The Sonya Looney Show

Colin O’Brady is a 10-time world record breaking explorer, as well as a speaker, entrepreneur and expert on mindset. He completed the world’s first solo, unsupported and human-powered crossing of Antarctica. He set speed records for the Explorers Grand Slam and the Seven Summits and achieved the first human-powered ocean row across Drake Passage.  He graduated from Yale University in economics and worked on Wall Street. He is the author of The Impossible First and the recently released The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life. You can hear Colin speak on mindset and high performance in his TedX talk. In this week’s podcast, Sonya and Colin talk about accepting hard moments, optimism and overcoming limiting beliefs. Key Takeaways:   Accepting the hard moments to have more peak experiences Where his optimism comes from Limiting beliefs How to manage criticism  Why do a 12-hour walk Which limiting belief do you struggle with the most  The importance of vulnerabili