The Champion Mindset Nobody Talks About

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The Champion Mindset Nobody Talks About - JOY

I’ve been around the figure skating world longer than most non-skaters — not because I laced up the boots myself, but because my mom did. She was a skater in her youth and has remained deeply connected to the sport ever since, building friendships with skaters, families, and coaches over the years.

So by default... I grew up paying attention.

And what Alysa Liu just accomplished?

Absolutely remarkable.

Yes — breaking a 24-year gold medal drought for U.S. women is historic.

But honestly... it’s how she did it that deserves to be highlighted and broadcast.

Not white-knuckled intensity.

Not desperate, all-or-nothing pressure.

Not the “I must win or else” energy we’re so often told champions must have.

There wasn't talk about discipline and endless workouts (although, no doubt, both of those factors contributed).

Instead?

JOY.

Pure, unmistakable joy in the moment.

Comfort on the ice.

Lightness off the ice.

A young woman fully present in the experience of her life.

Her words said everything:

“I don’t need this,” she said about the hunk of gold.

“But what I needed was the stage... and I got that, so I was all good no matter what happened.”

Read that again.

That is the heart of a champion.

And then — just to drive the point home — she laughed and said:

“If I fell on every jump, I would still be wearing this dress.”

🔥 That right there is FREEDOM.

And in her words as she was walking off the ice yesterday...

"That's what I'm Fucking Talking About"

HuRU Crew + RECREATE family… this is bigger than figure skating.

So many people today are:

• chasing the win

• gripping the outcome

• measuring their worth by the scoreboard

• postponing joy until “someday”

But Alysa just modeled something powerful:

✅ Showing up is a win

✅ Showing up with JOY is championship energy

✅ Showing up unattached to the outcome... and STILL crushing the competition?

That’s one-in-a-million special.

In business...

In community building...

In life...

The people who create the biggest impact are rarely the ones operating from tight pressure and fear.

They’re the ones who:

✨ love the stage

✨ love the process

✨ love the game itself

Because when joy leads...

Performance follows.

At just 20 years old, Alysa Liu seems to understand something many people spend decades chasing:

You don’t become a champion WHEN you win.

You become a champion in HOW you show up.

So here’s the real question for all of us:

👉 Where have you been gripping the outcome too tightly?

👉 What would it look like to show up this week with a little more JOY?

👉 And what might change if you celebrated the fact that you’re in the arena at all?

Drop your thoughts below — I want to hear from you. 👇

Sidenote: Changes are coming to both HuRU Crew and RECREATE. The energy that we are looking to cultivate is encapsulated in this post and in the example that Alysa Liu demonstrated.

Stay tuned... but in the meantime — ENGAGE.

#BeBoldBeFree #HuRUCrew #RECREATE #ChampionMindset #LiveBeyondBelief

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