OYS 057: What You Can Do to Build a Healthy Mindset with High Performance Coach, Rachel Lilley!

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Do you have a healthy mindset? Let’s be real, if your mindset was projected into physical form right now, would you have a rockin SIX pack or would it look more like the Pillsbury Doughboy? Be honest!

Too often we can get so focused on our physical health that we forget to put in the work necessary to maintain a healthy mindset. What will it take to put your mindset through the paces and get the results you need to perform at the top of your game?

My guest today is high-performance coach, Rachel Lilley!

As a 3x Gold Medal athlete and high-performance coach, Rachel knows first hand all the tricks your mind can play on you. She also knows how to get past them.

In 2017, Rachel won three Gold medals playing field hockey at the World Masters Games, in the New Zealand 35s team and then they won the New Zealand 35s Masters competition.

Rachel has been playing sports her whole life, from backyard cricket to competitive swimming, she is naturally competitive.

Bringing all her hard-fought lessons from training as an athlete, Rachel is now focused on helping high performing men and women like you, Kaizenites! Discover what lessons you can learn from Rachel’s training on mental toughness and how that leads to a healthy mindset on this episode!

Here are a few takeaways from today’s podcast episode with RACHEL LILLEY:

• How a fixed mindset can hold you back.
• Don’t cap your growth, there is always room for improvement!
• Shifting from an “Ow brain” to a “Wow brain.”
• Practical ways to get unstuck.

What are you waiting for? Jump in and find that one nugget of Rachel’s insights that will help you flip the switch and take your mindset to the next level!

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Outline of This Episode

• [3:00] I welcome my guest, Rachel Lilley to the podcast.
• [6:30] Rachel talks about the drawbacks of a fixed mindset.
• [10:30] There is always room for improvement and growth, coaches can help you see this!
• [13:00] The ow brain vs. the wow brain.
• [16:15] An example of two hikers who trained to climb a mountain.
• [19:00] Adopting a professional vs. an amateur mindset.
• [22:30] What does it take to cut through all the noise to find the real you?
• [24:30] How you can use the “Noticing and Naming” exercise.
• [28:00] Practical ways to get “Unstuck” in life and business.
• [33:30] Make sure you set yourself up for success!
• [37:20] Happiness is not the destination.
• [39:00] Rachel enters Cary’s Corner – rapid-fire questions.
• [42:30] Who should connect with Rachel?
• [43:30] Rachel’s FREE gift to Kaizenites.

The ow brain vs. the wow brain.

Real talk? Most of the time the person holding us back from success isn’t that jerk of a boss or that overachieving co-worker, it’s that person we see staring back at us in the mirror.

I want to move us away from self-sabotage and an unhealthy mindset and embrace a better way to live!

One of the best concepts that can help with adopting a healthy mindset that I’ve come across lately is from entrepreneur and coach, Todd Herman called the “ow brain vs. the wow brain.”

Instead of looking at your challenges as daunting and insurmountable (ow brain), look at what you’ve accomplished. Take stock of how far you’ve come and use your achievements as fuel for the next leg of your journey (wow brain.) Adopting a healthy mindset starts with making this shift from ow to wow.

Let’s be that climber who trains day and night to conquer a mountain confidant in our abilities because we’ve taken stock of what we’ve accomplished so far.

You CAN do this, you HAVE what it takes to succeed! Dig deep, Kaizenites – the journey has just begun!

Cut through the noise and find the REAL YOU!

What is the story you tell yourself? Come on, we all do it. We have positive and negative stories that we allow to dominate our lives, some of those stories come from within and some come from the world around us.

How do you cut through all the noise to let the REAL you shine through?

It all starts with recognizing the stories you tell yourself. Don’t just brush off those negative thoughts that pop up, lean into them!

Vocalize those thoughts and consider where they are coming from and why they hold power in your mind. You’ll never defeat something that you constantly push away and ignore!

Join me, Kaizenites! Let’s commit to noticing and naming those storylines that pop up in our mind and reclaim a healthy mindset. We can do this, we don’t have to struggle through life with limiting thoughts and self-sabotage! Own your self!

Don’t chase happiness!

What is your end goal? Are you chasing a fleeting image of happiness? Stop! Trust me, I’ve been down that path and it won’t fulfill you!

As much as our society likes to sell us the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the truth is happiness is elusive. Part of adopting and cultivating a healthy mindset is realizing that happiness isn’t the destination.

You have the ability to be happy right now, in your current state. Happiness isn’t going to suddenly arrive one day when the clouds part and beams of sunshine come down.

Choose happiness today! If you take the time to be present with yourself and those around you, you’ll see the value in staying flexible and adaptable to life as it comes.

Don’t buy the lie that you are powerless, you aren’t! Make the most of your precious time and choose happiness, choose a healthy mindset.

Additional Resources And Links

• Todd Herman
• Tim Ferriss
• Tom Bilyeu
• Jocko Willink

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Connect with RACHEL LILLEY

• Check out Rachel’s website
• Rachel’s FREE GIFT – The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Mentally Strong Athlete

Connect With Me

• www.CaryHokama.com
• On Facebook
• On Twitter: @CaryHokama
• On Instagram: @CaryDoes
• On LinkedIn

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