The Zen of Performance with Author, Athlete and Philosopher Francis Sanzaro, PhD

We had a very special guest in the studio for this week's podcast - Athlete, Doctor of Philosophy and Religion and Author Francis Sanzaro! Francis is a multi-time author and accomplished climber and alpinist and our discuss today centered around Francis' new book "The Zen of Climbing." I recently read this book and it was a total page turner. It combined spirituality, sports psychology and performance together in a neatly packaged and practical way I hadn’t heard articulated before. I just couldn’t put it down. Although the book looks at performance through the lens of climbing, the lessons and insights in this book can easily be applied to a multitude of disciplines within endurance sports and even to life. Together, Francis and I explored a central theme and Zen Principle, Big and Small mind and used that framework to look at topics like Failure, Self-Talk, Why Confidence is Overrated and our Attachment to Outcomes. I’m so excited to share this talk! You and check out Francis' other publications and Ted Talks at his website here: http://www.fsanzaro.com/public-speaking.html You can pick up his book here: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+zen+of+climbing&hvadid=669935322924&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9029198&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=7895786812559663000&hvtargid=kwd-2047015315150&hydadcr=7680_13500496&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_6o9kxk4taa_e And follow him on socials here: https://www.instagram.com/francis_sanzaro/ microcosmcoaching@gmail.com microcosm-coaching.com