Flowing with the River with Joe Jacobi

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does it take to achieve the extraordinary? It turns out mindset is a vast part of becoming an Olympic champion. Today, we’ll hear from author, Olympic gold medalist, and performance coach Joe Jacobi. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m so happy to welcome Joe back to the podcast to share some important lessons from his latest book</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B4T1JQ1X/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Slalom: 6 River Classes About How To Confront Obstacles, Advance Amid Uncertainty, & Bring Focus To What Matters Most</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Using the river as a metaphor for life, Joe’s latest work is a must-read packed with inspiring ideas on navigating uncertainty. In this episode, he talks about how we can start developing the momentum and skills for taking on the bigger confrontations of life.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We discussed:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What we need to really focus on during the pursuit of contentment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How the standards of American culture challenge our peace of mind</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why comparing ourselves to others isn’t necessarily a bad thing</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How we can manage our daily energy levels more effectively</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">3 important questions to start asking yourself every day</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why we typically get our perception of life’s obstacles all wrong</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"