Rebecca Rusch on Mental Toughness: How to Keep Going When Life Gets Hard

<p>What if trying to give 100% is actually holding you back?</p><p>Rebecca Rusch has spent decades doing things most people would consider impossible. But one of the biggest lessons she has learned is surprisingly simple: you do not need to be perfect to do extraordinary things. In this Happiness Rewind episode, you&#39;ll learn how to stop putting so much pressure on yourself, stay consistent when things get hard, and keep moving forward even when you do not feel ready.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>- Learn the 80% rule Rebecca used throughout a seven-world-championship career</p><p>- Why consistency can take you further than constantly chasing perfection</p><p>- Scripts for what to tell yourself when you want to quit- How joy and play can actually make you more resilient</p><p>- Learn how to push outside your comfort zone without pushing yourself into burnout</p><p>- Why being bad at something new may be the exact reason you should keep going</p><p>Rebecca Rusch is a seven-time world champion endurance athlete, Emmy Award winner, entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. Known for years as the &quot;Queen of Pain,&quot; she is now focused on bringing more play, curiosity, and joy into the way we approach hard things.<a href="https://smallbitsofhappiness.com/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://smallbitsofhappiness.com/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Explore our website</a></p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://smallbitsofhappiness.com/product/mission-small-bits-of-happiness/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Shop Mission: Small Bits of Happiness⁠</a><a href="https://www.rebeccarusch.com/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rebeccarusch.com/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Check out Rebecca&#39;s website⁠</a><a href="https://wakingup.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=3&aff_id=60" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://wakingup.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=3&aff_id=60" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sign Up For Waking Up &amp; Save $30!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ready to Hack Your Happiness some more? Listen to our interview with Robyn Benincasa: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VBjshSyYDy92TCJeZBLsH?si=rHjiS6ELSx2odADJ7yDfmw" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">watch + listen now! </a></p><p><br></p><p>(00:00) Intro</p><p>(02:12) Rebec