For listeners in Portland, Oregon: Pro Ironman triathlete Gabby Suver joins MindSets to talk through rebuilding a career after a catastrophic hit-by-vehicle accident during training -- and the mental framework that got her back to racing.
Her operating tool is “circle of control versus circle of influence” -- sorting what actually moves under her effort from what doesn't, on the days recovery isn't linear. She pairs it with a daily thankfulness-journal practice and a simple in-the-moment mental-performance drill: naming three things you can see, hear, and feel.
For athletes training in Portland, Oregon, that means a mild, nearly year-round open training calendar, where consistency (not weather) is the actual limiter. Portland, Oregon is a run-culture epicenter with trails inside the city limits, which shapes how this lesson actually lands here versus somewhere with a different season.
It's the same framework Ellis teaches in his leadership coaching -- control what's actually yours to control, and build the daily habit that keeps you moving on the days it doesn't feel like progress.
Why it matters
The tool any listener can use today: split your current problem into what's in your control and what isn't, then stop spending energy on the second list. Gabby's three-things grounding drill (see, hear, feel) works in a boardroom exactly like it works mid-race -- it's a reset, not a running technique.
About the show
About MindSets. MindSets - The Reject Mediocrity Podcast is hosted by Ellis Franks -- Ironman finisher, ultrarunner, US military Training Instructor for 14 years, and certified leadership and performance coach. The show covers the mental side of success through conversations with guests from business, endurance sports, and leadership, plus solo episodes built the same way Ellis coaches: directly, without softening the point for the audience.
Listen to the full episode on MindSets - The Reject Mediocrity Podcast, and see how this thinking translates into a program for your team through Reject Mediocrity leadership training.
