Task 1. Choose one of the following podcasts to listen to. 2. As you listen take notes to help you prepare your initial post, see the points below. 3. Initial Post : · 1st paragraph – Summarize the podcast that you listened to by answering the following questions: Tell us about the guest; what was their journey, what is their psychological framework, what mindset skills and practices do they use.  How do they stay motivated?  Face pain and suffering?  Face failure? 

Task

1. Choose one of the following podcasts to listen to.

2. As you listen take notes to help you prepare your initial post, see the points below.

3. Initial Post :

· 1st paragraph – Summarize the podcast that you listened to by answering the following questions: Tell us about the guest; what was their journey, what is their psychological framework, what mindset skills and practices do they use.  How do they stay motivated?  Face pain and suffering?  Face failure?

· 2nd paragraph – Highlight 3 moments from the podcast that struck you, inspired you, challenged you, motivated you, etc. and recap the moment along with the time stamp, for example – “At minute 40 Tianna has this amazing insight when she talks about placing 4th at the Olympics and thinking everything she did was all for nothing and discovering that no, actually everything was in the hard work, prep, and training”

· 3rd paragraph – Connect these conversations with our discussions in the lecture.  Make 2 connections, for example – “Brene’s upbringing helped instill in her the value of hard work and risk-taking that has served her well later on in life.  She is a high achiever and even says “I don’t leap for the perfect landings but I leap for the feeling in the air” and this ties into her goal setting and ability to take risks and pursue success.”

Now choose one of the following podcasts and listen:

Tianna Bartoletta –  Link to podcastLinks to an external site.

“Tianna’s a two-time Olympian, a 3x Olympic Gold Medalist, a world-record holder, and a 3x world champion.  In this conversation, Tianna shares what it’s like to compete on the world’s biggest stage, and how she manages the pressure – one moment to make 4 years of hard work pay off.”

John Berardi –  Link to podcastLinks to an external site.

“Dr. John Berardi is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the largest private nutrition coaching, education, and software company in the world.  The focus of this conversation extends beyond nutrition.  It’s about the process by which people get better at anything.  It’s about what motivates people to change.”

David Goggins –  Link to podcastLinks to an external site.

“This conversation with David Goggins is real. This podcast is not for kids — it’s for adults — who want to understand toughness and authenticity.  David is clear. Very clear. He lives in true alignment. He’s figured out who he is — and he lives accordingly. Period.  The odds were stacked against David ever making anything of himself. He grew up in an abusive household, barely graduated high school, and struggled with serious health issues, to name just a few of the challenges David had to overcome. In spite of all of these obstacles, David never had a “woe is me” mentality.  David is the only member of the U.S. Armed Forces to complete SEAL training (including two Hell Weeks), the U.S. Army Ranger School (where he graduated as Enlisted Honor Man), and Air Force tactical air controller training.”

Brene Brown –  Link to podcastLinks to an external site.

“Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work.  She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers.  The relationship between vulnerability and courage is a focal point of our conversation.  In Brené’s words: “You cannot get to courage without walking right through vulnerability.”