The Mind Mastered: Secrets of Excellence with Dawn Grant

Dawn Grant
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Are stress, doubt, fear, bad habits, beliefs, and mental barriers holding you back from your true potential? Join Dawn Grant as she reveals the secrets to mastering your mind and overcoming obstacles to achieve excellence in every aspect of life. Since 2001, Dawn has guided elite athletes—including PGA TOUR champions, Olympians, and World Champions—along with everyday individuals, toward peak performance. With a proven track record, including helping Vijay Singh win the 2008 FedEx Cup, Dawn knows what it takes to succeed. She’s a Mental Training and Hypnotist who has created online courses, hypnosis downloads, and other virtual products.Dawn is also the inventor of the Mind Mastered App, author of 7 Strokes in 7 Days, a sought-after speaker worldwide, and the proud owner of Amelia Shotgun Sports in Northeast Florida. Tune in for practical strategies, inspiring interviews, and the tools you need to thrive in sports, career, relationships, and beyond.

  1. Sep 11

    Your Results Are Lying To You

    What if the result you are looking at today cannot actually tell you whether today’s work is working? In this episode, Dawn Grant explores the idea of lagging measures and why so many people abandon good habits, mental training, wellness practices, business strategies, and performance work before the benefits have had time to become visible. Dawn explains the compounding effect of small repeated actions and why the beginning of genuine progress can look frustratingly flat. From inside that invisible middle, progress and failure can feel almost identical — making it easy to read the wrong number, draw the wrong conclusion, and start over just before the trajectory begins to change. She also explores how repeated restarting can damage self-trust, why athletes should be careful about judging mental training only by today’s scorecard, and how subconscious identity work can help consistency become less dependent on daily motivation or immediate proof. This episode is an invitation to ask: Am I truly failing? Or am I looking at a delayed result and mistaking it for a verdict on the work I am doing today? Sometimes the most important thing you can do is stay with the process long enough for the invisible work to become visible. Visit DawnGrant.com/free to grab your exclusive free resources… hypnosis audios, mental training tools, and even a golf cart at her club! If you enjoyed today's episode, follow, rate, and share the podcast. Learn more at: DawnGrant.com   MindMastered.com   AmeliaShotgunSports.com Stay connected with Dawn on all social media platforms for more inspiration, tips, and updates. Dawn Grant Mental Training & Hypnosis: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube YouTube Shorts X LinkedIn Mind Mastered App: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn Amelia Shotgun Sports: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn

    Your Results Are Lying To You

  2. Sep 4

    You Were Never On Trial

    What if the reason achievement never feels like enough is that you have been using it to answer a question that was never supposed to stay open? In this episode, Dawn Grant explores the difference between contingent self-worth — worth that depends on achievement, approval, appearance, comparison, or performance — and a more secure sense of worth that does not rise and fall with every new result. Dawn unpacks how people can learn early in life that love, belonging, safety, or acceptance depend on being good enough, successful enough, useful enough, agreeable enough, or impressive enough. Over time, life can become an ongoing trial in which every promotion, compliment, number on the scale, relationship, or performance gets submitted as evidence. She explores how that pattern affects rest, relationships, body image, high performance, and the ability to be fully present, as well as why conscious advice such as “you are enough” may not fully reach beliefs that were formed at a deeper subconscious level. This episode is an invitation to ask: What am I still trying to prove? Who am I trying to prove it to? And what would change if my worth were no longer the question? Visit DawnGrant.com/free to grab your exclusive free resources… hypnosis audios, mental training tools, and even a golf cart at her club! If you enjoyed today's episode, follow, rate, and share the podcast. Learn more at: DawnGrant.com   MindMastered.com   AmeliaShotgunSports.com Stay connected with Dawn on all social media platforms for more inspiration, tips, and updates. Dawn Grant Mental Training & Hypnosis: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube YouTube Shorts X LinkedIn Mind Mastered App: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn Amelia Shotgun Sports: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn

    You Were Never On Trial

  3. Aug 28

    The Person You Perform Isn't You

    What if the version of yourself you have been maintaining for decades was originally built to help you survive an environment that no longer exists? In this episode, Dawn Grant explores how protective identities can form early in life and continue shaping adulthood long after the original circumstances have changed. Dawn discusses common patterns like becoming the achiever, the people pleaser, the hypervigilant one, the caretaker, the strong one, or the person who always feels slightly “on.” These identities may once have helped create safety, approval, belonging, or control — but maintaining them year after year can affect rest, relationships, creativity, performance, peace, and the ability to feel fully present. She also explores why simply telling yourself to “be authentic” may not change deeply conditioned patterns, and how hypnosis and subconscious mental training can help work with the identity layer underneath conscious effort. This episode is an invitation to ask: What version of myself have I been maintaining? What was she originally trying to protect? And who might I be if I no longer needed to perform her all the time? Visit DawnGrant.com/free to grab your exclusive free resources… hypnosis audios, mental training tools, and even a golf cart at her club! If you enjoyed today's episode, follow, rate, and share the podcast. Learn more at: DawnGrant.com   MindMastered.com   AmeliaShotgunSports.com Stay connected with Dawn on all social media platforms for more inspiration, tips, and updates. Dawn Grant Mental Training & Hypnosis: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube YouTube Shorts X LinkedIn Mind Mastered App: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn Amelia Shotgun Sports: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn

