{"podcast":{"title":"Success for the Athletic-Minded Man","slug":"success-for-the-athletic-minded-man-173969","podcast_index_feed_id":173969,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/bc0693b4-22bc-41fa-9de7-a2c39f0e9a4e","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/success-for-the-athletic-minded-man","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/6/14/21/8975f5d1-afaa-4e61-a90d-b0d48282f458_sam.jpg","author":"Jim Harshaw, Jr.","episode_count":553,"summary":"Clarity. Focus. Consistency. Hallmarks of championship athletes. And hallmarks of the most successful men in business and life. How can you claim those traits in your life now? You want to make lots of money, have a great marriage, and be a dedicated father while crushing fitness goals along the way but maybe you feel like you're always shortchanging at least one area. Or maybe you feel like you want to be more consistent. More focuses. Maybe you just need a clear vision for what your future looks like— a clear goal to pursue. Jim Harshaw is an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler and former Division I head coach. And he's an executive performance coach who will help you create the plan to unlock your potential. He coaches motivated men to gain clarity, focus, and consistency in business and life using a unique framework inspired by world-class performers so that they can lead meaningful lives of purpose and impact. \"Success for the Athletic Minded Man\" is a podcast dedicated to the driven, professional, athletic-minded man in the pursuit of excellence. Each episode dives into success habits for men who balance the rigors of professional development with the challenges of excelli…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T14:17:23.818738+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/success-for-the-athletic-minded-man-173969"},"episode":{"title":"The Fatal Mistake That Keeps High Achievers Stuck, and How to Put It Down with Pete Kadushin","slug":"the-fatal-mistake-that-keeps-high-achievers-stuck-and-how-to-put-it-down-with-pete-kadushin","published_at":"2026-06-08T06:52:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/success-for-the-athletic-minded-man-173969/the-fatal-mistake-that-keeps-high-achievers-stuck-and-how-to-put-it-down-with-pete-kadushin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/success-for-the-athletic-minded-man-173969","url":"https://jimharshawjr.com","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/557b5df0-f4cb-4489-8c41-dd0b1be92ce6/stream.mp3","summary":"#532 The Fatal Mistake That Keeps High Achievers Stuck, and How to Put It Down with Pete Kadushin ----- Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/ APPLY NHL players don’t survive an 82-game season on willpower alone. They rely on structure, support, recovery, and mental routines that hold up under pressure. Today, Dr. Pete Kadushin shows us how to apply the same ideas to business, health, family, and life. Even the best athletes in the world get in their own heads. That was one of the biggest reminders from my conversation with Dr. Pete Kadushin. Pete has been the mental performance coach for the Chicago Blackhawks. He has worked with elite athletes, military performers, and business leaders, so he’s seen what pressure looks like when the stakes are high, and excuses don’t matter. And what stood out to me is this: the best performers still struggle. They still doubt themselves. They still overthink. They still search for reasons why they’re off. That’s not just a sports problem. That’s a human problem. We all have moments when something feels off, and our first instinct is to look outside ourselves. But often, the thing weighing us down is not the schedule, the pressure, or the circumstances. It’s what we’re carrying into the moment. Pete and I talk about why the next level often requires a different kind of growth. Not more force, more grinding, or another attempt to push harder through the same wall. He also said something in this episode that I can’t stop thinking about: You can’t “caterpillar harder” and expect to become a butterfly. In other words, you can’t always grind your way into the next version of yourself. And that’s the heart of this episode. 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