Vanessa Foerster's guest appearances

Vanessa Foerster

Feisty Triathlon 

Getting to Good Enough

Social Sport 

Girls Gone Gravel podcast

Bodies in Motion Podcast

Laura Roeder

Alexandra Franzen

Jen Gurecki

Kathryn Bertine

Abi Robins

Victoria Jackson

Heather Caplan

Emily Newsom

Ben Chan

Laura Crawford

Alex Morgan

Jill Martindale

Karen Jarchow

Lael Wilcox

Geralin Thomas

OwlTail

This week hosts Kristi and Kathryn talk with Vanessa Foerster. Vanessa is a Mental Endurance Coach and Founder of the Diversify Triathlon Movement, a movement designed to help bring more Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) athletes into the sport of triathlon.  DTM serves as a bridge to connect BIPOC athletes with coaches and remove two barriers to entry; knowledge and support. Vanessa also discusses mental endurance coaching, training the brain and how to make a difference, one drop at a time.    Follow Vanessa on Instagram: @vanessafayfoerster Website: www.vanessafayefoerster.com Listen to Vanessa on the Ironwomen Mini Podcast: Train you Mind www.livefeisty.com   Congratulations to our own Krisit Mohn and Kathryn Taylor Girls Gone Gravel founders on their being named one of 2020’s Multisport Movers and Shakers by Triathlete magazine Shop the Goodr Live Feisty collection at goodr.com/feisty Find your favourite pair of tights or shorts at Belcorva.com

This week hosts Kristi and Kathryn talk with Vanessa Foerster. Vanessa is a Mental Endurance Coach and Founder of the Diversify Triathlon Movement, a movement designed to help bring more Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) athletes into the sport of triathlon. DTM serves as a bridge to connect BIPOC athletes with coaches and remove two barriers to entry; knowledge and support. Vanessa also discusses mental endurance coaching, training the brain and how to make a difference, one drop at a time. Follow Vanessa on Instagram: @vanessafayfoerster Website: <a href="http://www.vanessafayefoerster.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.vanessafayefoerster.com</a> Listen to Vanessa on the Ironwomen Mini Podcast: Train you Mind <a href="http://www.livefeisty.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.livefeisty.com</a> Congratulations to our own Krisit Mohn and Kathryn Taylor Girls Gone Gravel founders on their being named one of 2020’s Multisport Movers and Shakers by Triathlete magazine Shop the Goodr Live Feisty collection at <a href="http://goodr.com/feisty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">goodr.com/feisty</a> Find your favourite pair of tights or shorts at <a href="http://Belcorva.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Belcorva.com</a>

Moving and Shaking with Vanessa Foerster (Episode 32)

Vanessa Foerster is a Mental Endurance Coach for triathletes and the founder of the Diversify Triathlon Movement. In both avenues, Vanessa strives to be an example of what's possible, on and off the racecourse.  She believes that in order to reach our true potential, we must train our brains like we train our bodies.  Her project to diversify triathlon stems from the desire to make start lines as colorful as the world around us. In this episode, we talk mostly about the powerful Diversify Triathlon Movement, which launched in June. We also talk about Vanessa's mental endurance coaching, and how it relates to sport and life! --Learn more about Diversify Triathlon Movement (DTM) and donate: https://www.diversifytriathlonmovement.com Discussed in this episode: --Vanessa's mental endurance coaching --Components of mental endurance coaching (including but not limited to): race anxiety, giving up on yourself, keeping your goals small --Kona (Ironman World Championships)  --Fund Her Tri, Inc. Follow Vanessa: --Instagram: @vanessafayefoerster Follow Social Sport: --Instagram: @socialsportpod --Facebook: @socialsportpod --Twitter: @emmamzimm--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialsport/support

Vanessa Foerster is a Mental Endurance Coach for triathletes and the founder of the Diversify Triathlon Movement. In both avenues, Vanessa strives to be an example of what's possible, on and off the racecourse.  She believes that in order to reach our true potential, we must train our brains like we train our bodies.  Her project to diversify triathlon stems from the desire to make start lines as colorful as the world around us. In this episode, we talk mostly about the powerful Diversify Triathlon Movement, which launched in June. We also talk about Vanessa's mental endurance coaching, and how it relates to sport and life! --Learn more about Diversify Triathlon Movement (DTM) and donate: <a href="https://www.diversifytriathlonmovement.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.diversifytriathlonmovement.com</a> Discussed in this episode: --<a href="https://www.vanessafayefoerster.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanessa's mental endurance coaching</a> --Components of mental endurance coaching (including but not limited to): race anxiety, giving up on yourself, keeping your goals small --<a href="https://www.ironman.com/im-world-championship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kona</a> (Ironman World Championships)  --<a href="https://fundhertri.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fund Her Tri, Inc.</a> Follow Vanessa: --Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vanessafayefoerster/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@vanessafayefoerster</a> Follow Social Sport: --Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/socialsportpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@socialsportpod</a> --Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/socialsportpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@socialsportpod</a> --Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/emmamzimm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@emmamzimm</a>--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialsport/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialsport/support</a>

