EP. 036 - TREVOR

To Master. To Inspire. To Evolve.

TREVOR MOAWAD

'SOCIAL DARWINIST'

Age: 44

Location: Manhattan Beach, California

Trevor Moawad is a renowned Mental Conditioning expert and strategic advisor to some of the world’s most elite performers. He recently partnered with Russell Wilson to form Limitless Minds whose mission is to both optimize performance and enrich culture within some of the world’s top organizations and elite performers.

A lot of who we become is how we’ve been conditioned. 25 percent is genetics, 75 percent is conditioning. I grew up in a family that minimized our negativity intake. We didn’t do a lot of things that the people around us did. We didn’t watch the news. We didn’t listen to country music. My father was a successful motivational teacher who practiced peak performance education. My mom said I was his experiment. I started saying affirmations every night at the age of 4 years old.

Because of my father’s training, I never worried about how I measured up to other people. I felt accountable for using my own gifts. I went to challenging schools where I was at the bottom of the totem pole in terms of intellect. Because we live in a Social Darwinistic society, I had to adapt in order to succeed. Things that took people 30 minutes took me five hours and I was okay with that.

I have struggled with self-doubt so many times but I didn’t judge the struggle. I’ve been surrounded by great people without being intimidated. I would rather be around exceptional people and find a way to raise to their level than to be around people who don’t inspire growth.

Everyone has doubts inside their minds, but it’s what you externalize that hurts you.

I learned the difference between external vs internal language. It’s not about being positive all the time, it’s about learning to be neutral. And speaking neutral thoughts when you can’t quite speak positive ones.

My set of behaviors were formed in childhood because my father was intentional with us. He instilled in me a commitment to growth. Granted, this commitment didn’t help me with organic chemistry, but it did help me with the industry I’m in today. There are no Tony Robbins in the sports world. There’s me. And I work to help others minimize negativity in order to get to a place of neutrality, because neutrality is a place of power.