This week is episode three of our Train Your Mind mini series, and Vanessa is teaching how to fail the right way. She tells us that there are two types of failure: productive and unproductive. Listen in to learn the difference between the two.
Vanessa shares some of her personal experiences with quitting and failing, and how she used productive failure to learn what it took to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona HI. She also offers us a challenge to learn how we are failing, and what we can do to make failure more productive.
IronWomen Podcast: TRAIN YOUR MIND // Fail More, Quit Less
In episode two of our Train Your Mind mini series Vanessa is encouraging us to fail more, but quit less. She explains that the way that we build mental endurance, much like physical endurance, is to endure. But often there is one thing that gets in the way, and that is fear.
Vanessa teaches us what the Motivational Triad is, and why it is important to our mental endurance, and also the difference between failing and quitting. We know that quitting can slow us down, but sometimes failing can be the key to our success. Vanessa helps us learn what is beneath both failing and quitting, and how we can manage both to increase our performance.
IronWomen Podcast: TRAIN YOUR MIND // What You Do VS. Who You Are
Welcome to the IronWomen Mini 6-part series Train Your Mind, with special guest host Vanessa Foerster. In our first episode, Vanessa will be talking us through how we evaluate who we are vs what we do. She tells us that the difference between what you do and who you are impacts how we show up in the world, and that this is applicable in both life and sport. One of these is results focussed and one is mind focussed, and Vanessa explains the difference between the two. She also shares with us “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do” from author Amy Morin’s book of the same name, and walks us through these 13 things through the lens of who you are vs what you do. Vanessa shares with us why it is important to decide who you are, so that can guide you in what you do – so let’s dive in!
Social Sport Podcast - Diversify Triathlon Movement and Training Your Mind
In both avenues, I strive to be an example of what's possible, on and off the racecourse. I believe that in order to reach our true potential, we must train our brains like we train our bodies. My project to diversify triathlon stems from the desire to make start lines as colorful as the world around us.
Lessons in Badassery - How to Build a Kickass Mindset
IronWomen Podcast - Be True to Yourself
On this mini episode of the Ironwoman podcast I got to play guest host and interview Jamila (Jay) Gale-Agans, an age group triathlete, triathlon coach and member of USAT’s women’s committee. Jay discusses her history in the sport and the impediments she faced entering the triathlon world due to the complexities of hair care as a woman of color. Jay describes how her hair became a limiter in her life and her ultimate decision to cut her hair short and immerse herself in triathlon.
