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Summary
Feeling stuck in the in-between? Maybe like you’ve plateaued and you’re ready to uplevel for your next challenge? This episode of the Stamina Lab podcast is for you. Stamina Lab founder, Glen Lubbert, is joined by Taylor Johnson, a former NFL performance coach who currently works with CEOs, entrepreneurs, and executives – or business athletes – to give them a competitive advantage by adopting a holistic approach to their personal and professional lives. He integrates transformational coaching, cognitive and physical strategies, leadership development, and systems thinking to optimize performance and longevity. Throughout our conversation, Taylor gives plenty of actionable steps that you can take today to get clear on your values and take action that aligns with them in order to move out of where you are and get to where you want to be. No matter which area of life you may be stepping into, Taylor’s practices will help guide you to success.
Topics
- How Taylor defines a “business athlete” and how this is at the core of what he does in his work with CEOs, entrepreneurs, and executives
- What it was like for Taylor to make the transition from working in physical sports to esports
- The 5 factors that are consistent between all sports and how Taylor has used these to guide his work
- The framework that Taylor uses to help get his clients out of the liminal spaces they may be stuck in
- How Taylor helps his clients find their values to uncover their deepest level of programming
- The power of ridding yourself of baggage from your past experiences to take action on the things you actually want to do
- Cultivating a journaling and gratitude practice for ongoing physiological and psychological maintenance
- Giving yourself the rest and recovery needed to cognitively show up your best when it matters most
- Tools to increase focus and get into flow state
- How Taylor approaches resilience with his clients and why he believes there is more after self-actualization
Episode Resources
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- ReCulturing: Design Your Company Culture to Connect with Strategy and Purpose for Lasting Success
- Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey
- The Values Factor: The Secret to Creating an Inspired and Fulfilling Life
- The Best Self Journal
- The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
- Learn more about Dr. Eric Potterat and his recently published book, Learned Excellence
- 13 Questions from Values Factor, by John DiMartini
- What inspires you?
- How do you fill your space?
- What do you visualize most?
- Where are you most reliable?
- How do you spend your time?
- Where are you most organized?
- What dominates your thoughts?
- How do you spend your energy?
- How do you spend your money?
- What do you most often talk to others about?
- What do you most often talk to yourself about?
- What goals stand out and have stood the test of time?
- What topics do you love to study, read, and research?
About Taylor
Taylor began his career as a strength and conditioning coach in D1 Power 5 schools, ultimately leading him to the NFL and the San Francisco 49ers. During his NFL tenure, he managed strength and conditioning, nutrition, and rehabilitation, while also overseeing their sports science initiatives to monitor and enhance athletic performance and recovery.
Following his curiosity to develop elite cognitive performance, Taylor transitioned into the realm of esports. He became a VP of Performance and built player and coach development programs for professional teams and academies. He coached some of the world’s best gamers on teams such as OpTic Gaming, Evil Geniuses, and Astralis.
In addition to coaching, Taylor helped lead teams pioneering software and research studies for cognitive athletes at Aim Labs. Blending neuroscience and gaming technology led to the creation of one of the largest esports training platforms in the world.
Now, Taylor works with CEOs, entrepreneurs, and executives to give them a competitive advantage by adopting a holistic approach to their personal and professional lives. He integrates transformational coaching, cognitive and physical strategies, leadership development, and systems thinking to optimize performance and longevity.
He is also a Partner of the Liminal Collective, a global community enabling humans to achieve the imaginable. Together, they focus on creating bespoke experiences for elite performers to unlock the next level of their potential, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Taylor’s home base is in Austin, Texas, where he enjoys the creative outlet of cooking, discovering new music, and exploring nature.
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