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Jamie Foxx - Biography FlashJamie Foxx: Ultimate Icon Honor, Emotional Comeback from Near-Fatal StrokeJamie Foxx BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.I am Biosnap AI, and over the past few days Jamie Foxx has been writing a particularly resonant new chapter in his comeback story. The most biographically significant moment is his emotional turn at the 2025 BET Awards, where he received the **Ultimate Icon Honor**, a career‑crowning recognition that firmly places him in the pantheon of Black entertainment legends, according to People and AOL reports.[1] Introduced by Stevie Wonder and serenaded by a parade of stars performing his hits, Foxx took the stage in tears, openly reflecting on the near fatal st...
2025-12-0702 minJamie Foxx - Biography FlashJamie Foxx Shares Near-Death Experience in New Netflix Comedy Special | Busy December for Multitalented StarJamie Foxx BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Jamie Foxx has been quietly making moves in the entertainment world as December unfolds. According to multiple entertainment sources, the Oscar-winning actor is set to premiere his highly anticipated Netflix stand-up comedy special titled "Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was..." on December 10th. In this special, Foxx opens up about his harrowing medical emergency from earlier in the year, revealing intimate details about how he was literally seconds and moments away from death when he collapsed. He describes being in a coma during this near-death experience, marking a significant milestone in...
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Ian Talks ComedyEddie Brill (comedian, Letterman warm up / comedian booker 1997 - 2014)Eddie Brill joins me to discuss watching Jackie Gleason, Ernie Kovacs, & Bill Dana as a kid; going to Emerson college; Andy Kaufman; creating a comedy major at Emerson; trying stand up, quitting, and going back four years later; running the Paper Moon Comedy Club; Fright Night; Bill Gonzalez' Cable Comedy Show; watching the '86 World Series in Boston; minor league stadiums; his dad catching Sandy Koufax; hockey; 1969 - year of 3 NY championships; friendships with Sam Kinison & Robert Schimmel; doing warm up on Saved by the Bell; Louis CK gets him job as warm up at Letterman; subbing for Alan...
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The Competitor’s Brain80 - The Importance of RecallI remember golfing with my friends. Some of my closest friends. I was in my twenties. I was a decent golfer, got down to the low teens, regularly in the low 80s. Two of my roommates were excellent golfers. They were both accountants. They did not fit into Happy Gilmore’s stereotype of golfers. They were a plus-two and a three.
Learn how recall can make you into a better performer here.
2024-11-2402 minThe Competitor’s Brain79 - Don't Think, It Can Only Hurt the BallclubThe legendary catcher Crash Davis was at the center of the baseball movie Bull Durham. Early in the movie, rookie pitcher Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh and Crash meet behind a bar in Durham… you know, the classic “wanna step outside” moment. The moment culminates with Crash challenging Nuke to throw a baseball at him, followed by Crash planting seeds of what could happen if Nuke misses.
Read more on my Substack.
2024-11-2304 minThe Competitor’s Brain78 - Access and CompoundingIf you have access to something that can set you apart, and you're willing to put in the work necessary, your skill set can compound. The gains that you can make will set you apart from others due to the advantage you have been given. Will you capture it, or will you let it slip?
2024-09-2803 minThe Competitor’s Brain77 - The People You Spend The Most Time WithWe are the average of the people we spend the most time with. We pick up their habits, we pick up their opinions, we pick up their attitudes toward the world. If you hang with people who make bad choices... well, you will make bad choices too.
2024-09-2703 minThe Competitor’s Brain76 - Note TakingFor most of us, it's not enough to read. The information just tends to get lost over time. It's about cataloguing the information in a meaningful way in order to be able to reference it later. There are many different ways to go about it, and there's no right way... but there needs to be a way.
2024-09-2603 minThe Competitor’s Brain75 - Success Leaves CluesIf you want to be successful, you need to look at what those who are truly successful are doing. The best students... are they taking notes differently? How do they study? How do they organize their thoughts? The best athletes... how do they practice? Do they watch film? What do they look for during a game?
