This week Andrew talks with golf swing and mindset coach Dr. Rick Sessinghaus about the role mental and emotional skills play in sports, business, and everyday life. Rick is the swing and mental coach for professional golfer and 2x Major Champion Collin Morikawa. In addition to his work on the golf course, Rick coaches some of the world’s top executives and teams. Andrew and Rick explore the importance of simulating stressful situations, why staying curious is often the key to peak performance, how to achieve a “mastery mindset”, and so much more. This conversation is filled with lessons to help you reach your full potential in whatever you do.
Show Highlights:
1:46 - How Rick became a golf coach
2:51 - Skills critical to being an effective coach
3:09 - Communication, relationships, and listening to others
3:40 - Developing communication skills
5:10 - Building rapport with an audience
6:05 - Role mental skills play in success
7:43 - Training your mind and building a strong mindset
11:05 - Coaching PGA Champion Collin Morikawa
11:30 - Practicing stressful situations
15:24 - Facilitating incremental growth in performance
16:44 - Understanding how and when to challenge someone
17:38 - Traits that make Collin Morikawa successful
19:04 - Mastery mindset
21:18 - Focusing on the right things
22:32 - Motivating others and finding their "why"
24:18 - Maintaining momentum when you have it
25:20 - Learning from success
25:42 - Getting back on track when things aren't going well
25:59 - The power of curiosity
28:00 - Maintaining your attention in a distracted world
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