Ep. 298 | How Mental Sensitivity Can Be Your Superpower, The 4 C’s of Mental Toughness & More with Andy Riise #1
Andy Riise, Speaker, Author, Mental Toughness Coach, and now Associate Director of Veteran Engagement for Team Red and White and Blue, a veteran service organization, returns to give us an inside look at mental sensitivity. He explains how we can use this hidden superpower for our greater good. By combining this with regulating ourselves our internal environment, we can build build mental toughness and use it to thrive through adversity.
ABOUT Andy Riise
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Ingebrigt A.L. "Andy" Rise is a highly respected leader and coach who is considered an expert in the psychology of leadership, resilience and optimal performance. Originally from Oakdale, CA, Andy is an Eagle Scout, West Point graduate, and former Army Football player. Over his decorated 20+ year military career, Andy led Soldiers in various overseas missions, highlighted by multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and served five years in two elite Special Forces units.
Andy is a highly sought-after speaker, coach, and mental toughness expert. He has decades of experience in the field, with a particular focus on evidence-based best practices in sports and performance psychology, and behavioral science. Andy has taught at some of the most prestigious institutions in the country, including West Point's Center for Enhanced Performance, the US Air Force Academy's Department of Behavioral Science and Leadership, and Texas A&M University. In addition, he is one of the US Army's first Master Resilience Trainers and Facilitators and was instrumental in launching both the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness and Holistic Health and Fitness Programs.
As a mental skills coach, he has worked with MLB's Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, and Cincinnati Reds. His NFL clients include the New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, and Minnesota Vikings. As a consultant, he's worked with leaders and teams in the corporate, first responders, and healthcare arenas. His business clients include Oracle, HubSpot, OpenGov, Kayak/OpenTable, and the University of Rochester Health Center. In addition, he's published several peer-reviewed articles, research papers, and the two-time best-selling book Deliberate Discomfort: How US Special Operations Forces Overcome Fear and Dare to Win by Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable.
Andy is currently the CEO and lead trainer for Design to Perform, LLC. He has also volunteered as a youth rugby coach and leader in the Boy Scouts of America in the greater Houston, TX, area for many years. Andy and his wife, Katie, have been married for over 19 years and are raising four active children. Insider.
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