Mastering the Mindset: Unlocking Peak Performance | Avetik Grigoryan

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James Altucher

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🗓️ 15 February 2023

⏱️ 128 minutes

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To be the best in the world at something requires a lot of skill, some talent, and a lot of hard work. In this episode, James sits down with Grand Master Avetik Grigoryan, the founder of ChessMood.com, to explore the importance of mindset in achieving peak performance at work. Avetik shares his experience as a professional chess player and coach, poker player, and entrepreneur, highlighting the role that mindset plays in achieving success on and off the board.As the founder of ChessMood.com, Avetik is committed to helping others master their mindset and unlock their full potential. [Side note: Chess Mood is incredible. It's hundreds of hours of videos and it really helps, no matter what your level is. Today also happens to be Chess Mood's fifth year anniversary and they're unlocking all their courses for free.]Whether you're a professional athlete, a CEO, or someone looking to improve your performance at work, this episode offers valuable insights and practical tips for mastering your mindset and unlocking your full potential.Join James and Avetik as they delve into the importance of mindset in achieving peak performance, and explore the power of the motto "right mood, right move".------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	To be the best in the world at something, I always knew it requires a lot of skill, some
0:15.0	talent, a lot of hard work, but I never realized how much mindset is important and what is
0:22.5	mindset and how do you get confident and how do you feel optimistic when sometimes it feels
0:28.3	like there's nothing to be optimistic about. I never realized the critical role this played in
0:33.3	peak performance, no matter what it is you're trying to be good at. I've had a lot of chess
0:39.2	coaches over the past 30 years and right now I've been working with one of the best coaches I've
0:46.8	seen in any field ever. It's one of the strongest players in the world, Grandmaster Avitik, Regorian,
0:53.8	he runs their site, chessmood.com and his whole thing is right mood, right move. And his site, if you
1:01.7	visit it, and by the way, today is their fifth year anniversary, they're unlocking all their
1:05.4	courses for free today, but if you visit their site, chessmood.com, it's incredible, hundreds of
1:10.8	hours of videos and it really, no matter what your level is, it teaches chess and you also get
1:18.3	it since this is a guy who's not only gotten great at chess, but he's read every self-help book out
1:23.9	there is a huge fan of many of actually former podcast guests on this podcast, whether it's Derek
1:29.9	Sivers or Ryan Holliday or Tim Ferris, but I was curious to hear his story. He was a poker champion,
1:36.8	a chess champion and now an extremely successful chess coach. What does it take to have peak performance?
1:44.8	So here's Grandmaster Avitik, Regorian on the fifth year anniversary of his coaching site,
1:51.5	chessmood.com and we have a great discussion about peak performance.
2:15.4	Although, how is it going? Very good. Today I was listening to your interview with the crazy guy.
2:21.1	I couldn't believe it was like really, it's like you recorded and put it under your shoes.
2:25.2	Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. He's pretty funny. He's got a crazy style.
2:29.3	Yes, yeah, yeah. So I got the good mood. It was so like, so like real, so open.
2:36.6	A lot of people still listen to that one and Jay, we should get Andrew on again at some point,
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