She was one of the best women in the world at her sport during the 2000s-'10s.
But once you've already been the best... how do you live the rest of your life?
I talked to Danica Patrick about "2nd mountains" & how she conquered her 1st.
7 lessons on high performance from her:
1. How do you handle self-doubt?
When you have crazy goals, you have to fight crazy doubts.
3 tricks Danica uses:
• Trust your past body of work
• Ask - will this matter in 5 years?
• If you try & fail, try differently next time
When you have crazy goals, you have to fight crazy doubts.
3 tricks Danica uses:
• Trust your past body of work
• Ask - will this matter in 5 years?
• If you try & fail, try differently next time
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2. Failures Compound
Mentally, one failure can lead to a spiral.
How does Danica combat this?
• Use incremental goal-setting as a tool to shift your mindset.
• Create positive momentum to kill negative momentum.
Mentally, one failure can lead to a spiral.
How does Danica combat this?
• Use incremental goal-setting as a tool to shift your mindset.
• Create positive momentum to kill negative momentum.
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3. Death Fears & 2nd Mountains
Death Fear = the fear that motivates everything you do in your life
2nd Mountain = mountains are our life's greatest accomplishments. Some of us are crazy & lucky enough to pursue two.
Here's Danica's take on hers:
Death Fear = the fear that motivates everything you do in your life
2nd Mountain = mountains are our life's greatest accomplishments. Some of us are crazy & lucky enough to pursue two.
Here's Danica's take on hers:
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4. Your Essence
She asked me: "Do people ever have a generalization of what you're like?"
Lowkey terrifying question. But the answer is absolutely yes.
We each have a core essence. Fight it all you want, but it's not sustainable to be anyone other than you.
She asked me: "Do people ever have a generalization of what you're like?"
Lowkey terrifying question. But the answer is absolutely yes.
We each have a core essence. Fight it all you want, but it's not sustainable to be anyone other than you.
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5. How to transition from Boss Mode
Fights happen in transition.
It's important to intentionally switch from racecar driver / CEO / decision-maker back to → girlfriend / daughter / friend
(There's a pun about "shifting gears" here somewhere, but I'm gonna leave it alone.)
Fights happen in transition.
It's important to intentionally switch from racecar driver / CEO / decision-maker back to → girlfriend / daughter / friend
(There's a pun about "shifting gears" here somewhere, but I'm gonna leave it alone.)
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6. Success Comes with Hate
My take: people who don't DO sh*t like to TALK sh*t.
Danica's more psychological take here has to do with projection & triggers:
My take: people who don't DO sh*t like to TALK sh*t.
Danica's more psychological take here has to do with projection & triggers:
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7. Where You Look is Where You Go
Don't look behind you.
Look at the goals out in front of you.
Love this lesson from her dad:
Don't look behind you.
Look at the goals out in front of you.
Love this lesson from her dad:
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It's incredible to have conversations with top-tier humans and share them with you.
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