731 Mindset of Becoming World Champion with Sasha Digiulian
b'\\u201cPASSION IS THE NUMBER ONE INGREDIENT TO SUCCEEDING IN ANYTHING.\\u201d\\nAre you governed by fear?\\nIf so, it\\u2019s time to figure out if what you\\u2019re scared of is real or imaginary.\\nWhat if there really isn\\u2019t anything to be afraid of?\\nYou might have some setbacks or \\u201cfall,\\u201d but at the end of the day you\\u2019ll be fine.\\nIn the face of stress, you can get overwhelmed by negative emotions, or you can look forward. You can instead focus on the task ahead.\\nIt\\u2019s all about your mindset.\\nOn today\\u2019s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk about fear with a champion climber who has learned to be mental tough by constantly pushing her limits: Sasha Digiulian.\\nSasha Digiulian first began climbing at 6 years old, in 1998. She has won the World Championships for Female Overall and has placed Silver in the Bouldering World Championships, as well as Bronze in the Duel. Sasha has been the undefeated Panamerican Champion 2004 to the present, and she is a three-time US National Champion.\\nOutdoors, Sasha is the first North American woman to climb the grade 9a, 5.14d, recognized as one of the hardest sport climbs achieved by a female. She has done two. Sasha was the third woman in the world to accomplish this grade. Additionally, she has onsighted multiple 8b+\\u2019s, 5.14a\\u2019s, ascended groundbreaking multi-pitch routes of up to 1000 feet of 8c climbing, and has accomplished multiple First Ascents and 28 First Female Ascents around the world, including a First Female Ascent on the North Face of the Eiger.\\nSasha has learned to trust the process and the universe in order to quiet her anxiety.\\nShe says that the only way to get up a mountain is to think positively. She\\u2019ll find herself saying, \\u201cJust go, just go, just go\\u201d when she\\u2019s in a tough spot.\\nSo get ready to learn how to have the mindset of a champion risk-taker on Episode 731.\\nSome Questions I Ask:\\nWhat\\u2019s the highest mountain you\\u2019ve climbed? (20:00)\\nHow do you stay focused while climbing? (23:30)\\nAre there more men or women in climbing? (27:00)\\nHow do you manage stress levels? (32:00)\\nWhat\\u2019s your thought process during a climb? (46:00)\\nWhat did you learn from your father\\u2019s death? (1:00:00)\\nIn This Episode You Will Learn:\\nThe difference between speed climbing, bouldering, and sport climbing (11:00)\\nHow Sasha got started in climbing (12:00)\\nThe largest distance Sasha has fallen (17:00)\\nAbout Sasha\\u2019s scariest climb (34:00)\\nThe mantras that Sasha says while climbing (48:00)\\nThe three things Sasha\\u2019s parents taught her (53:00)\\nThe reason why sleep is so important (1:06:00)'