{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"201. What it Means to be an Adversity Warrior with Robin Osborn","description":"Robin Osborn is an adversity warrior, which she says is about overcoming adversity with a positive outlook no matter what. Her journey has been arduous. She took up the reins of the family\u2019s FAA repair business at 21 when her father died by suicide. Later, her health would take a serious turn. \u201cI think, no, I know, that we\u2019re all facing challenges, and mindset is a big, big piece of that,\u201d says Robin. \u201cJust asking for help is being an adversity warrior.\u201d Through adversity, no matter the lesson, it\u2019s always going to help take you to the next level, the next job, the next experience, and next conversation. For Robin, her journey has taught her self-love and that no one defines you.  Her day one experience with the family business meant convincing much older employees to trust her. She says it took about five years and a lot of personal conversations in learning first, then proving herself. But the challenges didn\u2019t stop there. Robin says typically, every eight to 10 years, she faced some adversity in the business \u2013 she would get stuck, whether organizationally, departmentally or individually.  Getting stuck is a cycle \u2013 it\u2019s normal. And the cycles seem to be getting shorter. We\u2019re seeing it now every five years. People almost reinvent the business message, the strategy, the positioning inside the market, the method that they use to stand apart and also nurture themselves and their employees in a different way because the world is changing so quickly. Robin moved to coaching and consulting, where she focused on helping people implement custom operating systems. Then she started gaining weight. She had low energy. Three trips to the emergency room later after being told she was \u201cfine\u201d \u2013 they found a baseball-sized tumor in her brain. \u201cTrust your intuition because women especially are very intuitive. When you don't know you have a brain tumor, your body automatically starts coping, or you try and justify odd things that are going on,\u201d says Robin. She tells her clients to put their health first do the self-care. She acknowledges the ego in the adversity warrior attitude \u2013 remembering that when she was in the hospital, in bad shape, she said to the nurse, \u201cI'm invincible.\u201d And the nurse said, \u201cYou are until you're not.\u201d Robin said goodbye to her children in case she didn\u2019t make it. The pressure in her head was so bad she was told she had a couple of days before it would take her life. \u201cI would say my MO, my purpose in life, is to help people become better but also exude joy every day. Because now, from here forward, every day is a free day for me.\u201d What she found in her recovery was similar to business tools: Staying in your purpose, your why, your motivational drivers \u2013 getting the 1% and not living in extremes (always and never). \u201cYou really need a vision, you need a goal, you need the tactical weekly measurables, you need accountability,\u201d says Robin. \u201cI would say the most powerful are the values \u2013 my moral compass that I operate off of.\u201d Robin cites the acronym \u2018HOPE\u2019 (having only positive energy). She says the real catalyst for change is recognizing hope is in the present to future and committing to your vision; it\u2019s not in the past. Let\u2019s get to it! #Adversity #PositiveThinking #OvercomeAdversity #AdversityCoach #AdversityWarrior #SelfAwareness #SelfEmpowerment #MindsetMatters #SuccessMindset #IntuitiveBusinessCoach Mentioned in this episode: Traction by Gino Wickman: https:\/\/amzn.to\/3FA0l6N  30 minute 1:1 Discovery session: https:\/\/www.schedule30minutes.com  Connect with Robin Osborn: https:\/\/www.robinosborn.com  You can check out our podcast interviews on YouTube, too! http:\/\/bit.ly\/YouTubeSWalton   Thank you so much for listening. I'm so honored that you're here and would be so grateful if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking "Write a review."Then, we'll get to inspire even more people! (If you\u2019re not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.)  ","author_name":"The Game On Girlfriend Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sarahwalton.com\/gameongirlfriend","html":"