Episode 29: Vanessa Foerster on Diversify Triathlon Movement and Training your Mind

What if you were able to shed your perfectionistic tendencies so that you could create something BIG in the service of doing GOOD? That's what our amazing guest, Vanessa Foerster, did less than a month ago when she created the Diversify Triathlon Movement. Janine and Shannon were thrilled to talk with her about the movement and how she had to let go of perfectionism in order to create it.Discussion topics include:• Introducing our guest Vanessa Foerster, a life coach for driven triathletes who helps triathletes qualify for the Iron Man World Championships (aka Kona). She is currently helping beginner BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) athletes make their way into the triathlon world, through the Diversify Triathlon Movement• How creating the Diversify Triathlon Movement was the perfect practice for Vanessa to throw perfectionism out the window• Vanessa’s history with perfectionism and how it would paralyze her• How Vanessa was able to move forward when with her idea of trying to diversify triathlons so more BIPOC athletes could get involved.• Deciding to become a leader in this movement when no other leader emerged.• The two deals Vanessa made with herself: (1) Be willing to mess it up and (2) Keep it simple• The Diversify Triathlon Movement: BIPOC athletes who have an interest in triathlons are paired with triathlon coaches who are providing three months of triathlon coaching to knock down the barriers to getting started in the sport.• The art of the triathlon (and the trial and error involved)• How perfectionism can get in the way of a successful triathlon• The support that the movement has received from companies within every realm of the sport• The value of letting go of specific outcomes• How Vanessa’s guiding principles helped her put some constraints on the program when it became popular very quickly• Trusting your feelings to help make decisions—and sticking to your guns• The serendipitous confluence of Vanessa and GTGE’s message: (1) Getting clear on your why and (2) Let it be easy• How “good enough” has infiltrated other aspects of Vanessa’s life and work• Vanessa’s hopes for the Diversify Triathlon MovementLearn more about the Diversify Triathlon Movement at www.diversifytriathlonmovement.com. For more links and photos, visit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com.

What if you were able to shed your perfectionistic tendencies so that you could create something BIG in the service of doing GOOD? That's what our amazing guest, Vanessa Foerster, did less than a month ago when she created the Diversify Triathlon Movement. Janine and Shannon were thrilled to talk with her about the movement and how she had to let go of perfectionism in order to create it. Discussion topics include: • Introducing our guest Vanessa Foerster, a life coach for driven triathletes who helps triathletes qualify for the Iron Man World Championships (aka Kona). She is currently helping beginner BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) athletes make their way into the triathlon world, through the Diversify Triathlon Movement • How creating the Diversify Triathlon Movement was the perfect practice for Vanessa to throw perfectionism out the window • Vanessa’s history with perfectionism and how it would paralyze her • How Vanessa was able to move forward when with her idea of trying to diversify triathlons so more BIPOC athletes could get involved. • Deciding to become a leader in this movement when no other leader emerged. • The two deals Vanessa made with herself: (1) Be willing to mess it up and (2) Keep it simple • The Diversify Triathlon Movement: BIPOC athletes who have an interest in triathlons are paired with triathlon coaches who are providing three months of triathlon coaching to knock down the barriers to getting started in the sport. • The art of the triathlon (and the trial and error involved) • How perfectionism can get in the way of a successful triathlon • The support that the movement has received from companies within every realm of the sport • The value of letting go of specific outcomes • How Vanessa’s guiding principles helped her put some constraints on the program when it became popular very quickly • Trusting your feelings to help make decisions—and sticking to your guns • The serendipitous confluence of Vanessa and GTGE’s message: (1) Getting clear on your why and (2) Let it be easy • How “good enough” has infiltrated other aspects of Vanessa’s life and work • Vanessa’s hopes for the Diversify Triathlon Movement Learn more about the Diversify Triathlon Movement at <a href="http://www.diversifytriathlonmovement.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.diversifytriathlonmovement.com</a>. For more links and photos, visit the show notes at <a href="http://www.gettingtogoodenough.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.gettingtogoodenough.com</a>.

Episode 110: {GEIP} Vanessa Foerster