Summer Highlight Series: Purpose Beyond Performance with Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Wilkinson

Need some inspo? This episode is one of our all-time faves so we are bringing it back this summer to encourage you. Laura is a 3-time Olympic diver, Olympic gold medalist, World Champion, and has been inducted into 5 Halls of Fame. After 9 years of retirement and with 4 kids in tow, she returned to the sport she loves and at 43 years old qualified for the finals of the 2021 Olympic Trials. Her passion to face challenges head on and overcome every obstacle that stands in her way will motivate any audience to rise up and discover their own greatness. She also hosts The Pursuit of Gold Podcast which seeks to equip athletes with the most effective tools that will help them reach their biggest goals in sport through conversations with elite and Olympic athletes, sports professionals, coaches, and experts. Laura is also a motivational speaker and has been a broadcaster for NBC. Laura has pushed through the pain, fought hard, and come out victorious and we are so excited to learn from her in this episode. We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy! Connect with Laura @ laurawilkinson.com The Pursuit of Gold Podcast: laurawilkinson.com/podcast More Collide Resources: Our Personal and Powerful Bible study reminds us that God is able to intersect with our lives in both personal and powerful ways.  The Women of Impact Online Course provides teaching and inspiration from women making a huge impact in the world as they tap into God’s purpose for their lives in the sectors and spaces they’ve been called to. Get inspired and equipped to make an impact with YOUR life. The Insight Journal is a free tool to help you pause and take stock of all that you’ve been through, all that you’ve learned, all that you want to leave behind, and reflect on lessons learned in hard times to take with you on the journey ahead. We all have big dreams and big goals, but we often get held back by our own self-doubt. But God wants to use you just as you are. Dig into our amazing resource, 5 Exercises to Help you do Amazing Things to help you confront the fear that holds you back, and to say “yes” to God doing amazing things in your life.