744: Mastering the Skill of Confidence with Nate Zinsser

744: Mastering the Skill of Confidence with Nate Zinsser

Nate Zinsser reveals practices that athletes and military cadets use to overcome pressure and build the confidence to perform anytime and anywhere.


— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why confidence is a skill–not a quality

2) How to make affirmations work for you

3) What to do when you feel unmotivated


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— ABOUT NATE —

Dr. Nate Zinsser is the Director of the Performance Psychology Program at the United States Military Academy at West Point, the most comprehensive mental training program in the country, where, since 1992, he has helped prepare cadets for leadership in the U.S. Army. He also has been the sport-psychology mentor for numerous elite athletes, including two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning and the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers, as well as many Olympians and NCAA champions.

He has been a consultant for the FBI Academy, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, and the Fire Department of New York. He earned his Ph.D. in sport psychology from the University of Virginia and his senior black belt rank from Shotokan Karate of America.

• Book: The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance

• Website: DrNateZinsser.com


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: Talking Yourself Out of Exhaustion

• Study: “The Psychology of Change: Self-Affirmation and Social Psychological Intervention” by Geoffrey Cohen and David Sherman (PDF download)

• Book: Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson

• Past episode: 357: The Six Morning Habits of High Performers with Hal Elrod

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