The Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by University of Oklahoma Gymnastics Asst. coach Tom Haley to talk about coaching mental performance.  Tom Haley has been with Oklahoma for 18 years and led the Sooners to 6 NCAA National Championships, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023. In this call Coach Haley and Brian talk about: Creating a culture of consistency Obstacles to an individual sport athlete learning team culture Teaching WE before me How Every Year Is Different, But Adversity Is Always A Part of Every Season Why The Closer You Get To Winning, The Harder Winning Gets Doing a team Vision board  Having a team one word focus How To Combat Complacency Mental Preparation Making everything you do good enough to win a national championship Self-talk, routines, imagery and process The Importance of Looking For An Edge inside of yourself to get to the next level When You Measure You Can Make Changes Using wearable technology to improve your sleep and health Why It’s Important To Sweep The Sheds and Give Your Team A Chance To Take Ownership

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by Florida State Softball Director of Mental Performance and Player Development Ellie Cooper to talk about coaching mental performance.  As the Player Performance Director, Cooper focuses on implementing and developing the mental game and player performance while assisting with technology, video and the day-to-day operations of Florida State softball. Cooper was a member of the Seminoles from 2014-17 and was on staff as a Student Assistant during the Seminoles’ 2018 National Championship run. During her time at Florida State, she was named to the All-ACC team twice (2015 and 2016) and was named a member of the NFCA Southeast All-Region Second Team in 2016. During her time in Tallahassee, she hit .319 with 122 RBI, 31 doubles, seven triples and seven home runs while getting on base 41.7 percent of the time. Cooper was a mainstay at second base, playing in 243 games in her career and finishing with a .960 fielding percentage. In her four seasons at FSU, the Noles won four ACC Championships and reached four NCAA Super Regionals with two trips to the Women’s College World Series. NOTES FROM CALL WITH COACH COOPER How to deal with the pressure of living your dream How 75% of Her Time Is Invested Into Your Mental Performance Coaching The Importance of Having A Classroom Session 1x a Week With Mental Performance The Importance of Body Language The Program FSACC Core Values & Culture - The Importance of Routines  Why The Team Read It Takes What It Takes This Fall Creating A Culture Calendar The Tough As Shit Socks The One More Board Breathing T-Shirts With Slogans The Process Based Scoring Sheet “Tell the Truth Tuesdays” sharing your “safeties” (blue angels) for practicing normalizing accountability/vulnerability/ownership and using them as moments of growth

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Borden to talk about building a gold medal mindset in sports, business and life.  Amanda was captain of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team, dubbed the Magnificent Seven (including members Dominique Moceanu, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller and Kerri Strug), which took home the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.  Along with their gold, they made history by becoming the first U.S. Womenʼs Gymnastics team ever to win an Olympic games. Amanda describes the experience as, “the biggest moment of my gymnastics career and one of the biggest moments in women’s gymnastics history.” Amanda proved herself to be a steady and consistent gymnast from the start of her training at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy. Her talent and ability led her to be named to the National Team six times and the World Championship Team three times, eventually reaching the pinnacle of her career as Team Captain of the history making, 1996 Gold Medal Olympic Team.  USA Gymnastics also named Amanda Sportswoman of the Year in 1995. After the 1996 Gold Medal win, Amanda appeared in numerous national tours and television appearances and was featured on the Wheaties Cereal Box.  She graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a degree in elementary education. She was honored by Arizona State University with the Alumni Achievement Award for her success and contributions in business and the community.  As the owner of Gold Medal Gymnastics Academy, with two locations in Tempe and Chandler Arizona, Borden has combined her educational training with her athletic expertise and continues to serve as a gymnastics and cheerleading commentator for CBS Sports, Fox Sports, ESPN, NBC and the PAC-12 Network. While proud of her past, Borden says her focus now is on the next generation of athletes: “My goal is to touch the lives of children all across Arizona to help them reach their goals, whatever they may be”. In addition, Amanda is a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame and US Olympic Hall of Fame. Most recently, she won an Emmy Award for her coverage and color commentary of NCAA gymnastics.

