The Mental Edge Lifestyle Podcast: Achieving Your True Potential with Dr. Chris Friesen

Achieving Your True Potential with Dr. Chris Friesen 

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On this episode, Ryan is joined by Dr. Chris Friesen, a Psychologist who has always been fascinated by what makes people successful. He is a licensed Clinica,l Forensic and Neuro Psychologist who works with Professional, National, Olympic, and up-keeping elite Athletes, as well as Executives, Academics, Entrepreneurs and Writers to help them achieve their personal and professional potential.
In this Episode

  • Knowing your why
  • The importance of goal setting
  • Values
  • Your purpose
  • Finding your personality type

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Something a lot of self-help, wellness and personal development books neglect to cover is a thorough analysis of YOU…

So you can really get clarity on your strengths and weaknesses and come up with an intelligent plan.

Not in Dr Chris Friesen’s book ACHIEVE – a must-read for yourself and your clients/customers/patients to discover how to accomplish what we’re all capable of.

There’s a HUGE amount of stuff you can takeaway for yourself, teach to your audience, and implement in your own life to make your path to achieving your goals faster and more intelligent.

We covered:

– How Dr Chris learnt the two sides to motivation and performance psychology as a young hockey player and from the “School of Hard Knocks”

– Why most personal development books that assume we’re all alike miss the mark by giving us a plan on WHAT to do, rather than help us discover WHO we are as we execute on a strategy

– The characteristics and traits of successful people

– The 80 years of psychology research Dr Chris has leant upon to help you discover exactly who you are – strengths, weaknesses, tendencies and personality

– The “Big 5” Personality tendencies…

– How your personality and character fits into the ‘Spectrum’ of each of these…

– And how they can both HELP and HINDER your journey towards achieving your goals – depending on the circumstance or situation you’re in…

– And how greater self-awareness will help you mitigate your weaknesses and leverage your strengths

– Why it’s NOT always bad if you have negative thoughts about yourself or your work…

– Why it’s OK to be ‘introverted’ or ‘extroverted’…

– And how to be a high-performer when you don’t naturally have high levels of motivation

– If/Then Plans (or how to DOUBLE your productivity and how fast you can achieve your goals)

– Dr Chris’ homework for you – if you’ve never heard of the 5 Minute Rule (but you like getting s*** done), you’ll love this

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Find out who who you really are with Dr. Chris Friesen!

About Dr. Chris Friesen, Ph.D.

I’ve always been fascinated by biographies of successful people and those who have overcome adversity. I can still remember how enthralled I was as a teenager when I read the autobiographies of Arthur Ashe and Christopher Reeve. Their stories and the inspirational books of Anthony Robbins (Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power) and Stephen Covey (The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People and First Things First) captured my attention about our potential as humans and our ability to improve ourselves.

This was personalized for me when I began to play competitive hockey. As a goaltender, I quickly realized the importance of mental training in addition to physical training. I was able to see steady improvements in all aspects of my performance when I consistently incorporated strategies I gleaned from my interest in self-help literature, fitness techniques, and nutrition. It was with these experiences that I began to form my interest in psychology.

Upon realizing that a professional sports career was not in my future, I turned my attention to earning my first degree in Health Studies before pursuing a second degree in Psychology. After 5 years of full-time study to obtain both of my undergraduate degrees, I still hadn’t satisfied my appetite for learning about the mind and brain. So I applied and was accepted to study clinical psychology in graduate school. I decided to study clinical psychology over psychiatry in my post-graduate work because of psychology’s stronger focus on understanding the full spectrum of human nature as opposed to psychiatry’s primary emphasis on psychopathology.

Now as a licensed psychologist in Ontario, Canada, my official areas of practice include clinical psychology, clinical neuropsychology, and forensic/correctional psychology. My training and experience crosses a broad spectrum of psychological difficulties including working with individuals with anxiety, depression, personality disorders, dementias (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease), brain injuries (from sports concussion to severe traumatic brain injuries), and those involved in the criminal justice system (i.e., offenders of all types). I have worked clinically in a university psychology clinic, psychiatric hospital, rehabilitation hospital for those with brain injuries, geriatric hospital, prison and in private practices. I believed that to truly understand success and potential,

I needed to thoroughly understand and work with people of all types including those who were at their lowest points and those who were not living up to their potential. I now primarily focus on professional, national/Olympic, and up-and-coming elite athletes, as well as other high achievers such as professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, academics, and writers, achieve their personal and professional potential. I am currently director of Friesen Sport & Performance Psychology and a contributor to Success.com. I’m also the author of Achieve: Find Out Who You Are, What You Really Want, and How To Make It Happen (Book 1 of the High Achievement Handbook Series).

