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 at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful episodes drop Monday through Friday to help competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.

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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 Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful episodes drop Monday through Friday to help competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.

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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 Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful episodes drop Monday through Friday to help competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.

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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 Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful episodes drop Monday through Friday to help competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.

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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 Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful episodes drop Monday through Friday to help competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.

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In this wrap-up episode Laurie recaps Worry Week and delivers three practical tools you can use in the moment to break the worry loop: the Control Check, the WIN strategy (What's Important Now), and the ACT strategy applied directly to worry.

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 competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.

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Worry isn't just a mental habit — it has a real, measurable cost on your body and your performance. In this episode Laurie breaks down the physiology of chronic worry: what cortisol does to your body over time, how sustained stress impairs the prefrontal cortex (the part of your brain you need most in competition), and why the emotional toll of worry often shows up as the slow loss of joy in the sport you love. Understanding the cost makes you want to change it.

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 competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.

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What does God actually say about worry? In this episode Laurie bridges the gap between scripture and the mindset principles we practice every day. Faith and mental performance are not in competition. They are partners.

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 competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.

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Worry doesn't come from nowhere — it has a source. And that source is the ego. In this episode Laurie traces the worry spiral back to the false self that cannot live in the present moment, connecting the dots between competing from fear versus love, the inner critic, and why the ego's attempt to protect you is actually costing you your performance. Understanding where worry comes from gives you power over it.

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 competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.

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Worry feels productive — like your brain is solving something. But here's the truth: 85% of what we worry about never happens, and the physical and mental cost of the loop is real. In this episode Laurie opens Worry Week by defining what worry actually is, how it differs from healthy concern, and why it is one of the most expensive habits a competitor can have.

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 competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.

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Ready to go deeper? Visit mentalgame101.com to learn about Laurie's 1-on-1 mental performance coaching program. Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!