Strategic Minds Podcast: Episode 30 – Train Your Brain to Play Offense

Key Quotes

“They say phase one of performance is you must have high standards.”

“I’ll tell you what mental toughness is not. It’s not a pep talk.”

“And I would tell you on a daily basis or at least three or four days a week, a person needs to be doing something called mental workouts and success logs.”

“A person will not outperform nor will they underperform their self image for long.”

“If I get my most important activity done early, my brain knows it’s on offense.”

“The process mentality is the single most effective way for people to control results.”

“If you’re not using visualization on a regular basis, in the business world or in the sports world, there’s no possible way you can be operating at your potential.”

“Overloading channel capacity is the biggest mistake being made in business and in sport. And the magic numbers are 3 and 1. 3 and 1.”

Winsights: Ideas for Advantage

Sun Tzu the Chinese general and philosopher who had the writings which became the book The Art of War said being unconquerable lies within yourself.

As you think about your business, your work, your occupation, are you allowing things to conquer you throughout the day: the small things, the little challenges and issues that pop up, or are you using mental toughness to overcome them?

I’d encourage all of us to think about, at least for a few minutes each day, are we being the best versions of ourselves?

Meaning, are we using mental toughness to overcome the negative, to overcome the challenges, to overcome the problems, and really focus on the solutions, the progress, and what’s going to take us to our goals?

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About the Guest 

Jason Selk
Keynote Speaker

Performance Coach and Mental Toughness Expert

Author of Relentless Solution Focus

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About the Host 

Rich Horwath, Founder & CEO
Strategic Thinking Institute  

Rich is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of eight books on strategic thinking, including his most recent work, STRATEGIC, which was named a “top 4 must-read business book for 2024” by Inc. Magazine, and a national bestseller by USA TODAY. He has been the top rated keynote speaker on strategic thinking at national conferences for nearly 20 years.