Podcast Day: May 23, 2020

“Demand more from yourself than anyone else could ever expect.” – Julius Erving

We all have expectations in our lives, even when we say we don’t there are still underlying expectations for what we want, and who we want to become. I believe one of the keys to happiness lies within the management of our own personal expectations and the expectations of people and circumstances.

In this episode Brett talks about how having external expectations can be detrimental, and how internal expectations can be your biggest asset.

“Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all-time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit.” -Vince Lombardi

In this episode Brett talks about lessons from his childhood and career in coaching some of the greatest athletes in the world. There are direct similarities from success in life and winning in sports, they both come back to creating a habit of winning.

“Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition” -Henry Clay

In this episode Brett talks about the benefits of competition and how our success is a direct by-product of it. The rewards of perseverance are priceless and to experience such rewards, you need a reason, and competition is that reason.

“The only true wisdom is in knowing that you know nothing.“ – Socrates

Every day is an opportunity, an opportunity for us to grow! We all have our specialties, whether it’s training, coaching, cooking or being an incredible mother and role model for your family. But how is it that we expand our specialties? How do we get better and build our broad spectrum of knowledge?

In this episode Brett talks about how asking one question lead to him getting onto the TedX stage and more.

“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” –Winston Churchill

The thoughts that pass through our minds are responsible for everything that happens in our life. The predominant thoughts influence our behavior and attitude and reflect actions and reactions. We make decisions based on how we feel, and how we feel in this moment is a reflection of what we are thinking.

In this episode Brett talks about the power of our thoughts and how everything we do starts and ends with our mind.

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” —Zig Ziglar

In this episode Brett talks about gratitude and how we all have the ability and opportunity to cultivate gratitude. Simply take a few moments to focus on all that we have. Developing an “attitude of gratitude” is one of the simplest ways to improve life.

“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” – Camille Pissarro

Perspective determines how we react, to every situation in life. We alone hold the power. When we endure a hardship, a loss, a tough time, we determine the outlook we will have. We can choose to wallow in misery, in pain, in loss, to focus on what isn’t there anymore, what has been taken from us. In turn wee can also make a decision to focus on the positive, to focus on the support and love all around us. What each of us must come to realize is that this is our choice.

In this episode Brett explains that perspective is our choice. Brett shares his personal story of how in one moment his perspective of life changed forever.

“True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” – Helen Keller

In this episode Brett talks about how motivation may come and go, but purpose lasts forever.

Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

The power of emotions, in one moment they have us filled with a rush of love and happiness and the next crying out for sorrow. Emotions are the one thing that really separates us from one another. One thing that I have said and talked about many times is how we ultimately control our own emotions. As they are a reflection of our thoughts. Everything we think throughout our day will end up changing the way we feel.

In this episode Brett talks about the power of emotions, and how they can be our biggest attribute if utilized and directed with control.

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Viktor E. Frankl

Let’s think back to the days when we were kids, we wake up with absolutely no worries in the world! Did our things the way we wanted to, without the worry of anyone else’s opinion’s. Played outside on our terms, didn’t have to respond to unnecessary notifications or have a constant distraction other than our new favourite toy that didn’t bother us when we were sleeping.

In this episode Brett talks about how we have created a culture where everything is important and must be addressed immediately.

Well if everything is important, then nothing actual is.