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by Libertyville HS Director of Athletics John Woods, MPM. Brian and Coach Woods discuss leadership and culture in athletic administration. Libertyville High School in Illinois has 1,850 Student Athletes, 92 Teams, 31 Sports, over 150 coaches and ONE PROGRAM In this call Coach Woods discusses: What Is Culture? Going from Good to Great Process over outcome The Core Values of PROGRAM ONE PROGRAM: Passion Respect ONE Grit, Reliable, Accountable and Mindful The Importance of Branding The Process of Creating a department mission, vision and core principles. Why It’s so much easier to establish a culture than maintaining one The PROGRAM & 10 PILLARS of Libertyville HS Culture Creating A Student Leadership and Developmental Curriculum The importance of having connection before you start working on correction Buy In Fades, Belief Sticks Faith In The Future Creates Power in The Present The Importance of Coaching For Significance vs. Satisfaction and Success How to use The MVP Process With Your First and 2nd Year Teachers How to Brand Your School With Core Principles The Importance of Mid-Season Feedback Form Questions To Ask Yourself Am I a final product - as good as I will ever be? Where am I putting legitimate effort into getting better? How hard and how often am I working at it? How do I know if I am making progress toward my goals? Contact Coach Woods John Woods john.woods@d128.org  217-840-7084

In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by Eastmont HS Director of Athletics Russ Waterman, MPM. Brian and Coach Waterman discuss leadership and culture in athletic administration and: Why you must love em’ in order to lead em’ Being a Transformational vs. Transactional Coach Principle vs. Preference based focus The Motto of “Don’t Stop Believing” What Does Mental Toughness Actually Mean? Why your culture is what you accept, not what you say The importance of officials recognition The importance of taking care of yourself first. CALL RESOURCES Power Point Wildcats Today, Wildcats For Life Video Eastmond High School MVP Process How and Why Culture is King  Eastmont MVP Process "Wildcats Today Wildcats for Life"  Bag Tags Signs and Messaging Bracelets  Swag for athletes based on WILDCATS principles What you accept is the culture you have (Culture Guardrails)  Cain on Campus / Fundraiser University Group Coaching Calls  Coaches Council  1st Monday of the month with one core principle on agenda for discussion  Head Coach "Check-in All in" meetings (20 minutes max)  In season 1x a week in person or online  Out of season 1x a month in person or online  Eastmont Leadership Academy  Intentional instruction on being a responsible and accountable athlete (30 day Athletes course, MPM, Jeff Janssen) 2x a month at 7:30 am with breakfast served. WILDCATS of the Month   Athlete chosen based on exhibiting core principle and performance Mental Performance Mastery in Action  Showcase 1 MPM strategy/Pillar being used by programs  Programs responded (Boys and Girls Soccer, Volleyball, Track & Field, Cross Country, Softball, Baseball, Boys Golf, Cheer, Wrestling, Tennis, Boys Basketball)  Fundraiser University experience  explain the experience and importance  Investing in YOU - Walking the Walk Russ Waterman taking Care of Russ Waterman

Jeff Jones, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Arkansas State University, discusses the '8 Play Mental Performance Program' he runs. Topics include changing negative thoughts, increasing awareness, motivating oneself, conducting impactful athlete meetings, fostering confidence, and building personal growth through intentional habits. Strategies for mental performance training, integrating core values into coaching, and the importance of belief in the program are also highlighted.

Texas HS HOF Football Coach Chad Morris discusses building culture, connection, and competition. Topics include SMU football culture, core principles, building team connection, one-word focus, mental reps, and lessons from coaching applicable to life.

