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In this episode of The Mental Performance Mastery Podcast, Brian is joined by NASCAR Driver Anthony Alfredo to discuss improving reaction time and cognitive performance.  Alfredo is one of the top NASCAR Drivers in The World and shares how he trains his mental game and cognitive performance with Pison the world's first cognitive performance tracker.

In this Podcast Brian and Anthony discuss:

• How you can use mental agility to make the RIGHT decision more quickly

• Processing your performance accurately in a sport where you lose more than win

• Dealing with factors impacting performance that are out of your control 

• Using failure as feedback and an opportunity to learn and get better

• Activating your readiness and being at your best when it means the most

• Using Pison data to get you ready for elite performance

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In this episode of The Mental Performance Mastery Podcast, Brian is joined by two of the top high school athletic directors in the nation and sought-after mental performance coaches, Tom Mietus, MPM, and Kevin Guzzo, MPM.

In this podcast, Brian, Tom, and Kevin talk about:

• Where to start as a HS Coach or AD when implementing an MPM Program

• What are the fundamental non-negotiable skills of MPM at the HS Level

• How to create one cohesive culture vs. silos in your athletic department

• How to use MPM as a an AD to give yourself the best chance for success and longevity

• And More…

Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leader in Mental Performance Coaching, brings you practical tips, techniques, stories, strategies, meditations, and motivations every day that you can use to close the gap from where you are to where you want to be with The Mental Performance Daily Podcast.  

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In this episode of The Mental Performance Mastery Podcast, Brian continues a tribute series to one of his mentors and a mental performance coaching icon, Harvey Dorfman.   Al Leiter pitched in Major League Baseball from 1987-2005, was a 2x All-Star, a 3x World Series Champion, and New York Mets Hall of Famer.  Leiter worked closely with Harvey and attributes a lot of his success over his career to his work on the mental game with Harvey. In this episode Al & Brian discuss: The moment Al knew he needed help with mental performance The 3 day think tank that Al and Harvey at his house in Prescot, Arizona Getting clarity on your job as a pitcher Being mentally and physically prepared to execute a pitch What made Harvey so special in Al’s eyes The listen and call you on your shit balance Professional athletes need and want to hear the truth Getting down to straight talk How you feel vs. how you behave Harvey’s two two processes for development Controlling what you can control Self-promotion vs. doing the work as a mental performance coach Al’s advice for mental performance coaches Conversations, Content and Careers - The Life and Legacy of Harvey Dorfman is a series in which Brian interviews former players and staff who had their careers positively impacted by Harvey.  Go inside the conversations, the content and the careers forever changed by one of the greatest mental performance coaches who ever lived. Check out Harvey’s Books on Amazon 📕The Mental Game of Baseball 📕The Mental Keys to Hitting 📕The Mental ABCs of Pitching 📕Coaching The Mental Game 📕Copying It Down 📕Each Branch, Each Needle 📕Babbling Echoes 📕Persuasion of My Days Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leader in Mental Performance Coaching brings you practical tips, techniques, stories strategies, meditations and motivations every day that you can use to close the gap from where you are to where you want to be with The Mental Performance Daily Podcast.   Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review, and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  ⌚Lean More About Pison, The World’s First Cognitive Performance App and Wearable 🎤 Follow Brian’s Mental Performance Daily Podcast 💻 Join Brian’s MPM Coaches Certification Insiders List & Save $200 ⚾ Take Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass

In this episode Brian is joined by Creator of The Success Hotline, Professor of Sport Psychology at Montclair State and author of If You Want to Win Tomorrow, Read This Book Tonight, the one and only Dr. Rob Gilbert. You can join The Success Hotline here in Apple podcasts and here in Spotify. In this podcast, Dr. Gilbert talks about: The difference between being a whisper or a shout Shifting from improvement to break thoughts Not putting in time, but putting INTO time Why he records success hotline every day since 1992 Listening or talking to yourself The importance of being extreme The mindset shift from greatness is borned to it’s a trained skill The importance of getting others to believe The two types of people who you don’t want to take advice from Why you should only hir3 3%ers The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance. Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. Together, Fundraising University and Brian Cain bring you interviews, question and answer sessions and group coaching around mastering mental performance, creating culture and developing the leadership skills you need to succeed. Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  Be sure to join Brian’s email list at BrianCain.com/join so that you can stay updated and in the know when it comes to Brian and the forefront of mental performance training. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall.

