OUTPERFORM Podcast

“You may be doubting yourself, wondering whether what you're doing even matters…or will ever amount to anything. I'm here to tell you that it WILL.” —Scott Welle. This episode is a story from a recent closing virtual keynote in which technology did not cooperate…AT ALL! First time for everything, I guess! Because of this, I had to pivot…FAST. You'll learn what gives you the confidence and courage to do this, in any area of your life, in this episode. Enjoy! Show notes can be found at https://scottwelle.com/pivot. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

“Nerves are your body's way of expressing that you're about to do something heroic.” —Scott Welle. One of the questions I get asked frequently is, “Do you still get nervous before speaking on stage?” The answer is YES. The day I stop getting nervous is the day I stop speaking. In this short solocast, I talk about why nerves are a PRIVILEGE and why you should embrace them…not shy away from them. It means you're doing something right. Impactful. Worthwhile. That you're on the path to Outperforming! Show notes can be found at https://scottwelle.com/being-nervous-is-a-privilege/. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

In this episode, Robb and I discuss his upbringing, the defining moment that put him on a better path, his phenomenal success in business and his thoughts on leadership. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/breding, you can visit Robb's website at https://rev-advisors.com/ and connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbbreding/. Enjoy! Robb Breding has spent most of his life and career seeking to inspire people and organizations to be the very best they can be! He spent the first eleven years of his career receiving a world class education as an executive leader at a prominent fortune 500 retail company. Subsequently, he ventured to start his own retail company selling wireless phones and accessories. As president and CEO, he grew the business from a single store to over fifty locations, employing over 250 people across five states in just 10 years. Hit hard by the “Great Recession” of 2008, Breding fought back and successfully transitioned the business from direct distribution to a franchise-like model empowering entrepreneurs to own and operate their own wireless retail stores. After selling the wireless business in 2014, Robb's wife, Pam was diagnosed with breast cancer. The cancer battle that ensued lasted over two years and together he and Pam fought not only the cancer, but also phenomena and heart failure caused by chemotherapy.  This life altering experience was a wakeup call for Breding and helped to solidify what has become his “WHY” in life. That is “To empower people to understand and fulfill their God given purpose!” Since then, Breding has founded REV Advisory Group to carry out this mission.   Breding is also an active member of his community serving on the local advisory board for Hope International; he commits his time, treasure and talent to his local church and various non-profits; and is currently the chair of his Rotary Club's Leadership Development program. Robb and Pam have been married for over 34 years and together they have two beautiful daughters and two grandsons. The couple currently resides in the Minneapolis, Minnesota metro area.

“If change is coming and you're feeling overwhelmed by it, take the opportunity to dig in and figure out what's hitting you at the core value of that.” —Robin Vandekleut. In this episode, Robin and I discuss everything…CHANGE. How to “manage” it, how to adapt to it and how to thrive through it. Robin has spent her life in change and now she helps others do the same, both through her speaking and workshops, as well as her latest book, Unfinished Business: Make Change Work For You, Not Against You. To buy the book and to learn more about Robin, please visit her at https://www.robinvandekleut.com/. You can also find her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/robinvandekleut, LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinvandekleut/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/robinvdkleut/. Additional show notes for the episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/change and Robin's full bio is below. Enjoy! Robin Vandekleut is a self-proclaimed change enthusiast.Growing up in a military family, she learned from a very early age that change is an inevitable part of life and how you manage that change determines your personal or professional growth. In 2004,Robin started A Creative Voice Communications, a successful communications company that evolved into a change management consulting business in 2010 upon the completion of her MBA. Robin has worked with l00's of business leaders and teams in public and private sector organizations over her career and has a heart to see each one of them succeed. As a business leader herself, she understands the pushes and pulls of Leadership. She also consistently adjusts her own business model in minor ways and intentionally pivots the business every 10 years. Robin is passionate about engaging in conversations with leaders on how to best grow with their organization and face the new frontier ahead of them with their teams fully engaged and their organizations thriving. She is a proud Canadian, wife, mother of two incredible human beings (my daughter wrote my bio) and world traveler, currently living in Canada's capital, Ottawa.

“It can be human nature to want to chase the next shiny object but we cannot lose sight of the basic fundamentals and the things that actually got us to where we are.” —Scott Welle. In this short solocast, I tell a recent story that I heard about Kobe Bryant and one of his private workouts. It's a story that can help us remember the importance of the BASICS as we continue to Outperform in our personal, professional and athletic lives. Show notes can be found at https://scottwelle.com/footwork. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

“How we perform on those bad days is a much better indicator of how we're going to perform long-term than taking those already good days and trying to make them great.” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I discuss a counter-intuitive strategy for sustained high performance: making your bad days less bad. When we do this, it brings up our average level of performance while simultaneously building empowerment and self-confidence that we CAN still perform well…even on our bad days. Show notes can be found at https://scottwelle.com/bad-days. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

