Today’s guest on the Consumerism Commentary Podcast is Dr. Doug Hirschhorn, author of 8 Ways to Great: Peak Performance on the Job and In Your Life. Doug and podcast producer Bryan J Busch discuss goals, risks, and what it takes to be successful, based on Doug’s observances through his unique background.
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8 Ways to Great: Peak Performance on the Job and In Your Life: S04E19 / 122
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Table of contents
[00:00] Introduction from Bryan J Busch
[00:39] Interview with Dr. Doug Hirschhorn
– [00:54] Doug’s path from baseball, to stock trader, to performance coach
– [05:51] Who is 8 Ways to Great for?
– [06:11] The upside and downside of strengths and weaknesses
– [08:42] Resources for people who are bad at assessing themselves
– [09:31] How does a person improve if they’re not competitive?
– [10:35] Setting more effective goals with the CHAMP system
– [13:18] Punishment and positive reinforcement
– [14:30] How to make more objective decisions by using risk/reward analysis
– [16:15] Women are hard wired to be better risk-takers
– [18:38] It’s not just about the odds of winning or losing
– [21:06] Baseball from a philosophical perspective
– [22:16] End
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Luke Landes founded Consumerism Commentary in 2003 and has been building online communities since 1990. Luke, also known as Flexo, has contributed to PC World Magazine, US News, Forbes, and other publications. 
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good interview, I liked what Doug had to say about the CHAMP system.
Thank you.
As I was working my way through Sport Psychology graduate work, the emphasis was on establishing “S.M.A.R.T” goals. While it is a catchy expression, I found it was not particularly relevant to area of business or financial markets for that matter – for the simple reason that “money” focused goals are not in our control. The market or customers get to determine that. As a result, I created the C.H.A.M.P goal setting process.
And it works, not only for high-end performers in the financial industry, but also for small businesses, entrepreneurs and even personal fitness goals.
Thanks for the comment.
Dr. Doug Hirschhorn
another great job! are the transcripts no longer going to be available?