meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The ONE Thing

41. What You Can Learn From the New York Yankees About Managing Stress with Dana Cavalea (Part 2)

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Is stress hurting your performance at work or home? We all deal with stressful situations, but high achievers understand how to get beyond them and avoid getting burnt out. In the last episode, we met Dana Cavalea, who was the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the New York Yankees when they won the 2009 World Series. Today he will share how professional athletes and high achievers use simple strategies to maximize their performance in the long-term.   The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Are you struggling with something so much that it occupies your mind when you should be present somewhere else?  If you want to change the way you perceive that thing, then you need to change the story you tell yourself. Identify the meaning you associate with that particular situation in your life and consider how you can rewrite that story. Can you recognize, right now, that the situation is a growth opportunity?   In this episode you will learn... [10:25] Why you sometimes have to hit the brakes and celebrate your accomplishments. [16:40] How high performing athletes avoid burnout. [22:00] Why you don't have to be afraid of saying no.   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

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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 team. in the last episode you got to meet

0:14.0

Dana Kavalia who was the head performance and strength coach for the New York Yankees

0:19.0

for a great period of time he was with them when they won the world series he worked directly with

0:24.0

some of the greatest players in history Mariano Rivera Derek Jeter and we talked a lot

0:29.6

about the mindset of these professional athletes, how life was not necessarily complicated, but it was actually quite simple.

0:37.4

They focused on few things, but they did them very well, and that's what made them so great.

0:42.6

If you miss that episode, go back and check that out.

0:46.0

In this episode, Dana and I are going to have another conversation.

0:49.5

Part of what's been cool about what he's done in his career is now that he has moved on from the Yankees

0:54.6

is he has been able to take a lot of those lessons into the professional world.

0:58.6

When he and I were having our first connection call just getting to know each other,

1:02.2

it was the topic of stress came up and how to deal

1:06.5

with stress, especially when you're a business owner, an executive. What does it look like to take

1:12.0

some of the principles that some of the greatest

1:14.4

professional athletes in the world use to keep their stress under control and

1:19.2

to keep their focus nice and sharp and how can we begin to live that in the everyday world.

1:24.2

So that's the conversation that you are going to hear here today with Dana Cavalia. This new podcast from Nova Media is coming soon.

1:35.0

Follow the show to be instantly notified when the first episode premieres. I am so excited to share this. You all know I am an avid learner and I am constantly

1:57.4

looking for the edge I can find through new knowledge and incredible mentors, which is

2:01.7

why I absolutely love Masterclass.

2:04.3

So much I've taken the art of negotiation with Chris Voss, which has been instrumental

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NOVA Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NOVA Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.