5. World Dragon Boat Champion Jordan Hulecki Interview
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
Release Date: 10/28/2020
How to Rise Above Chaos - Speaker & Author Erick Rheam
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
Meet Erick Rheam, one of the top speakers in the world. Erick served in Bosnia as platoon leader of the Second Military Police Platoon, the Wolfpack Platoon, of the 536th Military Police Company. While on deployment there, he witnessed untold horrors at a World War II level of genocide. Upon his return to the US, he failed his wife, rejected his daughter, threw out his father, and was suspended from work. Through it all, he learned valuable lessons about how to "Rise Above Chaos", which is the title of his book. Along the way he learned about purpose,...
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The Power of Confidence - 100 m Olympic Champion and Former World Record Holder Donovan Bailey
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
An interview with 2x Olympic Champion and 2x World Record Holder Donovan Bailey! Donovan talks about his amazing Olympics experience and how he overcame a bad start in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, filtered out the distractions around him, and became the Olympic Champion. His mindset was clearly different from others: "I had to change the mindset, and the attitude of all of those guys, and frankly the entire track team." Donovan was extremely competitive, promising to fight his teammates on the track once if they lost. Although known as a fierce competitor, he was also a great teammate and...
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Olympic Champion Glenroy Gilbert - From Disappointment to Triumph
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
An interview with '96 Olympian 4x100m World Champion and Olympic Gold Medallist Glenroy Gilbert! He's now Head Coach of Athletics Canada. Glenroy talks about his amazing run in the 4x100m Olympic Final and how he entered the zone. Hear how me overcome personal disappointment in his 100m event, nearly left the Olympics, but had a transformative realization in his hotel room that prompted him to stay for the relay Final. He's translated these lessons very well as he is regarded as one of the top track coaches in the world. You can find Glenroy here! ...
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"Plan, Purpose and Passion" - 4x100m Olympic Gold Medallist Robert Esmie
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
An interview with the passionate - and hilarious! - Robert Esmie, a Gold Medallist and World Champion at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He ran the first leg and raced with Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Donovan Bailey. "I'm on top of Carl Lewis I head off him right. 80 meter! I say I feel his long legs start coming through my sideview mirrors right. And then boom, crossed the line. I went 10:23. He goes Who are you? I said THE FLASH. He said this is the fastest and hardest I've ever run in a quarter." "With the lessons, and I've always said, no matter what I do in life, job, sports, whatever,...
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Overcoming Pain Through Planning - World Class Triathlete & Olympian TYLER MISLAWCHUK Interview
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
"If I can race on a broken hip, I can put up with a lot of pain ... I can get through a lot. It's really nothing in the grand scheme of things." At the Rio Olympics, Tyler Mislawchuk completed the race on a broken hip. He has persevered through broken ribs, jaw, and leg as well. This is one tough dude. He was the youngest competitor at the 2016 Rio Olympics and is one of the top triathletes in the world, with wins at: - World Triathlon Olympic Test Event in Tokyo - Huatulco - Mooloolaba, and several podium finishes. Website: YouTube Channel: Apple Podcasts: Facebook: Instagram: ...
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"Focus Is On The Process Every Day" - Olympian & ITU World Triathlon Champion Katie Zaferes
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
An interview with 2019 ITU World Triathlon Champion Katie Zaferes! Katie went on a meteoric rise from 2015 finishing 5th, then each year climbing a spot - 4th, 3rd, 2nd, World Champion, and will be competing at the Tokyo Olympics. She is also a staggering 23-time ITU World Triathlon Series medalist ! She has an amazingly strong mind and a great attitude. She has fascinating thoughts about "process" and has learned with adversity about getting over obstacles. Website: https://www.EvolutionOfLeaders.com/ YouTube Channel: Apple Podcasts: Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn: How to reach Katie! ...
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Write Your Own Story of Success - World C-2 Champion Katie Vincent Interview
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
An interview with Katie Vincent, World C-2 Champion and Bronze medallist. Katie has an incredible mindset and she tells us about how she writes her own story, refusing to allow external factors to define her. Amazingly, she won the Gold and Bronze at the World Championships while she is sick with shingles. She also solidifies a berth for Canada for the Tokyo Olympics under a cloud of uncertainty surrounding her racing partner, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe. Website: Apple Podcasts: Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn: You can find Katie here!
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The Link Between Preparation and High Performance - 2x Olympian Kamini Jain Interview
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
An interview with 2-time Olympian Kamini Jain who raced in 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 Athens Games. Kamini talks about her successes and lessons in an amazing career racing and coaching. Website: YouTube Channel: Apple Podcasts: Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn: How to reach Kamini! http://rightangleperformance.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kamini.jain.750
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The Power of Visualization - Olympian & World Bronze Medallist in the 50m Freestyle - BRAD TANDY
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
An interview with Olympian & World Champion Bronze Medallist in the 50m Free - Brad Tandy of South Africa. "I'd swam in the Olympic final the 50 freestyle, somewhere around the 480 to 500,000 times mentally over the years, just whether the race went well with the race went bad we are was everything in all these variables obviously changed. And I've only done it once in my career. So visualization is a huge part in in kind of paving the way for both success and failure and dealing with it." Website: YouTube Channel: Apple Podcasts: Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn: You can find Brad...
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Repetition Repetition Repetition - There's no shortcut to Success - Larry Cain 1984 Olympic Gold C1
Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness
An interview with 1984 Olympic gold and silver medallist Larry Cain. Larry devised his own techniques of visualization, and epitomizes how talent alone is never enough. He discusses the other ingredients that contribute to success and how he applied these to his gold medal winning performance. Website: YouTube Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn: Twitter: You can find Larry here!
info_outline“I don’t really ever consider there to be such a thing as a personal failure. … It’s more about the journey than the destination…. They are sources of lessons.”
1:16 - Jordan gives a 1-minute intro of his paddling career.
3:27 - Jordan describes the steps from being a recreational athlete to making the national team. He gets the proper coaching - as well, a teammate makes Team Canada which makes it a real goal.
7:10 - Being open to feedback, able to mold into what is best for the team, and being coachable are all traits that help him to make the team.
8:50 - Jordan highlights the value of experience and how having been there once before helped even though he was cut previously. “The Drive. I want to be a part of this club because I know I can.”
“I don’t really ever consider there to be such a thing as a personal failure. … It’s more about the journey than the destination…. They are sources of lessons.”
(On being cut): “Yeah maybe I felt bad after getting the letter but it has no significance in and of itself. Its only real value, that fact, is as a lesson for the future.”
12:13 - The importance of a training journal and his collection of lessons learned over many years of collection and reflection.
14:30 - Jordan recalls the time when the national team has a very poor performance in Thailand and gets reamed out by the coach, who reminds them the importance of humility and that success depends on working well as a cohesive unit
17:30 - Jordan talks about scheduling in his busy work hours.
19:09 - When he gets home at 2 am … the champ works out.
21:52 - Jordan talks about the different types of butterflies and how he handles them. Self-doubt and the other is the rush of nerves and adrenaline. At his first World Championships, the national team finished out of the medals and performed very poorly during one race. Subsequently, the team approaches Finals with more levity going forwards and their performance improves dramatically. Interestingly, he creates the mental image he creates for himself to take himself back to this positive state.
28:22 - What’s the ideal teammate like?
30:10 - What he’s learning now in light of self-isolation.
32:45 - He talks about 2 traits that mean a lot to Jordan as a coach. He appreciates coaches who are open to being a support for the athletes, and also who lead by example. He tells me something that I didn’t know!
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