    The Person You Perform Isn't You

  4. Aug 21

    The Difference Between Knowing And Guessing

    What if much of what you believe about yourself is not actually truth — but your mind’s best current interpretation? In this episode, Dawn Grant explores the difference between guessing and knowing, and why so many capable, self-aware people spend their lives constantly re-checking who they are, whether they are enough, whether they made the right choice, and whether their latest emotional reaction means something bigger about them. Dawn explains how mood, fear, memory, recent experiences, and current circumstances can influence interpretation, causing confidence, identity, and self-worth to feel unstable. She contrasts that with a deeper sense of knowing — a steadier internal state that does not need to be rebuilt every time something changes. She also explores why common advice like “trust yourself” and “stop second-guessing” often fails to reach deeply conditioned patterns, and how hypnosis and subconscious work can help change the checking loop underneath conscious thought. This episode is an invitation to ask: Is this actually true? Or is this simply what my mind is guessing right now? And what might become possible if I stopped letting every temporary interpretation define me?

  5. Aug 18

    Pam Graves: Changing Generations Through Hope

    Some experiences don't just change your perspective—they change your life. In this inspiring episode, Dawn Grant sits down with Pam Graves, founder of Amina Hope, to discuss how one mission trip to Uganda completely redirected the course of her life. What began as a short-term service trip became a lifelong calling to help provide education, hope, and opportunity for girls at risk of early marriage and generational poverty.  Pam shares the realities of serving in a developing country, the emotional challenges of witnessing extreme poverty, the importance of education in breaking generational cycles, and the courage required to follow a purpose much bigger than yourself. She also reflects on faith, perspective, leadership, resilience, and why even small acts of generosity can have a lasting impact. Whether you're passionate about humanitarian work, leadership, personal growth, or simply living a life with greater purpose, this conversation will challenge your perspective and inspire you to make a difference wherever you are. Follow Pam on social media. All contact information is provided in the podcast. Visit DawnGrant.com/free to grab your exclusive free resources… hypnosis audios, mental training tools, and even a golf cart at her club! If you enjoyed today's episode, follow, rate, and share the podcast. Learn more at: DawnGrant.com   MindMastered.com   AmeliaShotgunSports.com Stay connected with Dawn on all social media platforms for more inspiration, tips, and updates. Dawn Grant Mental Training & Hypnosis: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube YouTube Shorts X LinkedIn Mind Mastered App: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn Amelia Shotgun Sports: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn  Ready to break free from limiting beliefs and negative patterns? Dawn Grant Mental Training & Hypnosis Meditation helps people overcome unhealthy mindsets and habits, replacing them with empowering, lasting transformation. Using proven techniques, Dawn brings clarity, peace, and change to people worldwide through online services, live sessions, and her work as a speaker and author. Visit DawnGrant.com today to unlock your potential and take control of your life! Imagine overcoming obstacles holding you back. With the Mind Mastered app, developed by mental training and hypnosis expert Dawn Grant, you can take control of your personal growth. Build personalized hypnosis audios tailored to your needs with expertly crafted inductions, suggestions and outros. Transform your mindset, habits and beliefs with practical tools for real life. Ready to change? Download Mind Mastered app today from the Apple App Store or Google Play to start your journey!

    Pam Graves: Changing Generations Through Hope

  6. Aug 14

    The Reason You Can't Get What You Want

    What if the reason you cannot get what you want is not a lack of effort, discipline, or desire — but the internal state you are wanting from? In this episode, Dawn Grant explores the difference between pursuing a goal from openness and moving toward it from fear. Two people can want the exact same outcome, take similar actions, and appear equally motivated on the outside, while internally having completely different experiences. Dawn discusses how goals can become connected to worth, identity, safety, approval, and fear of failure, turning desire into pressure. She shares how this pattern can show up in athletes, entrepreneurs, parents, relationships, wellness, and high achievement, and why simply telling yourself to “let go” may not reach the deeper subconscious patterns underneath the grip. This episode also explores how hypnosis and subconscious mental training can help change the internal relationship to wanting — not by removing ambition, but by helping create more freedom, steadiness, and peace inside the pursuit. This episode is an invitation to ask: When I think about what I want most, what happens in my body? Am I moving toward what I want? Or am I running from what I fear will happen if I do not get it? Visit DawnGrant.com/free to grab your exclusive free resources… hypnosis audios, mental training tools, and even a golf cart at her club! If you enjoyed today's episode, follow, rate, and share the podcast. Learn more at: DawnGrant.com   MindMastered.com   AmeliaShotgunSports.com Stay connected with Dawn on all social media platforms for more inspiration, tips, and updates. Dawn Grant Mental Training & Hypnosis: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube YouTube Shorts X LinkedIn Mind Mastered App: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn Amelia Shotgun Sports: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn

