Episode 336: Reflection - Part 1
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast!
In this episode, we’re discussing what it takes to perform at your best—not just in the moment but over the long term. Today’s topic is one that is often overlooked yet absolutely essential for sustained high performance: reflection. Whether you're an athlete aiming for an IRONMAN podium or a business leader managing high-stakes projects, reflection is a crucial component of the high-performance machine. It connects important traits such as adaptability, coachability, resilience, and the ability to prioritize what drives results. You might be working hard, but without reflection, you’re not necessarily working smart or focusing your efforts where they will drive you toward your goals.
IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon emphasizes that reflection helps identify what works and what doesn't, ensuring continuous improvement rather than just short-term success. Dixon uses the example of Jesse Thomas, an athlete who won six consecutive Wildflower Triathlons but sometimes performed poorly despite winning. He also shares a business case where an executive's project failed, but reflection helped identify areas for improvement. Dixon concludes that reflection is crucial for adaptability, resilience, and long-term growth, urging listeners to incorporate it into their routines.
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Episode Timestamps:
00:00-3:20 Episode Introduction
3:30-5:39 Reflection Framework
5:39-13:01 Jesse Thomas Story
13:01-18:29 Business Story
18:36-21:20 Poker Story
21:26-27:50 Application
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. |
| 0:04.2 | The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. |
| 0:10.0 | Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. |
| 0:13.5 | The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people a great sport into life. |
| 0:33.5 | And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon. |
| 0:39.0 | We have another episode on what it takes to perform at your best, not just for the moment, |
| 0:44.1 | but over the long term. And today, we're talking about something that is, I think, |
| 0:50.7 | often overlooked, but absolutely essential for sustained high performance. The topic of today is reflection. Now, whether you're an athlete chasing an Iron Man podium or a business |
| 0:55.8 | leader, navigating high-states projects, reflection is a critical cog in the high-performance machine. |
| 1:02.1 | It's a tool that connects traits like adaptability, coachability, resilience, and the ability to |
| 1:08.7 | prioritize what drives results. You might be working hard, |
| 1:13.4 | but without reflection, you're not necessarily working smart and placing your efforts in the |
| 1:18.6 | aspects that are going to drive you in the direction you want to go. So what will you learn |
| 1:23.0 | today in today's show? Well, it's all about reflection. It sets the stage for long-term growth no matter what |
| 1:28.5 | your performance arena is. This is all encompassing for athletes, business professionals, and anyone |
| 1:33.9 | that cares about improving their sustained high performance. And it's all wrapped up into three main |
| 1:39.1 | lessons. Number one is that reflection is a hidden key in the journey towards sustained high performance. |
| 1:45.4 | It ensures that your efforts lead to improvement, not just short-term wins. |
| 1:50.3 | The second component that we are unpack is that reflection is your great course corrector. |
| 1:55.7 | In other words, it's how you identify what's working, what's not working, and where you should |
| 2:00.7 | apply your focus to improve |
| 2:02.3 | continually. And finally, we're going to dig into how resilience improves and builds on your |
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