The Power of a Word | Conviction

In this episode, Dr. Amber Selking speaks with Kelli Zeese, Director of Operations at Selking Performance Group. Kelli talks about why she chose conviction as her word for 2021. She discusses how it will help her believe more in herself which will then allow her to help and serve others. This is the first year she’s chosen a word of the year, so she also shares with Amber some of the other words on her list. 

 

About Building Championship Mindsets

Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 

Selking Performance Group serves as the Mental Performance Consultant for Head Coach Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Football team, and does speaking and training for sports teams and business organizations around the globe. She is the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development at Lippert Components, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our world.

Dr. Selking has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where she taught Strategic Human Resource Management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Selking received her PhD in Applied Sport Psychology from the University of Missouri under Dr. Rick McGuire, her master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and her bachelor’s degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.

 

Championship Mindset Training | MidWeek Mental Rep

 

• Make a list of all your accomplishments, no matter how big or small. Train your mind to focus on the positive by revisiting the list.

 

 

STANDOUT QUOTES

• “I think the more you believe in yourself, the more you’re able to help and serve others and believe in them as well.” -Kelli Zeese [12:02]

• “When it comes back to conviction and understanding where some of my thought patterns have come from in the past, by understanding that, that allows me to be more intentional with where I’m going moving forward.” -Kelli Zeese [21:43]
• “In the process of your conviction, who are you becoming? Because I have witnessed people who are convicted for something and become such a positive force for good in the world and that brings so much unity and healing and energy and hope to people, to groups, to teams, to organizations that it is life-giving.” -Dr. Amber Selking [22:34]

 

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TIMESTAMPS

[00:02] Intro

[01:45] What is a mindset

[03:16] Today’s guest: Kelli Zeese

[08:34] Kelli’s word for 2021: conviction

[14:30] Other words on her list

[16:26] What do you believe delivers high performance?

[20:57] Dare and risk

[24:26] Some areas of conviction Kelli is exploring

[27:44] This week’s Championship Mindset Training

[28:46] The definition of conviction

[30:47] Outro