The Mind Games Podcast with Hailey and Ronnie Lott

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Latest Episodes:

Stacey Tisdale on the Money Mindset Sep 03, 2019

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Stacey Tisdale, a more than 20-year veteran TV broadcast financial journalist, and financial behavior expert, is one of the first women, and the first African-American to report from the New York Stock Exchange, in her role as a reporter/anchor for Dow Jones’ Emmy Award-winning, Wall Street Journal Television. She then went on to become one of the first on-air reporters for CBS MarketWatch and business/personal finance correspondent for CBS News, The Early Show, CBS Evening News, and CBS Radio.

“We really identify with our thoughts, and we personify our thoughts. And people have to realize there’s a whole world that’s much deeper than that.” -Stacey Tisdale

In this interview we'll cover:
Seeing our thoughts as energy.
Understanding that many of the stories our brains create are not true.
The importance of understanding how our minds work.
How instinct and intuition are much higher forms than our intellect.
How we act on the lenses through which we see ourselves.
How to journey toward mental freedom with money.
Why in the gig economy, women get paid late 30% more than men.
Getting to the bottom of financial pain.

6 Lessons from Yoga for Trauma Recovery with Hailey Lott Aug 27, 2019

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In this solo show, Hailey discusses 6 Key Lessons from her recent Yoga for Trauma Recovery Retreat. And don't forget to take advantage of The Emotional Emergency Toolkit which walks you step-by-step on how to finally support yourself in emotional emergencies.

Key Highlights:

“My trauma is true to me, and all of our trauma is relative.”

“When we practice these things we get stronger at it.”

Talking points:

What makes you feel centered and grounded?
You are worthy of a full, abundant life.
Think about what small steps you can take toward forgiveness.
LESSON #1: There are different types of trauma: Big-T Trauma, little-t trauma, cumulative trauma
LESSON #2: The resiliency zone (where your resources are at the highest rate)
LESSON #3: Tracking (is this pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral?)
LESSON #4: Breath (it's key in keeping us regulated and in the zone)
LESSON #5: Prevention (what we can do to keep ourselves accountable)
LESSON #6: Forgiveness (it’s more about ourselves than anyone else)

Michael Lewis on When to Jump Aug 20, 2019

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When Mike Lewis was twenty-four and working in a prestigious corporate job, he eagerly wanted to leave and pursue his dream of becoming a professional squash player. But he had questions: When is the right time to move from work that is comfortable to a career you have only dared to dream of? How have other people made such a jump? What did they feel when making that jump—and afterward? Mike sought guidance from others who had “jumped,” and the responses he got—from a banker who started a brewery, a publicist who became a Bishop, a garbage collector who became a furniture designer, and on and on—were so clear-eyed and inspiring that Mike wanted to share what he had learned with others who might be helped by those stories. First, though, he started playing squash professionally.

“(Mental health) is of the utmost importance before all else.” -Michael Lewis

In this interview we'll cover:

What we need to do to nourish the soul.
The importance of understanding what you’re really made of.
Getting to the root of who you are.
The key to knowing what feeds your soul, and going about doing that.
Everyone defines happiness and contentment differently.
What do you get out of bed for in the morning?
The joy of taking calculated risks.
The story you want to tell, for yourself.
Letting yourself be lucky before you take the jump, and jumping anyway.
Pushing through an aversion to risk.

Aggression with Hailey and Ronnie Lott Aug 13, 2019

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In this episode, Hailey and Ronnie tackle the important topic of aggression and how it manifests in our culture, on the field, and within gender dynamics. Listen in as they get personal on this issue, revealing relatable experiences, personal revelations, and solvable frustrations.

Key Highlights:

“For some people, even though it’s (just) aggression, we don’t know how big it can be.” - Ronnie

“A lot of times, in aggression, it can be so overwhelming that we don’t understand what emotions are going to come out.” - Ronnie

“Meeting aggression with defensiveness, meeting aggression with more aggression, meeting aggression with any type of pushback, to me, only ignites the flame.” - Hailey

“A lot of the times it’s the things we don’t understand that become the things that trip us up.” -Ronnie

Talking points:

The dynamic of aggression between the genders
How we allow aggression to overtake decisions, even though we know those decisions are potentially toxic
How to handle the aggression of others when confronted with it.
Why people’s aggressive behavior is about them, and not you.
How the repression of emotions (in men, particularly) can lead to greater and more uncontrollable displays of aggression, and why true vulnerability is key.
Why athletes especially need to draw healthy barriers between aggression on the field and in their lives.
Why if your aggression is too much, it’s good to seek medical help.
The importance of therapy, and how essential it is for men to open themselves to the benefits of psychological treatment without feeling shame or embarrassment.
The importance of finding productive ways to release tension.
How curiosity can be a potent gateway to transformation.
How vital it is to remember we are all human.

