In this episode of Building Championship Mindsets, Dr. Amber Selking talks about practicing mindfulness and bringing quality attention to the present moment. Listen as she walks us through a breathing exercise that helps us take in what’s around us and practice mindfulness.

About Building Championship Mindsets

Welcome to “Building Championship Mindsets. | the Podcast!” From the LockerRoom to the BoardRoom, our purpose is to help individuals, teams, and organizations understand and leverage the power of Mindset and Leadership to drive results and achieve sustainable performance excellence. 

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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• Take a mindfulness walk. When you walk in your business, classroom or onto your field, be mindful of your entry into that place. Take it in and see what’s actually around you.

STANDOUT QUOTES

• “There’s an art to slow dancing in the fast lane and that is what mindfulness allows us to do.” -Dr. Amber Selking  [05:35]
• “When we get so ingrained in our daily rhythms and our daily routines that we can’t even appreciate what’s going on around us, that’s mindlessness.” -Dr. Amber Selking  [07:02]
• “Really what we’re here to do is find satisfaction in our work, and sometimes we just work and forget the satisfaction part of it with the people that we get to do it with.” -Dr. Amber Selking  [08:10]
• “Whether you’re in a great season or a challenging season, soak it up. Be mindful of where you are, because you won’t be here forever.” -Dr. Amber Selking  [12:52]

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TIMESTAMPS

[00:02] Intro

[01:38] 3x3+1 activity

[04:50] What is mindfulness

[06:02] Mindlessness

[08:19] Three core categories and the art of noticing

[12:11] This week’s Championship Mindset Training