2024-09-2503 minThe Competitor’s BrainEpisode 74 - CompoundingThis episode started out about compounding, and how a small investment in a person at a critical time in their lives can make a massive difference. I guess it's still about compounding. But there are times you can take a small thing—an offer of space or access—and give it to someone to see what they'll do with it. It happened with Bill Gates and his access to the computer lab in his town. It happened with my daughter and her baseball teammates here in Bedford, N.H. Sometimes it's the happenstance of access and someone believing in you...
2024-09-0103 minThe Competitor’s BrainLife Rewards ActionShane Parrish had a great quote in his Brain Food newsletter in late July about life rewarding action. We'll review the quote here and how this ties into becoming a champion, and why hard work wins.
2024-08-2503 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Soccer Bonus - The Vision of a ChampionSometimes things just tie together. We have just finished reviewing the Core Values for UNC Women's Soccer, and I was reminded of a quote from their legendary coach Anson Dorrance to Mia Hamm. He saw her working out on a cold morning and wrote her a note that said "The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.”
Others, including Dr. Rob Gilbert, have said similar things. But these quotes all revolve around doing more than expected. If you want the same re...
2024-08-2404 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #11 - Be Well LedLeaders can change an organization's culture. For the 1988 Dodgers, that leader was Kirk Gibson. Gibson was on the receiving end of a prank that changed the Dodgers' season.
“Basically, I don’t want to be a part of their fun and comedy act,” said Gibson. “I’m not a radical guy. I go by the rules. This other bull is foreign to me. I like to have a good time, but a good time to me is winning.” “I wasn’t ready to play in the game after that,” Gibson said. “Some racehorses walk into the gate; others get all hyped...
2024-08-2303 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #12 - We Appreciate What We've ReceivedOftentimes, athletes don't realize how good they have it. UNC wanted their team members to realize that feeling grateful for what you have received is a necessary aspect to a winning culture.
2024-08-2203 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #10 - Play For Each OtherThis one reminded me of the scene from Miracle where Mike Eruzione finally realizes what Coach Brooks wanted from them all along: to play for each other on a team, not to be different people from different schools. The best teams play for each other and that manifests itself in love.
2024-08-2103 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #9 - Caring For Your TeammatesWhen you're on a team, you have to actually care about your teammates. It sounds elementary, but it's not always something that happens - which is why we need a reminder of this core value. The winningest teams have a culture of caring about one another.
2024-08-2002 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #8 - Support the TeamI get it, it's hard to support the team when you aren't playing. But in order for you to be ready to play at any moment, you have to be in the game, and support your team no matter the circumstances.
2024-08-1903 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #7 - RespectGive respect to everyone. Don't make anyone feel as if they are beneath you.
2024-08-1801 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #6 - Choose to be PositiveYour attitude is a choice. What will you choose in the situation you're in?
2024-08-1703 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #5 - Don't Intensify ProblemsOr, as P.D. Eastman wrote in the classic children's book, "don't make big problems out of little problems."
2024-08-1602 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #4 - Hard WorkHow hard are you willing to work to get whatever it is that you really want?
2024-08-1502 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #3 - Experience CollegeThis is #3 of the UNC Women's Soccer core values as espoused by their coach, Anson Dorrance. He says "And we want these four years of college to be rich, valuable, and deep." This means doing the right things to become educated, but also making the right choices to get value out of your education. Or, you could be like someone Will Hunting derided: "You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library."
2024-08-1402 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #2 - Something Every DayUNC women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance says that UNC players must do something every day to get better. It's not just practice for the sake of practicing. It's deliberate practice, to get better.
The reference in this is incorrect, btw: it's Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris. (My bad, my source was wrong, but I didn't want to re-record.)
2024-08-1302 minThe Competitor’s BrainUNC Women's Soccer #1 - Don't WhineLegendary UNC women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance is retiring, and his Core Values for his program set the tone for the winningest program in the sport's history. #1: Don't Whine. Why is this important? Learn more in just under three minutes.
2024-08-1202 minThe Competitor’s BrainLife Rewards ActionIn life, we often think that riches will be bestowed upon us. But good things rarely happen without hard work and self-reflection. In today's podcast, I'll dig into a quote from Shane Parrish's Brain Food newsletter that really drives this point home.
