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The Shark Effect

Welcome to the Shark Effect. The mission of this podcast is to take High Achieving athletes from success in their respective sports to success in life.
I’m your host, Alex Molden. I’m an NFL veteran, now I am an author, leadership & personal development coach, and international speaker. In this podcast, you will learn strategies to get unstuck in life and find your influence. You will hear inspirational & value-packed stories from former & current elite-level athletes, successful entrepreneurs, and experts in the field of personal development. My mission is to help former elite-level athletes find their identity and utilize their influence to create a life of impact.

Copyright: © Alex Molden

Latest Episodes:

Jordan Jonas | A different Perspective on Adversity Jan 12, 2021

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My guest this week is Jordan Jonas, winner of season 6: Alone (History channel). Jordan grew up in the Idaho country, surrounded by the beautiful lakes of that vast state. Being surrounded by nature, he grew up spending his formative years in nature. As a young adult, he came of age as he spent a year riding freight trains across the US - spending countless days and nights navigating both rural and urban environments. Soon after he left for Russia where he would spend the better part of the next ten years living in Siberia in villages, with fur trappers, and ultimately with traditional nomadic reindeer herders. Amongst these people, Jordan would learn the art of survival - not as taught in classes, but as lived day in and day out by people whose existence depends on those skills. The skills acquired over his life were proven effective and reliable when Jordan won season 6 of History Channel's Alone show, spending 77 days in the Arctic while also successfully hunting a bull moose, a wolverine, dozens of rabbits, squirrels, grouse, and numerous fish.

Jordan learned to hunt, trap, fish, survive, and even thrive in good times and bad. He learned to deal with adversity and value his family and friends. He learned that experience is valuable, but that the development of character and love are the most important aspects of life. He values where he came from, both his Assyrian and Danish heritage and strives to be someone worthy of the incredible sacrifices those before him made to give him a good life. He hopes to do the same for his children. He is very blessed and thankful to have an opportunity to live life to its fullest.

What you will learn:

How to develop a mindset that can help you overcome adversity
How to cope with being 'Alone'
How to be proactive when facing trials
What gratitude can do for you during suffering
How to thrive in adverse environments
How to set your expectations at the right level (a pessimistic optimism)

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Sam Johnson | The art of pushing yourself past your limits Jan 05, 2021

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My guest this week is Sam Johnson. Sam is a high-performance trainer who believes in helping athletes become stronger, faster, and more explosive for their sport while building mental toughness for life. He has trained hundreds of professional athletes, college athletes as well as high school athletes in various sports.

He has created an assessment tool that simply shows individuals where they are lacking in strength & stability. He is the owner of Strength Farm which Maximizes everyone’s Athletic Performance taking a personalized approach to training, creating a fun atmosphere that cultivates positive health changes and life-long relationships for all.

What you will learn:

3 tips to start your new year off with a bang
cheat codes for meditation
key foundational movement patterns for optimum health
the uncomfortable truth about high school athletes
what is strong?
the importance of setting small goals first

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Louis Taylor | Without struggle there is no progress Jan 01, 2021

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My guest this week is Louis Taylor. LT has been a financial advisor for over 20-years and he has a very unique way of talking about money. Have a listen and take notes on how LT makes the complex seem simple when it comes to finances. You can also pick up some success principles that you can take just about anywhere.

Advisor to more than 175 leading business owners and executives including PGE, Adidas, Columbia, Sequential Brands Group, Inc., Nike, Expedia, RPM Mortgage, United Health care
Author of The 7 Key Pillars of a Wealth-Building Strategy
Avid golfer and Denver Broncos fan
Husband as well as Father to two wonderful girls
A supporter of Friends of the Children
Suspect dominoe and spades player

What you will learn:

How being naive can be a benefit
Prepping for success AND failure
Staying committed to the process
How to avoid the trap of early success
Understanding the power of saving
The key to having a side hustle
7-key pillars of wealth-building strategy

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Katie Weeks | The Power of Preparation Dec 22, 2020

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My guest this week is Katie Weeks, a mother and marketer who share her journey of personal and professional growth and the importance of being prepared.

What you will learn:

Principles of being a corporate badass
How to be fearless
How to use honest feedback
Leadership tips

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How to manufacture confidence Dec 15, 2020

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In this episode I breakdown how to manufacture confidence. It's not that difficult, you just have to take a couple of steps. I breakdown these steps in this episode, have a listen.

What you will learn:

Get educated on things that you want to have confidence in.
Master one thing at a time.
Emulate others who have succeeded in their field.
Put yourself in a closed environment.
Once you're efficient in the closed environment...take it to an open environment.
Practice, practice, practice!

