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Today\u2019s episode is a little different as Laura doesn\u2019t interview a guest, but instead addresses head-on an issue that is impacting athletes throughout the world. There is a sense of weariness and exhaustion that Laura is observing in many athletes as they deal with postponements, cancellations, and what feels like an eternal holding pattern in their lives as this pandemic drags on. With her vast amount of experience, Laura possesses a great deal of wisdom and she shares it here today to help you navigate these ever changing circumstances and continue moving forward to achieve the goals you have set for yourself.\n\xa0\nShe starts by sharing her own recent history and current situation, reviewing the pandemic\u2019s impact upon herself and other athletes, and explaining what it means to train with a moving target as well as how to accomplish it. Laura also stresses the importance of staying in the moment, looking at this unusual time as one of life\u2019s precious opportunities, and offers a stirring analysis of the greatest gift you can give yourself. Laura sugarcoats nothing in today\u2019s episode, demonstrating that life is filled with difficult patches to navigate, that it is up to us to decide who we want to be as we face these difficulties, and also passionately reinforcing the fact that we do, indeed, have the potential to not only get through all this but to thrive in the process.

Episode Highlights:\n\xa0\n\xb7 \xa0 Laura\u2019s recent history and current situation\n\xb7 \xa0 The pandemic\u2019s impact on athletes\n\xb7 \xa0 Training with a moving target\n\xb7 \xa0 Staying in the moment\n\xb7 \xa0 This precious opportunity\n\xb7 \xa0 \u2018Cool Runnings\u2019\n\xb7 \xa0 The greatest gift you can give yourself\n\xb7 \xa0 Who do you want to be?

Quotes:\n\xa0\n\u201cI actually have a nice titanium plate and 6 screws in my neck now.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cIt was devastating to so many athletes on different levels.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cNow there\u2019s pretty much nothing on our schedule until the Olympic trials in June.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cEven though the target may be shifting and moving around, you\u2019re aiming for that bullseye, and that has not changed.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cWe are going to have to adapt.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cYou are capable of getting through this and thriving.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cYou could handle anything as long as you stayed in the moment and gave it everything that you had.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cThey get back up and try again.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cInstant gratification is actually not normal.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cIf it\u2019s important to you, it is worth fighting for in that long term.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cWe need to remember that there\u2019s so much more that goes on than just what we\u2019re seeing in that little clip.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cA gold medal is a wonderful thing, but if you\u2019re not enough without one, you\u2019ll never be enough with one.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cThose moments magnify your character for better or for worse.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI have not only won all those things, I have failed miserably at all of those events as well.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI choose to be a champion both in character and in integrity.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cIf I may lose, let me stand by the road and cheer as the winners go by.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cWhat can you do right now in this moment to the very best of your ability to help you continue working toward that goal?\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cIt will give you peace.\u201d

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Episode 27 with Dr. Ben Houltberg