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3-D Competitor

COMPANION COURSE

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Leadership Author & Mental Skills Coach - Eric Smith

Coach Smith is a former D1 Athlete, HS Coach, Leadership Trainer & Author and Mental Skills Coach.

 

His coaching, insights and specific strategies have helped thousands of athletes reach their fullest potential both on the field and in LIFE!!

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His partner organizations - The Brian Cain Organization and The John Maxwell TEAM  have helped:

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  • Coaches, athletes, and teams in the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, and PGA.

  • 8 UFC World Champions

  • 4 MLB Cy Young Award Winners

  • Heisman Trophy Winners

  • Athletic Departments: ​The University of Alabama, Auburn University, Florida State University, The University of Oregon, and Yale University (and many more).

  • Over 1000+ Professional Draft Selections

  • Olympic Medalists

Online Training Courses
After You Enroll, Downloadable The FREE 'Winning Edge Academy' App!

 

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Companion Course To  Book:

The Winning Edge Way
A Coach & Athletes Guide To Becoming A
3-Dimensional Competitor

INCLUDES:
hard copy of Book, Student Guide & Moderated Couse by Coach Smith


Prices Range from $44 - $149 per student
 
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TRANSFORM YOUR RESULTS...

This course is meant to be an immersive, 'deep dive' into the content of the book which allows you to think, reflect, draw on past experiences and connect on a more meaningful and permanent level with the content of the book

 

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Does any of this describe YOU or YOUR ATHLETE?

 

  • You’re a well conditioned athlete who’ works your butt off in practice and in the weight room… but continue to struggle to perform up to your TRUE potential when it really matters…

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  • You “try” to be more mentally tough… but it doesn’t feel like you’re getting anywhere, and you continue to think that you just “don’t have what it takes”…

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  •  You know you can perform at a higher level than you are now, but you’re not sure what’s missing…

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  • You want to discover the secret mindsets that the world’s top athletes use to perform at an elite level  and learn exactly how you can use these same methods to take your performance to the next level…

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  • You’re a coach/parent who’s tired of seeing your athlete(s) fall short of their potential because they lack confidence or mental toughness and you’re looking for a specific strategies they can use to master the mental game…

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  • You're a coach/parent who wouold like to see their athlete(s)... become "great teammates" so that the team's culture can improve to a Championship Level

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  • You're an athlete who would like to reach your full potential as a leader in sports... and your want strategies that you can implement immediately to earn the trust and respect of your teammates and coaches

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...if so, you're in the perfect place!

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 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN  

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  1. Competitors - Why You Should LOVE Them

 

  • Learn the value of a GREAT COMPETITOR & why you should love them

  • Understand that your #1 competitor isn't who you think it is

  • Why success is often more about what you 'don’t do' vs what you 'do-do'

  • Change your mindset about your 'opponents' and learn how your opponent can help you reach your full potential

  • Learn new mindsets on how to define success

  • Learn The 4 Key’s to Greatness

  • Learn What a 3 Dimensional Competitor is and why you should strive to be one

 

  2. Outcomes - Why You Should Detach From Them

 

  • Learn why focusing on 'results' will lead to failure!

  • Learn the 4 KEY factors to your success as an athlete

  • Learn the secret mindsets of the world’s most successful athletes

  • Learn what ‘intellectual properties’ are, why they are critical to success 

  • IGNITE 4 ELEMENTS within you so that you can reach your full potential 

  • Learn what an ‘Inner Scoreboard Mentality’ is & discover the value of developing one

  • Learn The Top 22 Character Traits college coaches look for when recruiting athletes

  • Discover 7 Valuable Skills that can put you in complete control of your results

  • Understand the difference between ‘outcome goals’ and ‘effort goals’

  • Learn how winning coach Nick Saban sets goals that win championships

  • Learn the 4 Key Factors that you can control… and how they will help you reach your individual and team goals

 

  3. Beliefs - How To Create New Mindsets That Will Transform

 

  • Learn why failure is a key ingredient to success

  • Understand how learning to fail can lead to massive success.

  • Learn 6 Simple Questions to Ask Yourself after failure that will transform your results!

  • Understand what 'internal' vs 'external' belief systems are

  • Learn why external beliefs are a dead end

  • Learn who Roger Bannister is and how he changed the way you should view what your potential is

  • Learn how a 6th round NFL Draft pick went on to become the greatest NFL football player of all time

 

  4. Fear - How To Eliminate It's Crippling Effects

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  • Learn how to perform without the crippling effects of fear or anxiety

  • Differentiate anxiety from fear

  • Learn how Kobe Bryant’s perspective on fear allowed him to become an NBA great

  • Understand what a neutral mindset is, and learn how to develop this mindset?

