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Lindsey Vonn on Mental Toughness

Lindsey Vonn on Mental Toughness

From9 to 5ish with theSkimm


Lindsey Vonn on Mental Toughness

From9 to 5ish with theSkimm

ratings:
Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Lindsey Vonn isn’t just physically tough – she’s also known as one of the most mentally strong athletes. She started competing in international skiing competitions when she was just nine years old, and went on to become the most decorated female skier in history, including winning three Olympic Winter Games medals. And along the way, Lindsey dealt with a number of terrifying injuries, which challenged her mental and physical strength. After retiring from professional skiing, Lindsey’s switched arenas, starting her own production company, writing a memoir and leading her own foundation.
In this episode, Lindsey talks about:

How competition has served her - and hurt her 

Career setbacks and how injuries actually helped her

Learning to trust people she was competing with

Building a risk-tolerant mindset


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Released:
Jan 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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theSkimm's co-founders and co-CEOs, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, started their company from a couch. Now they’re bringing it back to one, and inviting powerful female leaders to sit down and chat about everything from celebrating career wins to the worst advice they've ever received. It’s an inside look at what it’s really like on the road to success. No BS, no sugarcoating.