“What Outperformers say to themselves is, ‘If I got through that, I can get through this. And if I did it before, I can do it again.' That hardship and struggle gives them a reservoir of motivation and confidence and empowerment.” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I share a recent clip from a virtual keynote for project managers in Toronto. An essential characteristic to Outperform personally and professionally is the ability to adapt and thrive through pressure, change, stress and adversity, and the clip details two strategies to help you do that by using “Reference Points” and being “Defensively Pessimistic.” Show notes can be found at https://scottwelle.com/resilience. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn (and to see my weekly LinkedIn Lives) at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

“Documenting some amount of incremental improvement and ‘moving the ball down the field' can have a massive impact not just for a teenager stuck in social comparison but for all of us as we live our lives.'” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I tell a story from a recent keynote I had in Cedar Rapids, IA, where a gentleman approached me afterwards. He has two children - an older son that is an academic savant and a younger daughter that is stuck in social comparison and has shut down, feeling like she's never going to be as “good” as her brother. He asked for my advice. I don't claim to have all the answers but this podcast was my advice and it can serve us all in our journey to Outperform. Show notes can be found at https://scottwelle.com/social-comparison. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn (and to see my weekly LinkedIn Lives) at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

“What if you understood more about your customer and were able to adapt to their needs, demographics and where they spend their eyeballs and time, instead of doing what you want to do. When you do that, everything changes in your marketing.” Text OUTPERFORM to 38470. In this wide ranging episode, Phillip Stutts and I discuss his ground-breaking Undefeated Marketing System, why every company should look at themselves as a data company, the importance of connecting with your customers, and his shift of wanting “to give and to grow.” Phillip's company offers a FREE data assessment for companies at https://phillipstutts.com/insights, you can find his latest book at https://www.phillipstutts.com/book/, his blog at https://www.phillipstutts.com/subscribe/ and please check out his Undefeated Marketing Podcast on all major platforms. Additional show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/phillip-stutts. Enjoy and please see Phillip's bio below! Best-selling author and host of the “Undefeated Marketing” podcast, Phillip Stutts, comes from the cutthroat world of political and corporate marketing and has been described as a “marketing maverick reshaping business success using the secret formula that gets presidents elected.” Contributing to 1,407 election victories, including three U.S. Presidential victories and working with multiple Fortune 200 companies, Phillip plays the game of political and corporate marketing on the highest level, battling it out with fierce competition, multi-billion-dollar budgets, and a win or die mentality.   He is the founder and CEO of Win BIG Media (a corporate marketing agency) and Founder/Executive Chairman of Go BIG Media (a political marketing ad firm). Phillip has spoken in front of 50 million+ people in his career, he's repped by VaynerSpeakers (Gary Vaynerchuk's speaker bureau) and Keppler Speakers (largest speaker's bureau in the U.S.) and made more than 350 national media appearances including ESPN, CBS, FOX BUSINESS, FOX NEWS, MSNBC, and CNN. Phillip has been interviewed by renowned business, entertainment and health leaders including: Anderson Cooper, Gary Vaynerchuk, Peter Diamandis, James Altucher, Michael Hyatt, Adam Carolla, Dr. Drew Pinsky, and Dr. Steven Gundry.   FOX BUSINESS has lauded Phillip for creating “a marketing system that has generated record sales” for his clients and also described him as a “marketing genius.”

“Look at pressure through the correct lens of ‘I want this pressure, I love this pressure, I can handle this pressure, this pressure will help me play and perform my best, and I am BUILT for this pressure.’” —Scott Welle. Text OUTPERFORM to 38470. This solocast is a sneak peek into my upcoming book, OUTPERFORM for Golf (don’t worry, you DO NOT need to be a golfer to get something out of this). The specific chapter I’m sharing is from the audiobook and is titled, “Do THIS or Nothing Else Matters.” It’s from the Performing Under Pressure section of the book and the concept of the label and meaning we attach to pressure is something that is universally applicable to our personal and professional lives, as we stretch ourselves to do great things and Outperform in the world. Show notes can be found at https://scottwelle.com/do-this. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn (and to see my weekly LinkedIn Lives) at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

“Outperformers FEEL and EXPERIENCE the same basic emotions as everyone else, but what they are FANTASTIC at is identifying when emotions and thought patterns aren’t serving them and bouncing back faster than everyone else.” —Scott Welle. Text OUTPERFORM to 38470. This solocast addresses the big misconceptions around “mental toughness” and resilience, and unveils my “PPP strategy” to help you bounce back, faster and easier, anytime you encounter stress, pressure, adversity and overwhelm. Show notes and the video for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/resilience. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn (and to see my weekly LinkedIn Lives) at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

“With massive action comes inconsistency, because at SOME point, it becomes unsustainable. And when we take massive, inconsistent action, it often ends up leading to ORDINARY results.” —Scott Welle. Text OUTPERFORM to 38470. This solocast addresses one of the biggest myths in goal achievement: “Massive action solves all problems.” Yes, massive action WILL get you results but is it the ONLY way? And, most importantly, is it the BEST way? Show notes and the video for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/massive-action. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn (and to see my weekly LinkedIn Lives) at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

“What you do in your routine is not as important as the fact that you do SOMETHING, and do it repeatedly.” —Scott Welle. Text OUTPERFORM to 38470. This solocast is in response to one of the most common challenges I hear from coaching clients—inconsistent performance. There are three specific ways that you can be more consistent and effective in everything you do personally, professionally and/or athletically. Show notes and the video for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/consistent-performance. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn (and to see my weekly LinkedIn Lives) at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share!