2024-08-0303 minThe Competitor’s BrainOpinionsEpictetus said "It is not things that upset us, it is our opinion about those things." He's right. When we take things personally, we project perceived opinions of others about us onto them, accurate or not.
When you're going about your day today, make an effort to realize it's not all about you. Take small slights that have nothing to do with you and realize it's ok to have no opinion about them.
2024-08-0202 minThe Competitor’s Brain#59 - Don't Major in the MinorArnold Schwarzenegger brought it up in his daily newsletter yesterday. The fact that when we start a habit, we generally need everything to be right. Going to the gym? What supplements should I take? Should I take a pre-workout?
It goes back to the old adage Rob Gilbert brought up yesterday. The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
Hopefully, I don't take six weeks off again. But if I do, whatever, I'll get right back on it.
2024-08-0102 minThe Competitor’s BrainYour Best FriendI was on Instagram (boo) watching Mookie Betts talk to himself during a round of BP. There were two things that happened in the video (thanks @sweetspothitting for posting it).
1. He sort of dictates the outcome before he takes the swing. Of course, this is hard to do, and we're talking about a guy who's hit as high as .346 during a season. But you can do the same thing off a tee.
2. He's kind to himself. He talks to himself like he would a friend. Most players I coach don't do this. They don't get t...
2024-06-1703 minThe Competitor’s BrainMy 3-Minute Grad Speech to the Class of 2024Well, it's three minutes and 30 seconds. But it's a collection of things I wish I'd heard when I was 18. Or maybe it's a collection of things I wish I'd listened to when I was 18. I probably heard them but I thought I knew everything. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2024-06-0803 minThe Competitor’s BrainDon't practice until you can't get it right, practice until you can't get it wrongI recorded this in one take, which is ironic.
Nick Saban says "Don't practice until you can't get it right, practice until you can't get it wrong."
And it's often said that you don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training.
So if you practice to a point you can't get it wrong, what happens when the occasion happens? And what do you get out of it?
2024-06-0502 minThe Competitor’s BrainCreating, or why you shouldn't use AI to create cool stuffI saw a quote that my colleague Kara LaMarche posted to Instagram: "I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so I can do laundry and dishes."
We have handed many uniquely human things over to AI. Designing, making art, making music, writing.
If you hand those things over to a machine, what is left of you?
Nothing.
2024-06-0402 minThe Competitor’s BrainExcellenceI've seen bits of the same quote from Daniel Chambliss about excellence in Olympic swimmers. I saw it in Billy Oppenheimer's Sunday email back in September, and James Clear had it in his last Thursday... so now you get it too.
Excellence is created by doing the little things, one on top of the other. The little things that are going to make a ball fly 10' farther, add 3 mph of velo to your fastball, make you swim .01 faster.
I do reference two swimmers who tied in the 1984 Olympics. This is the background on it. I...
2024-06-0303 minThe Competitor’s BrainCircumstances - 51In this episode, I talk about how Marcus Aurelius' response to circumstances (ie what happens) isn't terribly unlike what Mike Damone's advice to his friend Rat is in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Probably the first time that sentence has ever been typed. Probably also the last time.
2024-06-0102 minThe Competitor’s BrainWhat do you focus on in college?I considered this for a bit, and it finally hit me. Why, when I was in college, did I major in accounting, of all things. I met some amazing people, worked on some fun accounts, but accounting. I am not the best with rules and guidelines and I am generally pretty creative. You do that stuff with accounting, you go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200!
So to my graduating seniors: do not make the same mistake I did. Yes, it was a good background. No, it was not the background for me.
2024-05-3103 minThe Competitor’s BrainConsistencyThis one's a great story from Billy Oppenheimer's weekly "Six at Six" email. It's here if you want to read it. The legendary lacrosse coach Tony Seaman told a room full of kids that if they wanted to play D1 lacrosse, they needed to shoot 100 shots a day every single day.
Paul Rabil followed that recipe to a D1 scholarship and a spot as one of the best lax players of all time.
Listen for the story.
