It was a true pleasure to discover the work and passion of Sonya Looney; her enthusiasm, laughs, and insights are contagious!
There are many golden nuggets in this conversation about skillfully managing comparison thoughts, rumination, self-doubt, shame, values-based strategies, and much more.
Key Takeaways
- The mindset of an athlete
- The upsides and downsides of over-preparing and over-working
- How to skillfully manage unpredictability
- Acceptance of emotions
- How to deal with a strong attachment to goals or winning
- Defusion: thought - labeling
- Goodhart’s law
- How to manage physical fatigue using acceptance & defusion skills
- How to go back to your values when your mind gets noisy
- How to manage comparison thoughts
- ABC of resilience
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