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The Daily Drive

Austin Merrill

Aiming to provide perspective not perscription and  "Just in Time" learning, not "Just In Case" learning. 

These episodes are meant to make you think, make you ask important questions, and continue to mature on the journey that is life! 


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  • August 31 · 3 min

    588. The Secret Gift Athletes Never Receive

    Send us Fan Mail Austin names a gift every athlete is given that most never receive: the fact that you are chasing something you will never actually catch. He builds it through video games, where you beat the levels, run out of things to conquer, and put the game down. Sport has unlimited levels. You could play until you are a hundred and never perfect it, which is frustrating until you consider how boring it would be if you did. Championships are a reminder you figured it out this time, and then the next season starts and the puzzle resets. He argues the adventure, not the medal, is what athletes are actually there for, and says the same running has followed him past baseball into his business and his spiritual life. Support the show Check out my newsletter! https://theweeklydrive.beehiiv.com/ Instagram: performancebyaustin (760) 685-4445 austinmerrill@genesismpc.com genesismpc.com

  • August 30 · 3 min

    587. A Sure Fire Way To Fail Miserably

    Send us Fan Mail Austin lays out what he thinks is the universal reason athletes execute poorly, at every level from LeBron to a nine year old: self consciousness, performing while monitoring how it looks to other people. He frames the alternative through the image of a tree that cannot eat its own fruit. You are meant to produce something others can use, and when you self serve you consume from the environment instead of adding to it. He tells the story of a professional basketball player stuck in his head about his shot selection, and how redirecting him toward defense and making his teammates better took the pressure off. The practical move when you are too far in your head is to go external: help somebody, teach somebody, name who you are playing for. Support the show Check out my newsletter! https://theweeklydrive.beehiiv.com/ Instagram: performancebyaustin (760) 685-4445 austinmerrill@genesismpc.com genesismpc.com

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