The BluePrint with Dr. Erik Korem

#382. How to Take on Adversity & Win | 3 Questions to Build Awareness & more with Lauren Johnson

Nov 24, 2023

Guest Lauren Johnson, mental performance coach for elite athletes and Fortune 500 companies, shares her journey of overcoming adversity, including multiple concussions that ended her soccer career. She explains the importance of fully feeling the pain of setbacks for personal growth. Lauren discusses building familiarity with stress and provides daily awareness exercises. She offers steps for turning any adversity into fuel for success.

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Embracing discomfort as a catalyst for change and taking action.

Practicing daily self-awareness to cultivate mental toughness and drive growth.

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Introduction

2min

A Journey of Adversity and Taking Control

6min

Facing Adversity and the Value of Discomfort

2min

Taking Action and Acceptance in Adversity

2min

Developing Mental Toughness and the Power of Awareness

5min

How do you turn adversity into rocket fuel for your dreams? In this episode, Lauren Johnson takes us on her against-all-odds journey to become a mental performance coach for elite athletes and Fortune 500 companies. After multiple concussions ended her soccer career, Lauren found herself adrift and lacking direction. A rude customer at her Starbucks job jolted her awake - she realized waiting for opportunities wasn’t working. Lauren took charge and created a consulting company to get the experience she needed. Just one year later, she landed a role with the New York Yankees that launched her career. Lauren shares hard-won wisdom on sitting with discomfort during adversity before moving forward. She reveals daily awareness practices to unearth what needs changing in your mindset and actions.

Tune in now to get fired up about taking control of challenges and turning them into catalysts for your growth.

Learn:

Why fully feeling the pain of setbacks creates urgency to change
When to move from “why me” rumination to forward action
How to build familiarity with stress for mental strength
Awareness exercises to keep improving daily
Steps for turning any adversity into rocket fuel

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Quotable moments:

"There is no better catalyst for change than discomfort." -Lauren Johnson

"Mental toughness is accepting your reality and choosing your response." -Lauren Johnson

"You can't change anything if you're not aware of what needs changing." -Lauren Johnson

ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT PODCAST:

The BluePrint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself.

On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.

Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience. He is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your mind, body, and recovery.

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