{"podcast":{"title":"The ThriveWell Journey | Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Life After Disruption","slug":"the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442","podcast_index_feed_id":6999442,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thethrivewelljourney/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.thethrivewelljourney.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thethrivewelljourney/20251222_021217_f8924c8bbd3115a178545411f87014ae.jpg","author":"L. Michael Burt | ThriveWell Journey - Entrepreneurial Leadership & Life After Disruption","episode_count":88,"summary":"The ThriveWell Journey: Let’s Make Thriving Our New Normal A transformation podcast for entrepreneurs, leaders, and creators navigating disruption, reinvention, and identity shifts while building something meaningful. Hosted by L. Michael Burt, the show explores entrepreneurship, leadership, and sustainable success through the lens of transformation, identity, and alignment. It is designed for those who have experienced burnout, life disruption, health challenges, career shifts, or internal turning points and are seeking a grounded way to move forward without losing themselves in the process. Through recorded conversations with founders, creators, and change-makers, along with Live Friday sessions called \"Friday Night Lives\" focused on real-time recalibration, the podcast offers insight into rebuilding clarity, redefining success, and leading from who you are becoming, not who you used to be. This is not about hustle or grind. It is about navigating change, integrating growth, and building a life and business that supports long-term well-being, purpose, and impact. If you are in a season of reinvention and ready to create what comes next with intention, The ThriveWell Journey is h…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T22:20:28.384891+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442"},"episode":{"title":"Mental Resilience Under Pressure: How to Win Today | Joshua Lifrak","slug":"mental-resilience-under-pressure-how-to-win-today-joshua-lifrak","published_at":"2026-05-18T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442/mental-resilience-under-pressure-how-to-win-today-joshua-lifrak","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thethrivewelljourney/2833199","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/285553/2833199/thethrivewelljourney/2026_05_17_22_43_25_8524d3f3-fa14-4b38-b006-0b1534f0fc12.mp3","summary":"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 Defining Your Story: Intentions and Mindset 19:08 Building Strong Relationships for Growth 19:38 The Power of Teamwork 22:02 The Purpose of Connection 24:35 Defining Your Story 26:46 Staying Present Amidst Pressure 30:17 Finding Bliss in the Now 35:18 Stopping the Storm of Negative Thoughts 42:21 The Power of Noticing and Awareness 45:11 Choosing Growth and Learning from Failure 45:42 Mile Zero: Resetting Your Mindset 56:17 Navigating Disruption and Transformation 01:02:29 The Choice to Transform Today Connect w/ Joshua Lifrak - Resources Joshua Lifrak's Book - https://joshualiffrak.com Limitl…","meta_description":"Mental resilience is not about pretending pressure is not there. 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