2024-05-2303 minThe Competitor’s BrainSignificanceIn the movie Field of Dreams, Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) goes to Minnesota to find Dr. Archibald Graham (Burt Lancaster). It's one of the best scenes in movie history... I am biased. They discuss the significance of the half-inning 50 years later.
"We just don't recognize life's most significant moments while they're happening. Back then I thought, 'Well, there'll be other days.' I didn't realize that that was the only day."
What significant moments of your life are you overlooking that might be happening today?
2024-05-2203 minThe Competitor’s BrainInflection PointsWe all have inflection points in our lives. In the novel "Out Stealing Horses" by Per Petterson, the narrator tells a story about growing up where his life could have gone in multiple directions. He made a choice at that point to take the proper direction, and it greatly influenced his life.
So the question I'll ask you is: are you ready for the next inflection point in your life? And how will you respond when it happens?
2024-05-2103 minThe Competitor’s BrainYou Don't Have To Have Your Best Stuff"Godfather of Sports Psychology" Dr. Ken Ravizza says that you don't have to have your best stuff to compete. Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven says that 10% of the time, you'll have your best stuff; 80% of the time you'll be mid; and 10% of the time you'll have no stuff.
So how do you win when you have your best stuff?
And, more importantly, how do you win MORE when you are in that 80%? Because over the long run, your success will depend on that.
2024-05-1003 minThe Competitor’s BrainLife Is Not A Skill Game, Life Is A Strategy GameDr. Rob Gilbert says this all the time. And it's true. If you consider the strategic aspects of a situation, rather than just going ahead and executing, you will see better performance. Not all situations call for the same exact execution; a sales call with the same client on two different days can require different approaches based on factors you will need to learn on the fly.
So how will you pick the best strategy for the situation?
2024-05-0901 minThe Competitor’s BrainCarrying Yourself with ConfidenceWell, I guess when you don't record podcasts, you lose momentum.
In his podcast The Knowledge Project, Shane Parrish interviews Dr. Jim Loehr. (The title of his book I couldn't remember is "Toughness Training for Life."
Regardless, Loehr tells a story about interviewing a bullfighter that illustrates the confidence that is necessary to deal with fear - regardless of whether you're facing a bull, sales meeting, client, test, or at-bat.
2024-05-0602 minThe Competitor’s BrainO Stream of LifeThere is a fountain at Mudd Hall of Philosophy at USC that says "O stream of life, run you slow or fast, all streams reach the sea at last." If the sea is death or the end, this means that the stream of your life will get there eventually... so what will your stream be like? Meaningful, or meaningless?
2024-04-2702 minThe Competitor’s BrainGiving Them Their Money's WorthI am on a Springsteen kick... sorry. When someone goes to see The Boss, they know that he's going to give them their money's worth. (I saw him last weekend and he played for three hours. He is 74. My feet hurt standing up.)
When someone comes to watch you play, are you giving them their money's worth? After all, time is money...
2024-04-2602 minThe Competitor’s BrainNothing To LoseWhen Bruce Springsteen walked into the office of music executive John Hammond in 1972, he was nobody. He played a mental trick on himself at that point: he figured that if he failed, he was no worse off than if he'd never walked into the office.
Spoiler alert: he crushed it, and consequently, you know who he is.
2024-04-2503 minThe Competitor’s BrainWould You Buy A Ticket?There have been a lot of fan favorites over the years, where people say "I'd buy a ticket to watch them play."
Well, would you buy a ticket to watch yourself play?
What can you do to make yourself be the kind of player that people want to see? What kind of attributes can you portray?
2024-04-2404 minThe Competitor’s BrainSlumps and PerfectionSlumps are not forever, and neither is perfection. If you start off slow, you're one hit away from a hot streak.
There's a great book from the late 80s by George Will called Men At Work. In it, Hershiser is asked whether he goes to the mound in the first inning planning to pitch a complete game. ‘A perfect game,’ he replies. ‘If they get a hit, then I am throwing a one-hitter. If they get a walk, it’s my last walk. I deal with perfection to the point that it is logical to conceive it. History i...
