51: Developing Peak Performance

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2016

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Sean Desai is the defensive quality control coach for the Chicago Bears and works with some of the world’s greatest athletic competitors. In this episode, we discuss his player development model, known as D.I.C.E., which emphasizes the importance of Direction, Instruction, Collaboration and Empowerment. We talk about what it’s like to work with the NFL, the nature of coach-player relationships, and Sean imparts some practical advice to individuals hoping to become high-level athletic coaches. Other topics include: evaluating potential, key characteristics of mental toughness, striving for greatness and more. Football fans, leaders, coaches and teachers will appreciate Sean's insight into developing peak performance. The audio quality is a bit rough toward the beginning (we’re sorry!), but smooths out, and we think the content is top notch! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the psychology podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:08.0	Each episode will feature a new guest who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in.
0:14.4	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:17.6	Thanks for listening and enjoy the best. Today we have Sean Desai on the show.
0:44.0	Sean is in his third season as a defensive quality control coach for the Chicago Bears. He is entering his 10th year as a coach at the
0:48.1	NFL or collegiate levels. On the field, Desai works with the Bears,
0:51.9	linebackers on defense while also assisting
0:54.3	the special teams coaches.
0:55.7	Not sure I know what any of that means,
0:57.5	but it's great to have you on the shirt on.
1:00.1	Oh, man, it's great to be here, Scott.
1:02.0	Oh, thanks for reaching out to me.
1:04.1	I like to expand my horizons.
1:06.8	Yeah, I'm really exciting.
1:08.1	I've listened to a lot of your podcasts and then I've read a lot of the books
1:12.2	of different people I've interviewed, so I was really interested and figured we get a chance to talk. I'd love to do that.
1:17.0	Cool. Let's start with your development into the NFL. How did you end up as a defensive quality control for the Chicago Bears?
1:24.1	How does one do that?
1:25.4	Yeah, so I started as a graduate assistant at Temple University in 2006 and I was going to school there and I ended up getting my doctorate in education in higher
1:36.1	ed administration and then became the special teams coordinator and linebacker coach that
1:41.4	promoted to that position.
1:42.5	I was fortunate to do that.
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