{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F9e495c82-796b-4eba-94b2-76e3b6f9142b","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 110: {GEIP} Vanessa Foerster","description":"What if you were able to shed your perfectionistic tendencies so that you could create something BIG in the service of doing GOOD? That's what our amazing guest, Vanessa Foerster, did less than a month ago when she created the Diversify Triathlon Movement. Janine and Shannon were thrilled to talk with her about the movement and how she had to let go of perfectionism in order to create it.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 Introducing our guest Vanessa Foerster, a life coach for driven triathletes who helps triathletes qualify for the Iron Man World Championships (aka Kona). She is currently helping beginner BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) athletes make their way into the triathlon world, through the Diversify Triathlon Movement\n\u2022 How creating the Diversify Triathlon Movement was the perfect practice for Vanessa to throw perfectionism out the window\n\u2022 Vanessa\u2019s history with perfectionism and how it would paralyze her\n\u2022 How Vanessa was able to move forward when with her idea of trying to diversify triathlons so more BIPOC athletes could get involved.\n\u2022 Deciding to become a leader in this movement when no other leader emerged.\n\u2022 The two deals Vanessa made with herself: (1) Be willing to mess it up and (2) Keep it simple\n\u2022 The Diversify Triathlon Movement: BIPOC athletes who have an interest in triathlons are paired with triathlon coaches who are providing three months of triathlon coaching to knock down the barriers to getting started in the sport.\n\u2022 The art of the triathlon (and the trial and error involved)\n\u2022 How perfectionism can get in the way of a successful triathlon\n\u2022 The support that the movement has received from companies within every realm of the sport\n\u2022 The value of letting go of specific outcomes\n\u2022 How Vanessa\u2019s guiding principles helped her put some constraints on the program when it became popular very quickly\n\u2022 Trusting your feelings to help make decisions\u2014and sticking to your guns\n\u2022 The serendipitous confluence of Vanessa and GTGE\u2019s message: (1) Getting clear on your why and (2) Let it be easy\n\u2022 How \u201cgood enough\u201d has infiltrated other aspects of Vanessa\u2019s life and work\n\u2022 Vanessa\u2019s hopes for the Diversify Triathlon Movement\n\nLearn more about the Diversify Triathlon Movement at www.diversifytriathlonmovement.com. \n\nFor more links and photos, visit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}