“If you are going into something saying ‘I need to produce this outcome,’ I promise it will only lead to more pressure, stress and anxiety in what you’re doing every single day.” —Scott Welle. Text OUTPERFORM to 38470. This solocast is on how the BEST perform under pressure. There are three specific things they do that allow them to not only stretch themselves to achieve and accomplish big, bold things in this world, but when they are “under the gun” of a stressful meeting, proposal, presentation, negotiation, or anything else, they are able to Outperform by letting their innate talents and abilities come out. Show notes and the video for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/perform-under-pressure. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn (and to see my weekly LinkedIn Lives) at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share!

“Your beliefs come from you subconscious. All the actions come from what you see, what you speak and the words others speak.” Text OUTPERFORM to 38470. In this episode, Brad Lantz and I discuss unlocking the power of the human mind by removing our self-limiting beliefs, hypnotherapy and the role of the subconscious in peak performance. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/brad-lantz and you can learn more about Brad’s great work at www.MindSyncpro.com. Enjoy and please see Brad’s bio below! Brad started his career in corporate marketing where he achieved success as a marketing executive with advertising agencies and as a Director of Marketing of a Fortune 500 company. He led Inner Circle, (CEO/Owner peer groups), where he facilitated meetings and coached over 130 CEOs to grow their businesses on average by 20%. COVID changed his direction, and he became a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Mind Health Coach. His company, MindSync, shows clients how to defrag their minds to allow the software they were born with to run better. They can then turn down their emotions in the moment rather than regret that time when they lost it. They can calm their minds to achieve better focus, health, reduced stress and anxiety and achieve greater performance. We lead a nine-step program to better sleep, more energy, and less stress. It can even lower your golf score. Mind Health Coach, Bibliophile, Golfer, Proud Husband and Grandfather, Veteran and Wine and Food Enthusiast.

“We spend so much time talking about what we want to DO. I don’t know that we think enough about who we want to BE.” —Scott Welle. Text OUTPERFORM to 38470. This solocast is the first in the 2021 Goal Achievement Series, focusing on the importance of not just what we want to DO, but on who we want to BE. So much of our behaviors are driven by our identity and if we can intentionally show up as a better version of ourselves and let THAT drive our actions, we’re in a better place to Outperform in 2021 and beyond. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/who-do-you-want-to-be. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ and watch my weekly LIVE goal achievement episodes or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! CHEERS TO 2021!

“I think we have a better 2021 on the horizon, hopefully with a greater appreciation of lessons learned from everything we’ve gone through.” —Scott Welle. Text OUTPERFORM to 38470. This solocast is about 2020, one of the strangest years ever. Certainly a year unlike ANY other. One thing I challenge myself to do anytime I’m going through change, challenge or crisis, is to think of the lessons I’m learning as it’s happening. In this episode, I share five things I learned during 2020 that will hopefully serve you in your future journey to Outperform. And, just curious, what lessons did YOU learn? Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/2020-lessons. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! CHEERS TO 2021!

“The daily execution of doing something is the boring part of excellence that no one wants to talk about.” —Scott Welle. Text OUTPERFORM to 38470. This solocast is about one of my favorite strategies for peak performance: The Seinfeld Strategy. Years ago, Brad Isaac, an aspiring comedian, asked Seinfeld backstage at one of his shows how he could become a better at comedy. The simplicity and GENIUS in his answer is what I discuss during this podcast and The Seinfeld Strategy is something that you can apply to any area of your life to get extraordinary results. Show notes and the video for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/seinfeld. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share!

“If you can understand and grasp how this can play out in your personal and/or professional life, I promise you’ll go to the next level of performance and get better results in whatever area you’re looking to achieve them.” —Scott Welle. This solocast is an excerpt from a live virtual training event, where I discuss one of the most important concepts in Outperforming, the cycle of peak performance. We ALL have beliefs—about leadership, conflict, potential, value and the world around us in general—and the starting point to peak performance is uncovering our belief systems and recognizing whether they’re serving us in our quest to be our best. Show notes and the video for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/beliefs. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. And if you find value, please share!