2024-04-2303 minThe Competitor’s BrainEnthusiasmThis comes via Brian Cain and Dr. Rob Gilbert, but it's the first chapter of former St. Louis Cardinal Frank Bettger's book How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling. Short answer: enthusiasm. Being passive and unenthusiastic does not open doors for you. Being enthusiastic does.
10 minutes of me enthusiastically reading Bettger.
If you want a professional, here's Cain.
As always, I welcome all feedback... Thanks!!!
2024-04-2310 minThe Competitor’s BrainBe A Baseball PlayerThis week is April break in Bedford. It means our players can just be baseball players. Sure, there may be other commitments to family and friends, and other leisure time... but for the most part, they're ballplayers who don't have to worry about school or other intrusions.
When was the last time you limited yourself to just one main focus?
P.S. I am jealous of these kids.
2024-04-2202 minThe Competitor’s BrainTurn Off Your NotificationsThe average person gets hundreds of notifications a day. They interrupt us at all times: when we're conversing with people we care about, when we're trying to do deep work, when we're sleeping.
Improve your productivity. Turn off your notifications to everything except the stuff it's worth breaking stride for.
2024-04-2101 minThe Competitor’s BrainEuthymiaSeneca the Younger defines "euthymia" as "believing in yourself and trusting that you are on the right path, and not being in doubt by following the myriad footpaths of those wandering in every direction."
It can be hard when you see other people doing things you want to do, getting rewards you feel like you should receive.
Finding that place of euthymia is challenging and requires a degree of comfort in your own process and path.
2024-04-2003 minThe Competitor’s BrainFind The JoyWhen you're trying to master a skill, it can be frustrating. It can also be frustrating when you let the expectations of others as well as external motivations creep in. Here's a great story about Novak Djokovic and finding the joy in playing his sport, remembering why he started playing to begin with.
2024-04-1903 minThe Competitor’s BrainThe Obstacle Is The WayWe all really love working on the things we're good at. But often the way to success and getting what you want is working on the things you're NOT good at. The lessons you learn along the way, coupled with a new skill, can be what you need to propel you to greatness.
It's also the title of a great book by Ryan Holiday.
2024-04-1804 minThe Competitor’s BrainGood, with credit to Jocko WillinkWhen suboptimal things happen to you, how do you react? Next time, say "good." Navy Seal Jocko Willink (I think his name was officially changed to that about 10 years ago - it's impossible to refer to him as only "Jocko Willink") has an excellent perspective on what to do when it hits the fan. Here it is on YouTube.
2024-04-1702 minThe Competitor’s BrainDon't Cry Over Spilled MilkThis is an episode where I wonder where this saying even came from, but then I dig a little deeper into what it actually means, and why it's not even about milk... I didn't drink much milk as a kid, anyway.
2024-04-1602 minThe Competitor’s BrainE + R = OThis equation appeared on the front of our team shirts in 2022. Event plus response equals outcome. What does it mean? Why does it matter for you in life?
Holocaust survivor and psychotherapist Victor Frankl wrote in Man's Search for Meaning (great book, btw) that "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
What response will you choose?
2024-04-1503 minThe Competitor’s BrainOn Dealing With PeopleMarcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher. He wrote Meditations not for us, but for himself... if you want more on this topic, you can check out Ryan Holiday's Daily Stoic podcast.
At the beginning of Book 2 of Meditations, he writes about people and our relationships with them. People are outside of our control, but our expectations of them are very within our control, as are our reactions to their behavior.
There is a quote from Leslie Higgins in Ted Lasso: “Human beings are never going to be perfect, Roy. The best we can...
2024-04-1402 minThe Competitor’s BrainControl What You Can ControlIt took me a long time to realize this, but I can't control everything. I can control how I react, the process I follow, my attitude, my character, my effort, and several other things... and that's it.
Epictetus, who was born in 50 A.D., speaks about this in Discourses (which was all written down by a student of his... amazing). But what we need to consider is what's in your control and what isn't, and, often more importantly, how we respond to it.
This topic will stretch over several podcasts, but it starts here. Enjoy!
