How well do you execute under pressure?
Are you at your best, or do you crack?
On today's episode of the Coming Up Clutch with J.R.™ show, I sit down with Kansas City Chiefs all-time leading scorer and member of the Chiefs Hall of Fame, Nick Lowery.
If there's anyone who knows a thing or two about coming up clutch in the biggest of moments, it's Nick Lowery.
In this latest episode, Nick and I talk about…
- Nick's mentality after missing two field goals for the Chargers in his Rookie Year and getting cut
- Nick's advice for overcoming the fear of failure and the nervous butterflies
- Why EVERYONE should get out and serve
…and so much more.
If you want to learn how to overcome pressure like a Hall of Famer, then lock in to today's episode.
[00:01 - 08:27] Introducing Nick to the show
- Nick's most embarrassing moment
- Nick's background, story, and professional journey
[08:28 - 15:58] Nick's mentality after missing two field goals for the Chargers his Rookie Year and getting cut
- Nick's mentorship with Dick Johnson taught him the importance of gratitude and managing your mind
- After missing two field goals for the Chargers his Rookie Year and getting cut, Nick's mentality was, "It's not the end, you're just getting used to this."
- If you're truly committed, persistence is necessary so you can learn what it takes to succeed
- In 1978, he walked into the New England Patriots office and told them they needed him as their kicker - went on to make 17/17 field goals for them and he was signed 30 minutes later.
- "It's not how many times you get knocked down. It's how many times you get back up." - Dick Johnson
- You never know what else you have to learn or what else you can learn unless you keep putting yourself out there
[15:59 - 26:25] Nick's advice for overcoming the fear of failure and nervous butterflies
- Most of the problem: when we say "I don't want to be nervous." Nick says to flip it and say, "I want to be nervous."
- Practice putting healthy pressure on yourself, creating situational awareness, and determine how you want to feel in those intense moments
- If you're too self-conscious, you're slow down the parts of your body that need to be sped up
- The advice Nick got from Tony Robbins: Find out who you're playing for - this will take you out of the self-conscious place
[26:26 - 30:59] The key to handling the spotlight with class and grace
- When you screw up, you learn
- Stop making excuses
- It doesn't matter how good you are, you're going to receive criticism, unfair criticism, and, sometimes, unfair or untruthful criticism.
- Key reminder when you're receiving criticism: That's a good sign of leadership.
[31:00 - 44:18] Why EVERYONE should get out and serve
- Service and gratitude go hand-in-hand
- Serving others helps you see individuals as a fellow human being
- It's really about giving God's gifts that are unique to each of us - we have to find them, identify them, and work our whole lives to perfect them
- In return, we get grace and groundedness and others get miracles
[44:19 - 48:35] Wrapping Up
- Nick's BIG domino
- How to connect with Nick
KEY QUOTES
"Gratitude is fundamental for the rest of our lives." - Nick Lowery
"It's not how many times you get knocked down. It's how many times you get back up." - Nick Lowery
"You never know what else you have to learn or what else you can learn unless you keep putting yourself out there." - Nick Lowery
"When you screw up, you learn." - Nick Lowery
"Serving others helps you see individuals as a fellow human being." - Nick Lowery
"It's NOT the brightness of the spotlight on you, it's the beauty and the power of the light within you." - Nick Lowery
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