Todd Herman
19 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 4 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 28, 2023 by Todd Herman · across every show →
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Over-identifying with a specific role causes athletes and professionals to retire late
“One of the things I discovered in super over indexing early on on identity is like, oh crap, I'm trapping people in some ways because these identities are like causing them in some ways to stay too long in their sport. Because I'm a hockey player. That's my en…”
Nov 28, 2023
Kobe Bryant kept his 'Black Mamba' alter ego secret for five years
“Even Kobe, we created it in 2004. He didn't tell the world about it until 2009 when he won the world championship, when they, or when they won the NBA championship, even Beyonce with Sasha fierce, wasn't revealed to the world really until 2008 when she was ret…”
Nov 28, 2023
Counter complacency by intentionally adopting an amateur identity in a new domain
“If you are noticing or feeling like you're being complacent, put yourself into the identity of an amateur somewhere. Start something new, and it could be in your personal life. Start building a new skill, start a new hobby where it's challenging you in some ne…”
Nov 28, 2023 neutral
Every additional assumption in a strategic decision cuts success odds in half
“And this one over here that looks even a little bit more sexy, but if we're looking at it and there's three assumptions that we're making, and this one over here is only one assumption or two assumptions, even with every assumption, the likelihood of success i…”
Nov 28, 2023 positive
Formulating distinct missions for specific life roles beats having one overarching mission
“And that goes to the power of isolating our identity. If I say like, Hey, what's your, what Todd, what's your mission as a coach? Todd, what's your mission as a CEO? What's your mission? And then at the end, when I maybe write out these eight different mission…”
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Elite performers intentionally attack boring fundamentals to create competitive separation
“I would actually change that and say it's not their ability to not get bored. It's for them to attack the boring things with an intention of understanding that that's what will separate them from everybody else.”
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Passive hope provides a psychological safety net that keeps people stuck
“It's actually a place of safety and security because the moment I take action on it, I no longer have that warm blanket of hope that someday maybe I'll be able to go and do it. And I think that many people Stay stuck where they are, not pursuing the things tha…”
Nov 28, 2023
Tackling hard challenges evolves self-identity and alters desired outcomes
“Don't forget the things that you're wanting right now are coming from your current level of identity and how you view and see yourself. But the more that you push yourself into challenging situations, you do tough stuff, you pick up hard things, you have hard …”
Nov 28, 2023
The statistically optimal city size for athletic development is 250,000 people
“Statistically speaking, the best size of city or town to live in to develop your sporting skillset is around a quarter of a million people, because at a quarter of a million people, the level of competition can be well above average in that area. The quality o…”
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Kobe Bryant created 'Black Mamba' alter ego during 2003 Colorado legal crisis
“We came together during the time of him going through the allegations of sexual assault in in Colorado. That's why, that's where we built the Black Mamba from was in that moment. Cause he felt like he was losing his edge.”
Nov 28, 2023
Environment influences success far more than internal self-improvement efforts
“The under appreciation of environment and how that plays way more on your success than you, because we come in, right? Like Shane, you read amazing ideas and amazing books and we index a lot to making myself better. And it's, so it's a me thing. As opposed to …”
Nov 28, 2023 neutral
Performance culture over-indexes on mechanical habits while vastly under-appreciating mindset
“We've indexed so much towards habit and behavior so much recently, and I appreciate all the talk about habits, but there's an, there's another side of this whole performance world that isn't as appreciated, which is the way you're going about it. And so in tha…”