In this episode we explore the mental game of world champion performers, examine the emotional issues preventing you from achieving what you want to achieve, how those issues happen in predictable patterns that you can discover and solve, look at why people choke under pressure, and discuss how to build mental toughness with mental game coach Jared Tendler. Jared is an internationally recognized mental game coach. His clients include world champion poker players, the #1 ranked pool player in the world, professional golfers and financial traders. He is the author of two highly acclaimed books, The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, and host of the popular podcast “The Mental Game.” We discuss: -The emotional issues preventing you from achieving what you want are happening in predictable patterns, and you can discover them!  -Why people choke (and what to do about it) -How to cultivate mental toughness over time -Why the typical sports psychology advice doesn’t work -Lessons from 500+ of the best poker players in the world of dealing with mental game -How high expectations create self sabotage -Why emotions are the messengers and not the root cause of performance issues -Why mistakes are an inevitable and important part of the learnign process -The yin and yang of performance and learning -The characteristics of peak mental performers -How to deal with “tilt" in poker and the different kinds of “tilt" -How to use confidence intervals to deal with uncertainty  -And much more!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.