LODGING LEADERS
126 | Achieving Extreme Focus with Mental Performance Coach Dave Austin
LODGING LEADERS
Dave Austin is Founder of Extreme Focus and Co-Author of the international best-selling book, “Be A Beast: Unleash Your Animal Instincts for Performance Driven Results.”
Dave brings out the best in his clients, many of which are the elite and professional athletes you watch on TV everyday. He is a highly sought after “mental performance coach” who has worked, not only at the professional sports level, but also at every other level along the way.
The principles he teaches not only work on the field, they work in the boardroom, as his work translates exceptionally well for companies, entrepreneurs, and sales teams.
In This Episode, Dave Reveals:
- His views on mental performance, mindset, setting intentions and being authentic
- An amazing hotel experience he had where every touchpoint he encountered made a lasting impression.
- That hotels are about connection – and if you can connect with people at the heart-level, they’ll remember you forever.
- The main reason some people make it to the top and others don’t, even when given the same opportunities.
- What his international best-seller, Be A Beast: Unleash Your Animal Instincts for Performance Driven Results, is about and who it’s for.
- A game-changing exercise you can use immediately to improve your mental performance and experience extreme focus.
Resources & Links
Dave Austin
- daa@extremefocus.com
Extreme Focus
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