E18: Overcoming self-doubt and developing a win from within mindset approach with college football & Minnesota Vikings analyst Ben Leber
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03/04/20 • 50 min
Today's guest, Ben Leber, is a retired 10-year NFL linebacker who played for the San Diego Chargers (now LA), the Minnesota Vikings and the St. Louis Rams.
Ben’s football journey began when he accepted a full-ride scholarship to Kansas State University in the summer of 1996. In his time at KSU, Ben was twice named to Big 12 All-Conference Teams, 3rd Team All-American team, and he ended up 5th in tackles in school history while graduating with a business degree. It’s a reflection of the hard work he put in to balance and excel in both football and academics.
He went on to earn All-Rookie honors his first year in the NFL with San Diego as one of the starting outside linebackers. And while Ben found success on the field, it was how he carried himself off the field that stands out. He was a player representative all 5 years that he played for the Vikings and he was named the Korey Stringer Good Guy award by the local media. He went on to play his 10th and final year with the St. Louis Rams.
As Ben moved away from life as a professional football player, he knew he wanted to stay close to the game. He began working for Fox Sports as a college football color commentator. He has worked his way up the ladder and he is now a full-time analyst working Nationally Televised games for the Big 10, Big 12 and Pac 12 Conferences. He also maintains his life in Minneapolis and he began contributing and later working for KFAN radio. He appears on numerous radio shows throughout the week, mostly as a Minnesota Vikings/NFL insider. And this year he concluded his second full season as sideline analyst for the Vikings Radio Network.
Our conversation with Ben goes deep into the many lessons he learned while playing college and professional football. He dives into how he learned to take feedback to improve his game. Ben opens up about a period in his earlier career where he had significant self-doubt about his ability to play at the collegiate level. He shares the tools he learned and used to overcome these limiting beliefs. Ben also shares his “win from within” approach to success and how this mindset shift has helped him during his football career and during his transition to his current career as a broadcaster.
The tips and strategies that Ben shares in our conversation are applicable to everyone, whether you are an athlete of any age, a parent, an adult and everyone in between.
You can find Ben Leber on:
We’d love to hear from you how these tips have helped you think about and develop a “win from within” mentality. Jump on over to IG and share in your stories and tag #theartoflivingwellpodcast.
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Today's guest, Ben Leber, is a retired 10-year NFL linebacker who played for the San Diego Chargers (now LA), the Minnesota Vikings and the St. Louis Rams.
Ben’s football journey began when he accepted a full-ride scholarship to Kansas State University in the summer of 1996. In his time at KSU, Ben was twice named to Big 12 All-Conference Teams, 3rd Team All-American team, and he ended up 5th in tackles in school history while graduating with a business degree. It’s a reflection of the hard work he put in to balance and excel in both football and academics.
He went on to earn All-Rookie honors his first year in the NFL with San Diego as one of the starting outside linebackers. And while Ben found success on the field, it was how he carried himself off the field that stands out. He was a player representative all 5 years that he played for the Vikings and he was named the Korey Stringer Good Guy award by the local media. He went on to play his 10th and final year with the St. Louis Rams.
As Ben moved away from life as a professional football player, he knew he wanted to stay close to the game. He began working for Fox Sports as a college football color commentator. He has worked his way up the ladder and he is now a full-time analyst working Nationally Televised games for the Big 10, Big 12 and Pac 12 Conferences. He also maintains his life in Minneapolis and he began contributing and later working for KFAN radio. He appears on numerous radio shows throughout the week, mostly as a Minnesota Vikings/NFL insider. And this year he concluded his second full season as sideline analyst for the Vikings Radio Network.
Our conversation with Ben goes deep into the many lessons he learned while playing college and professional football. He dives into how he learned to take feedback to improve his game. Ben opens up about a period in his earlier career where he had significant self-doubt about his ability to play at the collegiate level. He shares the tools he learned and used to overcome these limiting beliefs. Ben also shares his “win from within” approach to success and how this mindset shift has helped him during his football career and during his transition to his current career as a broadcaster.
The tips and strategies that Ben shares in our conversation are applicable to everyone, whether you are an athlete of any age, a parent, an adult and everyone in between.
You can find Ben Leber on:
We’d love to hear from you how these tips have helped you think about and develop a “win from within” mentality. Jump on over to IG and share in your stories and tag #theartoflivingwellpodcast.
