About the Guest: Chris Vasami is a former All-American baseball player turned elite performance coach and keynote speaker. With years of experience mentoring athletes, executives, and high-performing teams, Chris helps people build mental and physical resilience, navigate failure, and align daily actions with long-term goals. His personal journey, including an ongoing battle with cancer, adds depth and realness to his message about discipline, mindset, and showing up when it counts.About the Episode: In this powerful episode of GrowthReady, host Steve Mellor sits down with Chris Vasami to explore what it truly means to perform at your peak,  not just in sports, but in life. From the lessons learned through striking out in college baseball to coaching Olympic-level swimmers and challenging corporate leaders, Chris breaks down the mindset and habits behind sustainable excellence. He also opens up about his fight with cancer, how it reshaped his outlook, and why “motion before emotion” is the mantra that keeps him, and his clients, grounded. If you’ve ever wrestled with consistency, failure, or self-doubt, this episode will hit home and give you tools to recalibrate and recommit.Key Takeaways:Why failure is feedback — and how to actually use itThe difference between interest, commitment, and obsessionHow to raise your floor so your ceiling naturally risesThe “personal operating system” for success in business, sport, and lifeReal talk on ego, identity, and detaching from outcomesThe power of creating healthy obsession through simple, daily habitsHow Chris’s cancer journey reframed his approach to resilience and purposeUsing routines to maintain momentum — even when life throws curveballsResources & Mentions:Follow Chris Vasami on Instagram: @chrisvasamiConnect with Chris on LinkedIn: Chris VasamiSwim Across America: swimacrossamerica.orgHost Steve Mellor on LinkedIn: Steve Mellor🎧 ReadSend us a textSupport the showConnect with Steve Mellor Stay connected and keep growing with Steve: LinkedIn Instagram Book Steve to speak at your next event → www.stevemellorspeaks.com Support the GrowthReady Podcast by leaving a 5-star rating → Apple Podcasts Connect with GrowthReady Join the community and keep your growth journey going: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Official Website ---- This podcast was produced on Riverside and released via Buzzsprout Sign up for the monthly newsletter with Steve and GrowthReady (formerly known as Career Competitor) by providing your details here - Request to become part of our community

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