In this episode, Dr. Amber Selking speaks with Tim O'Connor, creative and brand program director for Fighting Irish Media at Notre Dame. Tim shares how his word of 2021 - elegance - helps him strip away the noise to create new value. He also talks about the importance of branding, what he thinks is Notre Dame’s brand and how to balance a large brand like Norte Dame with your personal brand.

About Building Championship Mindsets

Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 

Selking Performance Group serves as the Mental Performance Consultant for Head Coach Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Football team, and does speaking and training for sports teams and business organizations around the globe. She is the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development at Lippert Components, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our world.

Dr. Selking has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where she taught Strategic Human Resource Management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Selking received her PhD in Applied Sport Psychology from the University of Missouri under Dr. Rick McGuire, her master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and her bachelor’s degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.

Championship Mindset Training | MidWeek Mental Rep

• What is one thing or skill you do everyday? Use personal discipline to constantly refine it.

STANDOUT QUOTES

• “I also say that brand is sort of a mask that you put between that set of emotions and the real world, and the more genuine you are as an organization, the more that mask looks just like your actual face.” -Tim O'Connor [08:53]
• “The more complexity you add to anything, the more likely you’ll make it that it will fail or break.” -Tim O'Connor [19:13]
• “It’s so fun to hear you share these things that why the brand is so important and how powerful it can be, not only for internal alignment but for external expression.” -Dr. Amber Selking [22:22]
• “A really well organized brand will present a cohesive message as much as they can so that if someone has that crossing over into a lifelong fan moment, why wouldn’t we want to do that? Aren’t we stronger with that person on the bus than off of it? Why would we want them to build an awesome positive connection with the wrong color or the wrong mark? It doesn’t make sense.” -Tim O'Connor [30:44]

Please get on iTunes to rate us and write a review for us! We are excited to complimentarily share this content with our audience, and your rates and reviews will enable us to continue sharing quality content. Also, please share the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and any other social media that you use, so we can continue Building Championship Mindsets around the world! If you are interested in being a sponsor of this podcast, please contact Dr. Selking directly.

Additional Links:

Email me to schedule a speaking engagement! amber@selkingperformance.com

Check out our TWO E-BOOKS! "A Dream Come True: the Buzz on Greatness" “Winner's Circle" 

Selking Performance Group (SPG) Website: www.selkingperformance.com

Follow SPG on Twitter: @ChampMindsets

Check us out on Instagram: @selkingperformance

Like SPG on Facebook: Selking Performance Group

Email me to become a podcast partner through sponsorship: amber@selkingperformance.com

Check out Dr. Selking’s TEDxTalk entitled, “Think Like a Champion Today” to learn more about the power of your mind to drive excellence in all areas of your life!

TIMESTAMPS

[00:02] Intro

[02:05] Today’s guest: Tim O'Connor

[03:26] Tim’s role at Notre Dame

[06:08] The Notre Dame brand

[13:27] Tim’s word for 2021: elegance

[18:03] What it looks like in his day-to-day

[23:20] The importance of a brand

[31:06] Using the brand with your personal brand

[34:48] This week’s Championship Mindset Training

[39:19] Outro

In this episode, Dr. Amber Selking speaks with Cristin Wipfler, registered dietitian, holistic health coach, and founder of PEACH and performance nutritionist at the Selking Performance Group. Cristin talks about how she will use her word of 2021, trust, through her career, the process and the journey. She discusses how our thoughts and beliefs determine our actions and outcomes in everything we do. Listen as she shares why the value is in our journey and not the destination.

About Building Championship Mindsets

Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 

Selking Performance Group serves as the Mental Performance Consultant for Head Coach Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Football team, and does speaking and training for sports teams and business organizations around the globe. She is the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development at Lippert Components, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our world.

Dr. Selking has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where she taught Strategic Human Resource Management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Selking received her PhD in Applied Sport Psychology from the University of Missouri under Dr. Rick McGuire, her master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and her bachelor’s degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.

Championship Mindset Training | MidWeek Mental Rep

• Take stock of your accomplishments with the perspective of trust. What did you need to trust in those moments? Look at the areas where you need that trust to get you to the next level.

