Building Championship Mindsets Dr. Amber Selking

On this week's episode of the Building Championship Mindsets podcast, Dr. Amber Selking speaks with Dr. Jason Kolber, co-founder of Thrival Energy and a distinguished figure in sports performance with an extensive background that spans over a decade. Dr. Kolber discusses the importance of expectation in individual high performance and the power of transparency and vulnerability in organizational high performance. He talks about why we need to anchor to the "why" behind our goals and the importance of connecting with a healthy source of motivation. Listen this week as Dr. Kolber and Dr. Selking discuss how to harness the power of neutrality in what we can and cannot control. 
About Building Championship Mindsets
Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 
As a leader in the field of sports and performance psychology, Dr. Amber Selking has been fiercely devoted to optimizing human performance in people and systems throughout her entire career.

Dr. Selking is the founder of Selking Performance Group, a leading performance consulting practice that helps individuals, companies, and sports teams achieve sustainable results. She has served as the Mental Performance Coach for professional & collegiate sport programs across the country including the Denver Broncos, LSU Football, and Notre Dame Football during the winningest five years in program history! She is also the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development for Lippert, a global, publicly traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our World. She has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. Dr. Selking holds a Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, a master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and an undergraduate degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before an injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, daughter Elleeanna Belle, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.



STANDOUT QUOTES
"It's okay to be uncomfortable as long as we're honest about it, collaborative about it, and transparent. We need to ask permission. We need to be able to ask people if they are willing to work as a team and work towards what the next steps are.” -Dr. Jason Kolber

“If you know the why, then people will comply. Anchor to the why behind what you’re doing and stay connected to what drives you.” -Dr. Jason Kolber




Championship Mindset Training 
Start with the “why.” Anchor to the why behind what you are doing and stay connected to what drives you. Anchor to a healthy source of why in terms of why are you working towards this, why do you want to accomplish this, and what does that ultimately get you.



TIMESTAMPS
(01:10) Thrival bar 
(05:25) Expectation and balancing satisfaction
(10:40) Uncomfortable conversations and collaboration in a team environment
(11:53) Championship Mindset Training
(13:47) Connect with Dr. Kolber and learn more about Thrival...

On this week's episode of the Building Championship Mindsets podcast, Dr. Amber Selking speaks with Dr. Damon Arnold, Assistant Athletic Director for Player Development and Engagement at LSU football and an integral part of ensuring student-athletes succeed off the field. Dr. Selking and Dr. Arnold explore the power of perspective and the impact of one's thought processes in achieving consistent performance excellence. Dr. Arnold shares why individuals are not beholden to their circumstances but rather to their reactions to them and the lessons gleaned from them. Dr. Arnold illuminates how a culture of accountability, underpinned by respect and aspiration for elite standards, propels organizational success and creates winning strategies. 


About Building Championship Mindsets
Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 

As a leader in the field of sports and performance psychology, Dr. Amber Selking has been fiercely devoted to optimizing human performance in people and systems throughout her entire career.

Dr. Selking is the founder of Selking Performance Group, a leading performance consulting practice that helps individuals, companies, and sports teams achieve sustainable results. She has served as the Mental Performance Coach for professional & collegiate sport programs across the country including the Denver Broncos, LSU Football, and Notre Dame Football during the winningest five years in program history! She is also the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development for Lippert, a global, publicly traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our World. She has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. Dr. Selking holds a Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, a master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and an undergraduate degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before an injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, daughter Elleeanna Belle, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.



STANDOUT QUOTES
"It's not about what happens to you, it's what you do with what happens to you and understanding that it was happening for you.” -Dr. Damon Arnold

“Having leaders that understand it is not about being perfect, but it's about saying, you're my brother, you're my sister, you're someone that I work with and the mission of this organization is to be elite. I need to be able to push you as well as I want you to push me.” -Dr. Damon Arnold




Championship Mindset Training 
Do it. Do it because we don't know how much time we have on this planet. And a lot of times we stay stuck. And it's not that we're stuck, it's because we stopped. Don't stop, just do it because somebody is depending on that situation that you made it through to tell them that it's possible. 



TIMESTAMPS
(00:32) Dr. Arnold’s career
(02:06) The importance of thinking differently 
(04:21) The role of accountability...

On this week's episode of the Building Championship Mindsets podcast, Dr. Amber Selking speaks with Derin McMains, Director of Mental Performance for ReliaQuest. Amber and Derin discuss what drives individual high-performance excellence and how the best teams and organizations operate to achieve consistently high performance. Derin talks about the power of clarity in setting goals and values. He challenges listeners to "refuse to snooze" and honor their commitments with the first decision of their day. Listen this week as Dr. Selking and Derin explore how cultivating a championship mindset is all about making decisions based on long-term commitments rather than immediate emotions. 
About Building Championship Mindsets
Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 
As a leader in the field of sports and performance psychology, Dr. Amber Selking has been fiercely devoted to optimizing human performance in people and systems throughout her entire career.

Dr. Selking is the founder of Selking Performance Group, a leading performance consulting practice that helps individuals, companies, and sports teams achieve sustainable results. She has served as the Mental Performance Coach for professional & collegiate sport programs across the country including the Denver Broncos, LSU Football, and Notre Dame Football during the winningest five years in program history! She is also the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development for Lippert, a global, publicly traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our World. She has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. Dr. Selking holds a Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, a master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and an undergraduate degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before an injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, daughter Elleeanna Belle, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.



