Season 6, Episode 12: Brian Levenson

Published: Nov. 25, 2020, 2:41 p.m.

b"Welcome to Season 6 of the Raise Your Game Show \\u2013 a podcast that zeros in on the proven principles and time tested strategies of high performance in sports and business. \\n \\nIn this season I chop it up with an array of high performers from a variety of different fields and with a variety of different areas of expertise to find out the habits, mindset, and disciplines they\\u2019ve developed to not only raise their game\\u2026 but to sustain it as well.\\n \\nMore specifically, I will find out what they have done, and what they continue to do, to manage stress, avoid stagnation, and beat burnout. \\n \\nAfter all, it\\u2019s one thing to reach the top, it\\u2019s another to stay there.\\n \\nI hope you enjoy - and more importantly - I hope you benefit from the wisdom they bestow\\u2026 and that it helps you raise\\u2026 and sustain\\u2026 your game!\\n\\nIn this episode, I catch up with my long-time friend and colleague, Brian Levenson. Brian is the founder of Strong Skills, which provides executive coaching and mental performance training, speaking, and consulting to elite organizations and leaders. He is also the author of the outstanding new book, Shift Your Mind: 9 Mental Shifts to Thrive in Preparation and Performance. Elite performers don't rely on talent alone. Rather, they harness the power of shifting between complementary mindsets\\u2014one for preparing effectively and one for delivering when it counts. This book was easily one of my top reads of 2020. For more on Brian, and to order his book, please check out StrongSkills.co."