  • Learn how fear and failure are linked & understand which one can help you succeed

  • Learn the 5 strategies to eliminate fear

  • Learn how mantras and routines can help you eliminate performance anxiety

  • Learn the keys to becoming a more confident athlete

  • Learn How to ‘Fall In Love’ and ‘Stay In Love’ with your sport …(parent advice too!)

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  5. Resilience - How To Become A Resilient Competitor

 

  • Learn The Value of Resiliency and HOW to become a resilient athlete

  • Learn how to recover from setbacks like a champion!!

  • Learn how to be more present moment focused

  • Learn the parable of the Apple Tree as it relates to being more resilient

  • LearnThe 4 Key’s to Greatnessfrom the greatest NFL Hall of Fame induction speech of all time!

  • Learn why ‘love’ is critical to you becoming more resilient

  • Take a ‘resilience assessment' and chart your growth over time with the techniques you learn in this course

  • Learn how developing a stronger reason ‘why’ you play your sport can pull you through difficult moments

  • Learn how  ‘investing’ in yourself can create a champions mindset

  • Discover the single fastest way to become a great athlete… This will surprise you!

  • Learn how your memory is naturally designed to serve you in sports and life!

  • THIS SECTION ALSO INCLUDES A RESILIENCY SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL

 

  6. Failure - How To Learn and Grow From Failure & Setbacks

 

  • Discover your mindset toward failure and how your mindset might be holding you back

  • Learn new perspectives on failure from NBA great Kobe Bryant

  • Learn specific strategies that can turn your failures into success

  • Learn a simple journaling technique called – ‘Well Better How’ and how it will help you grow

  • Gain new perspectives on failure from former President - Theodore Roosevelt

  • Learn how to ‘WIN’ every time you ‘FAIL’ so failure won’t scare you!!

 

7. How Your Mind Works - Learn How To Manipulate Your Mind

 

  • Learn how your unconscious mind can handicap your performance

  • Learn specifically ‘how’ your focus and self-talk determines your results

  • Learn why your mind can either be your ‘largest weapon’ or ‘smallest prison’ and how to manipulate it in a way that it will get you the results you want

 

  8. Develop a Growth Mindset - Achieve Unlimited Heights

 

  • Understand the difference between a ‘fixed mindset’ and a ‘growth mindset’ and how one can transform your potential as an athlete

  • Learn how a ‘growth mindset’ allowed Steph Currie to continue to improve even after he reached elite status in the NBA

  • Discover how ‘talent’ can limit your success

  • Learn whether to focus on process or on  outcome

  • Discover secret goal setting strategies that can transform!

 

  9. Positive Mental Attitude - Learn How It Can Transform You

 

  • Learn how to make others want to connect with you

  • Discover the secrets to being a better teammate and team leader

  • Understand how a positive attitude unleashes your inner greatness. And how a negative attitude will hold you down!

  • Learn what factors to success are within your control and which ones aren’t

  • Discover how a 'Curious Mindset' can elevate performance and transform those around you

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  9. How To Elevate Others - Becoming A Team LEADER

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  • Gain the Respect of your teammates

  • Discover 4 Steps To Being A LeaderElevate the performance of your teammates!

  • Learn how to deepen relationships with others

  • Learn 3 Strategies to  Energize Teammates.... Learn how to FUEL others today!

  • FREE Tool - Assess your current leadership abiities

  • Learn how the acronym ‘FORD’ can build stronger and long-lasting bonds with your teammates and transform your results as a Leader!

  • Learn 3 Secrets to Inspiring Others  

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 10. Develop The Character Skills of Elite Athletes

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  • Learn the difference between 'Moral' vs 'Performance' Character

  • Discover how to evaluate your team’s character flaws and correct them immediately

  • Learn 2 Simple Behaviors that will allow you to become the main source of energy for your team

  • Learn how to Evaluate and Improve the level of commitment of your team  

  • Discover 3 Masterful Questions you should ask yourself after every practice and performance

  • Learn 1 simple strategy to Deepen Your Enjoyment of Sport

  • Learn 5 reasons why having fun Is so Important to Success in Sports

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 11. Master your 'Emotion'

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  • Learn a proven system for managing your emotions in sport and LIFE!

  • Learn One Simple Equation that will help you to create better outcomes from events that happen to you

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 12. Discover How To Get Teammates to COMMIT To Team

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  • Learn to assess the level of commitment of your team

  • Learn Why teams have loosing cultures

  • Discover strategies to deepen the commitment and improve the culture of your team

  • Learn 7 Championship Strategies for holding yourself and others accountable

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 13. Learn How To ELEVATE Your Sport

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  • Leave your sport in a better place than when you started!

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14. Leave A Legacy

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  • Learn how to leave a legacy for yourself that will last long after you're gone

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Course Moderated By

Coach Smith

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FREE BONUS COURSE!!!

