Eric Potterat
Clinical and performance psychologist and retired U.S. Navy commander who helped design mental toughness training for Navy SEALs and has worked with elite athletes; author of Learned Excellence.
Top 5 podcasts with Eric Potterat
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Mar 28, 2026 • 50min
How Your Biases Are Used Against You & How Top Performers Think -SYSK Choice
Eric Potterat, clinical and performance psychologist and retired Navy commander who trained SEALs, and Alex Edmans, finance professor and author on how stories exploit biases, discuss how our biases shape beliefs and decisions. They cover confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, skepticism toward headlines, mental toughness routines, paced breathing, self-talk, and incremental growth for peak performance.
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Mar 4, 2024 • 15min
"Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World's Top Performers" by Eric Potterat & Alan Eagle
Discover how top performers excel by prioritizing personal values, refining behavior, adapting mindsets, and mastering mistakes. Learn the importance of balancing life for excellence and stability from elite athletes, military operators, and professionals.
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Feb 12, 2024 • 59min
Learned Excellence: Leadership Lessons from the Navy SEALs | Dr. Eric Potterat
Dr. Eric Potterat, a retired US naval commander and performance psychologist, shares secrets to achieving success and fulfillment. Topics include improving performance, mindset shifts for success, recognizing the right path, learned excellence, valuing identity over reputation, importance of writing out identity and behaviors, unpacking failures with after action reviews, and the power of reframing.
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Feb 19, 2025 • 1h 6min
Building Winners and Leaders, feat. Anson Dorrance, Peter Kenyon, Jeremy Boone and Eric Potterat | Breaking the Line Ep. 112
Anson Dorrance, the legendary former UNC Head Women's Soccer Coach, shares the secrets of building winning teams alongside Peter Kenyon, ex-CEO of Manchester United and Chelsea FC. High-performance psychologist Eric Potterat offers insights into resilience and leadership. Performance coach Jeremy Boone discusses the balance of talent and character in athletics. The group dives into whether leadership can be taught and the cultural changes needed in sports, all while weaving in personal anecdotes that highlight the unpredictability of life.
Mar 11, 2024 • 36min
Here's how you can become excellent at what matters most
Discover how top performers excel in any skill with insights from Eric Potterat and Alan Eagle. Learn about mindset variations, building resilience, prioritizing time, and embracing personal values. Hear about the importance of failures, mindset shifts, and finding compassion through loss.
