The Mindset Advantage

This week I chat with two-time Emmy Award Winning Journalist, Founder and CEO of Clarity Media Group, and former reporter for ABC and CBS News, Bill McGowan. Bill has anchored hundreds of hours of news and information programming as well as thousands of interviews with CEO’s, Professional Athletes, Book Authors, and celebrities. Bill now uses his experience to coach clients on how to exude more confidence and command on television and in front of a live audience. Those he has trained include Eli Manning, Sheryl Sandberg, Jack Welch, Mary J. Blige, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the CEO’s of Facebook, Airbnb, Snapchat, Spotify, Calvin Klein, Whole Foods, and many more. Bill is also the author of the best selling book Pitch Perfect: How to Say it Right the First Time, Every Time.Topics-How to tell a captivating story-The do’s and don’t’s of the first minute of your presentation-The no-tailgating principle-The pasta-sauce principle -How to use pitch variations to make the most out of your voice-Overcoming a distracted audience -Crafting a speech for a wedding-How to overcome pre-speech nervesIf you enjoyed this conversation please be sure to leave a rating, review, and share it on your social medias. Your 5-star feedback helps the show grow tremendously and helps to bring on more incredible guests like Bill. Listen now on any major podcast platform. Enjoy!————————————————————————————————Get your FREE LMNT sample pack at www.drinkLMNT.com/MiFit

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Physician, Author, and Ted Speaker BJ Miller. BJ specializes in helping patients and families face illness and death realistically, comfortably, and on their own terms. BJ has had tremendous outreach through his popular Ted Talk “What Really Matters at the End of Life” has over 10 million views on YouTube as well as his best selling book titled “A Beginner’s Guide to the End.” BJ’s passion for palliative care stems from personal experience — an electrocution shock sustained while at Princeton cost him three limbs and nearly killed him. But his experiences form the foundation of a hard-won empathy for patients who are running out of time.Topics-Reflecting on becoming electrocuted and losing three limbs-The power of the mind during healing-Using death as a way to live your best life-How to have a better relationship with death-Consistent themes and regrets of people on their death bed-“We are freer than we think we are. And that freedom owes much to death.”If you enjoyed this conversation please be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer it to a friend. Your 5 star feedback helps the show grow tremendously and also helps bring on more amazing guests like BJ. ————————————————————————————————————————————————Get your FREE LMNT sample at www.drinkLMNT.com/MiFit'

This week i’m fired up to bring back the world’s leading authority on mental performance, Brian Cain. Brian is a #1 international best-selling author and one of the world’s most sought after coaches in the mental performance field. His mental performance training strategies have been used by thousands of elite performers, and top athletes around the world, including UFC World Champions, multiple NCAA National Champions, thousands of MLB draft pics, and hundreds of athletes in the NBA, PGA, NFL, and NHL.Brian has a ton of knowledge and expertise backed up with a contagious high energy spirit that makes you want to run through a wall. It was a pleasure to reconnect with him and dive deeper into the nuances of Mental Performance Training. Topics-Top 2 misconceptions of mental performance training-The relationship between confidence and arrogance-The importance of talking to yourself AND listening to yourself-How Brian would coach Bill Buckner after his famous error in the World Series-How to change the culture of a program that is used to being below average-Your attention without intention is wasted life-How to enjoy each day and still be an elite performer-Dealing with clients that are resistance to mental performance trainingIf you enjoyed this conversation and want to hear more from Brian, be sure to dial back to episode 134 where we break down the top 10 pillars of mental performance. Additionally, be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer to a friend as that helps the show grow tremendously. Thank you all for the continued support. Enjoy the show!Get your FREE LMNT sample pack by using link www.drinkLMNT.com/MiFit

This week on The MiFit Podcast i’m honored to sit down with retired chief of the FBI Counterintelligence Behavior Analysis Program, a former recruiter of Russian Spies, and a globally recognized expert in human motivations and behaviors, Robin Dreeke. Since retiring from the FBI Robin has now taken his knowledge into coaching, speaking, and writing three books included his latest called Sizing People Up: A veteran FBI agent’s user manual for behavior prediction.Topics-Robin’s experience as a Russian spy recruiter -Top 4 techniques for creating quick rapport-5 Principles of gaining trust-6 ways to predict behavior-Likability vs. Trustworthy-How to rebuild trust after it’s been blown-How to establish trust in a new environment If you enjoyed this show be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer the show to a friend. Your 5 star feedback helps the show grow tremendously. Thank you for your continued support. Enjoy the show!Get your FREE sample of LMNT at www.drinkLMNT.com/MiFit

Brandon and Chris Voss, The Dream Team of negotiating, owners and operators of The Black Swan, discuss advanced negotiation techniques including tactical empathy, disagreeing with class, using open-ended questions, being less dollar-focused, and the power of 'three plus' in negotiations.

