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102 You Can't Bulldoze Your Way to Performance Feb 12, 2020

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Your athletic journey should be one of longterm development and integration into life. Ultimately, a healthy journey will expand your life view, improve your health and energy, and create a sustained sense of ownership and success.

Matt continues the athletic journey discussion with Part 2 and two additional real-life case studies that will, no doubt, resonate globally with most athletes. If you haven't listened to Part 1, you can do so here.

Athlete one is inspired to do an IRONMAN, but doubts her abilities and the feasible time it may take to properly train and race. She has ambition, but it is caged by intimidation. What will it take to get her to the start line race-ready and confident?

Athlete number two also has big goals, but is stuck in a cycle of injury, confusion, and inconsistency. He's either "all in or all out" and this mindset has led to frustration and diminished results.

Matt walks through the vastly different development and training recipes that were implemented for each, along with "the whys" behind the prescription as well as, "the hows." What were the results? You find out.

The biggest takeaway message for all? You can't bulldoze your way to performance. It requires much more patience if you seek a performance-driven life across all aspects.

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101 Victory vs. Personal Performance and Improvement Feb 05, 2020

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Did you know that winning can be a highly frustrating experience for a champion? Hard to believe, right? How is that even possible?

Today, Matt parks this episode right at the intersection of measuring internal standards of performance against outcomes, such as results.

Should we always seek victory? Or, is it better to chase personal performance and improvement?

It's a deep dive highlighted with real-life stories of Purple Patch pros and age groupers from all levels. Perhaps you can relate.

Also included in this episode:

The Dixon-ary Word of the Week: Tissue Health. When and why should we use foam rollers? What are the best practices around these torture devices for true recovery?

Question of the Week: When my mind is wandering in a workout or thinking about work, how do I shift my mindset to focus on the task?

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Purple Patch Palentines Day Promotion - Register for Squad or 1:1 Coaching in February and receive a free Purple Patch visor. Details HERE

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Our 100th Episode! Jan 29, 2020

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Matt celebrates YOU, the loyal Purple Patch podcast listener. He also reflects and reviews some of the key takeaways from the first 100 shows, along with the history and philosophies that have shaped Purple Patch Fitness.

Act 1 The "Why" - Matt Dixon's Story and his Performance History

Act 2 The "How" - Defining the Pillars of Performance and their Vital Role in the Mission

Act 3 The "Who" - Traits and Characteristics of High Performers

Act 4 The "What" - Daily Habits for Energy and Peak Performance Across Sport and Life

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99 Going from Good to Great- Athlete Development and Evolution Jan 22, 2020

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Matt discusses the long-term evolution of athletes with two real-life case studies of everyday people and athletes who reimagined and reinvented their approach to performance. The goal with each of these athletes? To raise their performance over the adversity of aspects such as age, injury, and a fixed mindset.

Your performance evolution is a journey and it is one that takes patience and time. It also takes courage - the courage to evolve an approach that may no longer serve you.

Do you have the courage to view your training through a different lens? These athletes did, and they are thriving as a result.

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98 Four Words for Peak Performance in 2020 Jan 15, 2020

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This foundational episode of the new year introduces your path-to-performance optimization for 2020 and it's all anchored around four magic words. Yes. four critical words.

These words set the tone for the year ahead and frame a successful performance journey which can be summed up with the following Purple Patch Coaching philosophy:

When a person has a smart and repeatable endurance training program that includes integrated strength and conditioning with a backbone of proper habits in nutrition and hydration, all supported with appropriate recovery, you're going to accelerate - every time.

What is your roadmap to achieve your goals? What characteristics do you need to thrive? Surprisingly, there are no quick fixes and magic potions. There are, however, four words. Four meaty words...and they are the meat and potatoes of this week's episode.

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97 Tom Andrews - Leadership, Vision, and Navigating Big Moments of Change in Business and Athletics Jan 08, 2020

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Tom Andrews is founder of TJA Leadership - a leadership strategy firm that works with some of the largest corporations and executives in big moments of change.

His vast and varied list of clients includes Starbucks, SoulCycle, American Express, Kohls, and many more.

In this dynamic interview, Matt and Tom discuss the undeniable parallels and intersections between performance in athletics and that in the business world as it pertains to Excellence, Leadership, Vision, Teamwork and Navigating Change.

Why is it critically important to have a mission and vision for an organization and team?
What makes a great team?
What characteristics make a great coach or leader?
What is the definition of leadership?
How does a company and/or team navigate change and transition?

This one may be for the business-minded, but because of the undeniable correlation between sports performance and business leadership, anyone who seeks improvement in a coaching or team dynamic will certainly benefit.