“In our psychology, we’re always looking for quick fixes to help us perform better immediately and there is POWER to wearing something that our brain associates with a given level of performance.” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I discuss the concept of “Enclothed Cognition” and how the physical experience and the symbolic meaning of wearing something can have a tremendous impact on how we Outperform (very important in our current virtual world). This is part of a larger field of psychological research called Embodied Cognition, where the body affects the brain and our thought patterns. Show notes this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/enclothed-cognition and the research study that I reference in the episode is at http://www.utstat.utoronto.ca/reid/sta2201s/2012/labcoatarticle.pdf. A more in-depth article and video can be seen on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/enclothed-cognition-one-fastest-ways-improve-scott/ and feel free to follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy and please share!

“Our inability to coexist in the looong range of emotions is unfortunate. We’ve told people that anxiety is not good. Actually, it serves us really well as human beings and we’ve needed a degree of anxiety to be able to function and evolve. There is GOOD anxiety that exists.” —Brooke Buys. In this episode, Brooke and I discuss mental health, the challenges and the stigmas in the “traditional” model and her innovative and personalized approach that is getting clients better results, faster. Brooke has over 20 years in the field with experience in clinical outpatient therapy, residential treatment, and school counseling. She created BLND as an alternative to traditional, one-size-fits-all wellness models, with the vision of offering personalized, authentic support that works in real life and drives real change. Brooke studied English at Kalamazoo College and received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from The University of Michigan. Currently Brooke is completing a Ph.D. in Social Work and Psychology with her research focused on gender responsive approaches to addiction. She also serves as a part-time graduate instructor for the School of Social Work teaching course work in interpersonal practice, group theory, and trauma informed care. Many early experiences directly shaped her journey, from piloting reproductive health care services in Guatemala to guiding her social work career as a home-based interventionist, serving the community as a medical social worker, school-based counselor, and clinical therapist at a dual-diagnosis residential treatment program. Each experience offered reflective opportunities that eventually contributed to the BLND model, values, and mission to deliver accessible, yet personalized mental health care services. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/blnd. Brooke’s website is https://blndhealth.com/ and you can follow her on Instagram @blndhealth. Enjoy!

“Let’s say you thought of your company and your people as players on a professional team - as human capital. Every sporting team looks at their players as assets and they know that they need to take care of their assets.” —Pete Moore. In this episode, Pete and I discuss the health crisis, the healthcare crisis and why HALO (Health, Active Lifestyle and Outdoors) is a far superior term to “wellness.” Pete Moore is the founder of Integrity Square, an early-stage growth equity investor and the leading boutique financial advisory firm serving the Health, Active Lifestyle & Outdoors (“HALO™”) sector. Pete saw a need for a deeper and more useful level of education in the HALO sector. In response, he leveraged his network to start the HALO Talks podcast. Now with over 200 completed interviews and over 25,000 downloads, HALO Talks has become a “must listen” for anyone working in or investing in the HALO Sector. Pete graduated from Emory University (BBA, 1994) and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. (1999) While at HBS, he co-founded IRON PLANET, the leading B2B auction site for used heavy equipment, which was sold to Ritchie Bros for $758 million. His hobbies include: Football, basketball, tennis, podcasting, amateur ventriloquist, pro bono DJ and fitness enthusiast. I truly enjoyed this conversation with Pete - his rare blend of business and fitness expertise gives him unique insights into improving employee performance. Please listen (and subscribe) to Halo Talks at https://www.halotalks.com/. You can also learn more about Integrity Square at https://www.integritysq.com/. Show notes and the video for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/halo. Go get it and please share!

“If you want to do something, chances are, somebody has done it before you. And this person is probably no smarter, no more educated, and no more experienced, than you are. If THEY can do it, YOU can do it, too.” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I reveal the TRUTH about how Outperformers gain confidence towards getting started and keeping going, namely through prioritizing the process, reference points and vicarious experiences. Show notes and the video for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/the-truth-about-confidence-2/. This is part of a 2-part confidence series, with the first installment detailing why you’re - probably - already an authority and how your competence SHOULD fuel your confidence: https://scottwelle.com/the-truth-about-confidence/. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy and please share!

“When you wake up every day and reinforce this into your psychology, I PROMISE it will translate to more decisive action and better behaviors towards what it is that you say you want.” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I discuss one of my FAVORITE topics: health and high performance. Especially during this time of COVID, we need our peak health if we want to be our very best and Outperform. But, sooo much of our ability to stay disciplined and dedicated comes from how we define health and our underlying psychology towards it. Show notes and the video for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/defining-health/ Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy and please share!

“Misalignment is a beautiful message. It lets us know that we’re not quite on track for the life that we want to live.” —Alicia Dunams. In this episode, Alicia and I discuss servant leadership, getting comfortable being uncomfortable and having challenging conversations amid the crazy chaos in our current world. Alicia is an international speaker and corporate trainer, with a passion around women and leadership. She is a former fashion modelI and the author of the books “Goal Digger: Lessons Learned from the Rich Men I Dated” and “I Get To: How Using The Right Words Can Radically Transform Your Life, Relationships & Business.” Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/alicia-dunams. Alicia’s website is https://www.aliciadunams.com/ and her amazing program “Bestseller in a Weekend” can be accessed at https://www.bestsellerinaweekend.com/. Enjoy!