STANDOUT QUOTES
"Clarity of goals, mission, vision, and core values. When you have clarity around those things, it allows you to make commitments to those things, which ultimately drives the behaviors that you want.” -Derin McMains

“Act different than how you feel. It doesn't mean we don't deal with emotions at all. I think they're great informants, but terrible dictators. Be aware of how you feel. Check in on that later. But don't let it deter you from the commitment that you made to yourself, to your team, or your company." -Derin McMains




Championship Mindset Training 
If you want to learn to train yourself to act differently than how you feel, refuse to snooze. Win that first decision of the day, and then just watch how your day changes and unfolds from there.



TIMESTAMPS
(01:10) Intro 
(03:56) How clarity drives consistent high performance
[06:22] Championship Mindset Training
(08:17) Check out Derin’s podcast: No Show...

On this week's episode of the Building Championship Mindsets podcast, Dr. Amber Selking explores what drives organizational high-performance excellence. She highlights the importance of a top-down, bottom-up, and contextually relevant approach to building a comprehensive and integrated system. By aligning the vision, mission, and values of the organization and empowering individuals to take ownership, success becomes sustainable. Dr. Selking also encourages listeners to apply these principles to their families, creating a culture that fosters growth and accomplishment. 
About Building Championship Mindsets
Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 

As a leader in the field of sports and performance psychology, Dr. Amber Selking has been fiercely devoted to optimizing human performance in people and systems throughout her entire career.

Dr. Selking is the founder of Selking Performance Group, a leading performance consulting practice that helps individuals, companies, and sports teams achieve sustainable results. She has served as the Mental Performance Coach for the Notre Dame Football team and as the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development for Lippert, a global, publicly traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our World. She has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. Dr. Selking holds a Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, a master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and an undergraduate degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before an injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.



STANDOUT QUOTES
"Making sure that all parts of your business are integrated and aligned with the vision, mission, values, and accountability structure that's set from the top allows people to own it from the bottom up. Everywhere people go, everywhere that customers go, everywhere that kids go, it's aligned, it's reinforcing, and it's growing who we are and the expectation of how we're going to operate in this environment.” Dr. Selking

“The senior leader of the team of the organization has to be bought in. They have to have extreme ownership over the culture and over everything that happens inside of that system." -Dr. Amber Selking




Championship Mindset Training 
Think about your family as a team, as an organization, top down, bottom up, contextually relevant. What's your vision, mission and core values for your family? How are you going to hold yourselves accountable to living into that? What are ways that you can get your family involved in it?


TIMESTAMPS
[01:17] Leadership in individual and organizational performance
[07:48] Bottom-up buy-in and ownership 
[15:25] Leadership accountability in organizations
[18:31] Integrated messaging and reinforcement throughout the organization
[22:08] Championship Mindset...

On this week's episode of the Building Championship Mindsets podcast, Dr. Amber Selking discusses the topic of performance excellence. She sheds light on how our identity serves as the cornerstone of excellence and how embracing our true selves can help us achieve our goals, regardless of external outcomes. Listen this week as Dr. Selking talks about personal development in the areas of identity, mindset, and leadership and shares practical tools, and tips for the inside-out process of building performance excellence.

About Building Championship Mindsets
Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 

As a leader in the field of sports and performance psychology, Dr. Amber Selking has been fiercely devoted to optimizing human performance in people and systems throughout her entire career.

Dr. Selking is the founder of Selking Performance Group, a leading performance consulting practice that helps individuals, companies, and sports teams achieve sustainable results. She has served as the Mental Performance Coach for the Notre Dame Football team and as the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development for Lippert, a global, publicly traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our World. She has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. Dr. Selking holds a Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, a master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and an undergraduate degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before an injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.



STANDOUT QUOTES
"The best of the best know who they are under the jersey, under the suit, under the quarter zip that they're wearing.” Dr. Selking

“Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. Even if you play an individual sport, or you're single and building your own life and career right now, you being excellent in the world will only happen if you can get other people aligned, brought in, and energized with you.” -Dr. Amber Selking



Championship Mindset Training 
Who are you? What are the roles that you play? More importantly, what are the threads of your identity? If you don't know where to start, take some personality assessments. 



TIMESTAMPS
[00:44] Winning and success 
[08:10] The impact of identity on performance 
[13:27] Mindsets on pressure: helpful vs unhelpful 
[16:48] Leadership starts with leading ourselves 
[23:06] Championship Mindset Training






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Welcome to Season 14 of the "Building Championship Mindsets" podcast with Dr. Amber Selking. This season is going to be packed with powerful stories and conversations with high-performance specialists from diverse fields. Dr.Selking and her guests are diving into actionable strategies to help you enhance both individual skill sets and the efficacy of teams or organizations. Listen this season for practical insights and actionable strategies that will empower you to achieve your goals and lead with excellence!
About Building Championship Mindsets
Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 
As a leader in the field of sports and performance psychology, Dr. Amber Selking has been fiercely devoted to optimizing human performance in people and systems throughout her entire career.
Dr. Selking is the founder of Selking Performance Group, a leading performance consulting practice that helps individuals, companies, and sports teams achieve sustainable results. She has served as the Mental Performance Coach for the Notre Dame Football team and as the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development for Lippert, a global, publicly traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our World. She has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame. Dr. Selking holds a Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, a master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and an undergraduate degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before an injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.



STANDOUT QUOTES
“My definition of success is: how do we show up and be who we want to be from an identity standpoint, as an individual, and as an organization?” Dr. Selking

“When we think about and then plan accordingly our days in alignment with what we believe leads to excellence, it increases our probability of doing exactly that.” -Dr. Amber Selking



TIMESTAMPS
[00:05] What Drives Winning? 
[02:40] Challenge to develop a theory of performance excellence 
[03:29] Aligning actions with excellence 
[06:58] Personal and professional growth in large organizations 
[07:53] How to Connect



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