In this episode Brian is joined by Heath Autrey, MPM to discuss Creating A Competitive Edge: 10 Ways to Develop More Mentally Tough Players, Create A Competitive Advantage and Win More Often Heath is one of Texas High School Baseball’s most respected and winningest coaches. He is a highly sought after clinician and speaker who has coached baseball at every level. In this Coaching Matters Group Coaching Session, Heath will breakdown: The REAL Battle We Face as Coaches and Athletes How you can train to separate yourself from the competition The importance of knowing your why. How to train an elite mindset and equip your players minds for battle vs. mediocrity The Value of Instant Feedback and Non-Negotiables In Your HS Program How to play offense on defense and dictate the pace on both sides of the competition How focusing on the process helps you as a leader and competitor get more done on a daily basis and allows you to become the best version of yourself. You can connect with Heath Autrey, MPM Corsicana High School Baseball Head Coach Email: HEATH.AUTREY@YAHOO.COM TWITTER: @HAUTREY11 FACEBOOK: HEATH AUTREY Cell: (972) – 921 - 0895 The Coaching Matters Group Coaching Program is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance. Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. Together, each week Fundraising University and Brian Cain bring you interviews, question and answer sessions and group coaching around mastering mental performance, creating culture and developing the leadership skills you need to succeed. Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  Be sure to join Brian’s email list at BrianCain.com/join so that you can stay updated and in the know when it comes to Brian and the forefront of mental performance training. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall. If you are an athlete, join Brian’s 3 Day Mini Course on Mental Performance at BrianCain.com/free-athletes-course If you are a golfer or golf coach join Brian’s FREE Golf Masterclass at BrianCain.com/golf If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/basebal

In this episode of The Coaching Matters Podcast Sponsored By Fundraising University, Brian is joined by Steve “Wojo” Wojciechowski. Wojo is one of the most respected players in Duke Basketball history. The 1998 NCAA Defensive Player of The Year started his coaching career at Duke in 1999 and helped the Blue Devils to the NCAA National Championship in 2001 and 2010. Was also a part of the Team USA Olympic Basketball Program and helped coach the red, white and blue to the Olympic Gold Medal in 2008 and 2012. Wojo was the head basketball coach at Marquette University from 2014-2021. In this Coaching Matters Group Coaching Session, Wojo will discuss the lessons he has learned in his illustrious college basketball career and the strategies he uses to optimize his performance. Topics will include: His daily self-care routines and journaling process The importance of exercise, meditation, yoga What 3 lessons he learned from playing for and working with Coach K Wojo’s 3 part meditation practice around peace, presence and process The difference between reacting and responding as a leader What he knows now he wishes he knew when he was coaching The importance of getting clear on what’s important and organizing your day around them Specific strategies you can use to invest into yourself so that you can invest into others and be the best version of yourself as a coach. And much more… The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance. Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. Together, each week Fundraising University and Brian Cain bring you interviews, question and answer sessions and group coaching around mastering mental performance, creating culture and developing the leadership skills you need to succeed. Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  Be sure to join Brian’s email list at BrianCain.com/join so that you can stay updated and in the know when it comes to Brian and the forefront of mental performance training. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall. If you are an athlete, join Brian’s 3 Day Mini Course on Mental Performance at BrianCain.com/free-athletes-course If you are a golfer or golf coach join Brian’s FREE Golf Masterclass at BrianCain.com/golf If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/baseball

In this episode Brian Cain, MPM The World’s Leading Mental Performance Coach discusses Charting Your Course & Hitting Your Target: Goal Setting Strategies That Deliver Results. Brian covers: REVIEW: THE 4 STEP GOAL FORMULA #1 Set Your Intention #2 Schedule Your Time In Blocks THE FOCUS FUNNEL - MULTIPLY TIME Eliminate Automate Delegate Procrastinate Concentrate #3 Track Your Behavior & GPS Yourself Back on Course #4 Reflect & Refocus Yourself Back On The Path GOAL SETTING THAT GETS RESULTS Set Outcome Goals Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual MITs - Most Important Tasks Set Process Goals AM Routine Execution When You Are At Your Best What 3-5 Things Are You Doing Daily? When You Fall Off The Wagon and BEAT YOURSELF, What Do You Let Happen That You Need to Work Against (Your Kryptonite) Create Success Systems For Consistency The Bigger Your Goals, The Tighter Your Process Needs To Be To Be Consistent Over Time You Must Describe What You Do As A Process 3 STEPS TO GOAL GETTING Make A Commitment Set YOUR Goals Know WHY You Want These Goals Know WHO Benefits If You Achieve Them Know WHO Suffers If You Fall Short Make It Public Create Positive Pressure For Yourself Surround Yourself With People Who Have A Similar Mission As You You Become The Average of The 5 People You Associate With Most You Become The Average of The 5 Things You Do Most Make It Happen With Daily Execution Reverse Engineer Your Plan From Outcome To Today Work The Staircase Know The Plan That You Use To Get Started WILL NOT BE What Gets You To The Finish - Plans Are Made To Get Started - USE The Most Fuel Prioritize & Execute Safe Guard Your Time Find What You Love To Do & Do It!!! Stop Watching TV and Thinking You Need Time To Relax Feeling Sorry For Yourself Check Your 3 E Ratio - Education, Energy, Entertainment Be Kind and Nice To Yourself AND Don’t Accept Your Own BS Your future, your success depends on a lot of factors and the most important factor has always been and will always be… YOU! The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance. Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall.

