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Why Not Almost There? I had never run a long race in my life, but here I am, in the middle of the 2015 Chicago Marathon. Iām feeling fantastic, even thinking I could go double the distance. Just being in this race was a mini-miracle. I had heart surgery and back surgery a decade earlier. I could barely stand back then, let alone run. Nonetheless, Iām fired up and feel better than ever. Then I see right in front of meā a sign that nearly stops me in my tracks, NOT ALMOST THERE. I try to brush it off but canāt stop thinking about those words. Every step seems heavier, harder, and then I start cramping up. I begin to walk and complain inside and out. I struggle the entire second half but finish (barely) with everything I have after being physically and mentally crushed. I have never stopped thinking about that sign but thatās fueled a quest to understand the power of the mind, body, and spirit. To understand how we accomplish things. To understand how we become better in the race against time and ourselves. Who am I? Southside Chicago kid. Young Father (20). Assembly line worker. Found 15 seconds between building cars to study. Graduated. Took 5 years. Created a few companies. Sold two. 800 employees. Created Refuel and Not Almost There to help others.
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Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Expect the Expected with NFL, MLB and NBA Mindset Coach Russ Rausch
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
šāāļø RUSS RAUSCH is the Founder of Vision Pursue or VP. VP helps individuals and organizations create a Performance Mindset through their training and mobile app. Before founding Vision Pursue. Russ has worked with countless athletes in the NFL, NBA, PGA, and the Olympics. These are top athletes with an incredible amount of stress and pressure.Ā Russ was the COO at the hedge fund Emil van Essen. Before that he was part of the executive team that took the trading software firm, Trading Technologies, Inc. (TT), from a 20-person startup to a 650-person global company as CFO, CIO, and EVP of Global Buyside Sales. Russ lives in Chicago.
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āIN THIS EPISODEā¦Russ and Joe talk about key tips to change up your competitive mindset by expecting the unexpected, controlling the controllable, and a game-changing acronym that will have you āsee-ingā each situation differently. Russ explains how to take inspiration and turn it into action, and some tools/apps to use to help along the way.
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š Breakdown with Russ Rausch:
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Chapter 1 (0:00) Intro
Joe introduces Russ Rausch, founder of Vision Pursue
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Chapter 2 (1:51) Pivotal starting moment
Being in a job that didnāt inspire Russ was weighing on him. He shares his story of how he left his corporate job and started Vision Pursue
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Chapter 3 (4:59) Impactful content
Russ shares what has inspired him, and how he was able to change his mindset.
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Chapter 4 (9:58) Surrounding and the power of S.E.E
SEE doesnāt stop your emotions. However, the three steps should calm your emotions or at least allow you to access your thinking mind to make better decisions.
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Chapter 5 (17:06) Performing at a high level
Performing at your highest level can be wearing. Russ explains how to combat that exhaustion
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Chapter 6 (22:02) Preparation
Preparing for your day/goal is a big way of combating stress and anxiety. Russ explains the best practices of preparation
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Chapter 7 (23:35) Visualization
Visualizing outcomes is a technique used by many athletes, most notably by Michael Phelps. Joe shares a story about how Phelps was able to set a record even when something goes wrong in the water.
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Chapter 8 (30:47) Not Almost There, just starting
The story of how Not Almost There Started and how just starting a plan or a project and not over thinking can be a great practice.
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Chapter 9 (35:57) Meditation
Mediation is an excellent school to center your thoughts and have a clear mind to take on the day.
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Chapter 10 (38:18) New tools to useĀ
Russ shares tools/apps to use to help with your mindset journey
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Chapter 11 (49:49) Upward Social Comparison
A problem we face is comparing ourselves to others. It is all over social media, and hard to avoid, but it is so important to focus on you and your family and not comparing to what others have.
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Chapter 12 (1:01:09) Wrap Up
Joe wraps up the episode and shares his key takeaway.Ā
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Material Referenced in this interview:
āThe Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel
āhttps://www.visionpursue.com/
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š Connect with Russ Rausch
āhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-rausch-7358a12/
āhttps://www.instagram.com/russrausch/
āhttps://www.facebook.com/russ.rausch
āhttps://www.visionpursue.com/contact-2/
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š To learn more about Not Almost There by visiting this linkĀ
ā Not Almost There http://notalmostthere.com/ā
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Connect with Joe on social here:
āInstagram https://www.instagram.com/joe_chura/ā
āFacebook https://www.facebook.com/notalmostthere/ā
āTwitter http://twitter.com/joechura