The Mindset Advantage

This week on The MiFit Podcast I had the privilege of sitting down with Ben Bergeron. Ben is owner of CrossFit New England, Founder of CompTrain, author of two best selling books, Ted Speaker, and a major icon in the CrossFit space.Ben’s experience combined with his ability to develop his athlete’s mindsets makes him one of the most sought after coaches in CrossFit history. Ben has always been a role model to me and it was an absolute pleasure to chat with him.Topics-Where the mental game started-Transformational Coach vs. Transactional Coach-Mindset Hierarchy -Awareness - Intention - Action-Balancing passion and obsession-Creating group flow in the work place-3 Ways to Develop Trust with your staff and membersIf you enjoyed this conversation please be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer it to a friend. Your 5 star feedback helps my show grow tremendously and also helps to bring on more incredible guests like Ben. Thanks for tuning in and supporting the show. Enjoy!

This week on the show I have the pleasure of chatting with legendary Strength & Conditioning Coach, Eric Cressey. Eric is president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance, with facilities in Massachesits and Florida. Eric has worked with clients from youth sports to the professional and olympic ranks, but is best known for his extensive work with baseball players; more than 100 professional players train with him each off-season. Eric is also the Director of Player Health and Performance for the New York Yankees.On top of all of that, Cressey has authored over 1,000 articles, published six books, and co-created seven video resources that have been sold in over 60 countries around the world.Topics-Common misconceptions of training elite baseball players-Med Balls for power development-Overcoming distraction-Balancing consistency and intensity-Addressing struggles in youth sports-Top 3 Skills a Coach needed to be elite If you enjoyed this conversation 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 Michael. Thanks for your continued support! Enjoy the show.

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Crafted Coach, Michael Bann. Michael started his career holding multiple positions in the strength and conditioning industry such as the Head Strength Coach for a law enforcement academy.  While studying exercise science at Northern Arizona University, Bann was a lead instructor for undergraduate Strength and Conditioning courses. He eventually transferred to Arizona State University to study kinesiology in their top 10 nationally ranked program. While attending ASU, he became the only undergraduate instructor for anatomy and physiology cadaver labs. Michael has an unwavering passion for continually diving deeper and deeper into the most complicated topics that pertain to fitness, ranging from functional anatomy to functional medicine. Because of this drive for deeper understanding, he has traveled extensively to increase his education beyond that which academia teaches as the “truth”. The education he has taken on top of his academic studies range from courses like Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN), Postural Restoration Institute (PRI), Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS), Select Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), Functional Movement Screen (FMS), and Certified Functional Strength Coach (CFSC) to name a few. Topics-“Sleep as much as you can without getting divorced or fired.”-“The most successful people in the gym, and outside of the gym for that matter, are the ones who feel most comfortable saying no.”-“Wanting is not good enough. You must need it.”-“Great coaching is about helping your clients create awareness around what their values are so they can begin to align with them.”-Lab work and how it pertains to fitness performance -What is means to become a Samauri CoachIf 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 Michael. Thanks for your continued support! Enjoy the show

Throwback Episode!This week on the MiFit Podcast I am joined by best selling author and keynote speaker, @jongordon11. Jon has worked with numerous professional athletes, coaches, and teams such as the LA Dodgers, Miami Heat, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, and dozens more on leadership, culture, and teamwork. As an author, Jon has written 23 books including 10 best sellers and 5 children’s books. His most well-known book The Energy Bus has sold over 2 million copies and has made it’s way in several fortunate 500 companies. Jon has an incredible testimony of how his life dramatically changed at the age of 31 and has made him into the man he is today. Jon has a contagious positive spirit which is something I think we can all use a little more of in today’s world. This short episode is phenomenal and has a ton of great gems that you can apply to your life today.⁣⁣𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬  ⁣-𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐲”⁣⁣-𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 ⁣⁣-𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐯𝐬. 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟⁣⁣-𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐠⁣⁣-𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬⁣⁣-𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗⁣If you enjoyed this show be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer it to a friend. Your feedback helps the show grow tremendously and helps bring on more amazing guests like Jon. Thanks for your continued support - Enjoy the show!

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with New York Times bestselling author, award winning journalist. and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, Steven Kotler. Steven is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance and is author to ten best selling books. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 50 languages, and has appeared in over 100 publications. Steven and his team have now taught their material to over half a million people all across the globe.Topics-How flow saved Steven’s life-Flow is definable, universal, and fundamental -Micro Flow vs. Macro Flow-How to enter flow state on command-5 Factors of intrinsic motivation-Using flow to overcome anxiety-How to get back into flow when people intentionally draw you out of itIf you enjoyed this show be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer to a friend as that helps my show grow tremendously and helps bring on more amazing guests like Steven. Thank you all for your support, enjoy the show!

