David Nurse is an NBA life and optimization coach and worldwide motivational speaker. As a former professional basketball player (both international and domestic) and a coach for the Brooklyn Nets, David has personally helped over 100 NBA players with their personal and professional development both on and off the court. He's the host of the 1% Podcast and author of Pivot & Go: The 29-Day Mindset Blueprint to Redefine and Achieve YOUR Success.

What you'll learn from this episode:

  • How to develop a mindset that fosters the unshakeable confidence to crush it in life.

  • Why even world-class NBA players—people who literally play at the top of their game—often need guidance toward developing this same mindset.

  • David's own "pivot and go" experience—as a kid aspiring to be an NBA star to playing on European basketball courts to becoming an NBA coach—that inspired the title of his new book.

  • Why David went from concentrating purely on the development of skill technique as a shooting coach to focusing 90 percent on mindset.

  • David's opinion of so-called "balance" as a quality we want to cultivate if we plan on excellence as an end game (and what we should be doing instead).

  • And so much more!

Pre-order my new book (coming March 17th) here: The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary! (First 1,000 pre-orders from geniuslifebook.com get a special signed gift!)

This podcast is sponsored by my friends at Four Sigmatic (check out my interview with founder Tero Isokauppila in episode 12), who make a wide range of coffees, elixirs, and teas using mushrooms like chaga, reishi, lion's mane, and more. Go to foursigmatic.com/max to save 15 percent off of everything!

Resources from this episode:

Pivot & Go: The 29-Day Mindset Blueprint to Redefine and Achieve YOUR Success by David Nurse

1% Podcast with David Nurse

David Nurse Academy

David Nurse at Twitter

David Nurse at Instagram

The NBA

Taylor Kalupa at Instagram

Aron Baynes at Twitter

Enneagram Types, The Narrative Enneagram

Kyle Korver at Twitter

LeBron James at Twitter

Kobe Bryant’s Best Play On Every NBA Star, CoshReport

Michael Jordan, Wikipedia

George Mumford: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant's Meditation Coach on How to Be 'Flow Ready' and Get in the Zone, ABC News

Max Lugavere at Bandcamp

LMNT Recharge Electrolyte Hydration Powder

The 5-Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by Admiral William H. McRaven

Those Who Mind Don’t Matter, and Those Who Matter Don’t Mind, Quote Investigator

Al Gore at Twitter

Earvin Magic Johnson at Twitter

Wilt Chamberlain, Wikipedia

Larry Bird, Wikipedia

Steve Jobs, Wikipedia

Michael Jackson, Wikipedia

Magic Spoon Cereal

Like the New Intro/Outro Music? Check out Aaron Tap's Website!

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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