Brian Miles

The belief that we can build and develop our skills. That we have the capacity to learn and grow.

 The belief that our skills are set, that we have what we have, and that we cannot change them. That we don’t really have the capacity to change and learn.

A growth mindset can lead to more learning actions and better outcomes. If we zoom way out, the learning process looks something like this: Belief-Action-Growth.

While we tend to pay a lot of attention to the "results" we actually have little control over them - when we pay attention more to our process - it is quite freeing because within our process we have far more control - "How do we collapse the paradox of wanting something that is outcome dependent but recognizing that the journey towards that outcome is actually where you need to focus.” 

We can ask ourselves 3 questions each day to help us feel more in control - Where are you (where I am currently; mentally, emotionally, physically) Where do I need to be (where is the optimal state for best performance) and How Do I Get There (what are the skills I can use to get myself into an optimal state).

There is constantly attention vampires vying for our attention - when we truly know what is most important, we can train our brains to focus on What's Important Now and bring our full energy and effort into it.

Tying into attention - the triggers of our primitive lizard brain are: Uncertainty, Struggle, Change, and Not Knowing Where to Put Our Attention - these things describe a high performance environment - we need to learn to dance with our Lizard Brain

When it feels like the world is sprinting by you - how do you slow down - how do you lean into being more deliberate with our focus on what is important - we focus on our 3 Foot World.

“Defining Moment” as a short experience that is both memorable and meaningful with four elements:

1. Elevation: a moment where you feel delight and awe
2. Insight: a moment of clarity and awareness
3. Pride: a moment of achievement or courage
4. Connection: a moment of social bonding with others

Connection STANDS on the power of moments---connection "lives" in the PRESENT MOMENT. 

Present Moment: We can't change the past, we can't predict the future, but we can influence the here and now - we can tie this into our energy and the fact that our most precious resource and commodity is our energy. We need to do a better job of putting our energy into things we can influence, manage, touch, and control. 

 In a world filled with things outside of our control - the highest performers are able to identify the things they control daily and they put their focus and energy into those things - our routines are the highest area of leverage that we can control and when we put our focus on them we are able to feel more prepared for big moments in our day.

Resilience rests on the shoulders of rest and recovery - this includes the ability to detach, to schedule "pit stops", and most importantly to MODEL the behaviors of valuing rest and recovery. 

One of the most powerful mental performance skills - discussing the importance of Gratitude and Optimism - and how to actually go about hunting the good stuff in our life - the impacts this can have on teams and individuals is absolutely AMAZING!

• Major League Mindset
• Attention Control
• Energy Management 
• Confidence, Competence, and Conviction
• Routines & High-Performance Habits
• Resilience & The Ability to Bounce Back
• Fighting Burnout with Rest & Recovery
• Leadership & Growth Mindset
• The Brain-Body Connections
• Mindfulness in Action