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EP 219 | From NFL Star To Psychologist: Julius Thomas On Sustainable High Performance

What if you could chase big goals without burning out your brain, your team, or your life? I sit down with Julius Thomas, former NFL Pro Bowler turned Health Psychologist and founder of Optimal Perfor...

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EP 219 | From NFL Star To Psychologist: Julius Thomas On Sustainable High Performance

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About This Episode

What if you could chase big goals without burning out your brain, your team, or your life? I sit down with Julius Thomas, former NFL Pro Bowler turned Health Psychologist and founder of Optimal Performance Systems, to map a science-backed path to sustainable high performance. His story starts with a leap: walking away from the NFL at 30 to pursue a doctorate and build evidence-based systems that help people win without losing themselves.

We unpack some amazing things such as The 4 R's, the 5 keys of performance and striving for 100. Each framework is amazing and easy to adapt into your life. 

If you’re tired of the false choice between hustle and health, this conversation gives you a third way: align goals with behaviors, build environments that protect focus, and let performance and well-being rise together. 

Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review with the one habit you’ll change this week.

Chapters:

  • : Faith, Identity, And Choosing Purpose
  • 12:45: Life After Football: Doctorate And Reinvention
  • : Zone Of Genius Vs Excellence
  • 21:13: The Dual Mandate: Performance Plus Well-Being
  • : Calling Out Broken Performance Models
  • 37:20: Four Rs For 1% Leaders
  • : Evidence-Based Systems And Interfering Factors
  • 45:24: Presenteeism And Culture Change
  • : Balance Explained: Cognitive Limits And Time
  • 54:00: Striving For 100: Five Daily Behaviors
  • : Goals And Behaviors Must Match


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Show Notes

  • •7:40: Faith, Identity, And Choosing Purpose
  • •: Life After Football: Doctorate And Reinvention
  • •18:10: Zone Of Genius Vs Excellence
  • •: The Dual Mandate: Performance Plus Well-Being
  • •28:12: Calling Out Broken Performance Models
  • •: Four Rs For 1% Leaders
  • •41:00: Evidence-Based Systems And Interfering Factors
  • •: Presenteeism And Culture Change
  • •49:10: Balance Explained: Cognitive Limits And Time
  • •: Striving For 100: Five Daily Behaviors
  • •1:03:20: Goals And Behaviors Must Match

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