Kristi Yamaguchi on the Olympic Dream Aug 06, 2019

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Kristi Yamaguchi captured the gold medal in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France in figure skating. She is also a world champion and two-time U.S. National Champion. Kristi is a member of the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the US Olympic Hall of Fame. Following a long and successful career in professional figure skating, Kristi took to the dance floor to win top honors with partner Mark Ballas on the popular TV show “Dancing With The Stars.” In 1996, she founded the Always Dream Foundation whose mission is to inspire underserved children to reach for their dreams through innovative reading programs and by advancing the cause of early childhood literacy. Kristi has added New York Times Best-Selling author to her list of achievements with three children’s picture book, “Dream"

The pressure of an Olympic Dream and how she has transitioned to life now as a business woman and a mom
What to do with doubt and how to reset yourself to win
The benefits of always being a student instead of a Master
How to remember your why in your darkest moments to bring yourself back to light
How she created her own lane in her sport in order to reignite her passion - she made it her own
Kristi on looking for the glimmer in your life!

Boundaries with Hailey and Ronnie Lott Jul 30, 2019

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“You are actually disrespecting yourself when you break your own boundary AND you have just given yourself the opportunity to create a new boundary that serves you better” - Hailey

The book Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & John Tonswend
Boundaries are often broken lets learn how to manage, deal with, and grow from our own broken boundaries that we experience
Managing our own minds in the face of adversity
It’s up to us
How to course correct and move forward without being stuck in the emotion
“If we course correct when adversity comes up and decide I am just going to get to the destination we could get to the destination a lot faster” - Ronnie
“It’s not about your emotion, it’s about your destination” - Ronnie
Learn to deal with other people’s boundaries
My Dad and I disagree on how to process emotions. What do you think?
Learn to manufacture the feelings you want to experience in your life in order to feel good
Take note of your difficult emotions and what they are trying to communicate with you

Goal - Create one new boundary this month

Boundaries with Hailey and Ronnie Lott Jul 30, 2019

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“You are actually disrespecting yourself when you break your own boundary AND you have just given yourself the opportunity to create a new boundary that serves you better” - Hailey

The book Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & John Tonswend
Boundaries are often broken lets learn how to manage, deal with, and grow from our own broken boundaries that we experience
Managing our own minds in the face of adversity
It’s up to us
How to course correct and move forward without being stuck in the emotion
“If we course correct when adversity comes up and decide I am just going to get to the destination we could get to the destination a lot faster” - Ronnie
“It’s not about your emotion, it’s about your destination” - Ronnie
Learn to deal with other people’s boundaries
My Dad and I disagree on how to process emotions. What do you think?
Learn to manufacture the feelings you want to experience in your life in order to feel good
Take note of your difficult emotions and what they are trying to communicate with you

Goal - Create one new boundary this month

Kerri Walsh on Transforming From Within Jul 23, 2019

Show notes

Learn to establish a self care practice
Use major pain and loss as a catalyst for growth
Allow yourself to feel emotions but not allowing yourself to live in them
“Not only when it’s easy”
“We always have two choices - either choose to believe in yourself or choose to live in fear and NOT be on your own team”- Kerri

“If I want to kick as much ass I do, on and off the court, then my alignment to my source, to my god, to myself is everything - Kerri Walsh

Staying balanced - move towards your goal in small steps
Surrounding yourself with accountability and a community who holds you high
The simple explanation of Law of Attraction
Learning to be happy from within to attract what you want in your life
Hafiz on the importance of Love
“ Create moments in your day for solitude because your going to hear yourself, or god, or your source in the silence and you’ll be able to hear what you need.”- Kerri

Processing Difficult Emotions Jul 16, 2019

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Check out https://www.haileylott.com/emotional-emergency-toolkit To find out more information about The Emotional Emegerncy Toolkit
“We can’t force anyone to see their potential” - Hailey
What would it feel like from someone else’s perspective ...
How to Write and Burn

Interview with Noell Clark Jul 09, 2019

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Learn the practice of letting go of whatever does not serve you
Creating a practice and a toolbox to support you in feeling good.
Can you become the witness ?

“Right now - if your having a thought - is it about the present or the past? Notice where you are because most times we are not right here.”

For beginners I think of it as teaching them how to be a witness rather than a participant to what’s going on in their mind’s
“Feel your Feet” - Ground yourself through sensory perception
The dominant message in our world is be more, get more, do more and this is a huge challenge teaching yoga and mindfulness in the silicon valley because it can often feel like there is no end - Noell
There is a huge fear that is keeping us “sick”
We are all living in a certain state of fight or flight and practices like movement and meditation and breathwork that can slow down the nervous system but how do you create the space to actually do these practices
How do you diffuse the physical piece of meditation
First my body feels the fear and then my mind reacts - so how do you diffuse what’s happening in your system
If you can learn to love those around you, than that is amazing modeling behaviour on how to learn to love yourself
The process of Inventory through journaling to reveal the root of suffering