This week on the show I dive into 15 lessons, insights, and quotes that have been top of mind for me during the past few years.. Doing a solo episode is something that’s been on my mind for several months and I was finally able to capitalize on it. I want to thank everyone who has been apart of my podcasting journey. What started as a fun idea in my head has now tuned into a burning passion of mine and I’m excited to see what the future holds.Enjoy!Topics-How to get out of your own way-There is nothing either good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.-What seems like boring progress compounds into exceptional results.-Flow follows focus-The greatest threat to success is boredom and impatience-The most powerful story in the world is the one you tell yourself-Slow down on the advice giving and stay curious a little bit longer-It’s important to be consistently good rather than occasionally great-The most overlooked strategy for success is patience-Get what you want by using “no” oriented questions-90% of the most successful things in like don’t cost money. Just time and discipline.-Your attention without intention is wasted life. Your attention with intention is where your best life lives.-Ben Bergeron’s Mindset Hierarchy-Never Whine, Never Complain, Never make excuses-Have to vs Get toIf you enjoyed this show be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer it to a friend. Your shares and feedback help the show grow tremendously while simultaneously puts a huge smile on my face. Thank you all for your support. Enjoy the show!

This week’s episode is a throwback to one of the most downloaded shows i’ve ever recorded with Greg Everett.Greg is the owner of Catalyst Athletics, coach of the USA Weightlifting National champion team, and author of a couple of books including his latest, Tough: Building True Mental, Physical, & Emotional Toughness For Success & Fulfillment which is one of the best books i’ve read in the past two years. Greg is most widely known for his world class coaching success which includes 30 national level lifters, national champions, and national record holders. Something most people don’t know about Greg is that he founded the 4th ever CrossFit gym back in 2005.𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬  ⁣-𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰?⁣⁣-𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬⁣⁣-𝟒 𝐂’𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬⁣⁣(𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭)⁣⁣-𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡⁣

This week on The MiFit Podcast i’m honored to chat with best selling author and keynote speaker Joshua Medcalf. Joshua has written nine books books including the mega-popular Chop Wood, Carry Water which has sold over a million copies around the world. Joshua has also spent several years traveling the country speaking and working with sports teams of all calibers on how teamwork, leadership and falling in love with the process. In addition, Joshua is also the founder and president of Clutch, a mentorship business which he works with top performers all over the world from a variety of professions.Topics-Surrender the outcome-Be present in life so you can be present when you play-Great accomplishments takes time and patience-Comparison is the thief of joy-Your memories are created through the stories that you tell yourself-Get clear about what success looks like from your death bedIf you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer it to a friend. Your 5 star feedback helps the show grow tremendously and helps to bring on more amazing guests like Joshua.Get your FREE sample pack of LMNT by using link www.drinkLMNT.com/MiFit

This week on the podcast I welcome back Shane Orr. Shane is the husband and coach of fittest female of all-time, Tia-Clair Toomey as well as owner of PRVN Fitness. Shane is an incredibly brilliant and humble coach who takes a very mindful and professional approach when coaching his athletes. Shane has also been an integral part in the growth of PRVN FItness which has established themselves as one of the most sought after online programs. PRVN is also making a big splash in 2022 by sending five individual athletes to the CrossFit Games.If you’re interested in learning more about what it takes to be a great coach as well as some of the methods behind the madness, this episode is for you!Topics-Training for the CrossFit Games-The importance of training with intention-4 Principles of servant leadership-Measuring success as a coach and for athletes-Balancing relationships and coaching-Framework for developing skills in CrossFit-Becoming a balanced championIf you enjoyed this conversation please leave a rating, review, refer it to a friend, or post it on your instagram. Your 5 star feedback helps the show grow tremendously and also helps to bring on more amazing guests like Shane. Thank you all for your continued support. Enjoy the showSponsors: LMNT www.DrinkLMNT.com/MiFitClick link to receive your FREE LMNT package!

This week on the show I chat with fittest man in Denmark, Andre Houdet. Andre is a professional CrossFit Athlete where he placed 15th in the 2021 CrossFit Games. Andre also owns a training business called No Short Cuts Training which provides coaching and programming to aspiring CrossFit Athletes. If you want a look inside of what it’s like to be a professional athlete in the CrossFit space, this episode is for you!Topics-Semifinals recap-Living with intention-Motivating thoughts during training-Day in the life-Importance of movement economy -Isolated vs. Integrated program design-3 mistakes people make in programming for CrossFit-Body building in CrossFit-The No Short Cuts mentality If you enjoyed this conversation please be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer it to a friend. Your 5 star feedback helps the show grow tremendously and helps to bring on more amazing guests like Andre. Thank you all for your continued support. Enjoy the show!