{"podcast":{"title":"The Mental Weight Room - A Podcast for Athletes, Parents of Athletes and Coaches","slug":"the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819","podcast_index_feed_id":7121819,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f1ee6258/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://antoinettedatoc.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/40489318/40489318-1711732505712-4760291553d47.jpg","author":"Antoinette Datoc, Certified Mental Performance Coach","episode_count":69,"summary":"The building blocks of peak performance are knowledge, physical training and mental training. You've heard 90% of your athletic performance is mental, right? WRONG! The truth is 100% of your athletic performance is mental. Why? Everything single thing you do starts in your brain. That's right, your brain runs the show so no amount of physical training will ever make up for poor mental skills. In The Mental Weight Room, Certified Mental Performance Coach, Antoinette Datoc, shares tips for building mental toughness so you can level up in sports and life. Click Follow and never miss an episode.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T06:18:10.474472+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 61 Perfectionism vs. Striving for Excellence","slug":"ep-61-perfectionism-vs-striving-for-excellence","published_at":"2026-02-25T11:08:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819/ep-61-perfectionism-vs-striving-for-excellence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dancinghousewife/episodes/Ep--61-Perfectionism-vs--Striving-for-Excellence-e3fij4g","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f1ee6258/podcast/play/116001360/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-24%2F418765954-44100-2-619b0c15406f2.mp3","summary":"In this week's mental workout, Coach Antoinette Datoc explains how perfectionism differs from striving for excellence and why perfectionism is rooted in fear, not high standards. The episode teaches athletes to replace perfectionism with “neutral” self-talk that treats mistakes as information, not identity, and to become resilient competitors who reset and adapt. Antoinette shares a weekly mental workout: name the mistake neutrally, correct it with one specific cue, and physically reset with a breath and relaxed body. She emphasizes that success comes from work ethic and discipline, not anxiety-driven perfectionism, and invites viewers to subscribe, follow, and learn more at https://antoinettedatoc.com","meta_description":"In this week's mental workout, Coach Antoinette Datoc explains how perfectionism differs from striving for excellence and why perfectionism is rooted in f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":388,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819/episodes/ep-61-perfectionism-vs-striving-for-excellence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819/ep-61-perfectionism-vs-striving-for-excellence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}