SHOW NOTES NOTE: Taking a break from the pod for a few weeks. Enjoy your Summer. See you back here the week of 9/6! - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk   TOPICS Guatemala earthquake Music updates “See you in September!”

SHOW NOTES Tough loss for Yannik Sinner in the French Open this week. But his reaction is a great lesson for the rest of us on what an elite-level mental game looks like. Enjoy!  Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/v5FZOhn9WSk #janniksinner #mentalgame #mentalperformance #mentalgamecoach #mentalperformancecoach

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - The Surf House (book): https://www.amazon.com/Surf-House-Lucy-Clarke/dp/0802166458 - F1 (movie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT2_P2DZBR0 TOPICS Fourth of July! Father/son time Music update EV scooter fun Car trouble Medical frustrations Big tax bill passed New Supreme Court rulings USAID end New Trump fragrance line Idaho firefighter shooting Political wins in Wisconsin Gratitude benefits Benefits of creative projects in our lives Challenge of the Week The Surf House - Lucy Clarke (book) F1 (movie)

SHOW NOTES Really enjoyed the F1 movie this week with Brad Pitt. And there was an important lesson in there for the rest of us on what’s the correct goal to shoot for in boosting your mental game? If you focus on the wrong thing, it can slow your pace of progress and even knock you completely off track (racing puns intended). In any case, it’s an important point to think about. Enjoy!  Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/5vVO5rI-P5g F1 movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yh9BPUBbbQ #F1movie #mentalgame #mentalperformance #mentalgamecoach #mentalperformancecoach

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - The Surf House (book): https://www.amazon.com/Surf-House-Lucy-Clarke/dp/0802166458 - Becoming Led Zeppelin (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/82018943 TOPICS Rainstorm near miss “Have you seen this hat?” Music updates Hegseth attack response Iran attack fallout Emil Bove circuit court nomination DOJ suit against Maryland federal judges Tax bill USPS EV cuts NSF eviction from their building Trump’s pitiful Nobel Peace Prize play Trump: $640 million earned in 2024 “Never compare your inner game to someone else’s outer game” Challenge of the Week The Surf House - Lucy Clarke (book) “Becoming Led Zeppelin” (Netflix)

SHOW NOTES Great lessons this week on the relationship between talent and work and belief for athletes, that comes from a surprising source. I don’t want to spoil the surprise but I will say it involves a whole lotta’ love. Enjoy!  Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/39uomHrTpQc “Becoming Led Zeppelin”: https://www.netflix.com/title/82018943   #jimmypage #ledzeppelin #mentalgame #mentalperformance #mentalgamecoach #mentalperformancecoach

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - Zen Box (restaurant): https://www.zenbox.com/ - 3.5% rule: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-3-5-protest-rule-that-could-bring-down-trump/id1192761536?i=1000712835798 - ChatGPT psychosis article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html - Fever Beach - Carl Hiaasen (book): https://www.amazon.com/Fever-Beach-Novel-Carl-Hiaasen/dp/0593320948 - Murderbot (Apple TV): https://tv.apple.com/us/show/murderbot/umc.cmc.5owrzntj9v1gpg31wshflud03 - Stick (Apple TV): https://tv.apple.com/us/show/stick/umc.cmc.52w04zy67tiv11p8xvbc57wmc - The Phoenician Scheme (movie): https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_phoenician_scheme - Stanley Clarke Tiny Desk concert: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/17/g-s1-70053/stanley-clarke-tiny-desk-concert TOPICS Father’s Day road trip No Kings protest LGBTQ suicide prevention cut Israel/Iran war MN assassination Ongoing ICE raids/deportations New environmental safety cuts Trump’s parade flop “The 3.5% Rule” for protest movement success “Stories are Poison” A.I. updates and concerns Challenge of the Week Fever Beach - Carl Hiaasen (book) The Phoenician Scheme (movie) Stanley Clarke Tiny Desk concert

SHOW NOTES Great moment this week for Coco Gauff, winning the French Open. She seems to be a genuinely lovely young person, which is just nice to see in these times. It’s also one of the lessons the rest of us can take from her win this week. “Do you have to be a jerk to be great?” You do not. But you DO have to work on your mental game to overcome the common problems we ALL face. Enjoy!  Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/0Leut-q2y6A https://contrarian.substack.com/p/coco-gauff-a-shining-light-of-resilience #cocogauff #mentalgame #mentalperformance #mentalgamecoach #mentalperformancecoach

SHOW NOTES - Raise Your Inner Game book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Inner-David-Levin/dp/0981989241 - Sports Academy mental game training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com/academy-info - Executive Coaching: https://www.davidlevin.com/coaching - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerGameToday/videos - “Why Everyone Is Going Crazy” video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/0gtvLeXbdnk - Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” studio video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVlSVkzbJDA - “No Kings” protest: https://www.nokings.org - Fever Beach - Carl Hiaasen (book): https://www.amazon.com/Fever-Beach-Novel-Carl-Hiaasen/dp/0593320948 - Murderbot (Apple TV): https://tv.apple.com/us/show/murderbot/umc.cmc.5owrzntj9v1gpg31wshflud03 - Stick (Apple TV): https://tv.apple.com/us/show/stick/umc.cmc.52w04zy67tiv11p8xvbc57wmc - The Phoenician Scheme (movie): https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_phoenician_scheme - Logic Pro (Apple) https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/   TOPICS Weather update Music production fun New live sound gig Noom update Brian Wilson passing Troops in L.A. Trump’s military birthday parade “No Kings” protest Iran tensions Rand Paul’s dis-invitation/re-invitation RFK Jr firing CDC vaccine committee Trump decommissioning national parks for drilling/mining Repealing pollution regs on power plants Pam Bondi misconduct complaint Trump’s falling polls “Be master of mind, not mastered BY mind." Challenge of the week Fever Beach - Carl Hiaasen (book) Murderbot Stick (Apple TV) The Phoenician Affair (movie) Logic Pro (Apple music production app)

SHOW NOTES Really loving the new golf show, “Stick,” with Owen Wilson on Apple TV. NOT loving so much the mental game advice they’re giving. :-) Couple of big things that work fine on TV but not so much in the real world. In fact, it’s worse than that. The approach they’re using can really pull you off onto the wrong track and hurt your game. Unfortunately, it’s also a pretty common approach. So, wanted to quick talk about that so you can avoid falling into that trap. Enjoy!    Mental Game Training: https://www.raiseyourinnergame.com YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Ql2-PaLhoHQ #stick #mentalgame #mentalperformance #mentalgamecoach #mentalperformancecoach