Creating Confidence, Consistency and Culture with 6x MLB All-Star - Lance Berkman In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by 6x MLB All-Star, World Series Champion, MLB Comeback Player of the Year and current Houston Christian University Head Baseball coach Lance Berkman.   Lance is a also a former high school head coach and D3 college coach who has seen baseball and coaching at all levels.  In this group coaching call, Brian and Lance talk about creating confidence, consistency and culture as well as the mental performance strategies Lance used as a player and what strategies uses currently as a NCAA D1 Head Baseball Coach. The biggest differences between coaching at the HS and college level and how as a professional coach you are more psychologist than coach Developing a mental game is a toolbox and choosing what tools to use What separates the good from the great at the professional level The HCU Baseball Culture of Work, Aggression, Responsibility, Service How to silence the noise and focus on what’s important in that moment The importance of focusing on controlables and why everything else is just a distraction The 3Bs of hitting and how to overcome fear of an outcome Breathe Ball Back Through The Middle Why as a competitive you are always going to be nervous and you must learn to use that fear as fuel What confidence really is and it’s not something you feel it’s something you do  The importance of and use of visualization What it means to “have an approach” and a detailed discussion of Lance’s 7 hitting approaches CALL RESOURCES To learn more about fundraising university please email - zsorensen@fundraisingu.net HCU Baseball Culture - Click Here Work                   Leave Nothing To Chance Aggression         Beat Em’ To The Punch Responsibility     If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me Service               Who Can I Serve Today Lances 7 Hitting Approaches - Click Here Heroic Book Summaries - Click Here Log Into Your MPM Group Coaching Dashboard Follow @BrianCainPeak on Twitter Want to access the full interview ? Simply join Brian’s Free Group Coaching Program brought to you by Fundraising University and you can find this interview and many others in your personal dashboard. 💻Join Brian’s MPM Coaches Certification Insiders List & Save $200 🏆 Join Brian’s FREE Group Coaching brought to you by Fundraising University 💻 Follow Brian on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, You Tube 📧Sign up for Brian’s MPM email. 👍 Take Brian’s FREE 3 Day Coaches Mini-Course 💪Take Brian’s FREE 3 Day Athletes Mini-Course ⛳ Take Brian’s FREE Golf Masterclass ⚾Take Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass 🎤Follow Brian’s Mental Performance Mastery Podcast

Chance Favors The Prepared - 3x MLB All-Star Matt Carpenter’s Mental Approach To Performance In this live 55min group coaching call, Brian Cain, MPM is joined by 3x MLB All-Star and World Series Champion Matt Carpenter of the San Diego Padres. Cain and “Carp” discuss the mindset and strategies he has implemented over the years for overcoming and overachieving on and off the field.   MAIN POINTS FROM CALL Being Elite is A Lifestyle, Not An Event Failure Is Feedback Make Your Mess, Your Masterpiece Adversity Is Your Advantage The Truth Hurts AND The Truth Can Set You Free Make The Most of Your Opportunities Everyday Acceptance Helps To Create Freedom Finish The Job, Do The Work and See It Through

In this live group coaching call, Brian Cain teaches you one of the fundamental strategies he has used to help coaches and executives create the culture they want for themselves and their organizations. The MVP Process. CALL RESOURCES Mental Performance Daily Podcast 2 Week Mini-Seminar on The MVP Process Downloadable MVP Process Template & Instructional Video CALL AGENDA How The Program Works? STEP #1 - Register For The Group Coaching Program https://mpm.briancain.com/email1674143740053 STEP #2 - Check Your Email To Confirm Your Registration and Create Your Username and Password for Your Account. STEP #3 - Login to your account https://mpm.briancain.com/membership-access1674051408365?page_id=57960291&page_key=1ddnkc7xp9u67ovp&login_redirect=1  STEP #4 - Check the Group Coaching Dashboard for all call recordings from June 2022 (You can start today or go back and catch up) and for upcoming call dates and times so that we don’t overload you with email. https://mpm.briancain.com/bunker-login The #1 Mental Performance Drill You Should Do in 2023? The Performance Pathway The 6C’s of Leadership Culture By Definition The 5 Steps Culture By Definition 5 Steps To Establish & Enhance The Right Culture #1 Identify Your MVP Process Mission - Why do you do what you do, what’s on your gravestone Vision - What do you want to accomplish, what’s on your resume Core Principles - How will you show up everyday? #2 Define Your Organizational Core Principles #3 Describe Above and Below The Line Behaviors Above The Line = Winning, Intentional, Discipline Behavior Below The Line = Losing, Reactive, Undisciplined Behavior #4 Assess Behavior & Performance 1-10 - Start Stop Continue 1-10 - Well Better How Self Assessment, Peer Assessment, 360 Assessments #5 Create Growth Plans Use What You Learned In The Assessment Create Your Plan Determine Accountability Partner(s) Update Success Checklist / Habit Share Prevent The 3 Culture Killers No BCD - Blame, Complain, Defensive Me Over We Mentality Energy Suckers vs Energy Givers MVP Process Examples Personal Mike Bahun Success checklist  168  ATracker  Habit share  Well better how  Team Ohio State Baseball Libertyville HS - John Woods St. Joseph HS - Kevin Guzzo Organizational Fundraising University 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. 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.