Special Offer Take advantage of our special offer with Healing Elements (new clients only). Address: 2290 Como Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Sign up for One FREE Week of Unlimited Classes! Reserve your week online or in store with the promotional code "AOLW" Note: Week unlimited begins on the date of purchase. Enjoy $15 off your first 60 or 90 minute Massage or Reiki service using code "AOLW15" book online and note the promo code when scheduling or call to book 651-348-6216.Reminder:
Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast so that you can uncover strategies, tips and resources from a variety of experts and our own banks of knowledge as you progress on your journey to living well.
Please share this podcast with a friend or anyone who you think could benefit from this information.
Join our private Art of Living Well Podcast Facebook Community:
This is a community where you can directly interact with us and ask us questions and suggest topics for future episodes.
Upcoming Art of Living Well Programs:
7 Day Community Functional Medicine Liver Detox - April 5, 2020 Start date
Clean Beauty 101 Online Workshop - April 15th, 12-1:15 PM
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Today’s guest is Rebecca Garland, Co-Founder for Fit & Fly Retreat, a company which hosts fitness, wellness, and cultural retreats for women in locations around the world. Rebecca was an attorney in Seattle and she practiced law for over 15 years before pursuing her passion for travel, wellness, and bringing groups of women together.
She has traveled to over 35 countries on five continents, spending a considerable amount of that time traveling solo or attending women's fitness retreats. Rebecca is also a freelance travel writer. Specializing in solo and group female travel, Rebecca's articles have been published online and in various print magazines and newspapers, including USA Today Travel, Yahoo Travel, Jetset Extra, and Go Girl Guides.
In today's conversation, Rebecca dives into the power of travel and bonding with other women to get outside of their comfort zones. She shares her first hand experiences about women who have undergone substantial personal growth and awakenings during her retreats.
Rebecca also shares her own personal journey of leaving her career as an attorney to pursue her passions. She talks about Fit & Fly Retreat and what that experience was like for her, including her tips for others looking to make similar career moves.
You will be inspired by our conversation with Rebecca to push yourself outside of your comfort zone and experience the transformative changes that can occur through the power of a women-focused wellness retreat.
You can find Fit & Fly Retreats on:
Instagram: @fitandflygirl
Here is the 2020 lineup of Fit & Fly Retreats:
January 18th - 25th: Costa Rica
April 11th - 18th: Tuscany
May 23rd - 30th: Ibiza, Spain
May 30th - June 6th: Bali
September 26th - October 3rd: Morocco
October 3rd - 10th: Morocco
Rebecca is offering our listeners 10% off for first-time Fit & Fly Retreat guests. Stay tuned for more one day and domestic retreats in 2021 as well.
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E19: Learn how to step into your passion, be yourself and ignite your creativity with social, serial entrepreneur Fred Haberman
Fred Haberman is a social entrepreneur, an agent for change in the good-food movement, and the CEO of the mission-driven marketing agency, Haberman, a full-service marketing firm. In the last 25 years he and his agency have helped bring organic food into the mainstream, spurring the growth of brands like Annie’s, Organic Valley and Earthbound Farm, and supporting the work of the Organic Trade Association, National Cooperative Grocers Association, and the McKnight Foundation’s food-security programs. As one of the co-founders of Urban Organics, a USDA-certified-organic aquaponics farm that uses just two percent of the water used in traditional agriculture, Fred’s on the leading edge of a movement for more sustainable agriculture.
Speaking of movements, Fred’s started a few from scratch, namely the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships and employer-sponsored gardens, as well as his latest venture, Freak Flag Organics, a USDA Certified Organic food company that produces densely packed condiments, pestos and soups with globally-inspired flavors.
This is one of our favorite conversations thus far on the podcast. We know that you will be blown away and inspired by today's episode with Fred. Our discussion goes deeper than his noteworthy credentials. We dive into Fred's background and how his role models and experiences have shaped his social and entrepreneurial endeavors and how he's passionate about making a difference in the world. Fred talks about the power of human interaction and why we should all incorporate more of of this into our lives.
Fred shares how you can unlock your creativity in the kitchen, which is what has inspired his new line of organic sauces and condiments.
Fred is a strong believer of having someone to talk to, the power of therapy and taking care of yourself through a gratitude practice, meditation, movement and eating well.
You'll learn how to step into your passion and be yourself.
You can find Fred on:
https://modernstorytellers.com
You can find Freak Flag Organics condiments in Minneapolis at Lunds & Byerlys, local co-ops and www.freakflagorganics.com
We’d love to hear from you how this episode has sparked you to pursue your passion and ignite your intellectual curiosity.
Jump on over to IG and share in your stories and tag #theartoflivingwellpodcast.
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