Ep. 113: Sonya Looney - The Power of Picking Yourself
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2021
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
We all have our proverbial mountains to climb, but today’s guest has climbed some of the highest mountains — on her mountain bike.
Plant-powered pro mountain biker, Sonya Looney, is Rip's guest and, in addition to crushing it as a professional mountain biker, Sonya has also become well-known as a health andd mindset coach, setting clients up for success no matter what they're trying to accomplish.
Rip and Sonya share many commonalities - from being professional athletes, to becoming health coaching entrepreneurs, and raising plant-powered kids. In fact, they spend most of their time today talking about chasing these big dreams, taking risks, remaining resilient, and not quitting even in the face of inevitable setbacks and frustrations.
That's why we've called this episode, "The Power of Picking Yourself."
Whether you're trying to change your diet, develop new habits, or change careers, have the courage to believe that you are worth it and, like Rip and Sonya, you'll be well on your way to winning at the game of life.
About Sonya Looney
Mindset, plant-based nutrition, and sport- three things that have powered Professional Mountain Biker Sonya Looney to the top of her sport. With over 15 stage races wins across the globe and a 24-hour World Champion title to her name, Sonya is no stranger to thriving in challenging and long events. She takes her research and learnings off the bike to her top ranked podcast- The Sonya Looney Show, helps others with nutrition backed by her Cornell Plant-Based Nutrition certification. She is a Health Coach through Vanderbilt University's Integrative Medicine Program and has her Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering. Sonya's goal is to help people be better every day and to show people they can find their potential through doing hard things. She believes that curiosity and optimism are the keys to always learning and growing. Sonya has an online course- The Moxy & Grit Mindset Academy that is a mental toughness and positive psychology course for athletes. She has several business projects on the go including her Moxy & Grit apparel line and her Plant-Powered Academy online community.
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| 0:00.0 | Quitting is a muscle. If you start quitting, then it becomes easier to quit. |
| 0:03.2 | And then you lose trust in yourself. And that's not just in sports. |
| 0:06.2 | That's in lots of different things. |
| 0:07.9 | Like when you're trying to make a new habit or you're trying to do something different in your life, |
| 0:11.4 | like set a goal that's really easy to achieve. |
| 0:13.9 | That way you can, and have loftier goals as well, but, |
| 0:17.0 | but you need to start burning in that pathway so that you can strengthen that muscle |
| 0:20.8 | and build that trust in yourself. And that's why I don't quit races and that's why I don't quit. |
| 0:24.7 | I mean, I pretty much don't quit anything because part of my identity is I'm somebody that |
| 0:29.6 | doesn't quit. I'm somebody that is okay with being vulnerable in situations where I might come |
| 0:36.1 | up short publicly. And I don't like it when that happens. But knowing that I am still okay inside |
| 0:41.6 | if that happens has been really kind of like a cleansing thing after being a perfectionist |
| 0:47.8 | and always being so worried about what other people thought about me. |
| 0:51.5 | I'm Rep. Alcestan and welcome to the Plan Strong podcast. The mission at Plan Strong |
| 0:56.9 | is to further the advancement of all things within the plant-based movement. |
| 1:02.1 | We advocate for the scientifically proven benefits of plant-based living and envision a world |
| 1:07.7 | that universally understands, promotes, and prescribes plants as a solution to empowering your health, |
| 1:15.5 | enhancing your performance, restoring the environment, and becoming better guardians to the |
| 1:21.2 | animals we share this planet with. We welcome you wherever you are on your Plan Strong journey. |
| 1:27.3 | And I hope that you enjoy this show. |
| 1:31.6 | Hello, Plan Strong Gang. I hope you're having a |
| 1:35.2 | fantastic day. My name is Rip Eselston and I am the host of the Plan Strong podcast. |
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