Top Of Your Game with Dr. Floyd: Recent Episodes
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"Why be average when you can become phenomenal?" The Top of Your Game Podcast with Dr. Floyd is designed to help you unlock your greatness and be your best personally and professionally. Each episode draws from Dr. Floyd’s experience as a high-performance expert and keynote speaker on mental toughness and optimal human performance. Through interviews and discussions on high performance, the show provides cutting-edge information and success stories that will motivate, unlock your greatness and help you reach new levels of potential.
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No one likes to feel pain unless they're a sadist! Pain is a physical sensation that signals to us that something is wrong. It is a mechanism that exists to protect us. Whenever you feel pain, your "fight" or "flight" instinct kicks in, as the brain lets you know that something is wrong and that you need to stop doing what you are doing. This weeks podcast talks about how to push through pain as a way to grow and achieve your goals in life, career, or business.
We all want to be a success! Most of us would love to be more successful on the job, in business, in our relationship, in our finances, and even lose that stubborn ten pounds that we haven’t been able to shake for the past year or so. Today's podcast provides insight into how to succeed at anything.
Prioritizing work and personal life can be challenging in today's busy and ever-changing world. With work demands, 24-hour accessibility due to technology, and longer working hours, many of us struggle to find a balance between a career and a rich, satisfying life. Todays episode, discusses the difference between work-life harmony and work-life balance, and why you should stick with work-life harmony instead.
Nothing substantial has ever happened within a person's comfort zone. You will always encounter challenges, whether moving up the corporate ladder, sculpting your body, being a great athlete, achieving optimal health, or starting and growing a business. The difference maker between those who will succeed and those who will not as they both confront their hurdles is mental toughness. Hence, the benefits of mental toughness in health, life, and business are game-changing for those who develop and nurture this trait.
Impossible is Nothing, is a slogan used by Adidas in its rebranding campaign in 2004. The slogan was taken from a quote by Muhammad Ali. It is a call to strive to go further, break new ground, and surpass your limits because the possibilities are endless.
Some people view the future as threatening and foreboding, while others view it with anticipation and a time filled with opportunities and possibilities. Those who view the future as a period filled with opportunities are setting themselves up to take the necessary action in the present to create the future they desire. Therefore, how we view the future will determine the actions we take to fulfill the future we envision.
Pursuing your dream is essential to living a fulfilled life. You cannot achieve a dream that you do not have. Similarly, you cannot achieve a dream that you do not pursue. Whatever your dream is, it is time to get after it. Chase Your Dream!
No one likes to lose; we all want to win. But why? When an individual wins, testosterone levels usually increase, which influences an increase in dopamine, a chemical messenger that hits the reward center in the brain. This winning effect makes the winner feel good. Feeling good can further impact our well-being and even make us live longer. So how does one improve their chances of winning with all the trappings of success associated with it? In this week's Podcast Dr. Floyd shares ten things you can do to improve your levels of achievement when it comes to the psychology of winning.
Building mental resilience is essential in navigating life's inevitable challenges and is fundamental to living your best life. Our mental strength gets tested all the time, whether as a leader who has to lead her team through a crisis or an individual who has to deal with the adversities that so often beset us in life. Consequently, to beat the odds during hard times, you not only need the proper education, ability, intelligence, focus, perseverance, skill, and talent to get to where you want to be; but you also need mental resilience - a primary key to achieving success in life or business.
Have you ever noticed how being told no, discourages some people while motivating others to keep pursuing their goals? Handling rejection well can make you a stronger person and will determine your levels of success, personally and professionally, in the future. In this week's Podcast Dr. Floyd Shares five ways to deal with rejection.
A lot of people are good at what they do. Some are at the elite level, while a few are noticeably unstoppable. However, those who are unstoppable were not born that way. Instead, they developed the mindset and skill set that set them apart from the competition and make them the winners they are in life. This week's Podcast shares three keys to becoming unstoppable that will help you improve your results and have you winning in life, business, and career.
Life's challenges are no respecter of persons. They happen to people irrespective of their socioeconomic status in life. During difficult situations, a person's insecurities and resilience get uncovered. Difficult times usually introduce a person to themself. In other words, difficulties test our patience, emotional stability, and ability to give up or stay resolute. During these difficult moments, we can differentiate a victim from a fighter. So how does an individual develop the mindset that gets them to embrace the idea - always a fighter, never a victim? Let's find out in today's Podcast.
