Joshua Lifrak's Work with the 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs Holds Powerful Lessons for Today's Business Leaders

About this episode

Joshua Lifrak discusses his role as the mental skills director for the 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs and how his insights can benefit today's business leaders.

When people talk about the Chicago Cubs and their historic 2016 World Series victory — ending a 108-year drought — names including players Kris Bryant , Kyle Schwarber , Ben Zobrist , manager Joe Maddon , and president of baseball operations Theo Epstein typically dominate the conversation. One name you rarely hear? Joshua Lifrak . Yet Joshua played a pivotal role in that championship season as the team's mental skills director — helping players perform under extraordinary pressure. And he has the World Series ring to prove it. Today, his arena has shifted from the dugout to the boardroom. As director of performance and coaching at Limitless Minds , he works with executives and business leaders to build mental resilience, sharpen focus, and perform at their best. As Joshua explains this week, peak mental conditioning is a "home run" skill that anyone can learn and practice, regardless of what they do for a living. [Be sure to pick up a copy of Joshua's book: Win Today: Six Steps to Mental Resilience, Peak Performance, and a Thriving Life ] Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart . Photo: Joshua Lifrak Posted: April 27, 2026 Monday Morning…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dean Rotbart, Maxwell Rotbart

Guest: Joshua Lifrak

Topics covered

• mental resilience
• business leadership
• performance coaching
• sports psychology
• Chicago Cubs
• World Series

Keywords

• mental skills
• performance
• business leaders
• Chicago Cubs
• World Series
• coaching
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Limitless Minds

Products: Win Today: Six Steps to Mental Resilience, Peak Performance, and a Thriving Life

Places: Chicago Cubs

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