Ep. 382 | How to Take on Adversity & Win | 3 Questions to Build Awareness & more with Lauren Johnson
How do you turn adversity into rocket fuel for your dreams? In this episode, Lauren Johnson takes us on her against-all-odds journey to become a mental performance coach for elite athletes and Fortune 500 companies. After multiple concussions ended her soccer career, Lauren found herself adrift and lacking direction. A rude customer at her Starbucks job jolted her awake - she realized waiting for opportunities wasn’t working. Lauren took charge and created a consulting company to get the experience she needed. Just one year later, she landed a role with the New York Yankees that launched her career. Lauren shares hard-won wisdom on sitting with discomfort during adversity before moving forward. She reveals daily awareness practices to unearth what needs changing in your mindset and actions.
Tune in now to get fired up about taking control of challenges and turning them into catalysts for your growth.
Learn:
Why fully feeling the pain of setbacks creates urgency to change
When to move from “why me” rumination to forward action
How to build familiarity with stress for mental strength
Awareness exercises to keep improving daily
Steps for turning any adversity into rocket fuel
ABOUT LAUREN JOHNSON
Lauren is a mental performance coach and keynote speaker. She works with CEO's, professional athletes, and fortune 500 companies through national speaking engagements, workshops and consulting. Prior to opening her own consulting practice, Lauren served as the Mental Conditioning Coordinator for the New York Yankees. She received her Masters Degree in Performance Psychology from National University.
Lauren's practical, straight-forward advice and mental performance strategies helps individuals become elite decision makers because her belief is you become elite by choice, not by chance.
Connect with Lauren Johnson on Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn and check out her website to book her for your organization.
ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT PODCAST
The Blueprint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself.
On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.
Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience. He is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your mind, body, and recovery.
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