Each week on Athlete CEO features select excerpts from interviews with trailblazers, the elite, those at the top of their field and the best at their craft with the goal to curate the best practices that you can leverage to unlock your human capital
Athlete CEO
Claim This Podcastby The Averill Brothers - Erik & Brandon Averill, AWM Capital, Erik Averill
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Each week on Athlete CEO features select excerpts from interviews with trailblazers, the elite, those at the top of their field and the best at their craft with the goal to curate the best practices that you can leverage to unlock your human capital
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November 4, 2021
Why You Forget 80% of What You Read | Josiah Igono | Athlete CEO #63
<p>Our daily life can often look like trying to drink from the firehose with billions of pieces of information available at our fingertips, notifications from multiple devices, and the ability to join millions of conversations around the world via social media. </p><p>We live in a world that rewards speed – how quick we think, react, and position ourselves, but thinking about more things – trying to speed up – can often lead instead to slowing down</p><p>Despite today’s reality seeming like a dream just 20-30 years ago, we can often find ourselves bogged down by this information, and there’s a reason for that: Hick’s Law.</p><p>This concept solidifies the idea of “analysis paralysis” and is the focus of today’s conversation between Erik and Josiah. They define Hick’s Law, how it impacts your performance, and what you can do to counteract it.</p><p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p><ul><li>(1:09) What is Hick’s Law and why does it matter for performance?</li><li>(4:03) “You don’t go to Target to buy something; you go to Target so they can tell you what to buy.” Josiah Igono</li><li>(4:56) Why you can’t go through the mental checklist of your biomechanics when you need to perform in the moment as an athlete.</li><li>(5:49) Implicit vs Explicit Memory</li><li>(7:42) What is your priority?</li><li>(8:48) Eugene Fama’s 3 factors that the highest outperforming companies share</li></ul>
October 21, 2021
Building Resilience | Smaranda Lawrie | Athlete CEO #62
<p>When people hear the term “positive psychology” it can often bring to mind the idea of “always staying positive” or trying to force yourself to never feel anger or pain, but Smaranda Lawrie says that’s B.S.</p><p>Smaranda has a PhD in psychology and brain science from UCSB, is the founder of UCSB’s Resilience Summit, currently is an assistant professor at Providence College, and is a key researcher on positive psychology.</p><p>As a child, Smaranda’s family were political refugees from Romania who – in fleeing the country – ended up in Hungary hiding in apartments and even an underground tunnel to a refugee camp in Austria. She shares some of the hardships she experienced as a kid, how she learned resilience to get through them, and how research shows the importance of building resilience through parenting.</p><p>In this episode, Brandon and Erik talk with Smaranda about positive psychology <i>actually</i> is, leading research on how practicing it can improve your performance and overall outlook on life, what’s in the toolkit of positive psychology, and how to practice it with your kids.</p><p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS</strong></p><ul><li>(2:15) How Smaranda’s experiences as a Romanian immigrant taught her resilience and influenced her decision to research positive psychology</li><li>(4:15) I think sometimes people think that it’s all about happiness and having this Pollyanna smile on your face all the time. And it’s really not.” -Smaranda Lawrie</li><li>(6:03) Positive psychology isn’t about ignoring pain and anger</li><li>(7:49) Who is positive psychology for?</li><li>(10:00) Smaranda’s experiences as a wife of a professional football player</li><li>(15:29) How to parent through times of uncertainty and change</li><li>(18:47) “We've become, in the past couple of decades, just increasingly more protective of our children. I know it's very well intentioned, but on one hand, we're telling them that they can do anything in the world and that they're their own person and they can reach for the stars and whatever. On the other hand, we're handholding them along the way.” – Smaranda Lawrie</li><li>(23:39) How to use the tools and skillsets of positive psychology in parenting to help teach kids to regulate emotions and decisions</li><li>(27:51) The simple gratitude exercise everyone from 2-year-olds to Fortune 500 CEOs should practice</li><li>(31:02) How does identity fit into the conversation?</li><li>(34:40) Why don’t we spend more time thinking about our values?</li><li>(37:21) The importance of relationships</li><li>(38:58) The PERMA theory</li><li>(44:02) What advice do you have for parents with older kids – is it “too late”?</li><li>(52:09) The research on aging well</li></ul>
October 7, 2021
Feed the B.E.A.S.T. | Josiah Igono, Erik Averill | Athlete CEO #61
<p>As athletes, we’ve all heard some variation of “You’ve just got to have confidence,” as if it’s just a switch you haven’t flipped on yet.</p><p>But how? You can’t just create confidence out of thin air.</p><p>And what does it look like? Is it simply just going out on the field with the belief that you’ll win? Is it carrying yourself with certain body language? Is it surrounding yourself with people who will tell you you’re great? </p><p>To build confidence, you have to first understand exactly what it is. Only then can you focus on building on your own confidence in all areas of your life.</p><p>In this episode of Athlete CEO: Peak Performance, Josiah Igono and Erik Averill define confidence, why it’s important, and tangible ways to boost your own confidence level.</p><p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS</strong></p><ul><li>(1:24) Defined: What exactly is confidence?</li><li>(3:33) Feed the B.E.A.S.T. to build your confidence</li><li>(5:08) “You don’t have to be the thermometer; be the thermostat.” – Josiah Igono</li><li>(5:25) “Your environment matters, because we don’t live in a neutral world.” – Erik Averill</li><li>(6:07) David Rock’s SCARF model of leadership</li><li>(10:44) More Athlete CEO: Peak Performances on B.E.A.S.T.</li></ul><p>B | <a href="https://awmcap.com/podcast/athlete-ceo-49">Championship Body Language</a></p><p>E | <a href="https://awmcap.com/podcast/athlete-ceo-50">The #1 Skill to Peak Performance</a></p><p>A | <a href="https://awmcap.com/podcast/athlete-ceo-43">Find, Attach and Attack Your Way to Clarity</a>, <a href="https://awmcap.com/podcast/athlete-ceo-56">Countering Negativity with Thought-Stopping</a></p><p>S | <a href="https://awmcap.com/podcast/athlete-ceo-42">The 3 Keys to Mental Performance</a>, <a href="https://awmcap.com/podcast/athlete-ceo-45">The Science of Self-Talk</a></p><p>T | <a href="https://awmcap.com/podcast/athlete-ceo-47">Do You Spend More Time in Reflection or Strategy?</a>, <a href="https://awmcap.com/podcast/athlete-ceo-52">Capturing What’s Most Important</a></p>
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