Dr. Finance Live Podcast Episode 103 - David Austin Interview - Top Mental High-Performance Coach

(Originally aired 5/18/23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j1eyD0RlsA

This is Episode 103 of the Dr. Finance® Live Podcast hosted by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”). Dr. Criniti interviewed David Austin, top mental high-performance coach, entrepreneur, speaker, and author.

As an international bestselling author and speaker, Dave has lectured at Harvard, the United Nations, and the U.S. Pentagon, fulfilling his mission of going “where he is needed most.” Raised by a Navy Chaplain who stormed beaches during WWII without a gun and gave communion on his belly while machine-gun fired overhead, he’s inspired by his father’s courage and faith; and carries that forward in his work.

Co-author of International Bestseller, “BE A BEAST: Unleash Your Animal Instincts for Performance Driven Results” and founder of personal development company Extreme Focus, Dave’s “mental performance” training methods are not only endorsed by the Pentagon and used by U.S. Army Rangers, Navy Seals, but also with NFL, MLB, PGA, Olympic athletes, Fortune 500 companies, CEOs, sales teams and entrepreneurs as well.

Dave certainly helps his clients get “in the zone” and stay there longer, however, it is his trademark “game ready” visualizations that help elite athletes and professionals in business allow their true talents to rise up and shine. He has worked with the LA Dodgers, Texas Rangers, an U.S. Olympic Field Hockey team, the Cleveland Cavaliers front office staff and executives of USAA Insurance; proving that these unique and specialized coaching methods work equally both on and off the field.

Living a rich life filled with a variety of experiences, one of his most honored achievements, apart from his 34-year marriage to his wife Cathy and raising four incredible boys together, was back in 1991 when he received the Presidential Merit Award from the Grammy’s for his efforts in helping to launch their foundation’s programs, Grammy in the Schools and Musicares.

0:00 - 1:41:38 - Podcast welcome and David's story (including baseball, football, and tennis career); Dillon Carter Game Ready
1:41:39 - 1:49:00 - Overview of books
1:49:01 - 1:52:48 - About Moonshots
1:52:49 - 1:54:11 - Are you the creator of the David Austin roses?
1:54:12 - 1:56:40 - Why do we need to adapt to change? How do we adapt to an ever changing environment?
1:56:41 - 1:58:49 - How have you adapted to Covid?
1:58:50 - 2:04:55 - How to obtain big named sponsors? Creative strategies to obtain sponsors for a personal brand?
2:04:56 - 2:07:33 - How to become a celebrity coach?
2:07:34 - 2:10:24 - Why do you love Utah?
2:10:25 - 2:12:03 - Favorite places in Utah?
2:12:04 - 2:13:47 - What attracts people with money to Utah, Park City, and Sundance?
2:13:48 - 2:14:31 - Why do you love mastermind retreats?
2:14:32 - 2:15:17 - Can 1 book change the world?
2:15:18 - 2:16:17 - What role has networking played in your life?
2:16:18 - 2:18:01 - Is mentoring important? Who are some of your mentors?
2:18:02 - 2:19:11 - What are your favorite financial books?
2:19:12 - 2:20:01 - Do we need money to survive?
2:20:02 - 2:20:54 - Is finance necessary for everyone? Why or why not?
2:20:55 - 2:22:13 - How important is having a purpose in business? What is your purpose?
2:22:14 - 2:23:04 - What would you like to accomplish in the next 10 years or so? Why?
2:23:05 - 2:24:00 - What would you like to be your legacy to this world?
2:24:01 - 2:29:41 - Wrap up thoughts and Outro

Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”) is the world's leading financial scientist and survivalist. A fifth generation native of Philadelphia, Dr. Criniti is a former finance professor at several universities, a former financial planner, an active investor in diverse marketplaces, an explorer, an international keynote speaker, and has traveled around the world studying various aspects of finance. He is an award winning author of three #1 international best-selling finance books: The Necessity of Finance (2013), The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance (2014), and The Survival of the Richest (2016). Dr. Criniti is also the host of the highly successful Dr. Finance® Live Podcast as well as one of the top hosts on Clubhouse. Dr. Criniti has started a grassroots movement that is changing the way that we think about economics and finance.

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