Cowgirl UP

You are not who you intend to be — you are who you show up as, consistently, over time, in the small moments nobody sees. In this Friday wrap-up Laurie recaps the full week and closes with the truth that ties it all together before sending listeners into the weekend with the power statement said twice and a teaser for Week 24 on mindset traps.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast host...

When motivation disappears — and it will — what keeps you going? In this episode Laurie shares James Clear's identity-based approach to habit formation and explains why the most durable foundation for consistent behavior isn't how you feel but who you've decided to be.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game...

Willpower depletes. Smart design doesn't. In this episode Laurie shares practical strategies for building a daily routine that survive real life — and explains why the goal in the beginning is repetition, not results.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful episodes drop Monday through F...

One percent better every day for a year equals thirty-seven times better. That is not a motivational saying — it is math. In this episode Laurie breaks down the compounding effect, and connects it to the daily mindset work you are already doing.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful ep...

Motivation is an emotion — unreliable, temporary, and not a foundation for consistent performance. In this episode Laurie draws the line between motivation and discipline and makes the case that the most consistent performers aren't more inspired than everyone else. They've just stopped waiting to feel that way.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certi...

Fear is not your design — and scripture has been saying that for thousands of years. In this Friday wrap-up Laurie recaps the full Fear of Failure week and closes with the truth that ties it all together: God has given us a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind.    Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101...

Understanding fear is important — but you still have to show up. In this episode Laurie delivers three practical tools for the next time fear tries to run the show: process focus and the WIN strategy, doing one scary thing every day, and the ACT strategy applied specifically to fear. Plus an invitation to join the inner circle and get the free companion resource for this week.  JOIN THE INNER CIRC...

Fear is not your design — and scripture has been saying that for thousands of years. In this episode Laurie shares six powerful verses on fear, draws a beautiful parallel between remembering God's faithfulness and remembering your own successes, and shows how perfect love — not willpower — is what ultimately casts fear out at its root.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by La...

Most people don't fear failure — they fear what failure means about them. In this episode Laurie shares what happens when identity gets tangled with performance. Plus — why the present moment is always safe and why fear can never survive in it.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful epi...

It's not the failure that scares us — it's what the failure means about us. In this episode Laurie opens Fear of Failure week by unpacking the real source of performance fear, revisiting the FEAR acronym from Episode 53, and drawing the crucial distinction between fear and courage that sets up the whole week.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certifie...

At thirteen, Bethany Hamilton lost her arm to a shark attack and returned to surfing within a month. In this episode Laurie closes Resilience Week with Bethany's extraordinary story and the faith-driven belief that carried her — that her purpose was bigger than what she had lost. A powerful close to a week of stories that will stretch what you think you're capable of.   Cowgirl Up is a daily minds...

Rudy Ruettiger was told no his entire life — too small, too slow, not good enough for Notre Dame. He walked on anyway, spent four years on the practice squad, and played exactly one play in his entire career. In this episode Laurie unpacks the particular kind of resilience it takes to keep showing up when nobody believes in you but you.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by L...

John O'Leary was nine years old when he was burned on one hundred percent of his body and given a one percent chance to live. He went on to become one of the world's most sought-after motivational speakers. In this episode Laurie shares his extraordinary story and the question that anchored his entire recovery and life: are you going to waste it?   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast h...

Born with one leg, Anthony Robles became an NCAA Division I wrestling national champion — undefeated. In this episode Laurie shares the true story behind the movie Unstoppable and the mindset that carried Anthony to an achievement that Nike president Phil Knight called the most incredible he had ever witnessed.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certif...

Resilience isn't a fixed trait — it's a trainable skill built through mindset, experience, and deliberate practice. In this episode Laurie opens Resilience Week by defining what resilience really is, why it matters for competitors specifically, and sets up four extraordinary true stories coming this week that will stretch what you think you're capable of.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation...

One hundred episodes — and for this milestone Laurie introduces the 3 Opp Strategy from Dr. Cindra Kamphoff's Beyond Grit. Laurie walks through exactly how to use it to make setbacks work FOR you.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful episodes drop Monday through Friday to help competi...

  Same circumstances. Completely different meaning. In this episode Laurie uses her own story — the teaching job she didn't get, the years of burnout and unanswered prayer, the horses that didn't work out — and walks through each one twice: first through the lens of a foe worldview, then through the lens of a friendly world. She also shares the deeper faith layer that underlies how she chooses to...

Two people face the exact same circumstances and walk away with completely different experiences. In this episode Laurie breaks down why perspective is a trained skill — not a personality trait — and shares three practical steps to shift your default interpretation toward one that serves you.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performa...

What does it actually mean to believe that life is happening for you, not to you? In this episode Laurie unpacks this powerful mindset shift — not as toxic positivity, but as a practiced belief that keeps you in the driver's seat even when everything feels hard.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. S...

Most of us are running on a worldview lens we've never examined — and that lens is either working for us or against us every single day. In this episode Laurie opens How We View the World week with the foundational question: do you see life as a friend or a foe? And what does your answer mean for everything else?   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Cert...

In this Friday wrap-up Laurie recaps the full week and closes with a faith-filled reminder: there is nothing arrogant about standing tall. You were fearfully and wonderfully made — and that design was not meant to be hidden. The week closes with one new idea and a practical tip.       Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach...

When you pair a power statement with big body language at the same time, your words and your body are telling the same story — and your brain receives it as truth. In this episode Laurie introduces the double punch and explains why alignment between your posture and your self-talk is where the real reprogramming happens.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickensta...

Motion creates emotion — three words from Tony Robbins that change everything. In this episode Laurie breaks down what low state versus high state body language actually looks like, how the slump spiral pulls us down fast, and how one intentional physical shift can interrupt it before it takes hold.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental P...

Harvard researcher Amy Cuddy found that just two minutes of intentional power posing measurably raises testosterone and lowers cortisol. In this episode Laurie breaks down the science — including a fascinating study on confidence before high-pressure interviews — and explains why fake it till you make it is more than just a saying.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie...

Your body and your brain are in a constant two-way conversation — and your posture is not just a reaction to how you feel. It's an input to how you feel. In this episode Laurie opens Big Body Language Week with the foundational concept that gives you more control over your mental and emotional state than you may have ever realized.   Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie...