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"ONLY 1% Of People Understand This About SUCCESS" | Sian Beilock & Lewis Howes

6 Jul 2020 · 1 min

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In this opening segment of the School of Greatest Podcast, host Lewis Howes welcomes cognitive scientist and Barnard College president Sian Beilock. Beilock emphasizes the value of deliberately practicing uncomfortable situations—such as pitching to a client—in order to build resilience and improve performance. The conversation highlights her unique background as both a researcher of the brain mechanisms behind choking under pressure (author of the book Choke) and a former elite athlete who competed in the U.S. Olympic development pool for soccer. This blend of scientific insight and personal athletic experience frames the episode’s exploration of how to train the mind for success.

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Practice being uncomfortable, right? I mean, that's how you get used to being uncomfortable. If you have to give a pitch to a client, practice in front of your colleagues.
Welcome, everyone, back to the School of Greatest Podcast. I'm super excited about our guest today. Sion Beilock is in the house. She's the president of Barnard College. cognitive scientist and she's the author of a few books, one being called Choke, what the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When youn have to. And, you are someone who is a very competitive athlete back in the day yourself. You were in the US Olympic development pool. Is that correct as a soccer player and.