2024-04-1304 minThe Competitor’s BrainKnow Your RoleI promise, I have watched baseball since the 80s. It's just that things stick in my mind. The Dodgers had a group of supersubs on their 1988 team called "The Stuntmen." Those dudes may not have loved their roles, but they knew them.
Do you know your role?
If you lead people, do they know theirs?
2024-04-1203 minThe Competitor’s BrainThis Guy, This HandWhen things aren't going well, we all get caught up in trying to do too much. We try to hit a three run home run with nobody on base. We try to make up all of the sales we haven't gotten yet with one big sale. Instead of taking it one play at a time, we try to make up for everything with one big thing.
In the movie Rounders, Matt Damon's character Mike McDermott talks about beating "this guy, this hand." How will you change your mindset to beat this guy, this pitch? Handle this question...
2024-04-1102 minThe Competitor’s BrainWalk-Up SongsYes, we all want to have a cool walk-up song. But if your goal is peak performance, you need to choose wisely to get yourself into a peak performance state when you step into the box. Here's why. (And a good excerpt from the Tim Ferriss Show where he speaks with Josh Waitzkin.)
2024-04-1004 minThe Competitor’s BrainBird by BirdIn her book Bird by Bird, the author Anne Lamott tells a story about her brother attempting to complete a school project at the last minute. He is frantically trying to do it, when their father steps in with sage advice. This advice can be applied to just about any task you're undertaking, even if you've procrastinated it.
2024-04-0903 minThe Competitor’s BrainSatchel Paige's Six Rules for Staying YoungHall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige pitched in the Negro Leagues until he was over 40, then made his major league debut after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Paige pitched in MLB at the age of 58 and threw three scoreless innings for the Kansas City Athletics. I'm sharing this one because of his Six Rules for Staying Young... they're an awesome perspective, particularly the last one.
2024-04-0803 minThe Competitor’s BrainGuarding Your Schedule (Time Blocking)It's hard to get stuff done. Your phone is dinging with texts and snaps, DMs are lurking, and you have no idea how to get anything done. Time blocking can be a huge help for your productivity. Here's a great article by Cal Newport that shows more about the process if you're interested.
2024-04-0703 minThe Competitor’s Brain10 Commandments of BaseballLegendary MLB manager Joe McCarthy had 10 Commandments he expected his players to follow. The man wasn't wrong. I could add more, but this is a great start.
2024-04-0603 minThe Competitor’s BrainHard Work Is UndefeatedWhen Alabama won their Elite Eight game to go to the Final Four, guard Mark Sears was interviewed after the game and said "Hard work is undefeated." He should know. He took tens of thousands of shots after being lightly recruited out of high school. Listen and learn how you can use hard work to your advantage.
2024-04-0501 minThe Competitor’s BrainBe A SavageAaron Boone described his guys as "savages in the box." There are other opportunities for you to be a "savage," whether it's in college, job interviews, or work. How will you set yourself apart?
2024-04-0402 minThe Competitor’s BrainHonest Self-AppraisalOne of the keys to success is honest self-appraisal. You can look at yourself too critically and beat yourself up (not good) or you can look at yourself uncritically and never improve (also not good). Sometimes it requires a conversation with people you trust who are going to be honest and real with you. But you need to be ready to listen.
2024-04-0203 minThe Competitor’s BrainWhy Does Relaxation Matter?Why does relaxation matter? Well, relaxation is the key for keeping you in the present moment, and present moment focus unlocks peak performance. We discuss some of the options available for relaxation and how breathing and routine can also get you to a point of peak performance.
I mention trigger work (although not by name) and Josh Waitzkin. Here's the actual clip from the interview with Tim Ferriss.
2024-03-3103 minThe Competitor’s BrainThe Relaxation ResponseWhen you get to a point of relaxation, when you can slow your heart rate down and are truly in the moment, you will find peak performance. We review some techniques to elicit the relaxation response. I am a 6-2-8 guy, but I do 4-7-8 every day as well. Take a listen and then read the info below for more details.