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Knowledge For Men: Dr. Chris Friesen: The Key Behaviors of the World’s Top Achievers

Dr. Chris Friesen: The Key Behaviors of the World’s Top Achievers

 

Dr. Chris Friesen, Ph.D. is a psychologist who has always been fascinated by what makes people successful.

He is a licensed clinical, forensic, and neuropsychologist that now primarily helps professional, national/Olympic, and up-and-coming elite athletes, as well as other high achievers such as professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, academics, and writers, achieve their personal and professional potential.

He is the author of “Achieve: Find Out Who You Are, What You Really Want, And How To Make It Happen”

Favorite Success Quote

“He who has a why can bear almost any how” ~Fredrich Nietzche

Key Points

1. You Must Have a Strong Why 

If you want to succeed in any area of life, you need to have a powerful why to back up your goals.

With a strong enough why, you can push through any challenge, overcome any obstacle, and succeed at any endeavor you set your mind to.

However, if you do not have a strong reason for achieving your goals, your hopes and dreams will be relegated to “someday” and never achieved.

2. You Have to Know Yourself 

One of the most important aspects of success is self-knowledge.

If you do not understand what makes you tick and how you can operate at optimal levels, you will constantly be in an internal battle with yourself.

You need to have a deep understanding of your personality and your character so that you can design a lifestyle around yourself and how you work best instead of living a lifestyle designed someone else.

3. You Need to Know What You Value

Once you understand who you are in terms of your personality tendencies, the next step is to understand your values.

You can be highly invested in a career that is perfect for your personality but completely incongruent with your values and you will be miserable.

Take some time and figure out what is truly important to you.

Do you value family, freedom, financial success, happiness, or your social life?

Once you know what you value, your decision making will become automatic and you can easily understand what you need to do to live the most fulfilling life possible.

4. Your Personality is Not Set in Stone

Just because you have a certain personality type does not mean that you cannot make changes to live a life more congruent with your goals.

Your personality is roughly 50% genetic and 50% experiential.

This means that if you expose yourself to the right situations you can change your psychology to work for you instead of against you.

An introvert can become an extrovert, an undisciplined person can become disciplined, someone who does not handle stress well can learn to become calm in intense situations.

You have to approach your personality intentionally and understand that you can make any change you want with enough time and effort.

5. You Need to Expose Yourself to Stress to Succeed 

Life can be hard.

Whether you are relentlessly pursuing your goals or sitting back and watching your life fly by, you will still be exposed to stress and challenges.

However, this is a good thing!

The more difficult the life you live, the stronger you will become and the more you will be able to accomplish.

But you have to put yourself in situations that will stretch you and force you to adapt.

Get out of your comfort zone and be willing to face challenges you aren’t sure you can overcome.

Influential Books

1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

2. Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins

3. The Confidence Gap by Russ Harriss

Achieve

Marketer of the Day Podcast: Get What You Want, Become a High Achiever & Overcome Procrastination with Dr. Chris Friesen

119: Get What You Want, Become a High Achiever and Overcome Procrastination with Dr. Chris Friesen

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Dr. Chris Friesen, Ph.D from Friesen Performance, and author of the book, ACHIEVE: Find Out Who You Are, What You Really Want, And How To Make It Happen, tells us how to find our life’s purpose with small changes and a number of easy techniques. He talks about the 5-minute rule to instantly overcome procrastination, the 10-minute rule to stop bad habits, the structure of your environment (great for finishing that “big” task you’ve been avoiding), and why it’s so important to have your “why” (values, purpose, and mission).

Creative Warriors Podcast: Chris Friesen – Achievement From The Inside-Out

WARRIOR of Values

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Who doesn’t want to achieve great things in their life? Isn’t that why you listen to Creative Warriors— to get ideas, be inspired and learn how you can achieve your goals? Our guest today is an expert not only in goal setting and achieving what you want, but will also know’s the importance of working from the inside-out, understanding yourself first to achieve your goals.

Dr. Chris Friesen, Ph.D. is a psychologist who has always been fascinated by what makes people successful. He is a licensed clinical, forensic, and neuropsychologist and, now primarily helps Olympic, and up-and-coming elite athletes, as well as other high achievers such as professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, academics, and writers, achieve their personal and professional potential.

Chris is currently Director of Friesen Sport & Performance Psychology, a contributor for Success.com, and author of ACHIEVE: Find Out Who You Are, What You Really Want, And How To Make It Happen. We dig into Chris’s work and get down to some excellent specifics to help you on the road to achieving success!

