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Mar 2021
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653: Training Your Mind to Conquer Stres...

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Dr. Ellen Reed reveals how to build mental toughness by training your brain to be more solution-focused. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The biological reason why we underperform 

2) Three simple questions to your build mental toughness 

3) How to beat out stress in 60 seconds 


Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep653 for clickable versions of the links below. 


— ABOUT ELLEN — 

Dr. Ellen Reed has been a top performance coach for more than ten years, working with Dr. Jason Selk. In addition to helping others reach high-levels of success, she has a well-established career as a professional dancer. With her background in academia and the performing arts, she helps athletes, students, and business leaders reach their peak performance by developing mental toughness. 

Dr. Reed received her PhD. in experimental psychology, with a focus on memory and cognition, from St. Louis University. 

• Ellen’s book: Relentless Solution Focus: Train Your Mind to Conquer Stress, Pressure, and Underperformance with Jason Selk 

• Ellen’s website: RelentlessSolutionFocus.com 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Website: JasonSelk.com 

• Book: 10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins by Jason Selk 

• Book: The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing and Realizing Your House Goals by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin 

• Book: Executive Toughness: The Mental-Training Program to Increase Your Leadership Performance by Jason Selk 

• Poem: “The Guest House” by Rumi 


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