Apr 25, 2023
My guest today, Alan Stein Jr., shares his story of
transitioning from a dedicated basketball player to a performance
coach and how meeting iconic coach K and star player Kobe Bryant
changed his life.
Alan Stein, Jr. is an experienced keynote speaker and author. At
his core, he’s a performance coach with a passion for helping
others change behaviors.
He spent 15+ years working with the highest-performing
basketball players on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin
Durant, Steph Curry, and Kobe Bryant). Through his customized
programs, he transfers his unique expertise to maximize both
individual and organizational performance.
Alan is a dynamic storyteller who delivers practical,
actionable lessons that can be implemented immediately. He teaches
proven principles on how to utilize the same approaches in business
that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level. His
previous clients include American Express, Pepsi, Sabra, Starbucks,
Charles Schwab, and Penn State Football, and many more.
The strategies from Alan’s book, Raise Your Game: High
Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best, are implemented by
both corporate and sports teams around world.
Key Points
• Alan met iconic Coach K and Kobe Bryant
• Alan now applies those lessons to business and life
• Coach K's handwritten note made a huge impact on Alan's
life
• Don't check your phone for an hour after waking up
• High performance applies to every area of life
• Model the behavior you want to see in others
• You can do anything you put your mind to
Best Quotes
30:58 - 31:02
• "I don't ever worry about perfection. I lean much more
towards progress."
53:57 - 54:04
• "The mere, you know, being proactive enough to merely ask
that question will make sure that you get stuck in their
mind."
54:23 - 54:34
• "This is not about trickery or manipulation. This is about
being proactive and going above and beyond to do all of the little
things that will position you to get what it is that you
want."
56:01 - 56:09
• "It's good for us to provide them some barriers. So, so I
love that. And I feel like nowadays we have to caveat it with
anything that they wanna do is fine and anything."
01:01:27 - 01:01:42
• "My kids know there are appropriate ways to, to show your
feelings. And that there is nothing wrong with being angry or
upset, but you can't use that to be disrespectful or diminish or,
or, or do anything that could be, you know, lashing out or harmful
to someone else."
01:07:50 - 01:07:58
• "If you enjoyed this, please share it with your friends,
leave us a review and let me know what you learned over at our
social media channels at Scott Danner."
01:08:06 - 01:08:17
• "Remember that you could do whatever you put your mind to
and that you are the energy that you put out into the world and now
it's time to go out there and start living your high performance
life."