Selected Links and People Mentioned from this episode:

• Connect with Steffany Hanlen:

  Website
  LinkedIn
  Twitter
  Instagram

• École de Patinage Montréal International Skating School (EPMISS)
• Quantum Speed
• Proskate
• Dr. John Demartini
• Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
• Real Estate Investment Network
• Power vs. Force by David R. Hawkings, M.D. PH.D.
• A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

Show Notes

• [02:20] Patrick introduces his next guest who is near and dear to his heart {which also induces some nerves}, his wife Steffany Hanlen-Francey.
• [03:44] With Steffany’s impressive, extensive and broad accomplishments, Patrick slows down and takes his time sharing Steffany’s bio.
• [06:53] Patrick and Steffany get rolling!
• [07:40] What has Steffany been up to most recently?
• [08:57] With such diversity in her work and depending on what arena she’s showing up in {sometimes figuratively, sometime literally}, Steffany delves more into “what she does”.
• [10:33] Going back to where Steffany began, working with a business coach to connect her two gifts of “skating and talking” with a passion for teaching. Plus, a blown-out knee provides a little guidance.
• [13:03] An interview with the Edmonton Oilers Coach Glen Sather throws Steffany for a small loop but his guidance and coaching prove to be invaluable to Steffany’s journey with the NHL team.
• [15:17] Being female in a male dominated sport was always secondary to Steffany’s purpose and passion for the results she wanted for the players.
• [17:36] How Steffany showed up in her confidence and commitment, with no expectations other than the players’ enduring improvement, marked a difference for the players in the male-female dynamic.
• [19:36] What was Steffany’s mindset back then? Was she aware of how she was showing up and occurred for the players?
• [22:54] Patrick and Steffany recall the story of how Steffany was offered an opportunity to work with the St. Louis Blues organization.
• [27:00] The upheaval and aftermath of 9/11 gives Steffany an opportunity to work with the St. Louis farm team and she quickly realizes this is where she can have the most impact; for upcoming players.
• [30:17] When Steffany realizes the players’ off-the-ice challenges correlate to their on-the-ice performance, she enhances her coaching repertoire to more intentionally work on their mental game, with remarkable results.
• [34:06] Steffany’s unconventional work with high performance athletes; meeting them where they’re at and working first from a place of compassion, makes a huge impact.
• [39:10] How did these young hockey players respond to Steffany and the work that they did together?
• [42:23] The thought processes and training processes that provide a real difference to the athletes, their strong team dynamics and their families in the world of sport.
• [46:07] Hold up! Steffany goes from working with hockey players to going to the Olympics with world champion ice dancers. What is the journey in between?
• [48:01] A “what’s next” conversation leads Steffany and Patrick to REIN in 2001 and Steffany sees her real estate training connecting with her performance training and experience.
• [49:45] A conversation with a young figure skater, Ben Ferreira, provides a fork in the road for Steffany to see her work shift. The world of figure skating and greater awareness of career longevity for athletes opens a new set of doors.
• [54:20] Listening and saying yes first, gives Steffany the foundation for many of the significant moments in her life and truly sets the stage for The Champions Journey.
• [56:04] Steffany’s first path to the Olympics with Canadian ice dancers Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon.
• [57:02] The approach Steffany brought beyond technical coaching to get to the heart and centre of where athletes could perform from with excellence was different. This didn’t come without push-back.
• [59:00] As dedicated listeners of TEDM, you know how important the conversation is around your vision and anchoring to your “why”. In elite sport, this purpose is no different.
• [60:10] Was Steffany always able to park her ego in her work? And was it an intentional choice or was it a natural understanding the work couldn’t be about her?
• [63:25] What does Steffany view as the overlap between world class sport and high performance in career and business?
• [66:56] The Champions Journey. Regardless of the vehicle you choose for the journey, sport, business or otherwise, being the best you can be, and making a contribution in the world is rooted in the same conversation.
• [68:00] Steffany shares a powerful story of how she worked with an athlete to help him get out of his own way and get grounded in his authenticity first.
• [77:43] What Steffany taught that athlete, is relevant and fundamental to the work she does with all her clients from sport to business.
• [78:12] Steffany shares her family history and the lessons she gathered from her parents in partnership and contribution.
• [82:42] In the afterglow of the 2018 Winter Olympics and the medal success (bronze, silver AND gold) of the athletes she works with, how is Steffany feeling about it?
• [84:51] Steffany touches on the equipment failure at the Olympics for the French ice dance team (Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron). How their inherent commitment, mental strength and support as a team allowed them to rise to the challenge and overcome adversity.
• [87:27] In the evolution and unfolding of Steffany’s life, how does she achieve these significant outcomes and how does she goal set? [Hint: she doesn’t] And how does she apply this when working with clients?
• [90:40] The message Steffany views as the key to personal success: mindset.
• [92:33] What is Steffany’s personal routine and practice?
• [94:43] The four aspects of the Quadrinity: intellectual, emotional, spiritual and physical.
• [95:23] What is Steffany’s definition of success?
• [97:05] And what does contentment mean to Steffany?
• [97:41] Steffany explains a tipping point in her journey and the importance of doing what’s right.
• [99:02] As a child Steffany struggled with the way she read and saw words, and now is a voracious reader. What kind of books does she enjoy?
• [101:10] Winding down to ramp up! Rapid Fire time: what is Steffany reading? Great spin on a favourite swear word, favourite quote, no alternate professions here, message at the pearly gates, weirdness scale, what she’s not good at and cleaning: room, desk or car? Current music she’s listening to and favourite movie.
• [104:04] Steffany’s gratitude.