Welcome to episode 233 of Live Happy Now.

I'm your host, Paula Phelps, thanking you for joining us again this week.

If you've ever watched elite athletes and wondered what makes them so different, we've got great news for you.

Today's guest can answer that question.

But what's even better is that she can tell you how you can apply some of the same winning

techniques to your own life.

Annie Vernon is a two-time world champion, Olympic silver medalist with the Great Britain

rowing team and a two-time Olympian, who has learned that the secret to winning doesn't

just lie in physical prowess, but is just as dependent on the right mindset.

In her book, Mind Games, Determination, Doubt and Lucky Sox,

An Insider's Guide to the Psychology of Elite Athletes,

she explores how the way we think changes our outcomes.

So whether you're playing field is a boardroom, a classroom, or your kid's playroom,

she's here to tell you how changing your mindset can improve your

game. Annie, welcome to Live Happy Now. Thanks very much. It's great to be here. This is exciting because

we don't normally talk to athletes on our show. We talk to experts in many different ways,

but it's really unusual for us to have an athlete, so I'm very excited to talk to you today.

Oh, thanks. It's a real privilege to be representing the athlete community.

Yeah, no pressure, but you're bearing the weight of the athletic world right now, bringing it to us.

Flying the flag.

Now, you've done some really exceptional things, and I guess to start out, I wanted to find out

at what point you knew that you weren't just athletic, but that you truly had an exceptional gift.

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