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Henning Thrien: The Mind Games of Elite Athletes

Henning Thrien: The Mind Games of Elite Athletes

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In this episode, Jan opens up a deeply personal chapter by sitting
down with his own sports psychologist, Henning Thrien. Henning has
spent the last 15 years working at the intersection of human
vulnerability and elite performance, including guiding athletes
through the high-pressure cooker of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Pulling back the curtain on the raw emotional reality of
world-class sports, he shares fascinating, extreme insights from
his practice. Jan and Henning discuss Henning’s self-definition of
being a "mental trash can" for performers, why true growth is
fundamentally impossible without embracing discomfort, and how the
greatest champions handle the brutal contrast between deep pre-race
anxiety and laser-focused autopilot. It’s an honest, unfiltered
masterclass on what happens when superhumans face their very human
limits and how they manage their needs to deliver when it matters
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