Discovering the true feeling of “satisfaction”.

In this episode, world-renowned performance psychologist Jim Loehr shares how the most critical factor in successful achievement, personal fulfillment, and life satisfaction comes from the strength of one’s character. Jim shows us in this episode how character strength can be built in the same way as physical muscle strength, through energy investment.

Guest Bio 

Jim Loehr is chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the Human Performance Institute, a training company that has successfully utilized energy management technology to improve the productivity and engagement levels of elite performers from the world of business, sport, medicine, and law enforcement for over 30 years. A world-renowned performance psychologist, Dr. Loehr is the author of thirteen books including the national bestseller The Power of Full Engagement. He has also worked with some of the world's most successful athletes, including 17 number ones!

Main Topics we cover in this episode:

• What makes high-performance athletes feel intimately successful?
• Why do athletes need to redefine success and use a “different” kind of scorecard?
• How to shift beliefs around needing to win in order to feel successful.
• How to build character muscles that help you perform better as an athlete and become the kind of person who makes you feel proud.
• What to do when you start losing motivation and begin tanking or sabotaging your career?
• How to handle a panic attack during a performance situation.

Connect with Jim

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Additional Resources by Jim Loehr

• The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by James E. Loehr and Tony Schwartz
• Wise Decisions: A Science-Based Approach to Making Better Choices by James E. Loehr and Sheila Ohlsson Walker
• The Power of Story: Rewrite Your Destiny in Business and in Life by James E. Loehr 
• Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy Set by James E. Loehr 
• Mentally Tough: The Principles of Winning at Sports Applied to Winning in Business by James E. Loehr and Peter McLaughlin
• The Only Way to Win: How Building Character Drives Higher Achievement and Greater Fulfillment in Business and Life by James E. Loehr