
Ep. 214: Mental Performance Coaching, feat. Justin Su'a
About this episode
This week we're joined by Justin Su'a! Justin is the Head of Mental Performance with the Tampa Bay Rays. In this episode, Justin draws on his world-class experience to discuss how coaches can help their athletes achieve peak performance.
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https://www.instagram.com/justinsua/
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Books discussed in this episode:
Mindset, by Carol Dweck
https://amzn.to/3IJEXyE
Flow, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
https://amzn.to/3W8v8xs
The Art of Learning, by Josh Waitzkin
https://amzn.to/3XilAkq
Mental models discussed in this episode:
- Feedback Loop
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/feedback-loop/ - Resulting Fallacy
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/resulting/ - Consistency
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/consistency/ - Growth Mindset
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-mindset/ - Abundance Mindset
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/abundance-mindset/ - Mindfulness
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mindfulness/ - Flow
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/flow/ - Habits Over Results
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/habits-over-results/ - Mental Gatekeeping
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mental-gatekeeping/ - Building Your Triggers
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/building-your-triggers/ - Self-Competition
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition/
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