Sara Schaeffer
Training Positivity Like Athletes Train Performance
Episode 159 | Training Positivity Like Athletes Train Performance | Sara Schaeffer
Show Notes
How do you transform positivity from wishful thinking into a disciplined practice that carries you through losing two homes to hurricanes, two job layoffs, and still choose to move forward with resilience and joy?
Discover the actionable frameworks that turn positivity into momentum on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Sara Schaeffer, founder of Practice Your Positive and creator of Team Positive, reveals how authenticity cuts through defensive bubbles and energy management becomes the real currency of effective leadership.
Listen as Dr. Joey and Sara explore:
☀️ Why practicing positivity before you need it creates resilience during storms
☀️ How gamifying human connection breaks isolation and builds community
☀️ Simple ways authenticity creates psychological safety that transforms teams
☀️ Why admitting weakness as a leader actually brings strength and trust
☀️ How checking in on team energy reveals what people need to move forward
Sara transforms how leaders approach culture by proving that when you train positivity like athletes train performance through daily disciplines and small wins, you create capacity to handle whatever comes your way while choosing growth over darkness.
🔑 Key Insight: "Positivity is more about the capacity to handle what comes your way and still choose to move forward. It's not rose-colored glasses—it's resilience. I didn't make that choice one time; it's a choice I make again and again and again every morning."
💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Start your next meeting by asking each team member: "On a scale of 1-10, where's your energy today?" Then ask: "What would move you up one point?" Listen to what they need, and when possible, give it to them. This creates space for people to be realistic about where they are.
Connect with Sara Schaeffer:
Visit: PracticeYourPositive.com for speaking and workshops
Watch: Practice Your Positive Daily on YouTube (two 10-minute episodes weekly)
Connect on LinkedIn
Learn about Team Positive: gamified frameworks for building resilience
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