Season 1
Episodes
Goal Setting What Works, What Doesn’t, and What Actually Drives Performance
Goal setting is supposed to improve motivation, focus, and performance, but what happens when your goals actually start working against you?
In this episode of You Don’t Know Jack, Dr. Jack Groppel and Dr. Haley...
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Stay Curious, Stay Young: How Childlike Curiosity Improves Performance & Happiness
When was the last time you approached life with the curiosity of a child?
Somewhere along the way, we become so focused on achieving, succeeding and getting things right that we forget how to play, explore and simply...
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What Great Performers Do Differently (And How to Learn From Them)
What can you actually learn from watching someone who is great at what they do?
Whether it’s an elite athlete, coach, speaker, or leader, we often see the finished performance—but we miss the small behaviors and...
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Train for Hard Things Before Life Gets Hard
What if training for hard things isn't just about preparing for the challenge you know is coming, but preparing yourself for the challenges you don't?
In this episode of You Don't Know Jack, Dr. Jack Groppel and Dr....
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The Coaching Room: Volume 2 | Real Challenges, Real Solutions
We know recovery matters. So why is it so hard to actually do it?
We know comparing ourselves to others can pull us out of our own experience. So why do we keep looking sideways?
And if flow is supposed to be the...
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The Thinking Traps That Sabotage Performance
Have you ever known you could make the shot... and still missed when it mattered most?
Why doesn't telling yourself, "I've made this hundreds of times" always work under pressure?
In this episode of You Don't Know...
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Overthinking? Here's Why You Get Stuck (And How to Move Forward)
Have you ever known exactly what you wanted to do... but couldn't seem to take the next step?
Whether it's making a decision, having a difficult conversation, competing under pressure, or chasing a goal, many of us...
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Control the Controllables: Why It's So Hard (And How to Train It)
People hear the phrase "control the controllables" all the time. Coaches say it. Leaders say it. Psychologists say it.
But almost nobody explains how to actually train that skill.
In this episode of You Don't Know...
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The Words We Live By: Lessons from Lyrics, Movies, and Life
What can a baseball movie, a country song, a Disney character, and Helen Keller teach us about navigating life?
In this episode of You Don't Know Jack, Dr. Jack Groppel and Dr. Haley Perlus share some of the quotes,...
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The Coaching Room: Volume 1 | Real Challenges, Real Solutions.
This episode launches a recurring series on You Don't Know Jack.
As a performance psychology coach, Dr. Haley Perlus has the privilege of working with athletes, executives, leaders, and high performers from all walks...
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What No One Tells You About Mentorship
What is a mentor… really?
In this episode of You Don’t Know Jack, Dr. Haley Perlus and Dr. Jack Groppel break down what mentorship actually looks like beyond the buzzword.
But this conversation is different.
This...
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Visualization Isn’t Positive Thinking | Train Your Brain Like an Elite Performer
Visualization is one of the most talked about mental skills in performance… and one of the most misunderstood.
In this episode of You Don’t Know Jack, Dr. Haley Perlus and Dr. Jack Groppel break down what...
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