The Unconventional Journey to Success - Lindsey Vonn

The Mindvalley Podcast

Mindvalley

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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What does it take to reach the top? Lindsey Vonn is an entrepreneur, investor, and serial Olympic Gold Medalist. Lindsey is the most decorated American ski racer in history and widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time; holding 8 World Championships, 4 World Cups, and 3 Olympic Gold Medals. And she did it all while battling depression. Since hanging up her ski boots, Lindsey has become a prominent advocate for mental health, her 2022 memoir: 'Rise: My Story' details her inspiring struggle while reaching the very pinnacle of sports. In this episode, Vishen and Lindsey have a candid discussion on mental health and what it truly takes to be a champion. Listen out for: - The most important thing we need to do while raising our daughters. - The story of how Lindsey entered the Olympics. - What made Lindsey stay focused on her goal at a young age. - How depression changed Lindsey’s life as an olympian. - How skiing helped Lindsey in the leadership of her company. - What helped Lindsey become confident and her advice for people. Bonus: - Find out more about Lindsey Vonn here 👉https://www.lindseyvonn.com/ - Subscribe to 'Mindvalley Membership' to discover 65+ transformational Mindvalley programs – at a surprisingly low annual fee. You can also watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community here 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was very confident when I was on the mountain my whole life and I was the most self-conscious person
0:05.6	when I was off the hill. A lot of the times really timid and shy and I developed a persona almost.
0:12.8	It was kind of a shield, an outer shell. I used that to my advantage. It kind of to me was a part of
0:19.7	the skier. I am Vision Laciani, founder of Mind Valley, the School for Human Transformation.
0:25.0	You're listening to the Mind Valley podcast where we'll be bringing you the greatest
0:28.4	teachers and thought leaders on the planet. It has got the world's most powerful ideas and
0:33.2	personal growth for mind, body, spirit and work. Welcome back to the Mind Valley podcast.
0:39.9	So I love bringing on professional athletes because to be a world class athlete in any sport,
0:47.9	they are unique mental models of the world that one has to take on. Unique habits,
0:52.5	unique practices. Athletes are superhumans in their own way and I believe there's so much we
0:59.3	can learn from the practices, the philosophy, the mental models of pro athletes and I love looking
1:05.7	at these ideas and figuring out what can I apply in life, in business, in family, think about
1:12.7	how much people like Bruce Lee or Muhammad Ali have inspired us. Today's athlete is Lindsay Wong.
1:20.8	She's not only an entrepreneur and investor among many other things but she is get this,
1:25.2	the most decorated American ski racer in history and is widely regarded as one of the greatest
1:31.5	of all time holding the woman's record of 82 World Cup victories and three Olympic gold medals.
1:40.1	She's the best selling author of Strongest and New Beautiful and recently her memoir Rise
1:45.5	where she opens up about her struggles with mental health and the emotional tall that hard
1:50.1	or success has had on her life. She's also a philanthropist. He found out the Lindsay Wong
1:55.7	Foundation which provides scholarships to give future generations the tools they need to reach
2:00.1	their goals and discover their grit within. I am so excited to have Lindsay Wong joining us and
2:06.1	as you're listening to this, if I know many of you as soon as you hear a name like Lindsay Wong,
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