STANDOUT QUOTES

• “I’ve always just had this deep, deep desire to help people. I love helping people smile more. I love helping people feel better about themselves in their skin.” -Cristin Wipfler [05:29]
• “Mindset is a part of your nutrition journey. Leadership of yourself in your health journey is an important part of you being able to tap into who’ve been created and called to be in this world” -Dr. Amber Selking [06:19]
• “It is a journey and unless we take steps, we don’t know what the next step is supposed to be. I think so many people want to see the whole journey laid out before they take that first step and the reality of it is that’s not how life works. Life works one step at a time.” -Dr. Amber Selking [13:11]
• “It was really only within the last few years that I discovered that the value is in the journey. It’s not in the destination. That’s where the growth happens is over the journey and who you become on that journey where the magic is.” -Cristin Wipfler [14:30]

Please get on iTunes to rate us and write a review for us! We are excited to complimentarily share this content with our audience, and your rates and reviews will enable us to continue sharing quality content. Also, please share the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and any other social media that you use, so we can continue Building Championship Mindsets around the world! If you are interested in being a sponsor of this podcast, please contact Dr. Selking directly.

Additional Links:

Email me to schedule a speaking engagement! amber@selkingperformance.com

Check out our TWO E-BOOKS! "A Dream Come True: the Buzz on Greatness" “Winner's Circle" 

Selking Performance Group (SPG) Website: www.selkingperformance.com

Follow SPG on Twitter: @ChampMindsets

Check us out on Instagram: @selkingperformance

Like SPG on Facebook: Selking Performance Group

Email me to become a podcast partner through sponsorship: amber@selkingperformance.com

Check out Dr. Selking’s TEDxTalk entitled, “Think Like a Champion Today” to learn more about the power of your mind to drive excellence in all areas of your life!

PEACH website: www.peach-strong.com

TIMESTAMPS

[00:02] Intro

[01:34] Today’s guest: Cristin Wipfler

[02:29] Where does the name Peach come from?

[04:15] What led Cristen to be a dietitian and health coach

[06:43] When she works with a client on a nutrition/health journey

[09:45] Cristin’s word for 2021: trust

[14:10] The value is in the journey

[15:41] The biggest challenge in trusting herself

[17:45] A story about Liam

[22:05] This week’s Championship Mindset Training

[25:18] Outro

Episode Summary

In this episode, Dr. Amber Selking speaks with Kaelene Curry, a mental performance coach with Selkin Performance Group. Kaelene talks about how she’s applying her word for 2021 - relationships - through her work as the Director of Mental Performance for the Vanderbilt football team. She talks about the importance of relationships in our lives and how the football program is learning to lean on each other to build a true brotherhood.

About Building Championship Mindsets

Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 

Selking Performance Group serves as the Mental Performance Consultant for Head Coach Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Football team, and does speaking and training for sports teams and business organizations around the globe. She is the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development at Lippert Components, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our world.

Dr. Selking has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where she taught Strategic Human Resource Management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Selking received her PhD in Applied Sport Psychology from the University of Missouri under Dr. Rick McGuire, her master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and her bachelor’s degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.

Championship Mindset Training | MidWeek Mental Rep

• Reach out to somebody that maybe you haven’t talked to or say hi to that person on the street. Give a compliment here and there. Don’t let your fear of perception get in your way.

STANDOUT QUOTES

• “It’s a top/down, bottom/up approach. So we’re hitting both angles of it, so that we can be as comprehensive and integrated as we possibly can.” -Kaelene Curry [04:08]
• “The brain is not a muscle in a scientific sense, but it functions like a muscle in the extent that the parts of it that we use grow and get stronger. The parts of it that we don’t get weaker. And we can actually train our brains to show up more consistently as the best versions of ourselves amid pressure, amid adversity, when things go wrong and when things are going right.” -Dr. Amber Selking [12:27]
• “Building relationships is what it’s all about. If we don’t have those strong connections throughout our lifetime, in a way, not to be cynical about it, it’s kinda like what are we doing?” -Kaelene Curry [15:34]
• “It’s hard to fight for somebody and something if you don’t care about them.” -Dr. Amber Selking [17:37]

Please get on iTunes to rate us and write a review for us! We are excited to complimentarily share this content with our audience, and your rates and reviews will enable us to continue sharing quality content. Also, please share the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and any other social media that you use, so we can continue Building Championship Mindsets around the world! If you are interested in being a sponsor of this podcast, please contact Dr. Selking directly.

