Navigate the New Year Like an Elite Athlete | Performance Coaching, Resilience Building & Leadership | High Performance & Burnout Prevention | Olympic Mindset | MentorMeet Stories

PERFORMANCE & RESILIENCE COACHING | Navigate the New Year Like an Elite AthleteMentorMeet Stories is a mentorship podcast for business leaders and professionals seeking inspirational mentorship on thriving under pressure. This mindset mentor podcast features mentors and coaches sharing practical insights from elite environments.Episode: What business leaders can learn from Olympic athletes about building lasting resilience, managing high-pressure performance, and sustainable excellence.Dawn Sanders, performance and well-being coach who spent 20+ years supporting GB Olympic and Paralympic athletes, shares insights from elite sport now applied to business leadership. Works with Google and UK Sports Institute.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:This business mentorship conversation explores the person behind the performance—why defining yourself solely by achievements creates vulnerability, and how broader identity builds sustainable success.Key topics:- Identity beyond your job: the "cogs of performance" model- Resilience built on well-being foundations, not burnout- Vulnerability in leadership and psychologically safe teams- Strength-based coaching vs constantly fixing weaknesses- Support systems: why elite performers can't go alone- Change vs transition: psychological response to restructure- Kübler-Ross change curve: three phases leaders must support- Why New Year's resolutions fail and how to set goals that stick- Myths about resilience: it's developable, not just grit- Why business leaders resist rest and recovery more than athletes- Accountability: achieving goals with others vs alone- Process goals vs outcomes: celebrating incremental winsFor business leaders managing pressure, professionals navigating change, entrepreneurs balancing growth with well-being, managers building resilient teams, athletes transitioning from sport, and anyone wanting sustainable high performance.GUEST: Dawn SandersPerformance and well-being coach, 20+ years supporting GB Olympic/Paralympic athletes. Now works with business leaders on resilience and sustainable performance. Google, UK Sports Institute, England Women's Football.https://mentormeet.com/profiles/dawn-sanders/HOST: Alpa Wagjianihttps://mentormeet.com/profiles/alpa-wagjiani/EPISODE LENGTH: 45 minutesTHREE TAKEAWAYS FOR 2026:1. Be kind to yourself with New Year's goals—change is hard. Ask: How important is this goal (1-10)? How much energy do I have (1-10)? If not 7+, explore blocks.2. Seek accountability—you achieve more with others. Find a coach, partner, or team.3. Celebrate small wins—not every goal ends in gold, but you're successful if you've learned about yourself.🎧 Also on YouTube and YouTube Music🌐 Find performance coaches: https://www.mentormeet.comBrowse profiles: https://mentormeet.com/profiles/📱 Instagram.com/mentor_meet_ | LinkedIn.com/company/mentor-meet | TikTok.com/@mentormeetABOUT THIS MENTORSHIP PODCAST:MentorMeet Stories features mentors and coaches across industries. Episodes explore performance, resilience, leadership, and well-being through real conversations. Inspirational mentorship and educational mentorship grounded in lived experience—not theory.New episodes every first Monday of the month.Subscribe for mentorship on leadership, resilience, performance, and professional development.KEYWORDS: #MentorshipPodcast #MentorshipStories #MindsetMentorPodcast #BusinessMentorship #InspirationalMentorship #EducationalMentorship #PerformanceCoaching #ResilienceBuilding #LeadershipCoaching #WellbeingAtWork #HighPerformance #BurnoutPrevention #OrganizationalChange #NewYearsGoals #SustainablePerformance #MentalHealthAtWork #ProfessionalGrowth