'How To Manage Your APE'

The FREE Course empowers you to stay focused on the KEY 'controllables'

Attitude & Appearance, Positive Self-Talk, Present Moment Focus, Process & Preparation, Performance Perspective, Effort, Energy & Emotion

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You'll Receive a HARD COPY of 

Book and Companion Guide

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How To Manage Your 'APE'

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Inspiring For Any Athlete or Coach

My young quarter back as read this book cover to cover several times, and he's is not a reader! It is a great read for any athlete or coach regardless of age. Eric does a great job of breaking down mindset strategies for a deeper understanding. This book also addresses personal growth, leadership and positive mindset strategies that are executable immediately. All of this leads to becoming a better athlete and more valuable. My son has played with a much stronger mental approach since reading this book. It has helped him become a team leader as an underclassman on the varsity football team.

- Carolyn Albright, Winston-Salem, NC

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Easy Read, Brilliant and Enlightening!

Great book and course for any athlete interested in bettering their game in athletics and in life.
Having raised a son that has been involved in multiple sports ranging from T Ball to Division I College Football. I have really studied and analyzed the different philosophies involved in making young people realize and reach their maximum potential as athletes, leaders and responsible individuals.


Coach Smith captures these and clearly presents these principles in such a simple and motivating fashion. I plan to purchase more copies to share with other parents.

Rob Barr, Parent of Division I Athlete

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Getting Real About Your Mindset

This is a very powerful tool for Coaches and Players to improve their Team's success on and off the field. The leadership you learn reminds you that your cup of knowledge is never full. POWERFUL MOTIVATING KNOWLEDGEABLE I highly recommend Coaches and Players alike, read and utilize this course as a valuable resource.

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Thank you, Coach Eric Smith, for such and insightful and inspiring book and excellent course!!

Coach Dal Neathamer, Redding, CA

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Creating Peace and Purpose In A Volatile Sports World

I am a father of 3 lax players. I also coached for 4 yrs in a youth league. I invested in this training thinking it would be a guide to some practical pointers in how to deal with kids and sports in general. This book and course is so so much more than that.

 

Coach Smith does an incredible job in connecting kids/sports to life lessons and messages that is vital in competing not just in sports but in the real world. This is a must read for anyone who is looking for inspiration to motivate and teach self/others to elevate their game both in sports and in life. Thanks for writing this book and developing the couse coach!!

- Thomas Yi, Boca Rotan, FL

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Quality Content, Easy To Read

First - full disclosure. I am Eric's cousin! In addition, I work with consumer ratings (even Amazon ratings) in my profession. I have observed and adopted a psychology of ratings that always leaves room at the end of the scale in case something better comes along. Therefore, I rarely, if ever, give a perfect rating. Reading Eric's book, I think he would understand as he encourages athletes to make themselves better, make their teammates better, and make the game better. Here is what I shared in a personal note to Eric. "I read your book. Enjoyed it and found that you were able to verbalize many things that have occupied space in my head for years, as well as enlighten me with some new perspectives. Nice work!".

- David Smith, Hersey, PA

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Great Course!!

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and going through the course chapter by chapter. There is so much knowledge and wisdom packed into these pages that every person can use to gain an edge in LIFE. If you are looking to take a next step in leadership skills and team building then this is a great guide to doing so with tons of resources. The App makes it easy to follow along with Coach Smith as your moderator

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“Eric Smith clearly understands the fundamentals of leadership and developing the total person. Both of my boys had a very positive experience with Coach Smith and his Winning Edge Academy”

- ​Doug Musgrave, former Div-I QB (Oregon Ducks)​​

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“I never coached a player that worked harder on and off the field than Eric Smith. From the weight room to the film room to the practice and game fields, Eric was all about improving and being the best player and person he could be. Now it is his turn to share that experience and knowledge with other young players that want to be the best they can be.
I would not hesitate to connect my kids to Eric Smith – he would help them get better as both a player and as a person… and have fun doing it.”

​Mark Miller, Former College Football Coach and NFL Quarterback

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“Coach Smith knows a lot about developing athletes as leaders in sport and ultimately life… he has been there and experienced it. He understands how players want to be taught. I've enjoyed learning from Coach Smith. He's helped me advance my game and abilities as a leader”​

- Ryan Pollard, College Quarterback

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“I've been coaching football at both the High School and College level for 23 years. I have spent time with Coach Smith and come to know him as a person of character who has a deep passion for sharing his knowledge and love for football and leadership with developing athletes.  He has not only helped a few of the kids on our roster but some of our assistant coaches and athletes also assist Coach Smith as staff members of his Winning Edge Academy.  I would encourage any developing athlete who is motivated to improve the finer points of their game to learn from Coach Smith”​

- Coach Bryon Hamilton, Head Coach, Shasta College Knights

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The Winning Edge Way: How to be a 3-D competitor is all about teaching you HOW to elevate yourself, your teammates while also transcending your sport by leaving a legacy tomorrow that will last in the hearts and minds of others long after the wins and losses are forgotten.

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