Dr. Andrew Weil 4-7-8
Dr. Herbert Benson
Brian Cain 6-2-8
2024-03-3003 minThe Competitor’s BrainPre At-Bat RoutineWhen you're a hitter (or anything), you need to have a pre at-bat routine to ensure that whatever you're doing gets you ready for whatever you're going to do. This is adapted from Dr. Ken Ravizza's seminar on the pre at-bat routine and how to take possession of the batter's box.
2024-03-2903 minThe Competitor’s BrainExecutionWhen former USC football coach John McKay was asked about his team's execution, he said "I'm in favor of it." He didn't mean *this* kind of execution. This podcast is a pretty tight adaptation of Harvey Dorfman's chapter on execution from the Mental ABC's of Pitching, available wherever fine books are sold. Or Amazon.
2024-03-2804 minThe Competitor’s BrainAct Differently Than You FeelThink I wanted to get up this morning? Heck no. But by getting up, I cast a vote for who I am today. Acting differently than you feel allows you to feel differently and ultimately improve the output, effort, and perception of your day.
2024-03-2703 minThe Competitor’s BrainMTE: More Than ExpectedSometimes you have to do MTE to get yourself to the next level. MTE is short for More Than Expected. Here's why it matters.
2024-03-2602 minThe Competitor’s BrainStart Stop ContinueIf you've got habits, does this mean you should continue them? Well, it depends if they're good or bad habits, and also whether you actually need them anymore. Start, Stop, Continue is an excellent way to reassess whether your habits are helping you achieve your goals.
2024-03-2502 minThe Competitor’s BrainSurround Yourself with GreatnessWell, I won't record in the car again. This episode discusses the need to surround yourself with people who will push you and influence you positively. If you can surround yourself with people who want you to become a better version of yourself, you will. Who will your five people be?
2024-03-2402 minThe Competitor’s BrainGrowth MindsetWhether you are participating in a sport, working at a job, or in school, a growth mindset is critical to success. Learn what a growth mindset is and how you can identify when you're stuck in a fixed mindset - and how to fix it by reappraising failure and turning setbacks into successes.
2024-03-2003 minThe Competitor’s BrainPremedetatio MalorumYou can’t just visualize the perfect situation. There is a Stoic concept of premeditatio malorum: thinking of bad things that could happen. It could be traffic, bad calls, errors, you name it. They're going to happen. How will you react?
2024-03-1903 minThe Competitor’s BrainVisualization and ImageryVisualization and imagery are critical because, as Bob Tewksbury says, "the body does not know the difference between a real and imagined event and therefore the body will go where the mind takes it."
Referenced the Ken Ravizza visualization routines in this podcast. They're here.
2024-03-1803 minThe Competitor’s BrainThin Threads to Strong CablesMotivational speaker Jim Rohn says “success is a few simple disciplines practiced every day while failure is simply a few errors in judgment repeated every day.”
Again, every action you take casts a vote for the type of person you wish to become. It starts with you.
What habits will become strong cables for you?
2024-03-1602 minThe Competitor’s BrainStacking Small WinsHow do you make a habit? Cue, routine, and reward.
How do you follow a routine? By stacking habits and small wins.
Learn how to do this and see what you can become.
2024-03-1603 minThe Competitor’s BrainThe Importance of Routine"Habits and routines give you something to go to when you need something to go to." What habits and routines will you use to become the player or person you want to become?
2024-03-1603 minThe Competitor’s BrainChop wood, carry waterThe book Chop Wood, Carry Water tells the story of a young samurai who learns that mundane tasks are the path to greatness.
According to author Joshua Medcalf, "Every now and then a person comes along and accidentally gets it the first time, but most of us have to learn the hard way through multiple failed experiments, which allows us to learn lessons and skills those who had it easier did not develop."
What skills will you learn? Who will you become?
2024-03-1601 minThe Competitor’s BrainWhy does the off-season matter more than in season?In the off-season, you get to cast a vote for the type of player you want to become—every day.
What do you do every day to get 1% better? What will your process be?
Who you want to be will define your habits.
2024-03-1403 minThe Competitor’s BrainWhat is performance psychology?What is performance psychology? It is the ways to enhance performance on and off the field... as Dr. Rob Gilbert says, it's “how to do your best when it means the most." This can apply to taking a test, a job interview, taking the MCAT, or being at bat with the game on the line.
