Men Talking Mindfulness
Getting After Your Goals with Mental Toughness Coach Andy Riise
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This week Jon's friend and rival, Andy Riise, joins the show! After a heated Army vs Navy debate, he gets down to business about what it means to be Mentally Tough.
Andy is a 2001 graduate of West Point, former Army football player, Presidential Leadership Scholar, and retired Army LTC. During his 20+ year military career, he led soldiers overseas during multiple overseas deployments, including five years with two Special Forces units. He also taught psychology and leadership at West Point and the Air Force Academy.
After retiring, he served as a mental skills coach for two Major League Baseball teams, as well as the Director of Defense Innovation at Texas A&M University. His research and teaching focuses on leadership, resilience, and mental toughness. He's currently the CEO and founder of Design to Perform LLC. He and his wife have four children and live in Houston, TX.
//TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Getting After Your Goals with Mental Toughness Coach Andy Riise
(04:00) Join us on our next Retreat! May 18-21 mentalkingmindfulness.com/retreat
(07:00) Will leads Opening Grounding Practice (~2 min)
(11:00) Andy’s Journey
(29:00) Goals and Goal Pursuit
(31:00) The 4 C’s of Mental Toughness
(39:00) Developing discipline
(45:00) Friendly competition as accountability
(57:00) Andy leads Closing Practice (~1 min)
//LINKS
Find Andy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyriise/
Follow Andy on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coach_riise/
Designed to Perform - https://www.DesignedtoPerform.org
Limitless Minds - https://www.LimitlessMinds.com
N2Growth - https://www.N2Growth.com
//WHERE YOU CAN FIND US
Website - http://mentalkingmindfulness.com/
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Follow Jon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmacaskill
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