Good morning and welcome to the Increasing Impact Podcast. I'm Justin Sua, episode 1,9008. And this story

is about Sean White. After winning back-to-back gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics,

Sean White was the favorite to win gold at the 2014 games in Sochi. But he didn't even podium. He tried to figure

out what he did wrong. And he goes on to say that it wasn't a physical problem. It was a mental

problem. He said he had the winning cards. He just couldn't put them down when it mattered most.

And then he repeats, it wasn't physical, it was mental. He said that when he dropped into the half pipe for his

final run, he knew that he was going to lose, that he wasn't going to be able to put down his

winning cards because he was overly focused on winning overly focused

on the medal and external circumstances he says that his mind was not in a good place he says this quote

i picked apart things that were upsetting to me, how I was portrayed online and in ads.

Do I like who I'm working with?

When was the last time I spoke to my brother?

When was the last time I hung out with my friends?

When was the last time I worked out?

Those are the things I started to change in my life.

It had nothing to do with snowboarding. So what did Sean do?

He started working out. Not for the physical benefits because he knew that after a good workout,

he would be happier. He deleted most of his photos on Instagram because he didn't like all the

old pictures with his long hair. He reconnected with his brother.

He prioritized spending time with his friends. He goes on to say, I made all these changes

that made me a more complete happier person. And then once I went back to snowboarding, I was just

a happier guy on the snowboard. So let's fast forward to the 2018 Olympics.

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