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Tyler interviewed Justin Su’a, now a performance advisor with Performance Advisory Group (PAG), on building confidence in athletes, coaching strategies, and managing focus in a distracted world. Justin works with executives and head coaches in the NFL, NBA, and MLB, and approaches performance through a systems lens rather than traditional mental-skills terminology.

• Confidence follows focus: Direct attention to past successes rather than failures or future worries. Confidence is not an accurate predictor of success; build competence and skill instead.
• Productive vs. unproductive self-talk: What works varies by athlete and context. Some thrive on sharp, emotional cues; others are hurt by mechanical thoughts mid-game.
• Close the feedback loop: Track performance to gather evidence that feelings don’t dictate results. Use a quick daily routine: pick one focus item, review it at the end of practice (inspired by Eduardo Salas). Reflect on what went well, what was learned, and one thing to improve.
• Systems thinking for coaches: When athletes excel in practice but struggle in games, isolate root causes rather than assuming. Change one variable at a time, and invert problems to find the simplest, highest-impact fix.
• Engineer the environment: Counter device distraction by designing settings that prioritize purposeful engagement, and set clear environmental standards.
• Coaches must model it: Teach leadership skills, foster intrinsic motivation, and build personal systems for stress, such as boundaries and recognizing unhealthy coping habits.

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Doug Crandall was interviewed for the Elev8 Podcast, where he shared his leadership philosophy centered on "building or diminishing" others, developed through his experience teaching at West Point and coaching his son. He introduced four leadership archetypes and emphasized that effective leaders can maintain high standards while using positive communication to build confidence, capability, and trust in others. The conversation concluded with a discussion on how coaches can develop player-led teams by earning trust and transferring ownership of standards to their players.

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The conversation between Tyler and Collin centered on Collin's new book, "The Oz Method," and its application to performance, leadership, and sales. They discussed the book's core concepts, including the use of the Wizard of Oz analogy to represent different dimensions of communication and the importance of creating systems, like the Yellow Brick Road, to achieve goals. Collin explained the "confidence card" tool, detailing how it helps performers focus on past successes, preparation, support networks, anchor statements, and identity to build credible confidence. They also talked about the 3x3 grid for setting daily, weekly, and monthly behaviors to drive progress