Dr. Jim Loehr: Co-founder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute | How Character and Connection Sustain Success The Wow Factor

Dr. Jim Loehr is the co-founder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, which helped train and inspire more than 250,000 business, sports, medicine, and military leaders worldwide. World-renowned performance psychologist, researcher, and author of 18 books, including his most recent, Leading With Character, and the national bestseller The Power of Full Engagement. His 18th book will be available Dec. 8th, published by Wiley. Dr. Loehr holds a Master's and Doctorate in Psychology and is a full member of the American Psychological Association.
 
Dr. Loehr joins us on The Wow Factor this week to discuss why it’s critical to be intentional about how you want to run your life and the importance of examining your decisions to ensure you are acting with integrity. He shares why the whole focus of his career has been equipping the area of a person's brain where they are making moral and ethical decisions so that they consciously develop their own personal vetting system. Dr. Jim also explains what he learned at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, working with players such as Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, and Jim Courier, and how that led to him starting the Human Performance Institute.
 
“Health ignites performance.” - Dr. Jim Loehr
 
“Your treatment of others is going to be the ultimate scorecard for how you measure your life.” - Dr. Jim Loehr
 
“How you treat others is the most important dimension for sustained success.” - Dr. Jim Loehr
 
 This Week on The Wow Factor:
The impact of Dr. Loehr’s father’s passions and enthusiasms on his path in life Loehr’s early career as a community mental health specialist and the man who inspired him to pivot and apply psychology to human performance in sport How Dr. Loehr used important moral and ethical assets as a launchpad for helping people become incredible competitors in a brutal arena What drove Dr. Loehr to study character, and why he decided to share over 30 years' worth of data in his book Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy Set How data fits into understanding sustained high performance The two types of character and how they impact an athlete’s success Why humility and empathy are so necessary for performers, and how those qualities sustain them at the top How the gift of generosity helps you connect with other human beings in a meaningful way Why culture powerfully determines how we evolve as human beings Why your private voice is the most important coach you will ever have in your life Why Dr. Loehr is so passionate about working with veterans  
Dr. Jim Loehr’s Word of Wisdom:
The most precious part of who you are is often the most neglected, but it’s in this extraordinary place where you make the decisions that will determine your destiny and the destiny of so many people. Make sure your life purpose is your own. Develop a self-transcendent approach to life so that you are rooted in what you can do for others rather than what you do for yourself.
 
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Jim Loehr’s Website Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy Set by Dr. Jim Loehr  
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