#137 Danica Patrick on Her Most Valuable Lessons from Winning | Impact Theory

Danica Patrick is the most successful female race-car driver ever. And when she burst onto the scene, she attracted a level of attention and pressure that would have crushed the average person. But instead of faltering or quitting, she thrived. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Danica Patrick shares the most valuable lesson she ever learned, discusses the process towards authentic self-belief, and explains how she achieves such incredible focus.

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SHOW NOTES:

Danica hypothesizes on why there are so few women in racing [3:33]
Danica explains why she kept racing after her sister quit [4:36]
Danica describes how she built a mindset that allows her to win [6:48]
Danica shares why she dropped out of high school to go to England to race [8:41]
Danica explains why putting in the work eliminated insecurity [11:40]
Danica talks about what drives her, and how her passions are organic [13:50]
Danica says that her guiding principle is her intuition [18:32]
Danica thinks that she isn’t particularly good at dealing with change [20:43]
Danica and Tom discuss schooling and education [21:39]
Danica and Tom discuss getting over the finish line and authentic self-belief [23:49]
Danica explains why, at first, you may have to fake it ‘til you make it [26:15]
Danica explains how she deals with pressure [27:09]
Danica describes how she changes her mindset when she changes roles [29:06]
Danica shares the most valuable lesson she ever learned [30:46]
Danica explains how she focuses on the emotions she wants to feel [32:36]
Danica answers whether she believes in fate, frequency, energy, reincarnation [34:37]
Danica describes why growth always happens through pain [37:28]
Danica shares her one pinnacle trait [39:04]

QUOTES:

“The reason I didn’t get insecure about the sh*t people were saying about me is that I was doing my best.” [12:56]
“You look where your eyes go. So look forward. Don’t turn around.” [31:40]
“I believe my job is to learn and grow, and it shouldn’t be easy.” [37:02]

FOLLOW:

WEBSITE: danicapatrick.com
INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2PciKPE
FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2O6DiZv
TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2LyxDZR

BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“Pretty Intense” https://amzn.to/2lOv9Z0 [2:32]