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“to play small is a sin against your nature. You were designed for greatness.” ~ Darren Hardy The greatest gifts we have as humans is the gift of vision and with that vision you can dream beyond your wildest dreams. With dreams you don’t need any special talent or special circumstances. All you need is the courage to believe that anything is possible and to dream about that possibility. I want you to dream. I want you to see it before it happens. I want you to be courageous. I want you to know that if only you can dream it, anything possible. This EPISODE 15 is all about the right motivation for the weekend. But motivation coupled with actionable lessons. ACTION FOR THE DAY Get dreaming. Simple. Happy Friday.

"student athlete - student comes first" - Coach Carter Being a student athlete is probably the first step you would encounter in your sports journey. I advice athletes that its always important to have an educational background. But how can you achieve success in both? How do you approach it such that one does not suffer from the other. In this Episode 14 i break down the most basic success principles student-athletes must follow in order to achieve their goals. Not knowing this techniques is a disadvantage to you but that is about to change. I remember when i was a student athlete myself. My teammates always marveled at how i was able to manage both and succeed. Many of them were either struggling in academics or struggling in sports, they never got both right. But i did. How did i do it? I followed the principles set down in this episode. Four straight to the point lessons and in less than 20 minutes, you would be a changed student-athlete. I challenge you to change your career and to start now. ACTION FOR THE DAY Its really simple. Today I want you to set your academic and sports goals. Then i want you to find out what you need to do in order to achieve those goals. Don't worry if the goal is not big, although you should make it big. When you identify that figure out the best strategy for you and surround yourself with the right people. You see its really very simple. Get in touch with me. tola@athletemaestro.com P.S. Are you sharing Athlete Maestro with your teammates, friends and colleagues? Do so by clicking the share button in the audio above: If you love the Episode share it with your friends and teammates.

"if i have learnt anything in life, i have learnt it by standing on the shoulders of giants" - Unknown In this episode we focus on skateboard legend Tony Hawk. His rich career is so inspiring that there are so many things you can learn from him. As always i have picked out the three most actionable lessons that made him great. Now you are in on the secret. In 16 minutes your career would change for good. Trust me. ACTION FOR THE DAY Take some time out this week to truly study one legend in your sports. Even if the person is not a legend, someone who is succeeding at what you want to do. Use them as a guiding light. Rather than spend hours on the internet just surfing, check out game film or game tape of pst legends and see what you can pick from them. It is really that simple. Get to work. Get in touch with me. tola@athletemaestro.com P.S. Are you sharing Athlete Maestro with your teammates, friends and colleagues? Do so by clicking the share button in the audio above: If you love the Episode share it with your friends and teammates. Subscribe on itunes

Fruitful Friday Motivational Message - Keep your eyes on the prize. ACTION FOR THE DAY: Have a vision board where your goals are written and then keep your eyes on that goal. When things get tough, persevere. Happy Friday.

“You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.” ~ Zig Ziglar Why is it important to speak positive things to yourself and create your own path in sports. It is important because it can make you the biggest star in your sport just like Conor is. The lessons in this episode are targeted at getting you in the right frame of mind before competitions. It is important to be in the zone. Conor Mcgregor is a perfect example of an athlete that does this to perfection. Its really simple to apply and straight to the point. In less than 15 minutes you would learn Conor’s secrets to success and how you can apply them. Conor is a talker, so this episode talks. Conor is one of the best in the UFC and with these tools you can start being the best too. This EPISODE 11 takes you through what positive speaking has done to Conor’s career and how he has found success in creating his own path in sports. ACTION FOR THE DAY Listen start small. Start by speaking one positive word to yourself today. When you have mastered that, move on to making a bold prediction about your career. Something like, “in three months, I am going to run a new personal best time”. This is a secret the most successful athletes in the world know and you now know too. Before going into the octagon, Conor speak positives to himself. He doesn’t worry about the opponent, just him. So start today. Get in touch with me. tola@athletemaestro.com P.S. Are you sharing Athlete Maestro with your teammates, friends and colleagues? Do so by clicking the share button in the audio above: If you love the Episode share it with your friends and teammates. Subscribe on itunes

“Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible” ― Cherie Carter-Scott Why is it important to believe anything is possible, why is it important to cultivate a learning mindset and why is it important to use your critics as a driving force? If you have been asking some of these questions, then you are in the right place. I asked the same questions myself and now there is a blueprint to learn from. The lessons in this episode are really simple to apply and straight to the point. In less than 15 minutes you would learn major lesson from “The King”. His story is compelling and intriguing. This is something the best athletes in the world know and if you are not practicing this you are missing out a great secret in sports. The tools in this lesson are what have propelled LeBron to the top of the Basketball world and he still keeps practicing them up till this day. This EPISODE 10 takes you through the tools that have made LeBron special and how simply they are for you to begin applying. Your 15 minutes would not be wasted, trust me. ACTION FOR THE DAY Its really simple. Today I want you to cut out every simple negative attitude from your life and training. Once it pops in your mind immediately cut it out. Its very simple. If LeBron can do it and find success you can do it too. Your critics would always be there, but hell they can come along for the ride. Who else would you want to have a front row sit when you begin to succeed? Think about that the next time your critics say something that bothers you. You see its really very simple. Get in touch with me. tola@athletemaestro.com P.S. Are you sharing Athlete Maestro with your teammates, friends and colleagues? Do so by clicking the share button in the audio above: If you love the Episode share it with your friends and teammates. Subscribe on itunes

"People often say that motivation does not last, Well, neither does bathing - that why we recommend it daily" - Zig Ziglar. 5 motivational messages for the weekend. Be sure to apply to your career. I apply these messages to my daily life and they have blessed me. I know they would have the same effect on you. Motivation is key in sports and it is important to renew your motivation everyday. ACTION FOR THE DAY I want you to soak in this message without any distractions and apply this motivational messages when you head into your next training session. You would see the effects in the first 20 minutes. Trust me. Get in touch with me. tola@athletemaestro.com P.S. Are you sharing Athlete Maestro with your teammates, friends and colleagues? Do so by clicking the share button in the audio above: If you love the Episode share it with your friends and teammates. Subscribe on itunes

"nothing can stop a man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong attitude" - Thomas Jefferson. Today on athlete assessment Olympic champion swimmer Ian Thorpe's career teaches us why its important to set goals,why its important to always see yourself as number one and why its important to give your best every single time. ACTION FOR THE DAY. Take your chance when it comes. Mentally prepare to give it your all and never let up. Now this is important, you have to prepare for it before it actually comes. How can you do this? Take time to be alone and transfer your mind into those moments you feel would pose a challenge. You feel me. See it in your mind and transport to that moment. Get in touch with me. tola@athletemaestro.com P.S. Are you sharing Athlete Maestro with your teammates, friends and colleagues? Do so by clicking the share button in the audio above: If you love the Episode share it with your friends and teammates. Subscribe on itunes Enjoy the episode.

"i am the greatest. I said that even before i knew i was" - Muhammad Ali. Believe in yourself, accept failure and be willing to put in the work. Todays athlete assessment talks about Muhammad Ali and what we can learn from him as an athlete. He taught us to believe in ourselves and to be prepared amongst others. Apply this to your career and see phenomenal change. ACTION FOR THE DAY Start with believing in YOU, then get prepared for your upcoming performance. Make sure you don't have a fixed mindset. And finally make sure every day you put in the work. Enjoy the episode.

“Every weakness contains within itself a strength.” ― Shūsaku Endō I often find that discovering ones weaknesses can be the catalyst for change. Have you realised that what we must often think become a reality? If you see your short comings in sport as weakness then ultimately they become a weakness. But if you focus on converting them to strengths then they become strengths. I want you to have a change of perspective and focus your energy on balancing your strengths and weaknesses in sports. Bring your weaknesses up to par with your strengths or close enough so you can truly begin to see changes in your performance. Is your mental strength you weakness? You can work on it to become a strength. Is it fitness or emotion? Work can still be done on it. In this Episode i discuss all of that and more. Go to www.athletemaestro.com and sign up for our weekly newsletter where i discuss more things one on one.

“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines practiced every day” – Jim Rohn Think of discipline as the engine room of your career. If you don’t put gas in the engine, how would the car move? You need to ask yourself every single day. Do I want gas in my car or do I want a static car. That’s what discipline means to athletes. This EPISODE 5 breaks down why you should get your discipline right and stay off the excuses. ACTION FOR THE DAY I want you to plan and execute. Pick one thing you are going to work on everyday and focus on executing that plan. In a short period you’ll notice that your self discipline starts to improve. Second be a man/woman of your word. Make your word count. Get in touch with me. tola@athletemaestro.com

Setting career goals is what separates the best athletes from the below average athletes. Setting goals gives you a platform upon which you can build your success. What do you want to achieve in your career? What directions do you want your career to take? You are the only one who can answer these questions and the earlier you start the better it gets. Listen in as I break down the discussion on setting goals as an athlete. Enjoy

Talent is only a head start, you can always outwork them. “The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in business. You’ve got to keep working that talent.” ― John C. Maxwell, This principle applies in sport and you need to be careful. Enjoy

“Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.”-Bill Russell This Episode breaks down the first mistake that athletes make and you can avoid them.

This is the Intro Episode of the Athlete Maestro Podcast “the mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Authur Ward The aim of the Athlete Maestro Podcast is to be an all round teacher to you. To help you achieve peak performance on a consistent basis and become a better athlete.