Live Greatly Achieving Goals, Building Resiliency and Getting Into a Flow State with Champion Mountain Biker Sonya Looney
Would you like a look into mindset, performance and getting into a flow state from a World Champion Mountain Biker? On this episode of the Live Greatly podcast Kristel Bauer sits down with Sonya Looney, who is an outdoor adventure athlete and American Pro Mountain Biker. Kristel and Sonya talk about goal setting, navigating discomfort, the importance of picking just manageable challenges and much more! Tune in now!
Key Takeaways from This Episode:
- How Sonya got into mountain biking
- How Sonya navigates being a mom to 2 young kids along with work
- How Sonya uses intentional imbalance
- Tips for navigating transitions from work time to family time
- The importance of values and expressing them in different domains
- A look into mindset and resiliency
- What helps Sonya when she feels discouraged in her long distance mountain bike races
- How to deal with discomfort
- Tips for getting into a flow state
- The importance of picking just manageable challenges
- A look into Sonya's coaching business
- Tips for building courage
- What is the sunk cost falacy
ABOUT Sonya Looney:
Sonya is an outdoor adventure athlete and American Pro Mountain Biker. She's raced her mountain bike across the world in 25+ countries at the hardest endurance races in places like the sweltering dunes of the Sahara Desert, rugged Himalayas of Nepal, tropical jungles in Asia, steppes of Mongolia, and mountain ranges in Poland. She even became a World Champion in 2015. Her passion is taking on the hardest and/or longest races in the world because it enables her to learn more about herself and life so that she can help others.
Sonya is interested in the integration of high performance and well-being through psychology, contemplative practices, and sport. She has been able to explore topics like grit, mindset, self-worth, purpose, success, happiness, and healthy striving through her life journeys of becoming mountain bike World Champion, racing internationally, getting her Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, moving to a new country, having children, and continuing to carve her own path in my business. She is currently a Professional Athlete, Podcast Host, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Mental Performance Coach, Writer, Keynote Speaker, and student of life! Sonya is also currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Website: https://sonyalooney.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonyalooney/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fsonyalooney
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonyalooney/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/looneysonya
Sonya's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hgQ6XpfaSkFoW520rNnH7
About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer:
Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness expert, popular keynote and TEDx speaker, and the host of top-rated podcast, "Live Greatly," a show frequently ranked in the top 1% for self-improvement. Kristel is an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant with clinical experience in Integrative Psychiatry, giving her a unique perspective into optimizing mental well-being and attaining a mindset for more happiness and success in the workplace and beyond. Kristel decided to leave clinical practice in 2019 when she founded her wellness platform "Live Greatly" to share her message around well-being and success on a larger scale. With a mission to support companies and individuals on their journeys for more happiness, success, and well-being, Kristel taps into her unique background in healthcare, business, and media, to provide invaluable insights into high power habits, leadership development, mental well-being, peak performance, resilience, sales, success, wellness at work, and a modern approach to work/life balance.
Kristel is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. A popular speaker on a variety of topics, Kristel has presented to groups at APMP, Bank of America, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank and many more. She has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine, Authority Magazine & Podcast Magazine, has contributed to CEOWORLD Magazine & Real Leaders Magazine, and has appeared on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago, Fox 4's WDAF-TV's Great Day KC and Ticker News. Kristel lives in the Chicago area with her husband and their 2 children. She can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide.
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