Be That 1% Podcast

James Silvas, Performance Coach, Speaker, and Lifestyle Entrepreneur
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Now listened to in over 70+ Countries. Be That 1% is a mindset and movement to do what 99% won't. This podcast is meant to help you own your power, personally develop, and cultivate a perspective that allows you to live life on your terms by listening to game changers from around the world. We challenge you to raise your standards, commit to greatness, and develop an UNLIMITED mindset! Listen weekly as you gain clarity on life, business, relationships, mindset and utilize performance techniques to breakthrough to the next level. James Silvas is a Performance Coach, Speaker and Lifestyle Entrepreneur. He's built Be That 1% into a six-figure business from nothing except a 'mantra' and a dream of what it could be. He hosts multiple events, coaching/training programs, community outreach and host the Be that 1% Podcast. He has amassed 13,000+ hours of experience and have been featured on THE CW, NBC, Las Vegas News 3 & News 8 for his work.

  1. 6D AGO

    Hiding in the Prep Work: When Preparation Becomes AvoidanceHiding in the Prep Work: When Preparation Becomes Avoidance

    Ep 308: Hiding in the Prep Work: When Preparation Becomes Avoidance   Preparation is usually praised as discipline, but sometimes, it's the safest place to hide.   In this episode, we explore how high performers use prep work, planning, and self-improvement to delay the very thing that would move their life forward: exposure.   From over-refining ideas to rehearsing conversations we never have, preparation can quietly become a form of resistance, one that looks responsible on the outside while keeping us stuck on the inside.   Drawing from personal experience, this episode unpacks how preparation can preserve potential, protect identity, and avoid feedback while slowly eroding self-trust. This is a conversation about the difference between getting ready and showing up.   Connect with James  IG: @James_silvas  Tik Tok: @James_Silvas  YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

    22 min

  2. FEB 19

    Habits that make you unshakable in a chaotic world

    Title: Habits that make you unshakable in a chaotic world    In today's episode, James shares 5 habits that you can either continue to strengthen and reinforce or begin to integrate into your daily, weekly, and quarterly rhythm to become unshakable amidst the chaos.    Connect with James  IG: @James_silvas  Tik Tok: @James_Silvas  YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

    27 min

  3. 10/15/2025

    Leading with Safety: What Attachment Theory Teaches Us About Trust and Influence w Jessica Baum

    Title: Leading with Safety: What Attachment Theory Teaches Us About Trust and Influence w Jessica Baum   Bio: Jessica Baum, LMHC -Psychotherapist, author, thought leader, relationship coach, and founder of the Self-full® Method. Founder of Conscious Relationship Group. Author of: Anxiously Attached & her newest book, SAFE.    Her work is primarily focused on helping people like you develop a meaningful connection with themselves and understand their own core patterns, so they can better understand how they relate in their relationships.   In this episode, Jessica and James explore how your attachment style influences the relationships you form at work and at home, and what strategies you can do to lead with safety.    Connect with Jessica:  Web: https://consciousrelationshipgroup.com/ Ig: @jessicabaumlmhc Anxiously attached: https://www.amazon.com/Anxiously-Attached-Becoming-More-Secure/dp/0593331060 Safe: https://jessicabaumlmhc.com/interview Connect with James:  IG: @James_silvas  Tik Tok: @James_Silvas  YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

    1h 12m

  4. 10/13/2025

    How to create breakthrough conversations

    Title: How to create breakthrough conversations  In today's episode, James shares seven communication tools that he has used over the past 12 years while working as a coach to corporate leaders, elite athletes, and couples worldwide.  Connect with James:  IG: @James_silvas  Tik Tok: @James_Silvas  YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

    44 min

  5. 08/20/2025

    Beyond Performance w Paleta

    Title: Beyond Performance with Paleta    Bio: Paleta is a movement artist and choreographer who helps artists and performers get in touch with their truth. She has worked with Nike Women and well-known artists, such as the pop and jazz artist RAY.    She believes that the more in tune we are with our bodies, the more effective we become in not only living our truth, but speaking it.    Content:  Ego + Performance: how culture affects how we operate and treat our bodies.  Tapping into your truth through movement  Shadow Self: integrating lost parts of yourself that have been cast out to increase potency as a leader  Connect with Paleta:  IG: @Paletacalmquality    Connect with James:  IG: @James_silvas  Tik Tok: @James_Silvas  YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

    1h 22m

  6. 07/16/2025

    Leadership Under Pressure with 20X National Championship Coach, Amanda Gaines | University of Minnesota Dance

    Episode: 302 Title: Leadership Under Pressure with Amanda Gaines | University of Minnesota Dance  Bio: Coach Amanda Gaines has been a part of the Gopher dance team for 19 years. First as an athlete from 2005-2009, then as an assistant coach from 2009-13, and then as the head coach.  Gaines became the head coach in April 2013 and held that role until March 2017. After taking some time off, she resumed that role in 2020.  During her tenure, Gaines helped the Gophers to a national championship as an athlete (2006), eight national championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) as an assistant coach, and 10 titles as the head coach in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, and 2025. In all, Minnesota has won 23 dance national titles with Gaines a part of 20 of them. Under her watch, the Gophers also represented Team USA for the 2025 International Cheer and Dance Competition, where the team won gold in the Pom and silver in the Jazz division. It was the third time that Minnesota represented the US National Team, having also done so in 2010 and 2014, under Gaines' leadership.  Today, James and Amanda discuss the psychological frameworks and principles she operates from that help her navigate the pressure, tension, chaos, and the mindsets & behaviors she instills within the team so they can go on the floor and be at their best.    Topics:  Coaching strategies and style that support growth and sustainability  Practices she uses to build a winning Culture  How she handles pressure/expectations  What she suggests coaches get better at  What she looks for when recruiting top talent  A message to parents before putting their children in dance    Connect with Amanda  Ig: @amandagaines_  Connect with James  IG: @James_silvas  Tik Tok: @James_Silvas  YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

    1h 3m

  7. 06/16/2025

    Love without the mask

    Episode: 302    Title: Love Without The Mask with Tori Gordon    About: Tori Gordon is a high-performance coach, transformational speaker, and host of the globally ranked Coachable Podcast. Named one of TikTok's Top 100 Female Creators, Tori's content reaches over 1 million people worldwide, where she blends mindset, embodiment, and spiritual psychology to help people create lives that feel as good as they look.   As the founder of Revive Las Vegas, a holistic healing center and community, Tori works with executives, athletes, and creatives to unlock their highest potential through subconscious reprogramming, nervous system regulation, and soul-aligned leadership. Her work has been featured by NBC, Fox News, CBS, and Business Insider, and she collaborates with brands like BetterHelp, NatureMade, and Organifi.   Get ready for a powerful conversation about healing, personal evolution, and what it means to lead from presence over performance.   Topics discussed:  inner work to welcome in new relationships  Relational dynamics What is missing from relationships nowadays?  Blockers to experiencing, giving, and receiving love    Connect with Tori:  IG @thetorigordon YouTube: @ToriGordon The Coachable Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coachable-podcast/id1475408897 TikTok- The Tori Gordon    Connect with James:  IG: @James_silvas  Tik Tok: @James_Silvas  YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

    1h 16m

  8. 05/28/2025

    Coaching Insights and Lessons from 4x National Championship Dance Coach - Bre Acosta

    Episode: 301  Title: Coaching Insights and Lessons from 4x National Championship Dance Coach - Bre Acosta  Bio: Breanna Acosta is a 4x national champion coach and driven entrepreneur, known for founding and leading two successful businesses in the dance industry—Envision Dance and Gymnastics and Bre Choreography Management. With a passion for leadership, mentorship, and building strong teams, Breanna has created thriving spaces for athletes and professionals to grow. She's committed to excellence, integrity, and using business as a tool to make a meaningful impact in the dance world and beyond.   About: James has spent the last 10+ years working inside the dance industry, helping top-rated Dance programs find the edge, stay at the top, and develop mental, emotional, and physical skills that not only help them during competition but in life.    James has worked with Bre's teams over the last 13 years. In that time, James has seen Bre rise to the top through her unique ability and mindset.    In this episode, Bre shares what she has observed, learned, and what her future in the dance world looks like.    Connect with Bre:  IG @bre.choreography    Connect with James:  IG: @James_silvas  Tik Tok: @James_Silvas  YT: youtube.com/jamessilvas Web: www.Bethatonepercent.com Web: www.JamesSilvas.com

    1h 12m
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Now listened to in over 70+ Countries. Be That 1% is a mindset and movement to do what 99% won't. This podcast is meant to help you own your power, personally develop, and cultivate a perspective that allows you to live life on your terms by listening to game changers from around the world. We challenge you to raise your standards, commit to greatness, and develop an UNLIMITED mindset! Listen weekly as you gain clarity on life, business, relationships, mindset and utilize performance techniques to breakthrough to the next level. James Silvas is a Performance Coach, Speaker and Lifestyle Entrepreneur. He's built Be That 1% into a six-figure business from nothing except a 'mantra' and a dream of what it could be. He hosts multiple events, coaching/training programs, community outreach and host the Be that 1% Podcast. He has amassed 13,000+ hours of experience and have been featured on THE CW, NBC, Las Vegas News 3 & News 8 for his work.

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  • Creator
    James Silvas, Performance Coach, Speaker, and Lifestyle Entrepreneur
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Silvas Speaks, LLC
  • Show Website
    Be That 1% Podcast