Rick Sessinghaus: Why Curiosity Is The Key To Peak Performance

This week Andrew talks with golf swing and mindset coach Dr. Rick Sessinghaus about the role mental and emotional skills play in sports, business, and everyday life. Rick is the swing and mental coach for professional golfer and 2x Major Champion Collin Morikawa. In addition to his work on the golf course, Rick coaches some of the world’s top executives and teams.  Andrew and Rick explore the importance of simulating stressful situations, why staying curious is often the key to peak performance, how to achieve a “mastery mindset”, and so much more. This conversation is filled with lessons to help you reach your full potential in whatever you do. Show Highlights:1:46 - How Rick became a golf coach2:51 - Skills critical to being an effective coach3:09 - Communication, relationships, and listening to others3:40 - Developing communication skills5:10 - Building rapport with an audience6:05 - Role mental skills play in success7:43 - Training your mind and building a strong mindset11:05 - Coaching PGA Champion Collin Morikawa11:30 - Practicing stressful situations15:24 - Facilitating incremental growth in performance16:44 - Understanding how and when to challenge someone17:38 - Traits that make Collin Morikawa successful19:04 - Mastery mindset21:18 - Focusing on the right things22:32 - Motivating others and finding their "why"24:18 - Maintaining momentum when you have it25:20 - Learning from success25:42 - Getting back on track when things aren't going well25:59 - The power of curiosity28:00 - Maintaining your attention in a distracted worldCONNECT WITH ANDREW ON SOCIALTwitter: @andrewhmosesInstagram: @AndrewMoses123NEWSLETTERSign up for e-mails to keep up with the podcast at everybodypullsthetarp.com/newsletter!