Episode
109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
44:08
Published: Wed Nov 22 2017
Description
Author, motivational speaker and former pro-skier Bonnie St. John had her right leg amputated at age 5, but that has never slowed her down. The San Diego native made a Paralympics run in 1984 and became the first African-American to win medals in Winter Olympics competition. A Rhodes Scholar, St. John went on to serve on the White House National Economic Council and has written seven books, including one with her husband called "Micro-Resilience," which outlines five frameworks for small "life hacks" to help boost focus and energy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapters
The 10% Happier podcast has launched a new feature called playlists which will enable users to curate their desired podcast episodes based on the topics they'd like to listen to.
00:00 - 01:11 (01:11)
Summary
The 10% Happier podcast has launched a new feature called playlists which will enable users to curate their desired podcast episodes based on the topics they'd like to listen to. From anxiety to better sleep, users can select from a range of categories and create their playlist of episodes.
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
In this episode, the importance of resilience in daily life is discussed, as well as the origins and benefits of Transcendental Meditation.
01:11 - 05:34 (04:23)
Summary
In this episode, the importance of resilience in daily life is discussed, as well as the origins and benefits of Transcendental Meditation.
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The importance of mental preparation before racing in order to settle and calm the mind through visualization and suggestion, allowing the body to naturally go with the process rather than fighting it.
05:34 - 09:43 (04:08)
Summary
The importance of mental preparation before racing in order to settle and calm the mind through visualization and suggestion, allowing the body to naturally go with the process rather than fighting it.
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
This podcast discusses the benefits of meditation, including cultivating compassion and improving innate human qualities.
09:43 - 16:48 (07:04)
Summary
This podcast discusses the benefits of meditation, including cultivating compassion and improving innate human qualities. The proper instruction for loving-kindness meditation is also explained, emphasizing that it's okay to have desires and not to be too hard on oneself during meditation.
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The podcast discusses the value in using the phone to tune into being alive, and how important it is to have guidance from experienced meditators like Joseph Goldstein.
16:48 - 19:43 (02:55)
Summary
The podcast discusses the value in using the phone to tune into being alive, and how important it is to have guidance from experienced meditators like Joseph Goldstein. They discuss how people tend to get lost in their minds and become disconnected from their bodies, and how meditation can help combat this.
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The speaker shares their experience of wearing a prosthetic leg without a cosmetic.
19:43 - 22:30 (02:46)
Summary
The speaker shares their experience of wearing a prosthetic leg without a cosmetic. They believe that being open about their disability allows people to understand it better.
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
This episode discusses the five key skills for building resilience: confidence, adaptability, connection, integrity and hope.
22:30 - 27:55 (05:25)
Summary
This episode discusses the five key skills for building resilience: confidence, adaptability, connection, integrity and hope.
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
Studies have shown that even small amounts of exercise can make you smarter and improve memory and decision-making for hours afterwards.
27:55 - 33:55 (05:59)
Summary
Studies have shown that even small amounts of exercise can make you smarter and improve memory and decision-making for hours afterwards. Exercise also allows the brain to generate more ideas.
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
In this podcast episode, the speaker discusses the approach to solving the world's problems and the organizational purpose.
33:55 - 40:16 (06:20)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the speaker discusses the approach to solving the world's problems and the organizational purpose. He ponders whether to solve 20% of the problem for 80% of the people or 80% of the problem for 20% of the people, and notes the difficulty of implementing an organizational purpose.
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The speaker talks about the importance of setting impossible goals as an aspiration and how living a purposeful life that benefits others could be fulfilling enough.
40:16 - 45:53 (05:36)
Summary
The speaker talks about the importance of setting impossible goals as an aspiration and how living a purposeful life that benefits others could be fulfilling enough. The speaker also shared a personal story about how his life is a symbol of what is possible.
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The host thanks the guest and asks for rating, reviews, and suggestions while promoting listeners to download Amazon Music or subscribe to Wondery Plus to listen to the podcast ad-free.
45:53 - 46:55 (01:01)
Summary
The host thanks the guest and asks for rating, reviews, and suggestions while promoting listeners to download Amazon Music or subscribe to Wondery Plus to listen to the podcast ad-free.