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Tommy Breedlove | Living a Legendary Life Dec 01, 2020

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Tommy Breedlove is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author of the book, Legendary, and business, relationship, and mindset coach who is a regular featured keynote speaker at global events.

Tommy started his 20-year corporate career at one of the largest financial consulting firms in the world, and eventually became a shareholder, the International Practice Leader, and a member of the board of directors for one of the largest public accounting and financial firms in the southeast U.S.

At the top of his career, Tommy experienced a transformational moment inspiring him to walk away from the corporate world to change his life and follow his true calling.

Tommy now serves clients and audiences everywhere by empowering them to build and live Legendary Lives. He guides people to discover a life of significance while building a lasting legacy. The simple tools he shares shows them how to work in their zone of brilliance, obtain financial freedom, and live with meaning and balance. The goal is to help everybody to become the person they've always wanted to be.

When Tommy isn't speaking or serving his clients, he enjoys traveling the world, hiking, and spending quality time with his wife and two dogs.

What you will learn:

How to master time
Regaining love and self respect
How to find your purpose
Leadership: You gotta walk the walk
Learn how to build a world class network
Meditation and it's benefits
Living a legendary life

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Patrick Curran | Leveraging your brand (athlete edition) Nov 24, 2020

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Pat Curran is a former college football player and coach who co-founded Curran Media Co. with his brother Tim where they work with athletes on their marketing and branding. From social media strategy to brand partnerships and helping launch businesses, they've helped people earn millions. In this episode we talk about what YOU can start doing today to grow your business and how it doesn't matter if you are a retired athlete, just starting out in high school, or not an athlete at all.

What you will learn:

How to leverage what you know
Finding opportunities and how to start building for it
Advice for college athletes on how to make raving fans
How to take those fans to a deeper level of you
Questions to ask to understand your market
Content for social media

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Want a jetpack to success in anything? Nov 17, 2020

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In this episode I link the highly popular "The Queens Gambit" with a coach that I had to deal with during my time with the Detroit Lions. Feedback is the absolute fastest way to get to a position of success, but exactly who do you take the feedback from? A colleague, family member, boss, mentor or coach? Who ever you take the feedback from, make sure you have a relationship connection with them.

What you will learn:

Connection is the key to the positive impact of feedback
How to connect with co-workers
How to give feedback for relationships that are put on you as opposed to relationships that you choose
How to receive feedback
1st thing to do when in a new environment

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Keith Mitchell | Paralyzed to awakened: NFL All-Pro turned Superstar Yogi Nov 10, 2020

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Keith Mitchell is a former All-Pro NFL football player turned internationally renowned Celebrity Yogi. As a Motivational Mindfulness Coach, Holistic Health & Fitness Advocate, Community Activist and Humanitarian, he is committed to providing purposeful holistic tools that help others achieve optimal health, peace and aliveness to the fullest degree.

After a life-changing football injury left Keith partially paralyzed, he utilized yoga and meditation to fully recover. He now shares his inspirational transformation with others as a highly sought after spiritual lifestyle and wellness coach, a motivational speaker and through various charity endeavors.

Although Keith’s football accident forced him into an early retirement, it led him to his true life’s calling — inspiring others to move beyond survivor and victim consciousness to full empowerment. Keith is a leader and exemplary teacher for people dealing with emotional and physical suffering.

What you will learn:

How to be empowered even while being scrutinized
How to have a great relationship with yourself first
Creating chaos to excel
Learning how to embrace conflict
A "how to" guide for mediation
Creating emotional maturity for yourself
How being partially paralyzed caused an awakening in Keith
What world are you creating for yourself

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Curtis Conway | A student becoming the teacher Nov 04, 2020

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My guest this week on the Shark Effect is Curtis Conway. Curtis was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1993 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California. He also played for the San Diego Chargers (where we were teammates), New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers. Listen to us discuss how he survived the streets of South Central LA during the height of gang culture, gangster rap and the crack epidemic to become a street legend and future NFL star! We also discuss life after football and how his "team first mentality" has helped him and his family win in life.

What you will learn:

-How relationships can get you in and out of trouble

-How character can get a pass when in a tough environment

-How to give yourself a psychological edge

-Pure talent + expectations don't mix if you're not willing to be coached

-How thinking can sometimes slow you down

-If you want to have success you have to stay a student

-Understanding roles can help you "play" faster

-Keeping your eye on the bigger picture is the key for success

-Having a family foundational principle and following leads to longevity and happiness

-How not listening to the outside noise can assist you in your journey

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