<p>Our guest for this episode is Tom Mitchell, Ph.D. He is a Performance Coach and founder of Winning Spirit Coach, helping business leaders, athletes, and high-level performers discover their greatness within. As the former sport psychologist for the NBA&#39;s Golden State Warriors and co-author of an Amazon #1 Best Seller, &quot;<em>The Winning Spirit: 16 Timeless Principles That Drive Performance Excellence</em>,&quot; with NFL legend Joe Montana (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Spirit-Principles-Performance-Excellence/dp/0812974980">The Winning Spirit: 16 Timeless Principles That Drive Performance Excellence: Montana, Joe, Mitchell, Tom, Henderson, Bruce: 9780812974980: Amazon.com: Books)</a>, and &quot;<em>Winning Spirit Basketball: Find Your Greatness Within</em>&quot; with Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Mullin (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Spirit-Basketball-Greatness-Within/dp/1613213131">Winning Spirit Basketball: Find Your Greatness Within: Mullin, Chris, Mitchell, Tom: 9781613213131: Amazon.com: Books)</a>, he helps clients by asking powerful questions that awaken their &quot;Inner Coach&quot; rather than just giving advice.<br>Mitchell’s journey began when he was a college basketball coach with a burning desire to work in the NBA. The turning point came when he tested the power of visualization, writing &quot;I am now the sport psychologist of the Golden State Warriors&quot; on six 3x5 index cards and placing them where he&#39;d see them daily. Within a year, he landed that exact job.<br>Through his journey, Tom developed a unique approach to help high achievers find clarity and confidence through what he calls the &quot;Inner Coach Playbook.&quot; He also founded Winning Spirit Coach, LLC, a for-profit company offering coaches the opportunity to become certified members of our coaching community. At the heart of his organization is the opportunity to help others grow personally and professionally (<a href="https://www.winningspiritcoach.com/">Winning Spirit Coach | Home).</a> In 2004, he, along with Montana and Hilleary Hoskinson, a successful corporate executive and 25-year veteran of building teams within an array of banking, publishing and technology companies, founded MVP Performance Institute (<a href="https://www.tommitchellcoach.com/mvp-performance">MVP Performance | WinningSpirit</a>). MVP was created to bring this unparalleled experience and skill to leaders and teams. We grew to be a trusted source, guiding clients with direction, honesty and hands-on support to help them win. Additionally, he and Hoskinson co-authored &quot;<em>Winning Spirit Business: Sharpen Your Performance Edge</em>&quot; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Spirit-Business-Finding-Performance/dp/149355879X">(Winning Spirit Business: Finding Your Performance Edge: Tom Mitchell: 9781493558797: Amazon.com: Books).</a></p>