How to Build Unshakeable Confidence and Perform at Your Peak | Andrea Wieland
4/24/202649 min
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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Andrea Wieland — an Olympic athlete, licensed psychologist, and elite performance coach — to unpack what it really takes to perform at the highest levels of sport, business, and life. Andrea shares her remarkable story of being cut from the US Olympic team eight times before finally making the 1994 World Cup roster and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic team, and we dig into the powerful mental frameworks she's developed through decades of working with NFL athletes, Fortune 500 executives, and Special Operations soldiers. We cover the critical difference between persistence and perseverance, why your goal must be bigger than your fear, the danger of tying your entire identity to a single role or achievement, and how the "Confident Performer" framework — built on a foundational pyramid of human-first identity, whole-person health habits, and elite mental skills — can transform the way you show up whether you're on the field or in the boardroom. If you've ever struggled with self-doubt, broken promises to yourself, or wondered what separates those who reach the top from those who quit, this conversation will challenge and inspire you in equal measure.
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About Dr Andrea Wieland:
Dr. Andrea Wieland is a licensed psychologist, peak performance coach, author, and former Olympic athlete who competed in field hockey at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games — in her own hometown. She holds a PhD in Psychology and an MBA, and brings a rare combination of world-class athletic achievement and clinical expertise to her work. Andrea has coached NFL athletes, Fortune 500 C-suite executives, Special Operations military personnel, and high-performing teams across industries, helping them develop the mental skills, identity clarity, and synergistic confidence needed to excel under pressure. She is the founder of the Confident Performer Academy and the author of The Confident Performer: Rethinking Mental Performance for Athletes, Coaches and Parents. Her proprietary Confident Performer Framework — a three-tiered pyramid covering human-first identity, whole-person health habits, and elite mental skills — has helped clients at every level stop living on a wobbly foundation and build the resilience to bounce back from any setback.
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Justin Colby is the host of The Entrepreneur DNA and The Science of Flipping podcasts and a best-selling author. He is a serial entrepreneur with over and a seasoned real estate investor with over 20 years of experience.
Driven by a passion to help entrepreneurs thrive, Justin created the Entrepreneur DNA community to support business owners in building wealth, systems, and long-term freedom. Through his podcasts, books, education platforms, and hands-on mentorship, he continues to help entrepreneurs scale with clarity and confidence.
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Justin Colby· Host1:00
What is up, the Entrepreneur DNA family? Listen, guys and gals, you are not gonna wanna miss this. On with me today is an Olympian, a PhD. She works with NFL athletes, special op soldiers, Fortune 500, uh, executives to walk through how they can better perform at the highest levels, and we're gonna talk about how she transitioned to such an athlete that you're in the Olympics into the business world