What separates success from failure when the pressure is at its peak?
NFL placekicker Nick Lowery opens up about the mental side of performance and why true toughness comes from controlling your mind under pressure. From mentorship and humility to gratitude and earned Wisdom, Nick shares how character and resilience shape clutch performance.
🧠 What you will learn:
- How a “do your job” mindset keeps you focused on controllables
- Why mentorship and humility accelerate Growth
- How gratitude interrupts self-doubt and ego spirals
- Practical mental tools for training cues, rehearsal, and conditioned responses
🔑 Key takeaways:
- Clutch performance is built, not born, through thousands of intentional choices
- Perspective from elders and mentors can transform mindset and decision-making
- Mental skills apply beyond sports, into work, life, and high-pressure moments
Listen now to Nick Lowert’s story about focus, resilience, and performing when it counts.
Watch on YouTube or subscribe to YoggNation’s Spirit of Gratitude podcast for more conversations on mindset, performance, and growth in sport and life.
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Nick Lowery’s upcoming book, Naked and Alone with 80,000 People, goes beyond the game of football. It explores the pressure, rejection, and challenges that come when everyone is watching.
Through his story, Lowery reflects on resilience, identity, and purpose, offering insight into what it takes to face fear and keep showing up, no matter the stakes.
I've spent over 28 years in technology sales, working with companies like Dell and Apple. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area tech scene, I had the incredible experience of meeting visionaries like Steve Jobs and Michael Dell—moments I'll never forget.
A few years ago, I moved to Arizona to improve my allergies after undergoing eye surgery at the Mayo Clinic. I've been married for 27 years and have two amazing daughters, now 24 and 20.
Outside of work, I love playing tennis, practicing martial arts (I was just six months shy of earning my black belt!), and surrounding myself with good people. I'm also deeply proud of my Indian heritage. Back in California, I served as President of our local Indian Association, where I worked to pass down our culture, values, and traditions for others to experience.
Loyalty is everything to me—I stand by my friends no matter what. Whether in business or life, I believe in the power of strong relationships and always showing up for those who matter