    The Reason You Can't Get What You Want

  7. Aug 11

    Cheryl McColgan: Consistency, Nutrition, and Healthy Living

    Health isn't built through perfection—it's built through consistency. In this episode, Dawn Grant welcomes health educator, author, and wellness coach Cheryl McColgan for an inspiring conversation about creating sustainable habits that support lifelong health. Cheryl shares how her family's experience with cancer, her own health journey, and years of studying nutrition led her to develop a practical, whole-food approach to wellness focused on consistency rather than extremes.  Together, Dawn and Cheryl discuss strength training, healthy aging, metabolic health, protein, mindset, weight loss, habit formation, and why making intentional choices every day has a greater impact than chasing the latest diet trend. Whether you're just beginning your wellness journey or looking to optimize your health for the long term, this episode offers practical strategies you can start using today. Visit DawnGrant.com/free to grab your exclusive free resources… hypnosis audios, mental training tools, and even a golf cart at her club! If you enjoyed today's episode, follow, rate, and share the podcast. Learn more at: DawnGrant.com   MindMastered.com   AmeliaShotgunSports.com Stay connected with Dawn on all social media platforms for more inspiration, tips, and updates. Dawn Grant Mental Training & Hypnosis: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube YouTube Shorts X LinkedIn Mind Mastered App: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn Amelia Shotgun Sports: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn  Ready to break free from limiting beliefs and negative patterns? Dawn Grant Mental Training & Hypnosis Meditation helps people overcome unhealthy mindsets and habits, replacing them with empowering, lasting transformation. Using proven techniques, Dawn brings clarity, peace, and change to people worldwide through online services, live sessions, and her work as a speaker and author. Visit DawnGrant.com today to unlock your potential and take control of your life! Imagine overcoming obstacles holding you back. With the Mind Mastered app, developed by mental training and hypnosis expert Dawn Grant, you can take control of your personal growth. Build personalized hypnosis audios tailored to your needs with expertly crafted inductions, suggestions and outros. Transform your mindset, habits and beliefs with practical tools for real life. Ready to change? Download Mind Mastered app today from the Apple App Store or Google Play to start your journey!

    Cheryl McColgan: Consistency, Nutrition, and Healthy Living

  8. Aug 7

    The Story That's Living Your Life

    What if the identity you have been trying to fix is not who you truly are? In this episode, Dawn Grant explores how the brain can build a self-schema from painful experiences, setbacks, failure, fear, humiliation, and emotional stress — and how that identity can quietly begin shaping perception, behavior, performance, relationships, and everyday life. Dawn explains why someone may spend years reading books, attending therapy, practicing mindfulness, journaling, meditating, and trying to improve, yet still feel trapped inside the same emotional patterns. The problem may not be a lack of effort. It may be that every attempt at change is being made from inside the very identity that needs to be retrained. This episode explores the difference between managing symptoms and working at the subconscious level where identity patterns live. Dawn also shares how hypnosis can help quiet the analytical filter and create access to the deeper layer where old self-beliefs were formed. This episode is an invitation to ask: What story has been living my life? What identity did my hardest moments create? And who am I underneath that story? Visit DawnGrant.com/free to grab your exclusive free resources… hypnosis audios, mental training tools, and even a golf cart at her club! If you enjoyed today's episode, follow, rate, and share the podcast. Learn more at: DawnGrant.com   MindMastered.com   AmeliaShotgunSports.com Stay connected with Dawn on all social media platforms for more inspiration, tips, and updates. Dawn Grant Mental Training & Hypnosis: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube YouTube Shorts X LinkedIn Mind Mastered App: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn Amelia Shotgun Sports: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube X LinkedIn

    The Story That's Living Your Life
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Are stress, doubt, fear, bad habits, beliefs, and mental barriers holding you back from your true potential? Join Dawn Grant as she reveals the secrets to mastering your mind and overcoming obstacles to achieve excellence in every aspect of life. Since 2001, Dawn has guided elite athletes—including PGA TOUR champions, Olympians, and World Champions—along with everyday individuals, toward peak performance. With a proven track record, including helping Vijay Singh win the 2008 FedEx Cup, Dawn knows what it takes to succeed. She’s a Mental Training and Hypnotist who has created online courses, hypnosis downloads, and other virtual products.Dawn is also the inventor of the Mind Mastered App, author of 7 Strokes in 7 Days, a sought-after speaker worldwide, and the proud owner of Amelia Shotgun Sports in Northeast Florida. Tune in for practical strategies, inspiring interviews, and the tools you need to thrive in sports, career, relationships, and beyond.

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