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Bonus Episode – Debrief & Analysis: Iris and Felicia Zimmermann

December 16, 2020Bonus EpisodeAnalysis, Athletes, Coaching, Drive, Entrepenuer, Entrepreneurship, Felicia Zimmermann, Fencing, High Performers, Iris Zimmermann, Mental Toughness, Olympian, Olympics, Persistence, Rochester Fencing Club, Success, Training, Valor Performancethe-path-distilled

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BONUS: Hosts Drs. Kevin Harris and Lauren S. Tashman discuss their conversation with Iris and Felicia Zimmermann, US Olympic Fencers. Highlights include their discussion about the personalized needs of an activity serving to allow one to be seen or remain unseen, the need to customize lessons from others to one’s own needs, and the unpleasant components of all goal attainment pursuits. Kevin and Lauren also discuss the various interpretations of grit, the importance of self-compassion, and building confidence by how you have dealt with past adversity.

Ep. 035 – Iris and Felicia Zimmermann

December 13, 2020Business, SportAthletes, Coaching, Drive, Entrepenuer, Entrepreneurship, Felicia Zimmermann, Fencing, High Performers, Iris Zimmermann, Mental Toughness, Olympian, Olympics, Persistence, Rochester Fencing Club, Success, Training, Valor Performancethe-path-distilled

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Iris and Felicia Zimmermann, US Olympic Fencers

Is your success yours, or are you chasing someone else’s? In this episode, we speak with Iris Zimmerman and Felicia Zimmerman, sisters who grew up participating and competing in the sport of fencing including a chance to compete with each other at the Olympics. Following their transition out of the sport, they decided to take over and co-own the Rochester Fencing Club where they spent years training for excellence. They discuss their individual and collective paths and experiences as high performing athletes, the realities of being entrepreneurs and owning a business together, managing expectations, and their definitions of success. Iris, now a performance coach with Valor Performance, and Felicia, who splits her time between business consulting in Egypt and owning a business in New York, share many perspectives and takeaways useful for listeners pursuing excellence in sport, business, or any performance domain.

Learn more about Iris and Felicia: Iris LinkedIn, Felicia Twitter, Valor Performance, Rochester Fencing Club

Ep. 028 – Dr. Lea Ann Parsley

October 18, 2020SportDr. Lea Ann Parsley, Drive, EMT, Firefighter, Healthcare, High Performers, Olympian, Olympic Medal, Olympics, Persistence, RN. Registered Nurse, Success, Training, Valor Performancethe-path-distilled

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Dr. Lea Ann Parsley, Olympic Silver Medalist, Former Firefighter and EMT, Registered Nurse and Health Educator, Valor Performance Coach

When you encounter something new, particularly something a little scary or risky, do you think “that looks awesome, I’ve got to try that?” In this episode, Dr. Lea Ann Parsley shares with us the life, sport, academic, and work experiences that led her to competing and earning a medal at the 2002 Olympic Games despite starting the sport just a few years prior in her 30s. She discusses being a multi-sport athlete, the influence of her upbringing and family, and how her work as a firefighter, a nurse, and an EMT helped her navigate the mental and physical aspects of skeleton. She also shares how a teammate earned her the second spot on the Olympic roster which, among other experiences, helped her learn the value of surrounding yourself with good people. Lea Ann shares many great takeaways including the value of keeping things in perspective and exploring lots of interests until you find what you’re good at and are passionate about, so you can push that as far as it goes to benefit not only yourself but others.

To learn more about Lea Ann: Bio, Twitter

Bonus Episode – Debrief & Analysis: Joe Jacobi

September 23, 2020Bonus EpisodeAnalysis, Canoe, Drive, Gold, Gold Medal, High Performers, Mental Toughness, Olympian, Olympic Medal, Olympics, Persistence, Success, USA, USA Canoe/Kayak, Valor Performance, Whitewater Canoe Slalomthe-path-distilled

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BONUS: Hosts Drs. Kevin Harris and Lauren S. Tashman discuss their conversation with Olympic Gold Medalist, Former CEO of USA Canoe/Kayak, and Performance Coach with the mic hot. Highlights include the idea of holding competing emotions (excited and nervous), being in the right place at the right time, and a discussion about the purpose of the pre-performance routine. Keep listening to The Path Distilled Podcast to catch future discussions about the pros and cons of goal setting.

Ep. 024 – Joe Jacobi

September 20, 2020SportCanoe, Drive, Gold, Gold Medal, High Performers, Mental Toughness, Olympian, Olympic Medal, Olympics, Persistence, Success, USA, USA Canoe/Kayak, Valor Performance, Whitewater Canoe Slalomthe-path-distilled

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Joe Jacobi, Olympic Gold Medalist, Former CEO of USA Canoe/Kayak, and Performance Coach

Do you focus on and remember more about your start lines or finish lines? In this episode, we speak with Lauren’s Valor Performance colleague, Joe Jacobi, about his sport career, as well as his experiences with leading a national governing body which led him to becoming a performance coach. Joe joins us from Catalonia, Spain, and shares his “outlier” story of getting involved in the sport, his case for a good routine, and how he and his doubles canoe partner implemented deliberate practice, simulation, and visualization leading up to the 1992 Games where they won the first American Gold Medal in whitewater canoe slalom. Joe also tells us about his philosophy on goals, what he views as the real difference maker in high performance, and how he thinks the river is an excellent analogy for life. Whether you are in sport, business, or any other performance domain, Joe shares many applicable stories, takeaways, practices, and lessons.

Learn more about Joe: Website, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram

Learn more about Valor Performance: Website

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