Kate Good on Identity, Resilience & Becoming a Mental Performance Coach

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Making Your Mark Podcast

Mark Bundang

41 episodes

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🎙️ Making Your Mark Podcast with Mark Bundang What does it take to truly make your mark? This podcast shares real career stories from professionals across business, entrepreneurship, public service, healthcare, trades, and more. Each episode explores how guests navigated challenges, grew through change, and defined success on their own terms. Designed for early to mid-career professionals, Making Your Mark offers clarity, courage, and purpose — whether you're building a business, mastering a craft, leading a team, or shaping your impact in your community. New eps or clips every two weeks

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Kate Good on Identity, Resilience & Becoming a Mental Performance Coach

Making Your Mark Podcast

52 minutes 50 seconds

10 months ago

Kate Good on Identity, Resilience & Becoming a Mental Performance Coach

🎙 What happens when your identity is tied to being an athlete—and that career suddenly ends?

In this episode, Kate Good, former world-class competitive figure skater, shares her powerful story of reinvention, mental resilience, and performance coaching. After being forced into early retirement at 21, Kate had to redefine who she was beyond sports. She reveals the mental training techniques she developed to rebuild confidence, shift identity, and create success in new fields.

Whether you’re an athlete, entrepreneur, executive, or high performer, this episode is packed with insights on mindset, self-identity, and personal growth.

🔑 Topics Covered:

00:00 Introduction to Kate Good

02:52 Journey as a Competitive Athlete

05:00 Impact of Injury & Sudden Career Transition

07:45 Understanding Self-Identity in Sports & Beyond

10:59 How Environment Shapes Who You Become

12:58 Three Practices to Maintain Positive Thinking

15:19 Venting vs. Constructive Expression

18:01 Alternatives to Venting When Facing Challenges

20:51 Seeing Reality Clearly—Without Emotional Bias

24:50 Building Confidence Through Evidence & Mindset Shifts

28:01 Rebuilding Identity After Leaving Competitive Sports

32:22 Differences Between Sports & Business Leadership

34:50 Candor: Delivering Truth with Respect

37:21 Behaviors That Create Culture & High Performance

41:01 Mental Training for Success in Life & Business

47:00 What Kate is Doing Now

49:18 Two Key Takeaways for Resilience & Self-Discovery

52:21 Closing & Call to Action

🎯 Connect with Kate Good:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyn-good/

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