How To Create Battle-Tested Confidence - Dr Nate Zinsser

Dr. Nate Zinsser is the Director of West Point's Performance Psychology Program, a Mental Performance Coach and an author. Having genuine faith in our abilities is a trait all of us want. To be able to step into our chosen arena and not only perform well but to do it without dreading that we'll fail. Nate has coached some of the US Army's best and brightest for 3 decades alongside world champion NBA, NHL, NFL and track & field stars to fulfil their potential and create true confidence. How do you become more confident? Expect to learn how to stop negative self talk, why self-deception is a tool you can use to enhance performance, what Dr Zinsser learned about confidence from Lady Gaga, how to break a negative performance cycle, how to overcome negative experiences, how to deal with imposter syndrome, Dr Zinsser's daily practices to tie everything together and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 15% discount on the amazing 6 Minute Diary at https://bit.ly/diarywisdom (use code MW15) Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://bit.ly/cbdwisdom (use code: MW20) Extra Stuff: Buy The Confident Mind - https://amzn.to/3H8l3dg Check out Nate's website - https://www.natezinsser.com/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #confidence #mindset #performance - 00:00 Intro 01:30 Why Army Cadets Need Confidence Training 09:00 Eli Manning’s Competitive Mentality 18:49 How to Start Building Confidence 23:26 How to Deal with Negative Self-talk 27:27 Getting Rid of Imposter Adaptation 35:16 Principles Learned from Tony Gwynn 45:10 Proactive Confidence for Future Events 51:32 What Nate Learned from Lady Gaga 1:00:08 Where to Find Dr Zinsser - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Dr. Nate ZinsserguestChris Williamsonhost

Feb 3, 20221h 0mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: February 3, 2022
Duration: 1h 0m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. Nate Zinsser is the Director of West Point's Performance Psychology Program, a Mental Performance Coach and an author. Having genuine faith in our abilities is a trait all of us want. To be able to step into our chosen arena and not only perform well but to do it without dreading that we'll fail. Nate has coached some of the US Army's best and brightest for 3 decades alongside world champion NBA, NHL, NFL and track & field stars to fulfil their potential and create true confidence. How do you become more confident? Expect to learn how to stop negative self talk, why self-deception is a tool you can use to enhance performance, what Dr Zinsser learned about confidence from Lady Gaga, how to break a negative performance cycle, how to overcome negative experiences, how to deal with imposter syndrome, Dr Zinsser's daily practices to tie everything together and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 15% discount on the amazing 6 Minute Diary at https://bit.ly/diarywisdom (use code MW15) Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://bit.ly/cbdwisdom (use code: MW20) Extra Stuff: Buy The Confident Mind - https://amzn.to/3H8l3dg Check out Nate's website - https://www.natezinsser.com/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #confidence #mindset #performance - 00:00 Intro 01:30 Why Army Cadets Need Confidence Training 09:00 Eli Manning’s Competitive Mentality 18:49 How to Start Building Confidence 23:26 How to Deal with Negative Self-talk 27:27 Getting Rid of Imposter Adaptation 35:16 Principles Learned from Tony Gwynn 45:10 Proactive Confidence for Future Events 51:32 What Nate Learned from Lady Gaga 1:00:08 Where to Find Dr Zinsser - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Dr. Nate Zinsser
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Dr. Nate Zinsser and Chris Williamson, How To Create Battle-Tested Confidence - Dr Nate Zinsser explores harnessing Functional Delusion: How to Build Battle-Tested Confidence Dr. Nate Zinsser, West Point’s director of performance psychology, explains how confidence is a trainable mental skill, not a fixed trait, and why the military formalized its development for cadets facing extreme stress. He defines confidence as a certainty that enables natural, automatic execution under pressure, linking thoughts to emotions, body state, and performance. Through stories of Eli Manning, Tony Gwynn, Lady Gaga, and elite soldiers, he shows how selectively recalling successes and rehearsing desired futures literally rewires neural pathways and creates a powerful ‘mental bank account.’

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