The Keys To Peak Performance: Alan Stein Jr. Interview

Sports Motivation Podcast

Niyi Sobo

Sports, Business

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode is an exclusive interview with Alan Stein, Jr., an author and speaker who spent 15+ years as a performance coach working with the highest-performing basketball players on the planet such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and LeBron James, just to name a few. He now teaches audiences how to utilize the same strategies in business, that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level.

We go deep in this episode, as Alan uncovers the mistakes that ambitious athletes make that hinder their progress, and the crucial skill that business leaders can develop to take their teams and results to new levels.

(1:22) Welcome to the Sports Motivation Podcast, Alan Stein!

(2:13) Alan's journey, starting with his love for basketball

(3:51) Alan reflects on his time as a young athlete, and the transition

into his career as a performance coach

(7:28) Two athletes who stood out from the rest.

(9:30) Expanding on Taishi Ito's leadership

(11:44) "Precision" and basketball

(15:11) "How do I put in the right amount of effort while training?

(20:54) Choosing to chase the impossible dream, or put it to rest.

(27:52) SELF-AWARENESS

(32:49) Setting an extreme vision, while maintaining the necessary self-awareness...

(34:11) The essence of great listening

(37:55) Getting external feedback to reveal your "blindspots"

(41:10) BEING BETTER > BEING LIKED

(42:15) The #1 reason why leaders get held back in business.

(46:23) The leader's job is to find out how each team member responds best in a variety of circumstances.

(49:12) Niyi asks Alan about his Major Key Habits

(53:50) "Invincibility is a matter of defense" - Sun Tzu

(54:20) How to connect with Alan (resources listed below)

(56:25) Alan's Top 3 most impactful books

"Toughness" by Jay Bilas

"Exactly What To Say" by Phil Jones

"Leading with the Heart" by Coach K

(visit www.AlanSteinJr.com for a special 13 book PDF of Alan's top books)

(58:40) To apply for killer instinct, go to Imnotyou.com/KI

Check out Alan's book, "Raise Your Game: High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best" (also available on Audible)

Website for Alan's book, www.RaiseYourGameBook.com

For a team-bundled discount, shoot an email, Alan@AlanSteinJr.com

Transcript

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0:00.0	If you try to get right, then you listen to my dad.
0:03.0	He's a beast.
0:05.0	And if you don't want to listen to him, okay, okay, you don't want to get successful.
0:11.0	If you ain't trying to dominate, man, they go listen to something else.
0:15.0	Welcome, athletes, top performers, and all those looking to gain that killer instinct, that edge you need
0:22.4	to dominate in any environment. This is the Sports Motivation podcast, and I'm your host,
0:28.1	Nees Showbo. I play ball and succeeded at the highest levels, and I'm now committed to showing
0:34.3	you how you can accomplish the ambitious goals and visions that you have.
0:39.3	This podcast is designed to teach you a high-level strategy, not just fluff and hype.
0:44.7	This will cut to the core if you let it. And by taking action on the practical and next-level
0:50.1	advice I share, you will see results. Expect that.
0:55.5	Expect to be more confident.
0:57.2	Expect to be more focused.
0:59.1	Expect to be more decisive.
1:01.1	And expect to be more fearless.
1:04.9	Expect to become the leader your vision needs you to become.
1:06.3	So listen up.
1:07.1	Take notes.
1:08.7	Let's get to it.
1:29.7	Welcome to the sports motivation podcast. It is me, Niyuio Shobo, and I am joined by a very special guest. He's on the East Coast right now, Allen Stein Jr. He spent over 15 years as a performance coach working with all
1:36.4	of the players that you hear me talk about all the time, Kobe, Durant, Steph Curry, LeBron
1:41.6	James, and I'm sure there's a ton of others that I love to hear, that I can't wait to
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