# 146 - Optimizing Performance with Professor Kevin Marks

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Number Date #146 - Optimizing Performance with Professor Kevin Marks Main Points in the Podcast Andy Vasily hosts Professor Kevin Marks on the Run Your Life Show. He has specialized as a psychological team consultant, and sports athletes, incarceration facilities, and academic fields highly seek his services. In this podcast, Professor Kevin Marks delves into the most important areas of performance optimization in mental and physical practices. Drawing from the mindset training, he stresses that developing a winning or robust mentality could influence performance. He emphasized the impact of his mother in refining his mindfulness skills from sixth grade. Kevin also focuses on the role of being present, discussing how staying present and focused helps manage stress and increases productivity levels. Second, Kevin elaborates that having clear, achievable, actionable goals allows one to maintain direction and motivation. In 1998, he set a goal of being a starter on the university football team. A year later, he outlined over 3,500 goals and had achieved 60% of those goals by the time he was hosted in the show (Vasily). He also talks about breathwork as a vital tool that keeps the mind at ease and puts the body at rest for overall well-being and better performance. Mindfulness's Impact on a Student’s Life The concept of mindfulness discussed in this podcast will help me to become a better student and achieve higher milestones. Mindfulness enhances a student's attention and concentration. School life is full of opportunities and challenges that students should embrace. Professor Kevin Marks reflects on his life and her mother's impact on him...