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506: The 7 key principles to success | Sportswriter & NYT bestselling author Sally Jenkins
506: The 7 key principles to success | Sportswriter & NYT bestselling author Sally Jenkins
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Oct 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
“Failure is a necessary precondition for success," says Sally Jenkins.
Sally, a sports columnist for The Washington Post for over 20 years, joins us to discuss everything she’s learned about grit, motivation, and burnout, plus:
- How to cultivate resilience (~00:04)
- Scarcity vs. abundance mindsets (~03:57)
- What wildly successful athletes have in common (~05:59)
- How to become a great leader (~11:37)
- The most standout athletes Sally has ever met (~13:27)
- Natural talent vs. ambition and grit (~17:34)
- The secret to making hard work look easy (~22:14)
- How to train like an elite athlete (~24:36)
- The mental health epidemic among athletes (~26:29)
- The power of visualization (~29:56)
- How to reach your full potential (~32:03)
- How to identify & overcome burnout (~33:37)
- The fundamentals of decision making (~39:23)
- What to do if you struggle with motivation (~42:26)
- How to stick to a workout routine (~45:56)
- Sally’s dream interview (~47:58)
- The most overrated & underrated athlete (~52:51)
- Where Sally wants the sports conversation to go (~55:31)
Referenced in the episode:
- Sally's book, The Right Call.
- Read Sally's work.
- Sign up for The Long Game.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.
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Sally, a sports columnist for The Washington Post for over 20 years, joins us to discuss everything she’s learned about grit, motivation, and burnout, plus:
- How to cultivate resilience (~00:04)
- Scarcity vs. abundance mindsets (~03:57)
- What wildly successful athletes have in common (~05:59)
- How to become a great leader (~11:37)
- The most standout athletes Sally has ever met (~13:27)
- Natural talent vs. ambition and grit (~17:34)
- The secret to making hard work look easy (~22:14)
- How to train like an elite athlete (~24:36)
- The mental health epidemic among athletes (~26:29)
- The power of visualization (~29:56)
- How to reach your full potential (~32:03)
- How to identify & overcome burnout (~33:37)
- The fundamentals of decision making (~39:23)
- What to do if you struggle with motivation (~42:26)
- How to stick to a workout routine (~45:56)
- Sally’s dream interview (~47:58)
- The most overrated & underrated athlete (~52:51)
- Where Sally wants the sports conversation to go (~55:31)
Referenced in the episode:
- Sally's book, The Right Call.
- Read Sally's work.
- Sign up for The Long Game.
We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Oct 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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