Throwback Episode!This week on The MiFit Podcast I throw it back to one of my all-time favorite episodes with highly sought-after mental skills coach, Jim Afremow. Jim is the author of best selling books 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 and also The 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦.⁣⁣For over 20 years, Dr. Afremow has assisted numerous high school, collegiate, recreational, and professional athletes. Major sports represented include MLB, NBA, WNBA, PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, NHL, NFL, and the UFC. In addition, he has mentally trained several U.S. and international Olympic competitors. He served as the staff mental coach for two international Olympic teams, the Greek Olympic softball team and India’s Olympic field hockey team. He served as a senior staff member with Counseling Services and Sports Medicine at Arizona State University, and as a Mental Skills Coach and the Peak Performance Coordinator with the San Francisco Giants MLB organization.⁣⁣Jim is a brilliant and talented individual who is passionate about helping others achieve peak performance and personal excellence, and reach their true potential.⁣⁣𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 -𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞⁣⁣-“𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮.”⁣⁣-𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧’𝐬 “𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞” 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲⁣⁣-𝟒 𝐂’𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬⁣⁣-𝟑 𝐏’𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞⁣⁣-𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭⁣⁣-𝐄𝐠𝐨 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡⁣⁣-𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝⁣⁣-𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐍𝐨.𝟐 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨.𝟏⁣If you enjoyed this conversation be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer it to a friend. Your feedback helps the show grow tremendously and also helps to bring on more amazing guests like Dr. Jim.

This week on The MiFit Podcast I chat with Best Selling Author, Executive Coach, and Motivational Keynote Speaker Laura Gassner Otting. Laura started her career working in the White House where she was an integral part in creating the AmeriCorps program under President Bill Clinton. Since then she’s traveled the world speaking to thousands of people on how to get unstuck, create alignment, demand what you deserve, and life a life full of happiness. Laura has also appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, and the TedX stage.Topics-Why people get stuck-Living someone else’s version of success-Defining consonance -Understanding the 4 C’s (Calling, Connection, Contribution, and Control)-How can I help? vs. What needs to happen?-Follow your passion vs. invest in your passion-“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”If you enjoyed this conversation please leave a rating, review, and refer it to a friend. Your 5-star feedback helps the show grow tremendously while also helps to bring on more amazing guests like Laura. Thank you all for the continued support - Enjoy the show!

This week on the show i’m honored to chat with award winning author, meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and founder of the Open-Hearted Awareness Institute, Loch Kelly.Loch’s teachings synthesize ancient wisdom practices, neuroscience, and contemporary psychology. Loch’s mission is dedicated to relieving suffering at its root and supporting people to live from basic goodness. With over 30 years of experience traveling the world and teaching seminars, Loch is full of wisdom and experience that can help benefit anybody who is open to it.Topics-Understanding and exploring mindfulness-Deliberate mindfulness vs. effortless mindfulness-How to become more aware-Flow states and how to optimally enter them-“Living on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally”If you enjoyed this conversation please leave a rating, review, and refer it to a friend. Your 5-star feedback helps the show grow tremendously while also helps to bring on more amazing guests like Loch. Thank you all for the continued support - Enjoy the show!

This week on the MiFit Podcast i’m thrilled to interview Dr. Nate Zinsser. Dr. Zinsser is a world renowned psychology expert who has taught three generations of soldiers, athletes, and executives to master the art of confidence and mental toughness. Dr. Zinsser is the director of the Performance Psychology Program at the United States Military Academy at West Point, the most comprehensive mental-training program in the country, where, since 1992 he has helped prepare cadets for leadership in the U.S Army. He has also been the sport-psychology mentor for numerous elite athletes including two-time Super Bowl champion, Eli Manning as well as many Olympians and NCAA champions.Topics-Definition of confidence-Confidence vs. Competence-Anxiety and lack of confidence-Building your mental bank account-Overcoming negative self talk-Body language and confidence-Being confident in the unknown-3 ways to think, view, and overcome imperfectionsIf you enjoyed this show be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer it to a friend as that helps the show grow tremendously and also helps to bring on more amazing guests like Dr. Nate Zinsser

This week on The MiFit Podcast I interview Robb Wolf. Robb is a former research biochemist as well as the New York Times best selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired To Eat. He also founded the first and fourth ever CrossFit gym. Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world with his books, seminars, and top tanked iTunes Podcast, The Healthy Rebellion Radio. For the past 20 years Robb has been an influential force in the health and wellness space and it was an absolute honor to chat and learn from him.Topics-The importance of having an ancestral frame of mind-4 Pillars of living a long and healthy life-Understanding where stress fits into longevity-Understanding Paleo, Keto, and Intermitten fasting-3 Biggest lessons learned while being in the health and wellness industry for 20+ yearsIf you enjoyed this show be sure to leave a rating, review, and refer to a friend as that helps the show grow and also helps to bring on more amazing guests like Robb.