Original Air Date: June 15, 2016

During this week’s radio show you will learn about:

• How to avoid typical daily distractions and interruptions
• What we can learn from Marines and nursing home residents about generating motivation
• What mental toughness is
• Can it be learned?

Dr Jason Selk LPC, NCC was hired by the St. Louis Cardinals to be their first Director of Mental Training in 2006, and in that very season they went on to win their first World Series in 20 years, and another in 2011. Using the successful mental training techniques he developed, Jason now works with the world's finest athletes, coaches, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to help them outperform their competition. Read more here. 

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and the author of The Power of Habit. He is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale College, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children. More here.