Mental Resilience Under Pressure: How to Win Today | Joshua Lifrak
About this episode
Joshua Lifrak discusses mental resilience and performance strategies for overcoming pressure and disruption.
Mental resilience is not about pretending pressure is not there. It is about learning to respond rather than react when life, leadership, business, or personal disruption puts you under stress. Joshua Lifrak joins The ThriveWell Journey to share mental performance lessons from his work with elite athletes, high-performing teams, and the Chicago Cubs during their historic rise from last place to World Series champions. L. Michael Burt and Joshua explore how to define your story, stay present under pressure, build stronger relationships, stop the storm of negative thinking, and reset your mindset through Joshua’s Mile Zero framework. This conversation connects sports psychology, leadership, mindfulness, and practical transformation for anyone rebuilding their life, identity, or direction after disruption. Listeners will walk away with a simple but powerful reminder: a winning streak starts with one win, and that win can begin with the next choice you make today. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Joshua Lifrak and His Journey 04:27 Transforming the Chicago Cubs: A Mental Skills Perspective 09:36 The Power of Team Culture and Accountability 10:03 Defining What It Means to Be a Cub 12:59…
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