Podcasts about Kenny Selmon

We are joined by Team USA Track and Field star Kenny Selmon. Kenny talks about earning a spot in the Olympics, over coming adversity and his incredible Track and Field Career at UNC. *Note: This episode was recorded before the Olympics this past summer* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every day, we talk to people about practice. And we explain that to become effective at communication, you have to work at becoming good at it. And we define mastery of a skill as those who become so good at a skill that you can count on their performance and outcome consistently. And once you begin to talk about performance and outcomes, it's easy to draw a parallel between mastery of a skill like communication and mastery of sports like the Olympics. And that's what we're going to do for you on this podcast:  connect the concepts of practice, mastery and outcomes. And accentuate the value of practice and the ultimate results of effort. Because that's what today's guest has achieved. Recently back from the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, Kenny Selmon represented the U.S. in the 400-meter hurdles. He began his track and field career just down the road at Pace Academy in Atlanta (where my claim to fame is that I overlapped in high school with him for one year!) and where he won the National Championship in the 400-meteres in 2014. Then he continued on to run hurdles at UNC, where he places 2nd in the NCCAA Division 1 National Championships in 2018 and set UNC's record for the 400-metres. After graduating from UNC, he won the 2018 USAF Outdoor Championships and the Athletics World Cup in London. And in 2021, he qualified for the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team. Tune in to see what Kenny shares with guest host Hurst Williamson about the Master of Skills.   Show Notes Mastery of a skill is an individual that becomes so good at a skill that you can count on their performance and outcome consistently. The podcast today will cover the practice, mastery, and outcome. Accentuate the value of practice and the ultimate results of the effort. Kenny Selmon, Olympic Athlete, USA What were some of the most difficult hurdles to overcome on the journey of being an Olympic Athlete? Covid Impact Lost sponsorship No access to tracks to train Unknow future of the Olympics What is the difference between intention and repetition behind the practice? How do you keep that intention when training? Know your ‘why”, understanding why you are doing it. Your “why” gives you the full vision and picture Know what you want even if you are struggling to find your “why” When you understand what you want it makes the steps to get there easier and will lead you to your “why” What is it like to consistently practice even when you've mastered the sport? How do you keep going? Every day you must perform at the highest level, even in practice. You don't know if it's going to work, all you have is faith and knowledge that your work will pay off. Have a coach that knows how to get you there Prepare for disrupters (rain, heat) Must always be ready to perform, there are no second chances What role does resilience play for the brand of an athlete? The importance of personal brand Book referenced at 14:56, Disrupted! How to Reset Your Brand & Your Career Genuine care to supporters – responding to text messages, listening, and understanding they are on the journey with you. Everybody is competing with the brand and the personality next to you, how to stand out? Understand that athletes are all people that have been given a gift. Always be a person first. It's not about standing out, it's understanding who the person is and being genuine. Be yourself. Is there a brand that stands out to you? (Kenny) “Brand” is connected to success Allyson Felix for her brand to work so must continue to do well, compete, and win. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyson_Felix Companies look for candidates that can show discipline and focus behind their experience. What are the parallels for an Olympic athlete? Faith- What you can not see Knowledge – You know knows what it will take, they've been through it Delayed gratitude – Bad/hard days will be stacked up for one day of celebration All of those experiences connect Stoke – a free platform where people connect to chat about Live TV www.stokeapp.live Mission: Our mission is to virtually connect the existing communities that watch Live Sports, TV Shows, and more. We strive to create a fun and active social communication channel for Live TV that streamlines all the different conversations surrounding it. Viewers pulled into the stories of Olympic Athletes. How has working alongside other Olympic athletes changed your perspective of storytelling and personal narratives? They are all people and they have problems and lives, but their work is at a very high level. Understand they are all people at the end of the day. Favorite story from the Olympics Watching his coach live his dream Knowing all structures were built specifically for that event Organization and technological aspects of the event