In this episode Brian is joined by Sean Casey.  “Case“ is a former Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox.  He was selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game three times during his career, is a lifetime .300 Hitter with over 100 HRs and 700 RBIs and is currently a broadcaster and commentator for the MLB Network.  As a player who experienced the benefits of working with a mental performance coach during his career, on this call he talks about Creating a Competitive Edge Through Mental Performance Training and the following ideas. Why he took an approach of It’s Me vs. Me How can you at the end of the day be satisfied with just being you and sticking to your approach Why he took a deep breath every pitch and why he subscribes to the breathe or die mentality The connection between the eyes and the brain and the importance of present moment focus When you should gear it up and when you should slow it down How to avoid the trap of getting caught up in what everyone else things The importance of being quiet, taking a breath, slowing down, seeing the ball and being easy Leaders are readers, Case shares some of his favorite books The importance of a daily meditation and journaling practice Asking yourself the right questions vs. always going to “My swing is off” The story of the buffalo and the cows Easy has a cost Three realities for baseball, (1) endless failure, (2) endless work, (3) endless uncertainty SEAN CASEY MLB NETWORK HITTING MINDSET VIDEO -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNyrLMjw-xw Questions To Ask Yourself About The Hitting Process BEFORE You Go Get Into Your Swing Are You Taking A Breath & Am I In The Present & In Control of Myself Is Your Foot On The Gas (Yes, Yes, Yes NO) Are You Seeing The Ball Are You Swinging at Strikes Is Your Routine On Point & Am I In The Present & In Control of Myself Is Your Plan to Look Away & React In, Or Do YOU have A Clear Process What’s Wrong With My Swing Is A Dangerous Place To Be as a Player The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance. Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/baseball

In this episode, Chris Lavoie, MPM, Director of Athletic at The Tampa Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida discusses how to clarify and implement a winning culture.  Chris shares the exact process he used to establish the 15 core principles of The TERPS4LIFE culture within the Tampa Prep athletic department as well as: 2 critical lessons he learned from Joe Maddon and Tony Dungy How do get buy in when you are creating a new culture How he markets the TERPS4LIFE culture with The TERPS4LIFE Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/terps4life-daily/id1581338792 How most schools and organization get it totally wrong when talking about mission and vision Why setting an intentional athletic department core principles is critical to your departments success A staggering statistic about who 80% of college students said was most impactful outside of their parents when in high school The importance of high school sports and that we are the only event where we bring outside people onto our campus The section of the media that proves the importance of high school sports The MVP Process and culture video he created that is changing high school sports and athletic department culture The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance.  Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. Together, each week Fundraising University and Brian Cain bring you interviews, question and answer sessions and group coaching around mastering mental performance, creating culture and developing the leadership skills you need to succeed. Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  Be sure to join Brian’s email list at BrianCain.com/join so that you can stay updated and in the know when it comes to Brian and the forefront of mental performance training. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall. If you are an athlete, join Brian’s 3 Day Mini Course on Mental Performance at BrianCain.com/free-athletes-course If you are a golfer or golf coach join Brian’s FREE Golf Masterclass at BrianCain.com/golf If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/baseball

In this episode Brian Cain, MPM host of the Coaching Matters Group Coaching Program talks with Mike Bahun, Assistant Baseball Coach at The University of Michigan and CEO of Fundraising University.  Mike discusses developing leadership skills through application of The 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery and gives you 5 clear and distinct calls to action to work on your leadership skills. Develop and Design Your Personal MVP Process Develop and Design Your Business MVP Process Establish A Routine and Set of Behavioral Success Metrics Using Habit Share Listen To Brian Cain’s Mental Performance Daily Podcast Join The Coaching Matters 2022 Weekly Leadership Development Book List Using The Optimize App Join Our Coaching Matters FREE Group Coaching Calls Every Other Week -> BrianCain.com/Coaching-Matters RESOURCES Slides From Mike’s Presentation Personal MVP Process Template  Business MVP Process Template The Coaching Matters Podcast is brought to you by Fundraising University and Brian Cain Peak Performance.  Coaching Matters is a nonprofit foundation whose primary purpose is to help coaches, athletes and activities directors succeed in their programs, schools and communities.   You can view all Coaching Matters Group Coaching Calls on Our YouTube Channel Fundraising University works to help you raise the most amount of money, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of interference, to support coaches and activities directors in enhancing the student experience and life-skill development that is a critical component of our educational system. Brian Cain, MPM, the World’s leading mental performance coach and former high school athletic director works to educate, empower and energize you to be your best through his 10 pillars of mental performance mastery system. Together, each week Fundraising University and Brian Cain bring you interviews, question and answer sessions and group coaching around mastering mental performance, creating culture and developing the leadership skills you need to succeed. Be sure to subscribe wherever you are listening to this podcast, leave us a review and engage with Brian on social media @BrianCainPeak  Be sure to join Brian’s email list at BrianCain.com/join so that you can stay updated and in the know when it comes to Brian and the forefront of mental performance training. If you are a coach looking to master mental performance coaching, the missing link in your clients and athletes performance, join Brian’s MPM Coaches Insiders List and receive his best strategies for coaching mental performance and save $200 off his MPM Certification Course when it opens this fall. If you are an athlete, join Brian’s 3 Day Mini Course on Mental Performance at BrianCain.com/free-athletes-course If you are a golfer or golf coach join Brian’s FREE Golf Masterclass at BrianCain.com/golf If you are a baseball player or coach join Brian’s FREE Baseball Masterclass at BrianCain.com/baseball