“Social comparison is fine, but you have to understand what impact this is having on your individual psychology.” —Scott Welle. In this episode, I give a couple simple lessons from my girlfriend’s 9-year-old son’s football camp. Particularly, in regards to social comparison and effectiveness. Yes, I know this may sound strange, but TRUST ME, these are lesson’s that we can ALL use to be better in our personal, professional and athletic lives. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/cole. The book, OUTPERFORM for Student Athletes can be purchased at http://bit.ly/s-athletes. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“What can I do vs. What can ONLY I do?” —Scott Welle. This is an exclusive excerpt from my recently published book, OUTPERFORM for Leaders: A Guide to Inspiring Peak Performance in an Ever-Changing World. This specific chapter (“To Delegate is to Empower”) comes straight from the audiobook section, Communicate Effectively. Online and offline, through their type, timing and tonality, Outperforming leaders are able to engage and motivate others through their communication. Whether you’re leading a company, team, community or your family, I hope this serves you as you serve others. To purchase the book and for additional book bonuses, visit https://scottwelle.com/leadership. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“When fear creeps in and courageousness is in doubt, there is ONE BIG question you can ask that will give you the answer.” —Scott Welle. This is an exclusive excerpt from my recently published book, OUTPERFORM for Leaders: A Guide to Inspiring Peak Performance in an Ever-Changing World. This specific chapter comes straight from the audiobook section, Be Courageous, because we need courageous leaders NOW more than ever. Whether you’re leading a company, team, community or your family, I hope this serves you as you serve others. To purchase the book and for additional book bonuses, visit https://scottwelle.com/leadership. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“The single greatest motivator on the planet is a powerful purpose.” —Scott Welle. This is an exclusive excerpt from my recently published book, OUTPERFORM for Leaders: A Guide to Inspiring Peak Performance in an Ever-Changing World. This specific chapter comes straight from the audiobook section on Connecting To Your Purpose. Whether you’re leading a company, team, community or your family, I hope it serves you as you serve others. To purchase the book and for additional book bonuses, visit https://scottwelle.com/leadership. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“When we expect to have an answer to the ‘Why’ question, we shackle ourselves to frustration. When we expect to find a clear response to the reason ‘Why,’ we keep ourselves chained. There’s freedom in letting go of that constant urge to ask ‘Why?’ I don’t know why…and I don’t expect to know on this earth.” —Jason Welle. I have no idea how long I will podcast, but this will undoubtedly go down as one of my favorite episodes of all time. In this special episode, I bring on my brother, Jason, a Franciscan Friar living in Rome, Italy, to discuss finding peace and purpose amid the pandemic. Whatever your spiritual beliefs happen to be, I hope his words help you process what’s going on locally, nationally and globally, and serves you in your journey to serve others. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/jason. If you missed my Courageous Leadership Series, that can be accessed at https://scottwelle.com/leadership. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“We may be too stuck in the thick of it right now, but it’s my belief that we’re all learning things about ourselves, our teams and our society, and when the dust settles, we will all be better for it.” —Scott Welle. This is the fifth, and final, installment of a 5-part series on courageous leadership. COVID-19 and the global pandemic has put us in an unprecedented situation and we need more people showing up and not shrinking, but shining. Yes, this means YOU and ME. This series of solocasts will focus on mindset, messaging and moving forward, whether you’re leading a company, a team, a community or your family. Let’s all be our best and OUTPERFORM together. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/courageous. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“To be able to win that tug of war as courageous, Outperforming leaders, we have to amplify our goodness and pull even stronger than we ever have before.” —Scott Welle. This is the fourth installment of a 5-part series on courageous leadership. COVID-19 and the global pandemic has put us in an unprecedented situation and we need more people showing up and not shrinking, but shining. Yes, this means YOU and ME. This series of solocasts will focus on mindset, messaging and moving forward, whether you’re leading a company, a team, a community or your family. Let’s all be our best and OUTPERFORM together. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/courageous. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“If you are able to do this, whether you are drafting an email, having a conversation, doing a Zoom or anything else, you will find the right words and you will find the courageous leader within you.” —Scott Welle. This is the third installment of a 5-part series on courageous leadership. COVID-19 and the global pandemic has put us in an unprecedented situation and we need more people showing up and not shrinking, but shining. Yes, this means YOU and ME. This series of solocasts will focus on mindset, messaging and moving forward, whether you’re leading a company, a team, a community or your family. Let’s all be our best and OUTPERFORM together. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/courageous. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“What paralyzes people in a time like this is fear and uncertainty, and whether it’s your family, team, company or direct reports, when we are fearful about anything, we don’t act.” —Scott Welle. This is the second installment of a 5-part series on courageous leadership. COVID-19 and the global pandemic has put us in an unprecedented situation and we need more people showing up and not shrinking, but shining. Yes, this means YOU and ME. This series of solocasts will focus on mindset, messaging and moving forward, whether you’re leading a company, a team, a community or your family. Let’s all be our best and OUTPERFORM together. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/courageous. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“This is an opportunity for you to show up as the best, most courageous Outperforming version of yourself, because the world needs it now more than ever before.” —Scott Welle. This is the first installment of a 5-part series on courageous leadership. COVID-19 and the global pandemic has put us in an unprecedented situation and we need more people showing up and not shrinking, but shining. Yes, this means YOU and ME. This series of solocasts will focus on mindset, messaging and moving forward, whether you’re leading a company, a team, a community or your family. Let’s all be our best and OUTPERFORM together. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/courageous. Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“These are some of the most globally recognized people on planet earth. They’ve openly admitted that some days they wake up and feel like everything is going to be taken away from them, and regardless of what they’ve achieved or accomplished, someone is going to realize that they’re not actually as good as they are.” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I discuss a similarity amongst high achievers that is commonly present but rarely discussed: Imposter Syndrome. If you’ve ever felt like a fake, a fraud, lucky and not good, and unworthy of your accomplishments—this episode is for YOU. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/hot-mess and an additional blog post can be found at https://scottwelle.com/imposter/ Also, please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“Always in life, if you fixate on one outcome and you get it, you’re still left with something of an empty feeling of ‘what’s next.’ For me, it’s more about moving in the right direction and embracing the grind of that process.” —Daniel Campbell. In this episode, Daniel and I discuss his life-changing spinal cord injury when he was 20, the emotional toll of being told—statistically speaking—that he’d never walk again, his mindset that allowed him to stay positive and motivated during physical therapy, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, how he’s currently paying it forward with Renegait and “The Spartan,” a revolutionary way to bring gait training to the clinic or home for people in neurological rehabilitation. You can find out more about Daniel at https://renegait.com/. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/daniel-campbell and Daniel’s story is also below. Enjoy! Twelve days after my twentieth birthday I was at my fraternity’s house, spotted a good friend who used to wrestle as I did, and engaged him in an impromptu match. We had done it many times. I like to recall a time I ambushed him late at night leaving the library…I took him down, emptied his backpack on the grass, scattered everything, and ran for safety before he got up. He got me back by flipping a couch I was napping on a few days later. Brotherly love. This night, my neck broke. It wasn’t immediately clear to me upon hitting the wood floor that I had damaged my spinal cord, or that the trajectory of my life had jerked so far off the path. Not even remotely did I consider the possibility that that moment, that strange instant when the mental awareness of most of my body was replaced with a void, would completely change who I was, cause me to permanently re-engineer my identity. I collapsed. Hope was shone months later in the form of a physical therapist. She showed me around her clinic and discussed with me her treatment protocol. I would later learn she applies what is called “Activity-Based Therapy” principles. At the time, I only understood that she wanted to get me on my feet and walking. I had read that was a good idea, even for people having as little function as I did. Fast-forward 30 months, I’m stepping in a walker without anyone helping me. I’m stepping without help. I'm not overweight like so many others bound to a chair, my muscles are growing, my sensation improves every day, and my functional recovery is in stride. The day before I moved to Arizona, I set my personal record of walking 198 feet without help. Fast-forward another 6 months. I haven’t properly gait-trained since arriving in Phoenix. The clinic I go to doesn’t have a robotic machine to get me moving and can’t spare the manpower to assist me over the ground when my legs fatigue. My new best walking distance is about 20 feet. To end this regression, I started designing what would become the Spartan. I needed a cheap, simple tool that one person could strap on me and help me move my legs the correct way in a walker. The first prototype wasn’t pretty, but it worked. And one night, sitting in my room staring blankly at my engineering homework, it occurred to me…this problem I had, this problem I solved for myself, is so common. It was never my plan to be an entrepreneur, certainly not before I graduated, but a sense of duty overcame me at that time. Love for my fellow humans, compassion for those whose lives are as gnarled as mine, compelled me to create and establish ReneGait; to fundraise, and work full-time while simultaneously studying robotics engineering... full-time. I wouldn’t call myself the master of my fate (if that were the case I would be walking…actually, flying). But the victory I had, recovering what was lost, was enough. The momentum of that victory reshaped me for the better.

