In 2008 Chrigel was heading into his first Red Bull X-Alps Campaign, and mountain guide and base jumper Thomas Theurillat was completing a degree in psychology. Thomas was passionate about figuring out how to help people not just change for the better in sport, business, or life; but transform into something better and stay that way. Chrigel wanted to win, but he didn’t really have a plan to make it happen. The two met, Thomas put his wizardry into motion and Chrigel became the best hike and fly competitor and mountain pilot the world has ever seen. Thomas and Chrigel won four consecutive X-Alps campaigns between 2009 and 2015 and several X-Pyr campaigns, a record that will likely stand forever. Thomas is now the head of OneDay coaching, where he and his team combine a full day in nature and a unique coaching system for business leaders, athletes, and industry professionals to hone in on their best possible selves. In this podcast we find out how Thomas and Chrigel found the magic; the different types of goals you should set and what types bear the most fruit; getting into Flow and the dangers that lurk for those who chase it too hard; life in the time of Corona; the power of visualization; using a “time jump”; coming “down” from the X-Alps, focusing on strengths instead of weaknesses; making dreams specific; and a lot more. This was a mindblowing experience for me, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Show Notes:
* Meeting Chrigel and taking on the first X-Alps
* What is OneDay and how does it work?
* The post X-Alps blues and leaving Flow
* Goals- which ones bear the most fruit
* If you can dream it, you can do it, but the dream has to be specific
* Analyze success- look for patterns
* Coronavirus and the world as it stands
* Don’t talk about what you don’t do, talk about what you do
* Asking questions instead of giving advice
* Becoming empowered so coaching isn’t needed
* Ranking goals are crap
* Performance goals and process goals
* Big vs small teams
* Coming down from Flow- exiting the Flow Channel
* Reality vs expectations
* The pursuit of happiness
* You don’t get happy chasing numbers
* Pursuing mastery
* How do we deal with weaknesses?
* The big picture. Take a look at it.
* Adding fun to your goals
Mentioned in this episode:
Jeff Shapiro, Cross Country Magazine, Hugh Miller, Red Bull X-Alps, Chrigel Maurer, Paul Gushlbauer, Tom De Dorlodot, Yael Margelisch
