Episode 384 — Break the Mold: The Blueprint for Radical Reinvention with Todd Herman
What if the key to peak performance wasn’t being more of yourself but becoming someone else entirely?
In this encore episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael Mogill sits down with performance coach and best-selling author Todd Herman to explore the transformative power of alter egos. Todd unpacks how adopting a secret identity can unlock new levels of confidence, clarity, and leadership — especially when your current mindset is holding you back. Drawing from decades of experience with elite athletes, entrepreneurs, and top performers, he shares actionable strategies for becoming the version of yourself that your goals require.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- Why authenticity is misunderstood — and how alter egos can reveal your truest self
- The science behind “enclothed cognition” and using totems to activate elite traits
- How to spot the internal enemies sabotaging your performance and reframe them with intention
You don’t need to fake it. You just need to become the version of you that gets the job done.
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Show Notes:
The pillow never lies. “When you put your head on that pillow at night and you reflect on your day, that’s where people will beat themselves up.”
You’re not being fake — you’re being strategic. “I know that my alter ego is Mister Rogers when I’m around my kids… That’s not being fake. That’s me recognizing that the human condition is a bit of a tangled web.”
Name that enemy within. “The moment you give something in the human mind form and substance… it’s no longer as scary.”
Actors don’t pretend — they transform. “Oftentimes it’s extraordinarily transformative for them. They end up using these different characters that they’ve played to find more of who they are.”
Your identity is your ultimate advantage. “Once you learn how to shape your identity and you play that way, you’re unstoppable.”
It’s not motivation — it’s desire. “I can’t coach your desire. You either want it or you don’t want it.”
You don’t need to be the one who wins — just the one who leaves it all out there. “I want the smiling pillow effect. I might not have gotten the result, but damn it, I left it out there.”
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