numbers 24:54 – “The Red Zone” 26:34 – The importance of men taking action 31:14 – Where to go to support the Set The Expectation campaign 32:59 – Engage with Brenda on social media

On this episode, Brian converses with Eric Byrnes - a retired Major League Baseball player, current analyst on MLB Network, and one of the most genuine human beings on this planet.   00:00 - Cain and Eric talk ultra training 02:56 - Diamond To The Rough 04:12 - The history behind The Western States 100 05:43 - What does walking and exercising do for the brain? 09:01 - How does Eric use the hot tub and sauna for recovery? 10:29 - How is the ultra mindset different from the baseball mindset? 13:37 - If Eric could go back and do over the MLB, what would he do differently? 15:25 - The importance of The MOMENT 16:10 - “The Zone” and “Raising Your Basement” 18:53 - Eric’s take on the meaning of life 20:14 - The importance of movement and modeling healthy behaviors/choices for your athletes. 26:00 - Closing Comments - Watch Diamond To The Rough