Hockey Is What You Do, Not Who You Are: Identity, Mindset, and Growth

Welcome to Episode 53 — Hockey Is What You Do, Not Who You Are: Identity, Mindset, and Growth … brought to you by Vaughn Custom Sports! Today, host Jeff Lerg and Chris Palmer discuss the main topic: identity and the dangers of over-identification with being “a hockey player”. We also dive into why we linked identity to standards, or daily codes of conduct— and how youth systems that push single-sport immersion can narrow identity and increase risk.💥 Episode 53 highlights: - How other roles (e.g., fisherman, skateboarder, friend, artist) are very important because off-ice joy refuels on-ice performance.- Jeff's example of founding his goalie coaching business as a college sophomore, which 20 years later has evolved into mentoring—an example of expanding identity that energized his playing years- How identity drives standards—daily codes of conduct—that shape behavior.- We warned that even highly successful players can feel lost post-hockey; he urged building a full life and revisiting the identity–standards–habits loop, noting brains develop until ~25- How one can have multiple identities, because being just a "hockey player" can be suffocating. AND A LOT MORE!‼️ Ask us questions ‼️We want to hear from YOU. Send us your questions—mindset, mental performance, hockey development, habits, anything. We’ll break it all down on the pod.➡️ https://www.dialedanddrivenmentality.comThank you for listening to The Dialed & Driven Hockey Mentality Podcast! We appreciate every listener, comment, rating, and share!Register for our Mentality Building Curriculum, The Dialed & Driven Success Formula! 🎯 https://www.goaliementors.com/successformulaCheck out our sponsor, Vaughn's website: https://vaughnhockey.com/Send us Fan Mail📲 Connect With UsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dialedanddriven/X: https://x.com/dialedanddrivenYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDialedandDrivenPodcast🎙️ Listen OnSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0PRwBFDkvYi56TdzIPMRgeApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dialed-driven-hockey-mentality-podcast/id1791139650Amazon Music: