Overcoming Fear and Playing Fearless with Dr. Jay Cavanaugh

03/15/23 • 50 min

Dr. Jay Cavanaugh is the owner and host of The Behind The Best brand. He is a highly sought-after Mental Performance Coach for Pro Athletes, most notably in motocross and the supercross circuit. His work also includes golf and tennis professionals.
Cavanaugh is also the founder of The VIBE Mindset. As a medical professional, a high-performance mindset coach for professional athletes, and an emotional intelligence coach for leaders, he focuses on robust techniques for self-mastery.
Cavanaugh also publishes a weekly newsletter to help athletes end performance anxiety and stop choking while improving focus with the ability to bounce back from failure.
In this episode, Dr. Cavanaugh discusses the key strategies in overcoming fear that can paralyze an athlete's mindset and how to overcome these mind-numbing obstacles.

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Raising a Champion - Overcoming Fear and Playing Fearless with Dr. Jay Cavanaugh

Transcript

[00:00:00] John Boruk: Hello again and welcome into the podcast that deals directly with the challenges of youth sports and how we can improve the overall experience for everybody involved. Thanks for being with us. If this is your first time, thanks for joining us. Thanks for checking us out.

If you're a returning listener, we're glad you're back and hopefully you'll, you've found it somewhat informative. Our current episode with longtime NHL scout, Lou Mongelluzzo is