Episode 78 Elite by Choice with Lauren Johnson

In today's episode, John talks with Lauren Johnson - a mental performance coach and speaker, athlete, daughter, and wife. As a mental performance coach, Lauren has worked with great organizations like the New York Yankees, Google, Johnson & Johnson, FBI, Hello, Square, MassMutual, and many more. Listen to this episode to learn more: [03:11] - Her backstory [05:52] - Her life after graduation [07:28] - How a drive-thru at Starbucks changed her life [10:45] - The pain of change [13:44] - Lauren explains, "Be brave enough to suck at something new." [16:21] - There are two costs that we should always consider [19:51] - The benefits of failure [24:10] - The battle between talent and efforts [27:32] - How she coaches a client who has never had mental coaching [33:33] - Being adaptable with mental performance [34:42] - How to eliminate distractions [38:45] - What does a mental performance coach do? [41:06] - An exercise to figure out your feelings [47:51] - Lauren's ideal client [49:19] - The challenges that Lauren has seen her clients work through [53:03] - Lauren's definition of success [55:15] - What Lauren is doing to improve her significant relationships [1:01:45] - About her first live event NOTABLE QUOTES: "Pain is a part of life. But many times, we have a choice. Not a choice of whether or not there's going to be a pain, but the choice of what type of pain we are going to allow in our lives." "We can have the pain of staying the same or we can have the pain of change." "Be brave enough to suck at something new." "If we want to be good at something, we have to go through being bad at it." "Professionals are amateurs like us. The only difference is that they tried, failed, learned, and improved more than anybody else." "Failing is you're trying something new; you didn't do it right. And you have the opportunity to learn from it and get better. Failure, on the other hand, is an active choice to stay exactly where you are and not move forward." "Even if you have the best achievement of your life, you are never done growing." "If you stop evolving, someone is going to take your position." "Mental toughness doesn't make you invincible. It makes you adaptable." "Good results aren't always the result of good things. And bad results aren't always the result of bad things." "Good results alone will not make you better. Doing the right things will." BOOKS MENTIONED: The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins USEFUL LINKS: https://www.laurenjohnsonandco.com/  https://www.instagram.com/laurennicolejohnson/  https://www.facebook.com/lauren.abarca.1  https://twitter.com/_laurenjohnson_  https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenjohnsonn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAgiinhnP664j96geaFkdFg   CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com  Clubhouse - https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@johnhulen  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen  Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen   YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA  EPISODE CREDITS Intro music provided by Tony Palacios - https://www.instagram.com/tonytonedog/  Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/