TJA Leadership Resources:

TJA Leadership website

TJA Leaderhip Instagram

Purple Patch Resources:

Register for the Purple Patch January 9th webinar with Matt Dixon, "Critical Steps for Thriving as a Time-Starved Athlete in 2020"

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96 Matt Dixon's Holiday Gift Guide Dec 18, 2019

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Matt Dixon is back with his 2020 Holiday Gift Guide centered around his four pillars of performance.

These ideas aren't quick fixes or magic shortcuts to performance success. They are simple, actionable, and authentic ideas for your performance-driven loved one.

We hope this list provides inspiration, ideas and even, perhaps even a little positive habit change for the New Year.

Happy Holidays!

Pillar: Nutrition and Hydration Precision Hydration - A sweat test and consultation from this expert team.

Pillar: Strength and Conditioning The book, "Building Resistance to Stress and Aging: The Toughness Model" by Richard Dienstbier

Pillar: Recovery Your favorite Meditation App - Headspace, Calm, 10% Happier, and others!

Pillar: Endurance TrainingEney Buoy

Coaching - Give the gift of coaching. "I have yet to meet someone in business or sport who is optimizing their performance without some element of coaching."

Bonus: Education and LearningThe Book, "Range" by David Epstein

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BONUS PROMOS FROM THE EPISODE:

#PurplePatchHabits: Use this hashtag and share with us one positive habit change you intend to make in 2020

"Help, Matt, Help" Holiday Promo: Between now and December 31st, 2019, register for the Purple Patch Squad, email to plansupport@purplepatchfitness.com with the "Help, Matt, Help" subject line, and Matt will review your race goals and provide personal insight and recommendations on your upcoming season!

January 9th Webinar on "Your Critical Steps for Thriving as a Time-Starved Athlete in 2020": During this webinar, Matt will discuss how to improve your performance results while also thriving in work, health, and life. Register HERE in advance.

95 Youth Development in Sport - Performance Anxiety, Specialization, and the Journey Dec 04, 2019

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In this episode, which is a sequel to our original Episode 47 on "Childhood Development in Sport," Matt explores three critical components of development in kids in sport:

Performance anxiety
Sport specialization
The journey through the teenage years, especially around puberty

The biggest improvements and performance gains are always going to emerge from overcoming and navigating adversity and challenge.

It's all a part of the childhood journey and, as parents and coaches, it's our role to not only set up kids for their best performances, but also develop their longterm love of being active, and provide them opportunity to utilize the lessons that sport provides and apply them to all other areas of their life.

94 Purple Patch Best Of - Highlights of Elite Behavior, Effective Communication, Proper Feedback and Identifying Talent Nov 27, 2019

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In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, we're taking the week off and featuring a few "Best of" segments from recent episodes. The common themes throughout?

Elite behavior, effective communication, proper feedback and identifying talent. The heart of this episode is built upon personal growth and development, so as you listen back to some of these segments, do so with the lens that employing some of these key principles (as both leader and athlete) will establish trust and enable a real coaching relationship to flourish.

This look-back is also a must-listen for the coaches (and the business leaders!)

This is not only the time for you to assist athletes in season planning and helping them set up the approach for the season, but it is also a time for deep reflection and a postmortem on your own approach. It is only with an ongoing search for growth, improvements, and evolution that you can continue to improve. If your plan is to simply repeat your approach for this year — you are regressing, not growing — no matter what your prior success is.We say evolve or die — and it isn't just for athletes. If you think you have it all figured out, then it is time to retire or go and do something else. Instead, reflect, review, ask for the gift of honest feedback, ask questions, seek advice.

It isn't weakness — it is strength.Evolve or die.

93 Sarah Gott and Sandy Holbrook James Nov 20, 2019

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Two Purple Patch athletes, Sandy Holbrook James and Sarah Gott, share their journeys of integrating multisport into their time-starved lives and how they both transformed from recreational athletes to Kona Qualifiers!

They get intimate and vulnerable speaking about how they balance their training schedules with respective careers, spouses, children's activities, and family obligations.

In the course of working with a 1:1 Purple Patch coach, both have gotten faster, stronger, happier and, ultimately, more relaxed. They literally enjoy the sport more, which, in a seemingly unconventional way, led to a Kona qualification for both this year! This message is empowering for all, but especially for women who struggle with "fitting it all in."

Through camps, coaching, and consistency, both Sandy and Sarah have both overcome preconceived notions that they even had of themselves and have used that motivation to succeed in triathlon far beyond what they could've imagined even just a few years ago.

Their words of advice will, no doubt, ring true for time-starved and family-oriented athletes everywhere, but especially women nearing that arbitrary "middle-age" mark who may assume their best days are behind. Not so...Not so at all.

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