Have a listen as we share the best of performance psychology podcasts in a quick, concise format!
2024-03-1403 min
MixSoPheel'sMixSoPheel’s #13Pour ce nouveau volet j'ai débuté par une session Rnb entre l'Angleterre et les Etats-Unis... Durant la période des années 2000.
La seconde session est placée sur la tendance Hip-Hop Us toujours des années 2000 avec des choses assez pointues... Dj Pheel's, MixSoPheel's tous les vendredis soirs 20h-21h sur Radio Campus Angers 103 Fm Angers.
Session N°1 :
Pour débuter cette 1ère session 100% Rnb Us-England, sonnant comme une suite de l'émission de la semaine précédente... RAPHAEL SAADIQ Get Involved extrait de la bande originale du sitcom The Pj's diffusé aux...
2024-01-2159 min
PoppycockGeoduckThe power of editing, vocal costumes, why popcorn sucks, and Justin's bucket list food: geoduck. --- Show links Actors Roundtable: Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx The movie trailer guy: Don LaFontaine (Wikipedia) Clip: The Batman Chases The Penguin Mythbusters: Banana Peels Geoduck (Wikipedia) --- If you like Poppycock, leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. The more ears, the more ashamed we'll be. Thanks?
2022-08-1924 min
LevelUpDailyEP 122: Loren Ridinger - Traits of Great LeadersToday, I have a special episode with my friend Loren Ridinger who is a fashion blogger, beauty & business expert, internet leader & trendsetter. She is the Senior Executive Vice President of Internet retailing giants MarketAmerica.com and SHOP.COM.She is the creator of the award-winning, uber-luxurious cosmetics line, Motives, and has worked with many different celebrities like LaLa, Fat Joe, Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys and many others. Today, she is here to share with us her trails and tribulations on how she has been able to LEVEL UP in her career and life.In this episode, you will learn: How...
2021-03-0153 min
langwirdklug#24 Hilfe, Netflix ist alle!Heute die coronafreie Folge über Filme, Serien, Schauspielerinnen, Schauspieler und unsere Meinung dazu. Im Folgenden worüber wir sprachen,Filme:Guardians of the Galaxy, Pulp Fiction, Avengers, Ironman, Captain America, Larry Flynt – Die nackte Wahrheit, Zombieland, Ghostbusters, World War Z, Shaun of the Dead, Space Balls, Galaxy Quest, Die Tötung eines heiligen Hirsches, Big Bang Theorie, How I met your Mother, Friends, Alf, Sons of anarchy, Narcos, Queen of the south, Dallas, Magnum, Denver Clan, Miami Vice, Kojak, Straßen vom San Francisco, Rockford, Starsky & Hutch, Ein Colt für alle Fälle, Star Trek Discovery, Mandalorian, Fluch der Karibik, X-Me...
2021-01-2550 min
Chris Bresemann's PodcastFoam Party 2018In August I had the privilege of DJing the 2018 Foam Party at TRC. This was my 4th year in a row and one of the highlights of my summer! Thank you TRC for allowing me to do my thing and have a great night of beats, boys, and the woods! Enjoy the live set, Cheers, Breezy1. The Show Must Go On (House of Labs Private Intro) - Queen2. Divadrag feat. Cdamore Project (VMC Overture Remix) - Las Bibas From Vizcaya3. Devil Pray (Ivan Gomez Devil Drums Mash) - Madonna4. Bora (Original Mix) - Tom Staar
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Neo2soul Playlist25th July 2018 Mixbag of Music with DJ Niceness in the mix on Floradio #21Bridging the gap between mainstream and indie artists, Mixbag of Music show brings light to the underground and gives you the quality music you want to hear, not have to hear. Non-stop, less chat, more in the mix (NeoSoul, HipHop, R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz) musical grooves.Our goal is to help emerging, unsigned independent artists and bands to connect with opportunities to increase their exposure through Internet Lina - Best FriendAri Lennox - Whipped CreamMichelle Blackwell - Enjoy Myself Iman Europe - TimeCherokee - GoddessDelilah Holliday...
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