Andrew‘s refusal to vaccinate before Tokyo caused quite the uproar in the swimming community. The reaction got me thinking about political bias - on both sides of the aisle - and how both the left and right need to think clearly and without bias regarding issues of national prominence. Both sides are to blame. Both sides value emotions over facts. Both sides need to wake up to the reality of the truth - the overwhelming majority of us are biased in our thinking.
In today’s episode I offer a quick and easy mind hack that I believe will increase your ability to overcome life’s challenges and improve your critical thinking skills: replace the world problem with challenge in your everyday speech and interactions. You can find the article related to this podcast here.
Amidst the shutdown...Why I took a break from the podcast and blog and what to expect after this reboot.
Burnout plagues many...In this episode I offer four tips that help me beat burnout, tips that I believe will help you as well. This podcast covers an article I wrote for the blog HERE.
If we want to improve ourselves we must have the ability to separate the message from the messenger. If you shrug off sound advice because the messenger is a “hypocrite” .... this episode is for you! You can read the original article here.
Hire for attitude, Train for skills. We’ve heard it before, but how many of us take it to heart? How much time does the average college senior spend on resume building vs. attitude building? Here at Liberty we teach our women that attitude comes first, and to be ruthless with their improvement thereof.
Early in my coaching career I believed certifications and degrees were the end all be all, the proverbial golden ticket. 15 years later I know better, and I encourage all young coaches to give this one a listen. Results > Certifications.
I do not believe in New Year’s Resolutions, instead opting for an annual year end review. Better still, implementing a weekly review habit is the best way to stay on track and guarantee that each week is better than the last, that ultimately each year is better than the last.
If you begin a debate with the line “But the research says...” you’re already setting yourself up for failure. In today‘s episode I share thoughts about research and provide tips and tricks for navigating the often confusIng seas therein.
In today’s episode I share one book, one tool, and one app that boost my productivity and efficiency. Time is finite, thus we must become better in every possible way in order to increase the quality and quantity of our output. These three tips will help!
In today’s episode I share one of our founding principles here at Liberty Swimming & Diving - The idea that we never say the world can’t, instead we replace can’t with the much more powerful “I CAN IF.” And I challenge you to do the same.
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In today‘s episode I share my three favorite lifts for sprint freestyle and why. This is a summary of a recent blog article of the same title found here: https://www.jakeshell.com/articles/2019/10/8/threelifts
We need a return to old-school values of industriousness and work ethic. Management should not have to motivate employees. There are pockets of our society that hold strong - in today’s episode we’ll look at a job posting from the oil and gas industry and how we can be more like this ideal candidate.
Many leadership gurus, management thinkers, and health experts tend to push the narrative that a lack of education is to blame for many of our societal shortcomings and lack of high performance in life. I disagree, respectfully, and in today’s episode I push back against the narrative, sharing an article I wrote on the topic. I believe it is a lack of motivation and desire, not education, that keeps us from attaining the best version of ourselves. You can read the full article here.
Brad Dunn is the Director of Men’s & Women’s Swimming at the University of Lynchburg, formerly Lynchburg College. After a nearly 50-year hiatus, Lynchburg is resurrecting Men’s and Women’s Swimming as a member of the ODAC in the fall of 2019. In our conversation, Brad and I discuss the challenges of starting a program from scratch, his transition from club to college coaching, training, professional development, and why he keeps an RC car in his office, among many other topics. You can follow Brad on Twitter and learn more about Lynchburg Swimming here.
