Seth Pepper on How the Pro's Think and The Mamba Mentality

About this episode

Seth Pepper discusses the Mamba Mentality and how it can be applied to golf and high-pressure performance.

Seth Pepper is a former #1 Ranked Swimmer in the World, a USA National Champion and an American Record Holder. With his swimming career behind him, Seth is now a Motivational and Keynote Speaker, and a Performance Coach. He works with athletes of all sporting codes, including golfers to "Unlimit Their Potential." He joins #OntheMark to help you to think like a pro as he dives into elements of Kobe Bryant's "Mamba Mentality." Seth maps out stories and anecdotes into a simple, applied performance playbook that translates cleanly to golf and high-pressure execution: The Kobe Archetype — A student of the game. Unconditional love from his family whether he scored he succeeded or failed, and how that freed Kob to fail and grow. Internal Drive — Bryant's “kill list” as personal motivation, and how the responsibility for obsession always lives with the athlete. The Mamba Mentality as a tool — How to create a performance persona. And the dsicipline of studying acting and characters to access different mind states on demand. Seeking Separation and the Continuous Accumulation of Advantages — “Just keep getting better.” The compound effect of incremental gains over time. Kobe’s philosophy…

People in this episode

Host: PGA TOUR

Guest: Seth Pepper

Topics covered

• Mamba Mentality
• performance coaching
• athlete mindset
• incremental gains
• motivation
• golf

Keywords

• Seth Pepper
• Mamba Mentality
• Kobe Bryant
• performance coaching
• golf mindset
• incremental gains
• motivation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USA National Champion

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