Episode 25

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Published on:

13th Nov 2023

Z is for Zest

This week on the Building Championship Mindsets podcast, Dr. Selking talks about zest. She discusses why we need to have great enthusiasm and energy in life and emphasizes the need to surround ourselves with people who have zest. She shares why having zest is essential, and how we can bring zest into everything we do, making a positive difference in the world. Dr. Selking also shares how having zest can inspire others to show up in life passionately. 

You can bring zest to everything you do and be a source of inspiration for others!


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. 


As a leader in the field of sports and performance psychology, Dr. Amber Selking has been fiercely devoted to optimizing human performance in people and systems throughout her entire career.


Dr. Selking is the founder of Selking Performance Group, a leading performance consulting practice that helps individuals, companies, and sports teams achieve sustainable results. She has served as the Mental Performance Coach for the Notre Dame Football team and as the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development for Lippert, a global, 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. She has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame.

Dr. Selking holds a Ph.D. in Educational and Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri, a master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and an undergraduate degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before an 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.



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What is it that you're chasing? Do you have zest, great enthusiasm, and energy? Whether it's raising your family again, whether it's teaching, whether it's coaching, it matters why you're doing what you do.



STANDOUT QUOTES

  • "Nobody else is going to bring zest into your life. You have to initiate and activate that.” -Dr. Amber Selking [03:10


  • "If you don't have enthusiasm and an energy about you, you can guarantee that no one else in your sphere of influence will have great enthusiasm and energy.” -Dr. Amber Selking [05:41]





TIMESTAMPS

02:13 Z is for Zest

05:16 Working with individuals and organizations that have a high vision and purpose

07:49 The role of zest in parenting and modeling for children

10:19 Midweek Mental Rep






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About the Podcast

Building Championship Mindsets
Building Championship Mindsets the Podcast is hosted by Dr. Amber Selking, and features guests from the athletic and corporate worlds who share how they leverage the mental game to drive performance excellence. In each episode, Dr. Amber shares insights on how the brain works and coaches listeners to continue Building their Championship Mindset. Coach Lou Holtz, a friend, mentor, and colleague of Amber’s, not only proudly endorses “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast” but also serves as a featured guest in upcoming seasons. Featured guests will share their experiences, applications, and performance impact of Building Championship Mindsets, and the importance of training the mind for sustainable success.