“If you look at the people that are not only high achieving but are also fulfilled, they’ve found a way to fall in love with the daily practice of becoming great AND of continuous improvement.” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I discuss the TRUTH about achieving greatness and how extraordinary people become that way. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/greatness and please follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“The failure part of that year made it so much better and so much more memorable. Yes, winning the World Series was one of the greatest achievements ever, but I look back at HOW I got there, it was more satisfying to me than probably anyone else on the team.” —Brett Myers. In this episode, Brett and I discuss his Major League Baseball career and World Series win with the Phillies, the trials and tribulations he had to go through to get to that point, and the mental skills he’s taken from the Majors to excel is his new music career with his band, The Backwoods Rebels. I really enjoyed this wide-ranging discussion on performing under pressure and stepping outside of your comfort zone. You can find out more about Brett at https://www.brettmyersmusic.com/ on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/brett.myers.718, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/brettmyersmusic39/, and on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/BackWoodRebel39. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/brett-myers-winning-in-major-league-baseball-and-music and Brett’s full bio is also below. Enjoy!  After 12 seasons playing Major League Baseball, Brett Myers retired to his Florida hometown to be with his family. What baseball fans didn't realize, is for years Myers had been playing guitar and writing songs in the off-season. From the time he was a young boy, Myers always had a love for country, classic and hard rock. However, with his rigorous baseball schedule, he never had a chance to pursue songwriting in a serious manner. One day while playing golf, he shared some ideas with his musician friend and producer Damien Starkey (Puddle of Mudd, Burn Season), who was blown away by his clever concepts. The two began collaborating and crafting songs in Starkey's studio. Before long, it was undeniable that they had a great chemistry and the songs to prove it. Since then, Brett has collaborated with several heavy hitters in the industry including Colt Ford, The LACS and Bottleneck. In September of 2017 Brett released his 3rd album “Home Brewed”, a perfect blend of Southern Rock and Country anthems about drinking and life in the south. Myers has also been taking his show on the road with his band “The Backwoods Rebels.” This lineup includes former Shinedown and Fuel guitarist Jasin Todd, Puddle of Mudd guitarist and bassist Adam Latiff and Damien Starkey, Dylan Hess on drums and Zac Gilbert on slide. With the great response that the shows and albums have received, it is apparent that Myers continues to grow his fan base in both the Country and Southern Rock markets.

