69-Cara Stiwicki, on how to learn confidence
In today’s episode I interview blogger, two-time U.S. National Team rower, and 2019 World Champion in Lightweight Women’s pair, Cara Stawicki.
I was first drawn to Cara after reading her blog [carastawicki.com]. In her posts, Cara opens up about her struggles and provides incredible resources aimed at supporting and inspiring female athletes.
I highly recommend taking a peak at it!
Cara started out as a competitive swimmer; she didn’t start rowing until college at Lehigh University. Her senior year, she was captain of womens’ varsity crew, most valuable female rower, and Lehigh University’s athlete of the year. She also found success in the classroom, earning a BA in Journalism and Political Science and an MA in Political Science.
Years of hard work, discipline, and relentless drive earned her a spot on the U.S National rowing team.
Despite her success, one of her biggest struggles was confidence in her abilities as an athlete and competitor. In 2018, she went through a huge mental shift. She started working with a high performance coach who helped her develop the mental part of her game, and she started learning through others--using things like athlete blogs, podcasts, and books.
In today’s episode Cara talks about:
The most critical component of being a top athlete
How writing helps her show up her best in her sport
Where her incessant desire to learn comes from-including he recommended books and podcasts
Her process of developing confidence
How life experience has made her a better athlete at 37 than she was in her 20s.
“Confidence is a learned skill that you can develop overtime.”
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