Aiming for excellence w/ Stephen Florence from Mindgold

Aiming for excellence w/ Stephen Florence

29 minutes Posted Jan 5, 2020 at 6:34 pm.

How Stephen got into archery and how close he got to the Olympics in 2012.

Why everyone needs to know I went to university and why Stephen was (and still potentially is) afraid of balloons.

Potentially triggering near miss with a pedophile which lead to subsequent Christmas lunch confessions that may need a podcast of their own (and probably some therapy).

The Olympic qualifying process for archery and whether making it actually even matters.

Adversity as fuel and why life experience and perspective can be just as valuable as technical improvements.

Relating athletic achievement to identity and self-worth and how changing this thought process can actually improve results.

Feeling like you're a part of something, enjoying the process rather than being solely outcome focussed.

Coming full circle from balloon fear to being paid $10,000 to puncture tyres in South Africa (please watch his commercial).

Why the Olympics is just another comp.

Who of the siblings has the biggest chip on their shoulder and what we are doing with them.

Giving less fucks, or simply running out of them.

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The Christmas spirit (or beers) lead to this spontaneous episode with my brother Stephen, archer and future Olympian. Stephen gets deep into his journey in his sport and what has lead him to having a second crack at the Olympics, despite an intense phobia of balloons and phone calls.

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