“If I can’t break through the wall the first time, just give me a thicker helmet and more rocket fuel and I’ll get through it the next time. And, through a lot of perseverance and hard work, I could do that…MOST of the time. But I was a mess.” —Bob Willbanks. In this episode, Bob and I discuss his powerful business and spiritual journeys and how he now integrates both in Ambassadors For Business (AFB), a Christian organization that connects faith values and work so we can grow together and change our communities from the inside out. Bob is one of my favorite people and you can find more about his work at https://www.afbnl.com/ and at https://www.connectingfaithandwork.com/. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/bob-willbanks-connecting-faith-and-work. Enjoy!

“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. I believe we’re all climbing our own mountain. There’s a place we imagine that looks and feels better than where we are today.” —Bobby Herrera. In this episode, Bobby and I discuss his journey of being the “underdog,” how to turn setbacks into successes and his amazing mindset surrounding leadership and empowering others. Bobby is CEO of the Populus Group (Populus is Latin for “People”), which helps businesses and organizations with nonpermanent and contingent workforce solutions. He is the author of The Gift of Struggle: Life Changing Lessons About Leading (download three FREE chapters here: http://bit.ly/2nXrL1K) and believing that everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed is at the core of Bobby’s philosophy in business and in life. He can be found at https://bobby-herrera.com/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bobbyherrerapg/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BobbyHerreraPG. Bobby is a proud Army veteran and currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and three children. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/bobby-herrera-the-gift-of-struggle. Enjoy!

“This is no small thing: Your MINDSET when you look at building a business, building a body, or ANYTHING else is what matters most.” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I discuss a simple, imperative, mindset shift that you must have in this game called LIFE. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/suffering and please follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. Enjoy!

“Working hard at the wrong things doesn’t work; it just causes you to go in the wrong direction, faster, and go further from your goals.” —Brian Cain. Brian Cain is widely regarded as a foremost authority on mental performance and is the creator of The Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Coaching Certification course. He’s worked with Fortune 500 executives, as well as Olympic athletes and professionals in the NFL, NHL, UFC, MLB and PGA Tour. He’s also a #1 international best-selling author, a 12x Ironman triathlete and a 100-mile ultra marathoner. In this episode, Brian and I discuss mental performance, what it means to have an “elite mindset,” how this can be developed and what REALLY separates the top performers (in any field) from those that don’t make it. You can learn more about Brian at https://briancain.com/, his Mental Performance Certification https://briancain.com/certification, on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/briancainpeak/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/BrianCainPeak), and on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/BrianCainPeak/). Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/brian-cain-mental-performance-mastery. Enjoy!

“There’s no such thing as can’t, cold, sharks or too fast.” —Robert Brus. I still have absolutely no idea what that quote means (maybe it’s an Aussie thing :)) but in this podcast episode, Robert Brus and I discuss the importance of having a mindset of incremental growth, how he “goes all in” in his personal and professional life and his advice for battling back from adversity and tough times. Rob started in the Australian Defense Force when he was 17 years old and traveled the world as a Combat Systems Operator for the Royal Australian Navy. Now, Rob seeks to pay it forward by hosting the Go All In podcast (available at https://www.goallin.com.au/ on iTunes at https://apple.co/2K9qyMn and on all major podcasting platforms), where amazing people share stories of triumph and heartache to help others GO ALL IN. He also helps entrepreneurs amplify their message through his own digital marketing and podcast booking agency (https://www.goallin.com.au/podcast-booking-agency/) Please follow Rob everywhere on social media and show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/robert-brus-incremental-growth-and-going-all-in. Enjoy!

