Episode #17: Per Bristow on the Freedom to Fail

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Pulled Quotes

“The need to control implies the fear of being out of control.” [10:35]
“Let’s give ourselves permission to sound like sh*t.” [13:50]
“Why do we become so upset if things don’t go well?” [20:35]
“I want to be a role model for what’s possible.” [38:30]
“Dreams fire me up to learn something.” [46:30]
“It’s not how much you do it, it’s the awareness you have when you do something.” [45:25]
“We are all athletes.” [51:10]

Show Notes

Performing with Freedom as a path to peak performance [2:22]
Overcoming and understanding fear and performance anxiety [4:25]
The role of trust in performance [10:30]
Learning to coach and foster a love in the process over the result [14:55]
Practicing and failing [23:30]
The biochemical highs and lows of performance [31:00]
Talent vs. cultivating a skill intentionally [42:15]
Coaching kids to love the process [56:30]

Referenced in This Episode

Kristen Ulmer – The Art of Fear: http://bit.ly/2Blfruf
Glen Albaugh: http://bit.ly/2FUSwsj

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4 Comments

jean on February 3, 2018 at 1:35 pm

Wonderful information.

Zora on March 15, 2018 at 9:14 pm

Wonderful interview! Very inspiring and enlightening…who would have thought there were such definitive and numerous correlations between sports and singing? Per is an expert at this sort of thing, and is always interesting to follow (his program is awesome!) 🙂 It was a a pleasure to hear this, thanks!

Mahajana on March 17, 2018 at 12:58 am

Very nice….. very good, this interview inspires me. Way explains Peer is highly accessible. He has always a good example and a picture and a man can easily understand. Thanks Per