“Documenting some amount of incremental improvement and ‘moving the ball down the field’ can have a massive impact not just for a teenager stuck in social comparison but for all of us as we live our lives.’” —Scott Welle. In this solocast, I tell a story from a recent keynote I had in Cedar Rapids, IA, where a gentleman approached me afterwards. He has two children - an older son that is an academic savant and a younger daughter that is stuck in social comparison and has shut down, feeling like she’s never going to be as “good” as her brother. He asked for my advice. I don’t claim to have all the answers but this podcast was my advice and it can serve us all in our journey to Outperform. Show notes can be found at https://scottwelle.com/social-comparison. Enjoy and feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn (and to see my weekly LinkedIn Lives) at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

The OUTPERFORM Podcast

A Lesson in Social Comparison and Peak Performance

“Ask better questions, get better answers, get better results.” —Scott Welle. This episode of the Outperform Podcast unveils the three questions you should ask in evaluating your year. They’re simple, big picture questions but if you ask them, it’ll put your year in the proper context and help you get the most out of it as you move forward. 1) What are you proud of? 2) What lessons did you learn (about you, others, the world)? 3) What gave you energy AND what robbed you of energy? Please sign up for OUTPERFORM Weekly for free at https://scottwelle.com. Also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

3 for ’23: The Questions to Ask

“Proactively define your 2024. Don’t reactively let 2024 define you.” —Scott Welle. This episode of the Outperform Podcast is about a simple strategy to make the most of your 2024: identifying ONE word or ONE phrase that will act as your theme for the year. It will not only constrain your focus but also drive your behaviors with intention in an area(s) you have not done previously. Sounds simple and common sense but that doesn’t make it easy and common practice. Enjoy and please sign up for OUTPERFORM Weekly for free at https://scottwelle.com. Also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

Define Your 2024 (Instead of Letting 2024 Define You!)

“How you perform in headwinds is not only a testament to your character, it’s what makes you an Outperformer.” —Scott Welle. This episode of the Outperform Podcast is about “headwinds.” Figuratively speaking, this means how you deal with adversity and resistance. The Norm looks seeks “tailwinds” but performing in these is easy. It takes no talent. But if you can learn to lean into the headwinds through the correct mindset and a focus on moving forward, you’ll be better prepared to deal with ANY winds in your personal, professional or athletic life. Enjoy and please sign up for OUTPERFORM Weekly for free at https://scottwelle.com. Also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

Embracing Headwinds (Tailwinds Take No Talent)

“All Outperformers have mastered the skill of putting space between the stimulus and the response.” —Scott Welle. In this episode of the Outperform Podcast, we talk about a skill that all Outperformers have: putting space between the external environment (the stimulus) and what they do about it (the response). Do this and it will not only keep you on a more even keel throughout your days but it will also empower you to CHOOSE your emotional state and to not overreact. Enjoy and please sign up for OUTPERFORM Weekly for free at https://scottwelle.com. Also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

STOP Overreacting!

“Your explanatory style determines your destiny, plain and simple.” —Scott Welle. This episode of the Outperform Podcast is about the stories we tell ourselves, specifically the “explanatory style” we use to explain the things that HAVE or HAVE NOT happened in our lives. Research has shown that Outperformers differ in three key areas of these stories: Permanence (temporary vs. stable), Pervasiveness (specific vs. global) and Personalization (internal vs. external). Once you recognize your own dominant patterns of thinking (or recognize these patterns in others) for both positive AND negative life events, you’re better equipped to flip the script and Outperform in the present…and future. Enjoy and please sign up for OUTPERFORM Weekly for free at https://scottwelle.com. Also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

The Stories That Keep You Stuck

“The Norm does information. Outperformers do implementation.” —Scott Welle. In this episode of the Outperform Podcast we discuss the five ways to improve your performance IMMEDIATELY: start, stop, continue, do more of, do less of. That’s it. And as long as you take your “information” and move it to “implementation” through one of these areas, you will never again stay the same after watching, listening or reading something that can genuinely benefit your life…if only taken action upon. Enjoy and please sign up for OUTPERFORM Weekly for free at https://scottwelle.com. Also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

5 Ways to Improve IMMEDIATELY

“Motivation is an emotion, a feeling, and it’s something we ALL need more of from time to time.” —Scott Welle. This episode of the Outperform Podcast is dedicated to the singular topic of motivation. How to get it, how to keep it, how to find it if you’ve lost it. The simple (but not always easy!) strategies of posture, pattern interrupt and power phrase are all ways that you can summon motivation immediately, on command. Enjoy and please sign up for OUTPERFORM Weekly for free at https://scottwelle.com. Also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

HELP! I Need Motivation!

“Who has been a great leader AND who has been a poor leader in your life? Why? What did they teach or NOT teach you?” —Scott Welle. This episode of the Outperform Podcast unveils how you can become an exceptional leader, all by asking, answering, and implementing, two very simple questions. Very few people will be reflective and introspective in this way and they wonder why they have blind spots and struggle to get the most out of people in their leadership positions…whether that’s with their family, community or company. Enjoy and please sign up for OUTPERFORM Weekly for free at https://scottwelle.com. Also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

How to Become an Exceptional Leader

“This is the race you’re running. And as difficult as it might be, you must deal with it.” —Scott Welle. This episode of the Outperform Podcast is about the race you’re running—personally, professionally or athletically. Whether you consciously chose it or whether something was thrust upon you outside of your control, it IS your race and you must deal with it. This is the mentality of the Outperformer and it is what allows them to thrive through change, crisis, adversity and uncertainty. Enjoy and please sign up for OUTPERFORM Weekly for free at https://scottwelle.com. Also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

This is the Race You're Running

“The single best predictor of life satisfaction and well being is the feeling that you’ve contributed something of VALUE to others” —Scott Welle. YOU MATTER, and that’s what this episode of the Outperform Podcast is about. Most of us know it, but we too often forget it, and it’s the primary reason why we either lack motivation to do the things we know we SHOULD do…or we feel unsatisfied and unfulfilled while we’re DOING it. I’m here to help you remember :-) Enjoy and please sign up for OUTPERFORM Weekly for free at https://scottwelle.com. Also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwelle/ or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scottwelle/. If you find value, please share! Keep Outperforming!

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A Lesson in Social Comparison and Peak Performance

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