Have you ever wondered what separates high performers from the rest? The truth is, they are not different from the rest of us; they just do things differently. Based on The Science of Achievement, success leaves clues. Hence, here are the top 10 habits of high performers, that will help you get the results they enjoy, in your personal and professional life.
Have you ever noticed how being told no, discourages some people while motivating others to keep pursuing their goals? Handling rejection well can make you a stronger person and will determine your levels of success, personally and professionally. This week's Podcast shares five ways to deal with rejection, so you may grow and flourish in your life and career..
Whether you are a student, leader, entrepreneur, or just launching your career, your success will depend a lot on how well you can motivate yourself. The truth is, if you are really going to perform, you must be self-motivated. Here are three things you can do when it comes to staying motivated.
Personal Growth is essential to success. The people who are doing well, whether it’s in their professional or personal life, invest in their growth and development. In other words they are intentional about improving their life and view personal growth as a way of reaching their full potential.
We need to talk” are undoubtedly four of the scariest words to hear from a spouse. They conjure up the idea that something isn’t right. They are words that precipitate some of the most difficult conversations between couples. That being said, knowing how to communicate with your spouse is going to be an important factor, if you are going to effectively deal with whatever issue(s) you may be confronted with at the moment. Here are my top three tips in being a more effective communicator.
No matter who you are, or where you are from, we all want to be successful. Though each of us defines success differently, we all want to know how to be a success, and have a desire to make progress in our lives. This could mean achieving greater satisfaction in a relationship, a promotion on the job, loosing weight or becoming financially free. While there is no single secret to success, successful people keep asking themselves three questions that you also must ask if you are to be successful in your life, career or business
Every day that you wake and begin your daily task, you are performing. However, being successful requires much more than your intelligence or natural skills; you must become a high performer. High performers have mastered the skills necessary to be on top of their game, and so can you. If you want to know how to achieve high performance, or be at your best in whatever you do, practice these five tips on achieving high performance in life, business, or your career
Leadership is about influencing others to achieve a desired goal. Being an effective leader will therefore make the difference between a successful organization and one that is not.
For every cause, there is an effect. Likewise, you can only reap after you sow. Therefore, sowing and reaping for success is a universal principle that has governed human destiny since the beginning of time. Success has never been a result of luck. On the contrary, those who are successful will tell you they had to put in a lot of work to attain the level of success they now enjoy.
We all experience fear. How you respond to your fear can make a big difference in whether you succeed or fail. What happens, though, when we fear? How can we manage our fear? And how may we grow through our fear?
Activity does not always equal productivity. In all honesty, technology has afforded us the opportunity to do more faster, whether it's through texting, e-mailing, instant-messaging or on-line banking. The issue though, is whether or not you are getting the right things done."
Having a positive self-image can make a huge difference in your level of success. Our mental blue-print or picture of ourselves, impacts our level of success, because no one can outperform his or her self-image.
The stories we tell ourselves define us. Furthermore, the person you think you are, is the person you get to be. If you can change the story or view you have about yourself, you will change your life."
Getting motivated is an important step towards achievement. The word motivation is a psychological process that arouses an individual to take action towards a desired goal. Without this inducement to action, achieving success is impossible. This podcast shares 3 ways people generally get motivated
Fear has killed more dreams that failure. However you don't have to let fear kill yours, inspire of the insurmountable challenges you way encounter. This weeks podcast talks about how to dismantle these challenges and reach the top of your game
Personal mastery is key to a satisfying life and being effective in your career. This weeks podcast talks about the process of developing personal mastery.
Why is it some people become so successful while others don't? Today's podcast seeks to unravel this question.
Finding and living your purpose in life can be life-changing, and can make a big difference between success and failure.
As human being we live in a world of uncertainties and difficulties. The way to handle the difficulties and beat the odds is by developing resilience.
No one likes to feel pain unless you are a sadist. However, not all pain is bad! As a matter of fact, some amount of discomfort is required to achieve success. Therefore, use your pain to fuel your success.
No one likes to lose. We all want to win! But what does it take to win in life? If you want to win in your life, career or business, you must plan to win, prepare to win and commit to win.
You are what you consistently think about! In order for things to change therefore, you have to change. In other words, the first step in achieving success, is to change your thinking. This can be referred to as “The Psychology of Success.”
The secret to taking your life to a whole new level, is therefore, to change your psychology - your mental state, since you are what you consistently think about. If you think failure, you’ll attract failure, but if you think success, you’ll inevitably attract success, as long as you are also willing to put in the necessary work.
In this episode, Dr. Floyd gives an intro about himself and speaks about his brand new podcast.