Finding Greatness

Typically in society we hear the message, work really hard to become successful, then you'll be happy. But in reality, cultivating happiness and positivity alongside working hard is what actually leads to our best performances, and our best performances ultimately lead to our success. So be happy, work hard, get your best results. This is the message we are diving deeply into this episode. You are...

Georgia Simmerling is quite literally the definition of resilience. She has competed at four different Olympics in three different sports. She has over 30 pieces of metal in her body from breaking her legs, spine, wrists, and many more injuries throughout her career. Commitment, dedication, and perseverance are quite literally part of Georgia's DNA.   She is now retired from all of the sports...

We want everyone to feel their best. We want to normalize being aware of what you're putting into your body so that you can make the choices that make you feel your best. On this episode we're focusing on caffeine. We get into some nerdy stuff about caffeine that we think you deserve to know because you need to know what you're fueling your body with. We get into why we love it, why we don't love...

We are super excited about this episode because we are bringing you our first guest. She is a fierce competitor, a badass business owner, and she has achieved greatness in many ways. Ashley Wagner is an American figure skater who is the 2016 World silver medallist and a 2014 Olympic bronze medallist in the team event. She’s a multiple time international medallist and is the first U.S. woman to win...

“Hard choices, Easy life. Easy choices, Hard life” The quote that sparked this entire conversation. Are the small decisions you make every single day helping you build towards the goals you have, or keeping you stuck without you realizing it? We want to encourage you, as you go out to pursue and take action toward your big dreams and your big goals, challenge yourself to bring a little bit more di...

Ten years ago Arianne's competitiveness led her to take part in a 30-day challenge to cut refined sugar out of her diet. The things she learned as a result, about herself and about the food that she had been eating were mind-blowing. So mind-blowing that she has not stopped talking about it or learning about it since.   We're here to share our experiences, knowledge, and tips on hidden sugars...

Often times we just kind of expect ourselves to be there. We expect ourselves to show up without ever doing the work on checking in on ourselves, making sure we feel good, that we feel loved, that we feel rested, and cared for.   On this episode we share 3 key ways to show yourself some love that go beyond massages and pedicures. These are things that we come back to every single day, they ha...

If you are pursuing something big, and bold, and scary, imposter syndrome is going to be a part of your journey. We think the best thing that you can do is to arm yourself with tools and tricks to pull yourself out as quickly as possible. That's the intent of this episode, to arm you with tools to help you get out of that state quicker, faster, healthier, and happier.   >>> Text us!...

This episode is all about the 4 key things Paige did last year to triple her career income. We dive into each one, explore how and why they worked for Paige, and give real relatable examples. We are sharing these things because we know that they work, they are powerful tools. But, what if they don't feel like a good fit for you? That's okay! We want to encourage you to take from this what you want...

Feedback, also known as other peoples' opinions or criticism, is something that we all have to deal with. We can't always choose when we get it or where it comes from. But we can always choose what to do with it. In this episode we share a 3 step mindset hack for anytime you are faced with feedback (opinions or criticism).   >>> Text us!: https://my.community.com/paigearianne >&gt...

A big component of finding greatness is taking care of yourself, self-recovery, and how you fuel your body. It's all too common for conversations about food to focus on how the food is going to make you look. We want to flip the narrative, we want to give food the respect it deserves for the powerful place it can hold in your life. It has the power to make you feel your best so that you can be you...

Just because you can be better doesn't mean that you're not good enough right now. We know first-hand that high achievers often focus on what we are not doing good enough so that we can make a change. But we want to challenge you to stop looking at all the things you are doing wrong in order to get better. Instead, look at the things you truly believe you do great and look at the things you want t...

Limiting beliefs (aka little gremlins talkin smack in the back of your mind), they show up in your life and hold you back. They're the excuses, they're always around, and they're not helping you. On this episode we each share a story from our lives that we hope will help you handle the limiting beliefs in your life in a more helpful manner.   >>> Text us!: https://my.community.com/pa...

We are all about diving into the real, the raw, the messy middle behind the story. On this episode Paige does just that as she shares her story from the very beginning. Starting out in a small town where she learned to value resourcefulness over resources. She opens up about her experience at the Olympics where she worked through imposter syndrome, realized the importance of prioritizing her needs...

Who is Arianne and what does finding greatness mean to her? We are here to answer those questions. Arianne gives us an inside look at her rollercoaster of a journey starting all the way back in chapter one, where she first discovers luge. She takes us through the highs and lows of making her way to the Olympics despite being told she did not belong, describes coming back from a potentially career...

Welcome to the finding greatness podcast! We're your hosts, Paige Lawrence and Arianne Jones, Olympians turned high performance coach and chef and nutritionist. We’re here because we both lived out our Olympic dreams doing what we thought it took to become successful, and it worked, we went to the Olympics. But the road to success that we chose was not sustainable. Because of that experience, the...