In this episode of Building Championship Mindsets, Dr. Amber Selking talks about practicing altruism, which means to take actions that support the well-being of others. With Thanksgiving this week, listen as Dr. Selking discusses why we should search for ways to practice random acts of kindness and make practicing altruism part of how we operate.

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Selking Performance Group serves as the Mental Performance Consultant for Head Coach Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Football team, and does speaking and training for sports teams and business organizations around the globe. She is the Vice President of Leadership & Culture Development at Lippert Components, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturing company whose corporate vision is to change the model of work, demonstrating that business can and should Be a Force for Good in our world.

Dr. Selking has also served as an adjunct professor in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where she taught Strategic Human Resource Management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Selking received her PhD in Applied Sport Psychology from the University of Missouri under Dr. Rick McGuire, her master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver, and her bachelor’s degree in Management Consulting from the University of Notre Dame. At ND, Amber played soccer for the Fighting Irish before injury ended her career, after which she founded Notre Dame Christian Athletes (NDCA) in the ND Athletic Department. She currently resides in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband, Aaron, and their Doberman Pinscher, Rockne.

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• Practice random acts of kindness. See how that elevates your own life, energy and perspective. Search for ways that you can practice random acts of kindness and make practicing altruism part of how you operate.

STANDOUT QUOTES

• “Altruism is acting on feelings of compassion for others, so it’s not just saying like ‘Man, I feel for you. I’ll be praying for you.’ It’s literally acting on that. It’s actions that support the wellbeing of others.” -Dr. Amber Selking  [03:19]
• “When you’re going through something like that, to have people that have been where you’ve been and but years ahead, and willing to jump back with you and lock arms and help you figure out how to tackle it, it was incredibly meaningful.” -Dr. Amber Selking  [04:58]
• “Not everybody’s in a position to be altruistic all the time in every different situation or scenario. But the thing is if you are and you take that one extra step of like taking action for people, it’s powerful in how people can show up.” -Dr. Amber Selking  [05:21]
• “Taking actions that support the well-being of other people is good for us as humans, and then it’s good for the communities where we live, work and play.” -Dr. Amber Selking  [10:01]

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TIMESTAMPS

[00:02] Intro

[02:17] What is altruism

[05:36] Practice altruism

[08:19] Lippert gives back to the community

[10:43] This week’s Championship Mindset Training