Additional Links:

Email me to schedule a speaking engagement! amber@selkingperformance.com

Check out our TWO E-BOOKS! "A Dream Come True: the Buzz on Greatness" “Winner's Circle" 

Selking Performance Group (SPG) Website: www.selkingperformance.com

Follow SPG on Twitter: @ChampMindsets

Check us out on Instagram: @selkingperformance

Like SPG on Facebook: Selking Performance Group

Email me to become a podcast partner through sponsorship: amber@selkingperformance.com

Check out Dr. Selking’s TEDxTalk entitled, “Think Like a Champion Today” to learn more about the power of your mind to drive excellence in all areas of your life!

TIMESTAMPS

[00:02] Intro

[01:03] Today’s guest: Kaelene Curry

[03:16] Being the Director of Mental Performance

[11:21] Applied sports psychology vs clinical sports psychology

[14:02] Kaelene’s word for 2021: relationships

[18:59] Some critical relationships

[26:00] Relationships in Kaelene’s life

[28:39] This week’s Championship Mindset Training

[32:38] Outro

Episode Summary

In this episode, Dr. Amber Selking revisits her word of 2019 - alive - thinking of it in terms of what brings you life. What stimulates your soul and makes you want to jump out of bed in the morning so that you can be sustainable as an individual? On the flipside to that, what deadens you? Listen as she shares why we should be mindful of the people around us and how we can weave in the elements that make us feel alive.

About Building Championship Mindsets

Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 

Selking Performance Group serves as the Mental Performance Consultant for Head Coach Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Football team, and does speaking and training for sports teams and business organizations around the globe. She is the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development at Lippert Components, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our world.

Dr. Selking has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where she taught Strategic Human Resource Management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Selking received her PhD in Applied Sport Psychology from the University of Missouri under Dr. Rick McGuire, her master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and her bachelor’s degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.

Championship Mindset Training | MidWeek Mental Rep

• What brings you life? What deadens you? Think about how to weave into your life and your schedule the elements that make you feel alive.

STANDOUT QUOTES

• “It’s important that we think about minor elements. The world might think they’re minor elements, but again, everything we do matters if we care about being the best versions of ourselves and bringing that into the world” -Dr. Amber Selking [02:26]
• “And I’m not saying you have to cut all those people out of your life, but I do think you need to be mindful of being around people that either bring you life or deaden you.” -Dr. Amber Selking [08:52]
• “Disconnection breeds discontent.” -Dr. Amber Selking [09:33]

• “When our minds and our hearts and our hands are on fire, that’s what allows us to step into the world with a sense of purpose and passion, and then find who we are on the inside so that we can bring that to the world around us.” -Dr. Amber Selking [10:49]

Please get on iTunes to rate us and write a review for us! We are excited to complimentarily share this content with our audience, and your rates and reviews will enable us to continue sharing quality content. Also, please share the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and any other social media that you use, so we can continue Building Championship Mindsets around the world! If you are interested in being a sponsor of this podcast, please contact Dr. Selking directly.

Additional Links:

Email me to schedule a speaking engagement! amber@selkingperformance.com

Check out our TWO E-BOOKS! "A Dream Come True: the Buzz on Greatness" “Winner's Circle" 

Selking Performance Group (SPG) Website: www.selkingperformance.com

Follow SPG on Twitter: @ChampMindsets

Check us out on Instagram: @selkingperformance

Like SPG on Facebook: Selking Performance Group

Email me to become a podcast partner through sponsorship: amber@selkingperformance.com

Check out Dr. Selking’s TEDxTalk entitled, “Think Like a Champion Today” to learn more about the power of your mind to drive excellence in all areas of your life!

TIMESTAMPS

[00:02] Intro

[02:14] Stop and reflect on how we’re doing

[05:29] Her word of 2019: alive

[08:20] What deadens me?

[10:27] This week’s Championship Mindset Training

[12:16] Outro