#03 Episode with Holly Rilinger

DEC 20, 2017

 

Badass Quotes:

• "More money doesn't always mean better." (12:00)
• “Stay down there for a little bit. Stop struggling to get back to the top. Maybe there is something to learn down there for a little bit.” (15:40)
• “The fear was [me] becoming irrelevant.” (18:17)
• “I don’t know, but then again I have to reframe – well, it’s ok.” (19.07)
• “I like for everybody in that room to feel like they’re with me.” (29:48)
• “Make a decision and there’s an experience there.” (35:17)

 

Podcast Intro:

Holly Rilinger is a badass. Sitting across from her in this interview, it’s just like when I go to one of her classes, she is everything you want an instructor to be, she is motivating, she is so fit, she is SO fit. She is a Nike master trainer, she teaches a class called lifted that she developed, she has a book called Lifted, she was on a reality TV show, she was a former WNBA player, she was a superstar coming out of James Madison, and she made what she thought was the next big great decision for her career and man, was it a crash and burn. This interview is all about how she dealt with that time and how she’s dealt with other moments of fear in her life and what risk-taking looks like for her.

 

Official Bio:

Before becoming a fitness expert, Holly Rilinger came to be named the #1 Freshman point guard by USA TODAY, the All-Time Leading Scorer at James Madison University, and a Strength and Conditioning All American … https://www.nike.com/us/en_us/e/cities/nyc/articles/brahaus/holly-rilinger

 

Biggest Takeaways:

• How to get over “instructor fear” (3:43)
• What happens when people avoid relationships by working too much (4:30)
• Separation between work and personal life (7:40)
• Having more money and more responsibility doesn’t always create joy (10:34)
• What happens when you distrust yourself (13:12)
• Why our initial reaction may not be the best one (14:29)
• Calling on your breath as an anchor to yourself (23:56)
• The making of a great fitness instructor (28:11)
• Advice for when you are IN the fear place (34:00)
• Dealing with the fact that failure is coming (35:42)

 

Major Conversation Highlights 

• Smooth move – the way her girlfriend won her over (2:35)
• Outside expectations affecting how we behave (6:00)
• What Holly’s rock bottom looks like (9:09)
• What too many cooks in the kitchen can mean for your life (11:20)
• Takeaways from the tough place – the “space down there” (15:20)
• What (her) anxiety feels like (17:36)
• How did Holly know she would be ok? (18:50)
• LIFTED – Why meditation and training is the best combo (22:55)
• What a TV show gives you – and takes away (27:08)
• Holly’s 7 Line Pitch (33:57)

 

Science & More Info

Your Gut Feeling https://www.huffingtonpost.com/rosalie-puiman/your-gut-feeling-fear-or-_b_6667194.html

 

What is the science behind fear? https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/intense-emotions-and-strong-feelings/201711/the-flavors-everyday-anxiety

 

Six Characteristics of Resourceful People That Bring Them Success https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/272171

 

Nine of the Best Ways to Boost Creativity https://lifehacker.com/5990617/nine-of-the-best-ways-to-boost-creative-thinking

 

How Curiosity Give Your Memory a Boost https://curiosity.com/topics/how-curiosity-gives-your-memory-a-boost-curiosity/

  Social Media

Twitter http://twitter.com/hollyrilinger

 

Instagram http://instagram.com/hollyrilinger

 

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HollyRilingerFitness/

 

Links

Bandier https://www.bandier.com

 

Lifted: 28 Days to Focus Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Elevate Your Spirit http://amzn.to/2yYYwLZ

 

Dana Flynn – Laughing Lotus http://nyc.laughinglotus.com/teachers/

 

3 Ways to Get More Brave – Online Class https://www.getmorebrave.com/pages/get-more-brave

 

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