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Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership

2025/5/19
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Heather Mitts Feeley: 我认为最重要的是能够与他人分享我的故事。因此，我提出了所谓的“金牌心态”。我会去拜访许多商业领袖，分享我在球场上取得成功的原因。什么是金牌心态？什么是运动员思维？这些思维方式如何转化为商业世界？因为实际上它们并没有什么不同。我认为关键在于给自己想象一个积极结果的许可，去梦想，甚至去弄清楚那个梦想是什么。很多时候，我们认为我们只在孩提时代才做梦，但我们必须在成年后继续做梦，并设定高远的目标，让它们看起来既可怕又遥不可及，因为那样你才会感到惊讶。我在踢足球时就是这样做的，我实现了所有的梦想。然后我不得不设定新的目标，因为我们都需要在人生的各个阶段继续做梦。学习你能控制的事情。因为在我们所生活的这个疯狂世界里，在商业世界里，总有一些事情是完全超出我们控制的。所以，与其关注那些事情，不如弄清楚我能控制什么？然后你就会被积极的人所包围。他们说，我们是与我们相处时间最多的人的总和。这让我感到震惊，因为在我人生的某个阶段，我的五个朋友并不好，但现在他们都很棒。我觉得一旦我上了大学，我就找到了那些充满动力、成功、积极和关爱的运动员。所以我明白了，这有助于我成为一个更好的人，不仅仅是运动员，而是一个更好的人。这是我们所有人都需要继续努力关注的事情，因为他们每天都对我们的生活产生很大的影响。

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Heather Mitts Feeley, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, shares her "gold medal mindset" and how the principles of resilience, goal setting, and controlling what you can translate into business and life. She discusses overcoming injuries and the importance of mental strength in achieving success.
  • The principles of resilience, goal setting, and controlling what you can translate from sports to business and life.
  • Overcoming significant injuries fueled her determination and led to even greater achievements.
  • The mental aspect of athletic performance is crucial for success.

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Heather Mitts Feeley is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and former U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team defender, celebrated for her relentless grit, tenacity, and leadership both on and off the field. A University of Florida alum, Heather helped build their soccer program from the ground up and became a national champion. After retiring from soccer, she transformed her athlete’s mindset into motivational speaking and advocacy, inspiring business leaders and championing equity in sports. Today, Heather balances her passion for empowering others with her most cherished role: being a present and loving mom to her three children.

Takeaways:

Mindset Matters Everywhere: The ‘gold medal mindset’ isn’t just for athletes; Heather shares how the principles of resilience, goal setting, and controlling what you can translate seamlessly into business and life.

Surround Yourself with the Right People: Heather emphasizes the importance of curating your inner circle, noting that the company you keep can fuel—or hinder—your growth and dreams.

Adversity Builds Strength: From career-altering injuries to personal loss, Heather’s journey reveals that hardship can sharpen your toughness, shape your character, and lead to your greatest moments of triumph.

 Sound Bites:

“You retire from the sport; you don’t retire from being an athlete. The dog mentality is still there.”

“We are the sum of the five people that we spend the most time with. That blows my mind, because at one point in my life, my five weren’t great, but now they are amazing.”

“Giving yourself permission to imagine a positive outcome—dreaming—doesn’t stop when you grow up, it’s something we need all our lives.”

Mick’s Quote:

“A great leader knows their team better than their team knows themselves. Meaning you know how they think, you know the right positions to put them in, and you set them up for success by knowing them better than they know themselves.”

** **Connect & Discover Heather:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-mitts-1b50a18/)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hmitts2/?hl=en)

Website: Players for Good)

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