Darlene Santore on How to Bounce Back and Overcome Anything, with Lindsay Pinchuk on Dear FoundHer…
Darlene Santore a.k.a. Coach Dar, former Mental Skills Coach for the Phoenix Suns, was interviewed by Lindsay Pinchuk of Dear FoundHer…on how to overcome any setback.
Darleen Santore, best known as Coach Dar, is an author, board-certified Occupational Therapist, motivational speaker, and the former Mental Skills Coach for the Phoenix Suns. She works with professional athletes and CEO's around the world. As a therapist, executive advisor and mental edge coach, Coach Dar blends a knowledge of science, psychology and leadership with her personal passion for life. She is also the founder of Performance Meets Purpose Consulting. Her first book, The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life - Anytime You’re off your Game, hits shelves on February 28, 2023. In this episode, Coach Dar discusses how to identify and use your hardwired gifts to help others, how to learn from every setback, and the importance of never giving up.
“Your word, your business, your knowledge can be the very thing someone needed to keep going,” shares Darlene Santore, best known as “Coach Dar”. Darlene is an author, occupational therapist, motivational speaker, and the former Mental Skills Coach for the Phoenix Suns. She works with professional athletes and CEO’s helping them to shift their mindset, fully embrace their gifts, and overcome setbacks. As a child, she was always drawn to wanting to help others and this desire followed her into her adult life. At just 25 years old, Darlene suffered a brain bleed from a chiropractic manipulation and ended up having a stroke. Even though the prognosis was not great, she never gave up. Instead, she pushed forward even harder, wanting to use her gifts to help as many people as she could with the time she had left. She suffered two additional strokes, and even still did not stop doing everything in her power to share her gifts with the world. Come on in and hear Coach Dar’s inspirational story of how to reframe setbacks as an opportunity to grow.
In this podcast, the host covers:
What drew Coach Dar to want to help others from an early age
How Coach Dar’s experience of having 3 strokes caused her to double down on her gifts
Why Coach Dar chose to start her own practice during the 2008 recession
How Coach Dar’s method for mental skills help with emotion regulation and mindset
Why Coach Dar decided to give her coaching strategy away in her book for free
How mental fitness helps people bounce back faster when they do encounter obstacles
How to create a confidence card based on feedback from others
How powerful the ripple effect is of showing up and sharing your gifts
How to reframe setbacks as a learning experience and stop catastrophizing them
How to use your gifts to access flow state
Podcast Quotes:
“Leadership is not as much about business strategy as much as it is truly managing emotions because of where we are as a country and in the world with mental health.” (9:24-9:36 | Coach Dar)
“We're not going to be here someday and we're here to use our gifts to help others. Give it away. It will come back in spades, but you're not doing it for that. You're doing it because that's what we are really, truly supposed to do. Give your gifts away.” (14:44-14:59 | Coach Dar)
“When things get hard, I want you to remember your hardwiring is how you were created. It's the gifts and talents that you have.” (20:38-20:47 | Coach Dar)
“Your word, your business, your knowledge can be the very thing someone needed to keep going.” (23:39-23:44 | Coach Dar)
“The road in life is very windy. It's not linear. So just let go that it had to be from A to B to C to D in order for you to succeed.” (29:23-29:33 | Coach Dar)
“Write down your gifts and talents. Seek out from people around you saying, ‘Hey, what makes me special? What are the gifts when you sit with me that just come right to mind?’. Take it down. Write your confidence card.” (32:30-32:42 | Coach Dar)
About the Podcast Guests:
To learn more about Darlene Santore, visit her on LinkedIn (Darlene Santore) and visit her website (Coach Dar).
About the Podcast Host:
To learn more about Lindsay Pinchuk visit her website (Lindsay Pinchuk).
About Dear FoundHer…:
Dear FoundHer... is a weekly letter to female entrepreneurs to inspire, motivate and provide actionable tips for success through thought-provoking conversations with some of the most successful founders and entrepreneurs who have paved the way. Hosted by award-winning entrepreneur, Lindsay Pinchuk, each week she picks the brains of some of her closest contacts, offering them the chance to share their teachable moments as well as business, marketing, content, social media tips and more! Your journey as a founder is the ride of a lifetime, some come on in and join us!
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