#175 - Dr Erik Korem
Dr Erik Korem - High Performance Thought Leader and Founder of AIM7
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Description
Erik is the host of the BluePrint podcast, a columnist for Inc., former Director of Sports Science for the Houston Texans, Presidential Leadership Scholar and an avid learner. Erik has huge experience in the weight room, with sports science, data, and cutting edge monitoring technology, pushing the boundaries of performance. Today we distill the balance between technical and soft skills in his work in college and professional football and discuss his transition from playing in Texas A&M...to launching his own platform Aim7, an app that turns wearable data into personalised health and fitness plan. Erik shared the pillars around Aim7, in particular psychological flexibility (how to overcome negative thoughts by developing attributes!), and why adaptability is a critical foundational block. Erik explained how he keeps learning and growing despite now being a CEO running a large business, how he has diversified his skillset over the years, why curiosity is essential - and his overarching mission statement. Here's a man that owns his mistakes, learns and grows from them..we can all take something from this lesson!
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In this episode we discuss 🗣
🤝 Why the soft human skills of communication and connection are vital in all careers
🌟 What to do to succeed when stepping outside your comfort zone
📱 Launching AIM7 to impact human behaviour
⌚ Why wearables don't lead to a lasting change
🧠 Developing psychological flexibility
💪 Focusing on adaptability to win
❌ Owning mistakes and improving with curiosity
In this episode we discuss 🗣
🧠 The difference between Psychiatry and Psychology
🏥 Life working in a hospital amid the global pandemic
💥 Lessons to improve our own resilience
🏡The challenges of remote working]
👐 Positive public health shift around suicide - we can do more
💶 How we can improve fund allocation for public health
❓ Prof Kelly’s interest in psychiatry and solving seemingly impossible issues
🗣 Psychobabble vs Neurobabble
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