From a Professional Poker Player to helping athletes incorporate science-based mental skills with Karina Karagaeva
plus my daily interactions that boost my happiness
Hello from your friend in Bucharest, Romania.
In this issue: some cool links, my daily little interactions, Karina Karagaeva from Mindset Design, and more!
Cool Stuff
🇪🇬 Walk through the Pyramid of Giza. This is amazing.
☕ I love coffee so much, I may have to buy this for my little girl.
🌏 Cool visualization of the world’s population at 8 billion people.
🤗 Little daily interactions with people that I’m not close to boost my happiness. Here are a few of those interactions (LinkedIn post)
🫂 Micro engagements - an overlooked strategy that many brands fail to implement in their online user journey. Interview on the Cart Overflow podcast.
Innovators Can Laugh
She’s a mindset coach for top poker players throughout the world. She has been a meditation teacher for 7+ years, is an advisor to several tech startups, and has experience in corporate training having worked at companies such as IBM, Apple, Siemens, and AIG. Now, Karina Karagaeva’s startup, Mindset Design, is a platform that aims to help athletes incorporate science-based mental skills training into their routine.
If you like to compete and are looking for tips to improve your mental game, this is the episode for you. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or another browser.
Topics we get into:
Why did you study to be a professional poker player? ♦️
From a mindfulness perspective, what strategies and techniques did you enact while playing?
What does the buyers journey look like for a Mindset Design potential client?
Can players access the platform on their own time?
How would you assess whether or not this platform is having a positive impact?
You are licensed as a neuro-agility practitioner. What is this?
How has your mindset and life different than what it was like ten years ago?
What would you recommend to athletes or anyone who likes to compete?
What is one of the things a tennis player, poker player, or anyone who discovers your platform, really likes about it?
Is the platform available outside of Europe?
Instead of a fear of failure, you have a fear of ________?
Funny Tweet
Popular TikTok Video
Check out the clip from my interview with Startup Coach Stoyan Yankov. Catch the full interview here.
The End
Busy week! Last week I had a hilarious interview with Irina Obushtarova from the Recursive and Claudiu Dascalescu from Archbee. I also made a small investment for a Romanian startup I’m fond of and had to juggle work and parenting because my daughter was home sick with fever and an ear infection. Since I couldn’t go to the gym, I got my cardio in by doing lots of mountain climbers and push ups.
Lastly, I got to play bumber cars in Herestrau park with my kids and take them to the Opera Comica to see Peter Pan. 😄
To staying healthy!
Eric Melchor
PS Ever want to chat or say hi, just send me a note to Eric@InnovatorsCanLaugh.com