A Bold, Brave, Beautiful Life With Mountaineer Mom Jenn Drummond (103)

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On today’s episode, I talk with Jenn Drummond, an American motivational speaker, mountaineer, adventurer, and founder of Bold Brave Beautiful —a blog and community where she invites people to become more conscious of their life purpose and take action toward achieving what seems “impossible.”

Jenn, a mother of seven, left the finance world after a life changing event to pursue what she describes as “A Calling to the Mountains.”

Though Jenn did not grow up identifying as an “athlete,” she recognizes that being new to the aging athlete club comes with a different mindset and new goals to pursue with her family and within herself.

We discuss:

- Life changing events that cause you to take pause and pivot.

- The inception of Bold Brave Beautiful and the call to inspire others.

- The journey to becoming the first woman to complete the Second Seven Summits.

- Living your life in parallel with your family and children.

- Finding any opportunity to train, even while helping with homework assignments.

… and more!

Here are some highlights...

Sometimes your life pivots

“I think what happens is you start heading in a direction and then doors start opening that you never even knew were there before. I didn't start with the idea that I was going to do the Second Seven Summits, right? I started with this other idea and then as ideas get energy and movement and you pursue them; sometimes you pivot or turn a corner and you keep growing. And as you do that, you become more home to yourself. Life is just amazing.”

Inspiring others

“There was this other female that reached out to me across the world and she had wanted to go climb this mountain that I was going to climb, but she got diagnosed with cancer, so she couldn't. And she was like “I'm cheering you on. I’m watching you because this is the closest that I'm going to get to this opportunity.” And so I bought prayer flags for her and then I hung them at the top for her. Somebody I’d never even met before, right? But we're all so connected that if we allow ourselves to be vulnerable and share our stories and connect? We all become so much stronger.”

Balance and Intention with yourself

“It takes a lot of effort and intention and I have to be very gentle on myself at times. So my coach will build a plan out for me each week and if I can hit that plan, like I win, right? But there's many days that it doesn't happen as it's laid out. And I just have to know my kids are important and if I have a two-hour hike in there and I only get a one-hour hike in, one hour is better than zero hours. Right? I have to be gentle with myself there.”

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