In this week’s episode of Building Championship Mindsets, Dr. Amber Selking discusses how leaders can be critical success drivers within teams and organizations. Dr. Selking talks about why it is important to collaborate with leaders who value high-performance excellence and are willing to make adjustments. She also shares how pursuing greatness in work environments and culture can create excellence and autonomy in the personal lives of individuals.    About Building Championship Mindsets Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence.    As a leader in the field of sports and performance psychology, Dr. Amber Selking has been fiercely devoted to optimizing human performance in people and systems throughout her entire career.   Dr. Selking is the founder of Selking Performance Group, a leading performance consulting practice that helps individuals, companies, and sports teams achieve sustainable results. She has served as the Mental Performance Coach for the Notre Dame Football team and as the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development for Lippert, a global, publicly-traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our World. She has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. Dr. Selking holds a Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, a master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and an undergraduate degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before an injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.   Championship Mindset Training | MidWeek Mental Rep Write down the leaders that you have served in the last ten years. How have they allowed you to feel liberated to perform? How have they helped you deliver your best? STANDOUT QUOTES “The leaders with whom I work are critical not only to my own sanity, joy, love, and passion, but also the success of the work I do.” -Dr. Amber Selking [02:12] “Partnering with a leader to create the system that is conducive to creating high performance, and then teaching individuals inside that system to think right, is the power of mindset and leadership.” -Dr. Amber Selking [06:29] “That is what mental performance allows us to do. It allows us to deliver our very best consistently when it matters most.” -Dr. Amber Selking [08:27] “Leaders can drive success in an organization, in a team, and quite frankly in the world.” -Dr. Amber Selking [10:22] Please get on iTunes to rate us and write a review for us! We are excited to share this content with our audience, and your rates and reviews will enable us to continue sharing quality content. Also, please share the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and any other social media that you use so that we can continue Building Championship Mindsets around the world! If you are interested in being a sponsor of this podcast, please contact Dr. Selking directly.   Additional Links: Email Amber to book an engagement or become a podcast partner at drselking@selkingperformance.com Selking Performance Group (SPG) Website: www.selkingperformance.com Follow SPG on Twitter: @ChampMindsets Check us out on Instagram: @champmindsets Like SPG on Facebook: Selking Performance Group Check out our EBooks! "A Dream Come True: the Buzz on Greatness" “Winner's Circle"  Check out Dr. Selking’s TEDxTalk entitled, “Think Like a Champion Today” to learn more