321. Embracing The Pivot: Olympian Monica Puig On Winning Tennis Gold, Turning To Triathlon & Building Mental Toughness

Many of you know today's guest as a professional tennis player, but these days she’s spending more time on the roads and in the water. Monica Puig is a 2016 Olympic gold medalist and has found herself challenging her mind and body in a whole new way, pushing her way to the Ironman World Championships in Nice.

We talk about the pivot from professional tennis to triathlon, starting from the beginning of how she got into tennis in the first place. Monica also gets real with us about the internal dialogue when she made the difficult decision to step away from tennis and how she continues to develop mentally to push through an entirely new challenge in the triathlon. 

IN THIS EPISODE

The decision to pivot from tennis to the world of triathlons (4:45)

A reflection on the 2016 Rio Olympic Games (9:30) 

Feeling comfort in knowing your support system during life’s challenges (16:48)

Finding yourself and feeling of purpose (19:36)

The mentality needed to push through and how Monica harnesses the right mindset (22:23)

Moncia’s first world major marathon experience (32:30)

Garnering the courage to keep going when everything is telling you otherwise (38:59)

The peach and pit of this transition in Monica’s life (42:23)

The art of being kind but firm and the importance of setting boundaries (48:30)