This week we welcome Coach Abigi Id-Deen form the University of South Florida. Abigi talks to us about his coaching journey, the development of some star pupils and his 400 hurdles philosophy. 0:50 Track & Field can humble you quick ... give us an instance where you realized there are levels to this. 7:30 How has your college career influenced the way you coach? 10:00 Who are/were your primary mentors & influences? 14:15 Sometimes where you coach can have a significant impact on the event(s) you specialize in. You have had your fair share of success in the long sprints. Did you set out to be a great 400/400H coach or did it just come about due to circumstances? 25:40 I believe many of us remember and were somewhat enamored by David Verburg. Coming out of George Mason, a small school, albeit a school rich in track history, he got a lot of attention. Talk a little about his development because his first couple of years he was conference performer - then he just exploded on to the National scene! 33:30 Fast forward; at UNC you inherit a pretty talented 400H in Kenny Selmon. Kenny was the real deal out of high school. In 2018 he gets 2nd (a close second) at NCAA then goes on win USA outdoor championship. Tell us a little about his development that year. What changes, if any, and what key decision had to be made to allow for that success to take place? 40:00 Share with us (1) what you look for in a 400Her, (2) what do you see as important areas of focus (3) how do you break down the event to your athletes? 51:20 You have been around the block a few times ... leave us with a fun track story (or two) 59:30 Who would you like to listen to on the podcast?  

Andy and J.R. discuss the hottest trending topics of the day before replaying our interview with local Atlanta 400M hurdler, and Olympian, Kenny Selmon as he gets ready to run his event tonight! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kenneth Selmon is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters hurdles. He won the USA Outdoor Championship in 2018 and represented his country at the 2018 Athletics World Cup in London, where he won the 400 meters hurdles. While at UNC from 2014-18, Selmon was a four-time All-American and three-time ACC champion. His best time in the 400-meter hurdles as a Tar Heel was 48.60, which came during a fourth-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Finals and broke what had been a 22-year old school record. Kenny qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics for the Men's 400m Hurdles and is scheduled to race on Thursday at 7:33 PM EST! Make sure to tune in and watch him race to the Gold! Show Highlights: (5:07) - Push yourself and you will achieve new goals  (6:24) - You have to push through your pain  (10:10) - Why you have to get back up when life pushes you down  (13:01) - How to give life your everyday life your all (14:06) - God gave you your gift, use it every day  (15:06) - If someone says you can't, work harder and prove them wrong  (15:54) - Take life day by day, you will look back and see how far you have come Connect with Kenny Selmon on social media:  Instagram - @Kenny_Selmon  Twitter - @KennySelmon Facebook - kenny.selmon Follow Shawn at https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0JWc0ZFYl84WFNvM04zMEJQUjFuc0VKc3lpd3xBQ3Jtc0ttTkx1Q3VoQlNIZXRnaFZia2pWM0lKeDhqb3VnZkxXUzZjdWNhTk5oaDNYd2lXZ0ltOGZtY0FRQzVfX1lSOFNCckhsbzJSSUx0UnI1QWFPSGxxU3J4OFJ0aWZQRG85b1hlNE1MaWpycGl5WHFUOFRIMA&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejourneytold.com (http://www.thejourneytold.com)  Connect with Shawn on Social Media:  Instagram - @publicistshawn  Facebook - @shawnzanotti  Website- www.thejourneytold.com or www.exactpublicity.com Podcast Instagram - @thejourneytoldshow  Facebook - @thejourneytold  Twitter - @thejourneytold

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis interviews former UNC Track and Field star Kenny Selmon, who will be competing in the 400m Hurdles at the Tokyo Olympic Games for Team USA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenny Selmon, who attended Pace Academy right here in Atlanta, is heading to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and joined Andy and Randy to talk about his journey! Selmon will be representing Team USA in the 400m hurdles! The guys ask him about his Olympic journey as well as the most important question: What's going down in the Olympic Village? Going for Gold and a wife! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Segment 1 - Corey McCartney, Talking Chop, joined us to talk Braves Segment 2 - Olympic hurdler Kenny Selmon joined us to talk about the upcoming Tokyo Olympics Segment 3 - Casting Call with Greg Clarkson and we reacted to the Kenny Selmon interview See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we are super excited to have Kenny Selmon. This is by far one of our best convos. We talk about track and field, what's happing right now with racism in America and the black lives movement. Incredible guy to talk to, so open and loving!