“Who has ever told you that you couldn’t do something? That you wouldn’t be good enough? That what you want is impossible? PROVE THEM WRONG!” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I discuss a motivational strategy that almost no one talks about in the positive psychology movement, but if you listen closely to interviews with top performers in almost any area, you will hear it (assuming they’re willing to disclose what REALLY makes them tick). Use this strategy anytime you need to manufacture motivation in your personal, professional or athletic life! Please follow me on instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/ and show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/motivational-strategy. Enjoy!

“‘Most people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.’ I think people like us actually fail MORE than other people because one of the things we’re willing to do is to take the risk to fail.” —Jason Valadao. Jason Valadao currently serves in the United States Navy as a family and sports medicine physician. From Officer Candidate School to life in the air and on aircraft carriers as a naval flight officer during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, his journey has been full of life-altering experiences that have allowed him to cross paths with people from all walks of life. Jason is also the author of Exceptional Every Day, a book that enables you to create and achieve personal goals by helping you understand how to prioritize what is meaningful to you, allocate your time appropriately, and maximize productivity. You can buy the book and learn more about Jason at https://jasonvaladao.com/. I hope you enjoy this episode! Show notes and more strategies to Outperform The Norm can be found at https://scottwelle.com/jason-valadao-exceptional-every-day.

“I’m definitely fortunate to do this, but a part of that is also seizing the moment and the opportunity, recognizing it and running with it” —Carlos Castelan. Carlos Castelan is the founder of The Navio Group, a consulting firm that helps clients build and lead programs to drive transformations and growth. In this episode, Carlos and I have a wide-ranging discussion on grit, goal setting, business breakthroughs and the importance of betting on yourself that will surely help any entrepreneur or business leader. You can learn more about Carlos at https://thenaviogroup.com/, email him at carlos@thenaviogroup.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/carloscastelan/. Show notes and more strategies to Outperform The Norm can be found at https://scottwelle.com/carlos-castelan-business-breakthroughs. Enjoy!

"It scared me to death. I thought, 'Am I going to be paralyzed?' And the next day, with all my might, I WILLED my leg to move...and that gave me hope." --Amberly Lago. Amberly Lago is an expert mindset coach, motivational speaker and the best selling author of True Grit and Grace (https://amberlylago.com/book/). In this episode, Amberly and I discuss her tragic accident that required 30+ surgeries and thousands of hours of physical therapy to save her leg, what she learned from it and her powerful message for ANYONE looking to turn tragedy into triumph. Amberly can be found everywhere on social (@amberlylagomotivation) and on her website at https://amberlylago.com/. She’s a fantastic speaker, trainer, and I hope you enjoy this episode! Show notes and more strategies to Outperform The Norm can be found at https://scottwelle.com/amberly-lago-tragedy-into-triumph/

“You need to forgive yourself for what you’ve decided to believe that no longer serves you.” —Annette Cargioli. Annette Cargioli is the creator of Emotional Polarity Technique (EPT), a technique that helps end all manner of physical and emotional pain and suffering. She has over 25 years of clinical success using this strategy, and because of this, has become known as “The Forgiveness Doctor.” In this episode, Annette and I discuss EPT, why it’s so powerfully important and how you can use forgiveness to Outperform physically, mentally and emotionally. You can learn more about EPT at https://eptworks.com/ and listen to her podcast at EPTworks.libsyn.com. Show notes for this episode can be found at https://scottwelle.com/annette-cargioli-the-forgiveness-doctor/

“If leadership was easy, everybody would be doing it. It’s individual by person and how you get them to change and how they respond to communication.” —Jaime Taets. Jaime Taets is the President & Founder of Keystone Group International, an organization that helps businesses drive success in three key areas: strategy, people and culture. In this episode, Jaime and I discuss leadership, what it REALLY means to be “authentic,” the importance of communication style and how we can ALL become better leaders immediately. Jaime is the host of the Superpower Success podcast and can be reached at jaime@keystonegroupintl.com or at http://keystonegroupintl.com. She’s a fantastic speaker, trainer, and business owner, and I hope you enjoy this episode. Show notes and more strategies to Outperform The Norm can be found at https://scottwelle.com/jaime-taets-superpower-success Enjoy!

“If you are going to show up in the world as your real, authentic, BEST self, that’s a very heroic and courageous act.” — Scott Welle. In this solocast I discuss an “Alter Ego” strategy that I’ve seen used with all high achievers in business and athletics. Creating an alter ego allows you to rid yourself of the worries, fears, judgements and insecurities that hold you back from performing at your peak. It's one of the fastest ways that I know of to boost performance. Please follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/scottwelle/ and show notes for this episode and more strategies to Outperform The Norm can be found at https://scottwelle.com/creating-an-alter-ego-for-peak-performance. Enjoy!