High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset

Chris Hanson worked in sales for IBM for nearly 20 years. At 28, he began spending nights and weekends learning the stock market; the goal was time freedom. He got there in 2002 at age 40, and walked away from the j-o-b. Not long thereafter, people began approaching him saying, "I want to walk away like you did, show me how", so he started www. ProfitsOnWallStreet.com, a stock market workshop that...

"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." Jim Rohn High performers embrace change and give up victim language. They take 100% responsibility for their past and future. They avoid the blame game. They act and think like a creator.   Power Phrase this Week: "I think and act like a creator. I give up victim language and create the life I image."  

A born public speaker and trainer, Kit Welchlin began public speaking at the age of 9 in 4-H. By 16, he was organizing and facilitating presentations on leadership, citizenship, community service and motivation for the 4-H and Future Farmers of America. Kit Welchlin purchased his first manufacturing company at age 21, and by 26 was CEO and Chairman of the Board of three manufacturing companies in...

" Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." Henry Ford.   High performers view mistakes as mis-takes . They learn and burn. This mindset helps them fail forward and stay confident, motivated and excited about what they are doing.     Power Phrase this Week: "I commit to fail forward. I learn and burn realizing that failure can be mindfully learned from."

Great leaders are the happiest, most productive people because they have discovered how to lead a life of significance. It's all about making an impact. Joe Schmit has been interviewing and researching influential people discovering the factors that truly make an impact in the lives of others. He is a storyteller who has spent 30 years as sports anchor for KSTP-TV (ABC-Minneapolis/St. Paul) and ha...

"You give life to what you give energy to." Anonymous High performers commit to bringing positive energy. They wake up to their energy. They bring more positive energy than other's negative energy. Then, they create energy by determining their focus. Power Phrase this Week: "I commit to bringing positive energy. I determine my energy by my focus."

Dr. Jamie Shapiro is an Associate Professor and the Assistant Director of the Master's in Sport and Performance Psychology program in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. She earned a Ph. D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology f rom West Virginia University, and an M.S. in Athletic Counseling from Springfield College (2005). She earned a B.S. in Psychology from...

Born and raised in Eureka, South Dakota, Holly Hoffman was the last remaining member of the Espada Tribe and the last woman standing on Season 21 of CBS' hit reality show "Survivor Nicaragua". Through that experience, and others throughout her life, Holly was inspired to share her message of positivity, determination, and confidence with business leaders, teachers, and students across the nation. ...

Finding Your Motivation from Within "The biggest source of motivation are your own thoughts, so think big and motivate yourself from within." Anonymous High performers staying intrinsically motivated. They focus on the progress they make. They consider how they are part of something bigger and how they touch others. They consider what they do and how it is connected to others. Power Phrase this We...

"Be thankful for each challenge, because it will build your strength and character." Anonymous High performers embrace challenges or trauma. They realize this helps them be their best self. They recognize failure is vital to success and remember is how they respond to the challenges that shapes their passion and grit. Phrase this Week:   "I embrace challenges. These challenges help me be passionat...

Mark J Lindquist has been on the hottest shows on television (LOST, Hawaii Five-O), he performs for the largest crowds in America (NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA) and he speaks for the largest crowds in America (Wal-Mart, McDonald's, Microsoft, IBM, Starbucks). Mark is a nationally recognized motivational speaker, highly sought-after success coach, world-touring entertainer, US Air Force and Afghanistan war...

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new." Socrates   High performers embrace change. They thrive off it. They realize they can choose how to think and feel. And the first step to do that is remember what you focus on determines how you feel about change. Anything can be viewed as a gift.   Power Phrase this Week:   "I embrace change. I...

"Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to keep going  when you really feel like giving up."    High performers keep going. They stay the course and stay gritty and resilient. While doing so, they also remain humble knowing the can keep learning and growing.    Phrase this Week:   "I stay gritty and resilient. I stay the course."

"Don't focus on the difficulty. Focus on what can come from the difficulty." Jonathan Zierdt   High performers focus on what can come from the difficulty. The look for what inspired them and let that move them. The live with urgency knowing and focusing on how they can make a difference today.   Power Phrase this Week:   "I don't focus on the difficulty. I focus on what can come from the difficult...

Joining the Auburn family in October 2018, Dr. Adrian Ferrera provides individual mental health and performance counseling, crisis intervention, consultation and outreach on clinical issues important to student-athletes. He also develops performance enhancement workshops for small groups, coaches and teams.  Dr. Ferrera came to Auburn from the University of Washington, where he served as associate...

"When fear dies, you begin to live." Stan Beecham   High performers play to win. They realize that fear of failure doesn't help them in the long run. Instead, they listen to what they are fearing. Stay calm, present and go after what they want.   Power  Phrase this Week:   "I play to win. I stay calm, present, and go for it!"

"There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." Nelson Mandela   High performers cultivate their passion. They work to get and keep the good kind of passion – harmonious passion.  They work to keep their results separate from their identity and stay focused on improving their craft.   Power Phrase this Week:   "I stay pa...

Dr. Rick McGuire is the Director of the Missouri Institute of Positive Coaching. He recently retired as the Director of Sport Psychology for the Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Missouri, and Graduate Professor of Sport Psychology. For 27 years (from 1983-2010) he was Missouri's Head Track and Field Coach. Under Coach McGuire's tutelage, Missouri athletes earned 143 All-American reco...

"Every minute you spend wishing you had someone else's life is a minute spent wasting yours." Anonymous   High performers reduce their FOMO. They change their focus because happiness is about attention. They focus on gratitude - what they have not what they lack. Power Phrase this Week:   "I change my focus. I focus on what I have not what I lack."

Orlando Bowen is a former professional football player whose mission is to inspire people to be GameChangers in the lives of others. GameChangers influence the path, perspective or possibilities for others and inspire people to see beyond their circumstances as they pursue excellence. Orlando has been motivating corporate audiences for years through keynotes and through his role of founder and Exe...

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill High performers know they can develop their grit. They pursue what interests them, and focus on their purpose. They remain hopeful and optimistic that they can make it better. Power Phrase this Week:   "I am gritty. I cultivate my passion, perseverance and purpose."

Marilyn Sherman, who just recently was inducted to the National Speaker Association's CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, is one of 182 members in the world who hold this designation. After starting her career in corporate America, she is now seen as the go-to motivational keynote speaker for corporate and association markets that want their people to improve their morale, teamwork, and communication skill...

" Fear is your brains way of saying that there is something important for you to overcome." Anonymous Power Phrase this Week:   "I clear my fear and be here. I stay focused on the process and work to be my best one step at a time."

Brock Thompson was named head coach of the South Dakota State women's soccer program on Jan. 31, 2017 after a nine-year stint as an assistant with the Jackrabbits. He just completed his second season at the helm. Under his leadership, the Jackrabbits have claimed back-to-back Summit League regular season championships in 2017 and 2018. The 2017 Summit League Coach of the Year, Thompson has a 23-11...

" Beware of BCD behavior: Blame, Complain, Defend. These attitudes have never solved a problem, achieved a goal, or improved a relationship." Urban Meyer   High performers don't BCD. They decide and commit to eliminate it from their lives. They take 100% responsibility for everything in their life. They focus on solutions, and if it can't be solved, they choose resilience.    Power Phrase this Wee...