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Mar 2021
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652: The Nine Mindset Shifts for Your Be...

How to be Awesome at Your Job
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Brian Levenson shares the key mental shifts that elite athletes use to prepare and perform at the highest levels--and work for professionals too! 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to get into the elite performer mindsets 

2) When it pays to be arrogant 

3) The visualization hack used by elite athletes 


Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep652 for clickable versions of the links below. 


— ABOUT BRIAN — 

Brian Levenson is the founder of Strong Skills, which provides executive coaching and mental performance coaching, speaking and consulting to elite organizations, performers and leaders. He has been fortunate to work with CEO’s, professional athletes and with teams in the NBA, NHL, and MLS, Division 1 athletic departments, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Homeland Security, Hilton, Disney, Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and many other organizations. 

Brian has a weekly podcast, Intentional Performers, where he interviews a diverse group of elite high performers. Brian has a weekly newsletter called Brian’s Message of the Week, which shares articles, videos, podcasts, and information to subscribers. Brian also created an assessment tool called the Self Belief Inventory which is used by elite athletes, executives, and organizations. His book, Shift Your Mind, was released in October of 2020. 

Brian currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and two kids. 

• Book: Shift Your Mind: 9 Mental Shifts to Thrive in Preparation and Performance 

• LinkedIn: Brian Levenson 

• Twitter: @BrianLevenson 

• Website: StrongSkills.co 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “When Being a Humble Leader Backfires” by Jia Hu, Berrin Erdogan, Kaifeng Jiang, and Talya N. Bauer 

• App: Pocket 

• Book: Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi 

• Book: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein 

• Book: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni 

• Book: The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose by Chris Wilson 

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