The Shark Effect

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4 Things I learned from Coach Mike Ditka Aug 18, 2020

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In this week's episode of the Shark Effect I discuss my tumultuous journey with Coach Mike Ditka. Over the years I've learned how to use every aspect of my life as teachable moments that myself and others can benefit from. My time with Ditka taught me a lot about myself, how to develop the culture that you want and how to be leader.

What you will learn:

Open door policies don't work and is not the way you create a strong work culture
How respecting authority despite your emotions can elevate you and cause less tension in your life
How important it is for leaders to align their words with their actions
How being inconsistent can devalue you as a leader
How your character can do the exact opposite of what you intended your culture to be

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Lakecia Gunter | The commitment to excellence: How to create your seat at the table Aug 11, 2020

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Lakecia, is a visionary senior engineering executive with 15+ years of leadership and management experience with a strong track record of leading high-performing teams to deliver results. She is a successful transformation leader with depth in technology development, leadership development, business strategy, who thrives at the intersection of leading-edge technology and new business development.

She's a inspirational leader and nationally-recognized, award-winning engineer and speaker with excellent communications, networking, and coaching skills who strengthens the culture of organizations and develops current and aspiring engineers and business professionals.

She is also the host of the highly regarded R.O.A.R. podcast.

In this episode Lakecia opens up about her infrastructure of success when leading others.

What you will learn:

How to be curious when finding your passion
How to use your relationships to shape who you are
How to use experiences to benefit you and your career
Asking questions is the key to success
How having your own "board of directors" can help you succeed both professionally and personally
What steps you need to take to navigate the corporate world
How you can structure your life to get the most success possible
How using your relationship capitol can accelerate your success

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Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | How to perform at your best when your best is needed Aug 04, 2020

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One of the most decorated athletes of all-time at the University of Oregon opens up about the steps that it takes to be the best when your best is needed, how to prepare for success, over-coming injury and adversity, how to develop confidence, creating relationships that can help you out of tough situations and how to be the best version of yourself.

Ifo tells his story of how he got started in playing football, his mother and father's journey of coming from Nigeria and making a home for their family in the USA, playing a huge role in the most winningest era of Oregon football history.

Ifo is now a highly regarded athletic development coach in Portland, Or and is a defensive-back coach for one of the best 7-on-7 teams in the entire country (E-force).

What you will learn:

A system to set standards and goals
How gaining knowledge can build confidence
How to use relationships to help you mentally recover from adversity & trauma
How to hold yourself to a higher standard
What steps you need to take to execute your plan
What you can structure your life to get the most success possible

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4-Steps to effectively communicate in stressful environments Jul 28, 2020

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In this week's episode I Cover the 4 ways to communicate, but more importantly I take a deep dive into 4 steps to effectively communicate in stressful environments.

What you will learn:

Stay consistent
Know your audience
Understand all facets of the situation
Don't be scared to call a "timeout"

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Dr. Bethany Tennant | Naturopathic insights for high performers Jul 21, 2020

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Dr. Bethany Tennant is a licensed Naturopathic Physician. She graduated with a with honors in research from the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Following graduation she went on to complete a post-doctoral research fellowship in the area of Parkinson's disease and nutrition. She is also a Certified Nutrition Specialist and sports massage therapist (trained in New York). Natural sports medicine is her specialty and she deals with matters of prevention, performance, recovery, pain management, and injury rehabilitation. She has had the privilege of working with elementary, high-school, college, and professional level athletes (USATF, D-League, FIBA, NBA, NFL).

What you will learn:

How sleep can impact your mood & health
How naturopathic medicine is different from typical western medicine
The impact of water consumption and how much you should be drinking
Tips for athletes ages (13-22) that can elevate your game

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Max Artsis | Mindset coaching for high performers Jul 15, 2020

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My guest this week is Max Artsis. Max has been training athletes for over a decade. He specializes in not only getting his athletes physically ready for their upcoming season or event but also mentally ready. He has had the privilege of working with prospects getting ready for the Olympics and NFL combine as well as NBA, MLB & NCAA athletes.

Max shares his thoughts and principles of how to coach high performing athletes as well as high performing people.

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Clayton Hires | Committing to the preparation process Jul 07, 2020

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In this week's episode my good friend Clayton Hires (MMA stand-up coach to Chael Sonnen, Uriah Hall, to name a few) opens up about being a team player and vital member of his fighters camps & "staying in his lane" when it comes to coaching his athletes. He also dives into the mental aspect of the fight game and how most fights are won or lost before the sound of the first bell!

Sit back and have a listen to Clayton's journey (and infectious laugh) to finding his passion and taking that passion all over the world!

6:05 How mastering the fundamentals can give you success

8:00 How sizing up your opponent can be your biggest mistake

13:00 3 meals a day in the Army

15:58 Mental games in the fight game

22:39 A debunked myth about MMA fighters

26:18 Having confidence and work ethic in the fight game

32:30 Committed to preparation

33:18 THE BLITZ PERIOD

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Edward Leblanc | How to Develop Standards for Success Jun 30, 2020

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Edward is the owner of CourtSessions whose purpose is to teach the game of basketball to organizations, teams and players.

Ed works with players and coaching staffs at every level, which range from the middle school through the NBA while also serving teams and programs Internationally (15 different countries). He also is a Core Director w/Point Guard College (PGC).

What you will learn in this episode:

-Answering the million dollar question (What's leadership)

-How to develop standards

-Validation is the belief in yourself

-How to teach someone who naturally has a divisive personality

-What questions to ask to get the most out of yourself or the people you lead

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edward@courtsessions.com

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4 steps to developing unshakable confidence Jun 24, 2020

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In this episode I discuss some keys that can help you have unshakeable confidence...in any environment.

Here are some of the steps:

Find someone to model.
Practice in a controlled environment.
Find people who will challenge you.
Focus on one thing you can get better at each day.

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Dr. William Moreland | Finding your Genius Potential Jun 16, 2020

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Finding your purpose in life is something that many people struggle with. No matter how old you are, I think finding your genius can give you the most joy and fulfillment as possible.

Dr. Will was born and raised in Compton, Ca. During his upbringing gangs and drugs where a way of life, but somehow he was able to find his own genius potential but it took a couple of "disrupters" in his life for him to do so.

Dr. Will has written over 50 books that cover self-improvement, diversity in the workplace and leadership.

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