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Simone Biles Reminds Us What’s Important
A gold medal in courage.
You’ve seen by now that Simone Biles, the United States’ most prominent and talked about gymnast, has withdrawn from the 2021 Olympics, citing the need to focus on her mental health.
I don’t write or speak about sports and athletes, but I do write and speak about mindset, identity, and purpose.
And Simone Biles has just given a masterclass in what it looks like for internal strength to overcome external influences.
We live in a world where even the average person walking the streets feels a sense of pressure.
We feel pressure to look, dress, act, walk, or talk a certain way based on whatever society thinks is appropriate for us.
We feel pressure from family and friends or coworkers to achieve a certain level of “success” without them asking what success really means to us.
Social media has made all of us vulnerable to hateful commentary, criticism, and a (literally) never-ending stream of other people’s opinions.
Now; consider magnifying all of the pressure the average person feels up to a global scale.
If you Google “Simone Biles”…
