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The ONE Thing

40. How New York Yankees Greats Like Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter Apply Focus to Win with Dana Cavalea (Part 1)

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to have focus at a professional level? Dana Cavalea was the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the New York Yankees when they won the 2009 World Series, and he has worked directly with some of the greatest baseball players in the world. In this episode, he shares how professional athletes - and high achievers like you - can live a life of greater focus.     The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: High performers live and die by their routine. We often look towards others to create our routine, but the greatest players develop one that is right for them through years of experience. We want you to create a routine that is healthy for you. What are the things that need to happen for you to have an exceptional day?   In this episode you will learn... [10:20] How the elite separate themselves from everyone else (and how you can too). [11:00] What the best athletes have in common. [13:15] How business owners can perform like a Hall of Famer & succeed in the long-term. [18:10] Why high achievers are comfortable with rejection and failure. [19:10] How successful athletes maximize their focus.   AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! [FREE Training] How to Start Time Blocking TODAY!   Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more about Dana: DanaCavalea.com | Twitter | Facebook   Production & Development for The ONE Thing Podcast by Podcast Masters Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

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0:00.0

This is the One Thing Podcast where we teach you the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.

0:08.0

My name is Jeff Woods. I'm the Vice President here at the one thing.

0:12.8

We often try to take a different approach

0:15.2

to what does it mean to live a life of purpose,

0:17.8

a life of priority, a life of focus.

0:20.5

Today's episode is going to be a really exciting one because we're coming from an

0:24.3

angle we've never come from and that's through the lens of what it means to have

0:28.9

focus at a professional level and we're talking about professional sports here.

0:33.4

The man you're going to meet today spent 12 years with the New York Yankees organization

0:36.9

in many of those years as the director of strength and conditioning

0:39.7

and performance enhancement and was along with the team when they won the world series in

0:43.8

2009.

0:44.8

So he has been directly involved with working with some of the greatest baseball players

0:49.8

in the world and we're going to go behind the scenes to really understand what does it

0:53.6

look like to have focus when you are playing at the most elite level on one of the

0:58.1

most elite teams in the world and I recognize that whether you're a Yankee fan or not

1:01.6

you know you might have had some,

1:03.0

some interesting reactions there. I can tell J. Papazan is just

1:06.8

cringing right now, but we'll deal with it. So with that, let's get into my

1:10.7

interview with Dana Cavalia.

1:13.4

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1:20.4

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