EP30: Kathryn Ducey - Digging Deep into Athlete's Minds and Changing Their Course

"Because I have such a deep interest in business, and have done so much in terms of hiring and building teams, I think very differently. I have all these myths I'm debunking, the myths that are causing a whole bunch of fear in these athletes."   Helping athletes make the transition out of their sport and into their next career, whether starting a new business, or working for a company, is a core element of what I do. This is why it brings a big smile to my face to find a kindred spirit in today's Make Your Mark guest, Kathryn Ducey, as she is becoming one of Canada's foremost experts in working with athletes, both current and retired.   "If you think about athletes and their worlds within sport, they have a coach who helps them manage their mind within the environment that they're in, and once they leave that environment, everyone just kind of goes and disappears."   Kathryn digs deep into her childhood and uses her experiences to drive progress with each athlete she works with, helping them manage their minds within the worlds that they exist in, allowing them to get their perspective in a good space before moving towards the next step in their career. You will see throughout this episode that Kathryn is a warm, engaging, funny and smart as heck professional with hundreds of hours of speaking (and more importantly, listening) to athletes, their coaches, and family members. I really like her style and approach, and you will to!   "We have 60,000 thoughts every day, and half of them are negative. 2500 of those negative thoughts happen every hour, and we don't think any of that is impacting us? So let's get to the bottom of what those thoughts are. What are the circumstances, what are the thoughts that you had, what are the feelings that they created, the action, inaction, reaction, and that creates your results."   We had a rollicking good time with this episode, all the while dispensing some very important advice for all athletes, make sure to check it out!  Happy Listening! Some Topics we talk about in this episode:   Introduction - 0:45 Founder of Higher Athletes - 4:35 Fill the Gap with Coaching - 5:10 Parents had Messy Stuff going on - 7:00 Dad was Controlling Every Move being made - 10:00 He took his Last Two Breaths and Died - 12:10 Nobody is Immune to Bad Thoughts - 14:10 Lied on My Resume - 15:00 Giving Athletes Confidence - 17:00 Athlete's Advantages - 21:30 5% Conscious, 95% Subconscious Focus on Thoughtwork - 25:45 60,000 Thoughts / day - 27:20 Teaching Amateurs to be Great - 29:00 Imposter Syndrome - 31:20 F-Up Night - 31:40 Coaching Athlete's Minds - 37:40 Athletes Deny Retirement - 41:10 Taking Advantage of Down Time - 45:00 Lack of Empathy in the Corporate World - 46:30 Met with 150 Athletes over 100s of Hours - 50:00 Hit Your Mark - 51:30 Wrap Up - 56:10 How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, www.markmoyer.com to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you're looking for ways to Make Your Mark, send me an email [email protected] and I'll get you going right away.   If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life!