24- Jacqueline Wiles: US ski team Olympian- On chasing snow and dreams, with a side of medicinal mushrooms

In today’s episode, I interview US downhill and super G ski team member and Olympian Jacqueline Wiles, aka Janky Lil’ J . Take a look at Jackie’s Instagram (@jankylilJ)and you’ll see beautiful snow-capped mountains ranging from Chile to New Zealand to Switzerland. Jackie is living her dream, but her life isn’t always glamorous. Behind those photos are grueling traveling schedules, hours spent in the gym, and races lost by just .01 of a second. After years of sacrifices and climbing the ranks, Jackie became one of just a handful females in the entire United States to be a member of the U.S ski team.   In our conversation, we dig into: -how Jackie qualified for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics just weeks before the event -why Jackie posed naked on the mountain to assist her in raising the $25,000 needed to pursue her dreams -becoming the first ambassador to her teammate Lindsey Vonn’s foundation, The Lindsey Vonn Foundation -how Jackie deals with skiing’s uncontrollable factors such as weather and slope conditions-Jackie’s specific visualization technique before races -Competing in World Cups (which are a lot different different than soccer World Cups)"-how Jackie  travels and lives out a suitcase for the majority of the year-Medicinal mushrooms and why Four Sigmatic Mushroom Tea  is  one of her favorite products to improve her performance-what she’s thinking about when she’s  bombing down the hill at 70mph -And a lot more I really enjoyed hearing form an athlete who plays a different sport than myself. Our conversation reminded me that the hunger for improvement is a common mindset amongst all elite athletes.     Share the love If you haven’t already, I would be so very grateful if you rated and left me a review of the podcast. It takes two minutes! Here’s what to do. Click HERE Click “view in itunes” Click the “ratings and reviews” tab Click “write a review” and show me love <3 Resources Click HERE to become a part of Friday Feelz Click HERE for a list of the 10 books I believe ever female athlete MUST read. Click HERE  to be the first to know when a new podcast or article drops, and receive other exclusive content Click HERE to check out Jackie's Blog Click HERE to support Jackie and her dreams Click HERE to follow Jackie on Twitter & HERE to follow her on Instagram Click HERE to sign-up for Jackie’s 6 day camp at Mt Hood