WARRIOR of Values

“You can’t jump into goal setting and productivity before you do the groundwork.” -Chris Friesen

Highlights –

  • Five personality tendencies
  • Using imagery to achieve your goals
  • 4-simple tips for goal setting
  • 5-minute rule
  • If-then planning

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John Lagoudakis Podcast: Interview with Dr. Christopher Friesen – Peak Performance Coach

Interview with Dr. Christopher Friesen – Peak Performance Coach

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If you’re struggling to achieve success, it’s most probably because you’re not setting the right goals for yourself.

In this interview with performance psychologist, Dr. Chris Friesen, we talk about some of the common mistakes people make that stops them from getting what they want out of life.

Topics discussed during this podcast include;

  • Why aren’t most people able to stay focused and motivated in achieving their goals?
  • How can we set achievable goals?
  • The impact on your life once you understand your purpose
  • And much more!

You can play this session of the podcast here:

Dr. Christopher Friesen - Peak Performance Coach

Websites referenced during the podcast:
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Achieve: Find Out Who You Really Are, What You Want, And How To Make It Happen

Here’s a timeline of the topics discussed during the podcast:

0:30 – Short bio of Dr. Christopher Friesen
1:45 – Growing up in Canada
4:45 – Books that had an influence on Chris’ life
9:30 – The influence Chris’ parents had on his life
12:45 – The founding of Friesen Performance Consulting
19:30 – What impact does it have on a person’s life when they truly understand their life purpose/s?
21:45 – How many people live below their true potential?
24:30 – What are the biggest reasons people don’t stay motivated and focused on their goals?
36:45 – Examples of people Chris has helped change their life
41:15 – Chris’ final thoughts

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Beyond The Basics Health Academy Podcast: Dr. Meaghan Kirschling & Dr. Chris Friesen: Achiever

Dr. Meaghan Kirschling and Dr. Chris Friesen       

Podcast 140: Achiever          

http://beyondthebasicshealthacademy.com/podcast-140/

Accepting yourself for who you are. Discovering what your strengths are and working with what you are given. He works with you to figure out and get the most out of your personality, values, strengths, weaknesses, and passions.

Living your life and setting goals congruent with your personality, values, strengths, passions, mission, and purpose. This means not making decisions based on immediate urges, moods, or circumstances.

Realizing that you have much more control over the trajectory of your life than you or others realize.

Accepting that you will repeatedly go through tough times. Tough times are par for the course for those who do big things. You know that’s how the world works, and so there is no point fighting or complaining about it. Without difficult times and failures, there is no learning.
This is a great podcast about how to achieve your goals whether they are personal, professional, or health-related.

Find out more about the book by clicking here.

My Seven Chakras Podcast: Biohacking, Sports psychology and the Power of the Mind! with Dr. Chris Friesen

Biohacking, Sports psychology and the Power of the Mind! with Dr. Chris Friesen

biohackingDr. Chris Friesen, Ph.D. is a psychologist who has always been fascinated by what makes people successful.

He is a licensed clinical, forensic, and neuropsychologist but now primarily helps professional, national/Olympic, and up-and-coming elite athletes, as well as other high achievers such as professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, academics, and writers, achieve their personal and professional potential.

He is currently director of Friesen Sport & Performance Psychology, a contributor for Success.com, and author of ACHIEVE: Find Out Who You Are, What You Really Want, And How to Make It Happen.

He is currently director of Friesen Sport & Performance Psychology and is the author of Achieve: Find Out Who You Are, What You Really Want, and How to Make It Happen.

 

Inspirational quote – He who has a why to live can bear almost any how by Friedrich Nietzsche

Alternative Practice – Bio-hacking.

Health Tip – Try to assess your anxiety levels, and understand where you fall on the scale. Are you on the higher side of feeling anxiety, self-consciousness, panic, irritable or are you someone who rarely experiences these emotions?

If you score high on this test, don’t worry. You can use the situation to head to the next level. Turn these negative emotions into energy that can be used in a productive way by finding your passion!

 

Major Life Lesson – We have way more potential that we actually realize!

Life Purpose – I’ve always been fascinated by self-improvement and development – what makes people survive, push beyond their comfort zones and ultimately successful. Taking that knowledge and sharing it with others is my life’s mission!

 

Wisdom Round:

  • Best Advice – Find something that you’re really passionate about, and go after that no matter what obstacles you face. Don’t live a life of regret because life can be short!
  • Personal Habit – 5-minute rule. When you’re attempting to do something that you don’t really feel like doing or you’re not in a mood, try it for a few minutes, and then you decide. If it’s really that bad, you can stop, but in most cases, you’ll find that it was never as bad as you thought!
  • Book Recommendation – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

 

Learn more about Dr. Chris Friesen atwww.friesenperformance.com

Check out his amazing book – Achieve!
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