S2E61 Higher Performance - an Interview with Mark Verstegen
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
No-one is average – everyone is uniquely capable of being world-class in their own space. In this episode, EXOS founder Mark Verstegen outlines the four pillars of performance and teaches strategies to help you become great at work, in sport and in life.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- Why good nutrition is so important.
- What quality movement means.
- Why recovery strategies are key to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“Where the Red Fern Grows,” by Wilson Rawls
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“There is no ‘just’ or ‘average’ anyone. It’s igniting the hero, it's igniting the superpower that you are born with. And we have to help you find that.” – Mark Verstegen
“Fuel is critical. Keep it super simple.” – Mark Verstegen
“Movement should just be part of your daily life.” – Mark Verstegen
“Set intent first thing in the morning.” – Mark Verstegen
“Focus on simple things done savagely well.” – Mark Verstegen
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| 1:04.6 | Welcome to It's a Good Life Podcast, where it's all about helping entrepreneurs |
| 1:09.6 | think, feel, and do better. Here's your host, Brian Bafini. |
| 1:15.1 | Well, the top of the morning, Tia, and welcome to It's a Good Life. Today, I have a guest who's |
| 1:19.9 | going to help you think, feel, and do better for sure. His name is Mark for staging, and Mark has |
| 1:25.6 | been in the world of performance, health performance that leads to business performance, that leads to |
| 1:31.2 | life performance for decades. He's the president and founder of Exos, and also the performance director |
| 1:36.8 | for the National Players Association in the NFL. Mark is going to help us talk today, but the |
| 1:41.7 | natural bridge between doing those daily activities to have an healthy body, mind, and ultimately, |
| 1:48.5 | a business. We're so excited to have Mark, and I have a lot of people in common, and yet this is |
| 1:53.7 | our first broadcast together. Probably won't be our last mark. I'm glad we finally got a chance to |
| 1:58.7 | meet Delighted Heavy on the program today. Brian, super honored. Yeah, our circles have continued |
| 2:03.9 | to cross and also passionate about a lot of your teachings and definitely the shared core values. |
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