201. What it Means to be an Adversity Warrior with Robin Osborn

Robin Osborn is an adversity warrior, which she says is about overcoming adversity with a positive outlook no matter what. Her journey has been arduous. She took up the reins of the family’s FAA repair business at 21 when her father died by suicide. Later, her health would take a serious turn. “I think, no, I know, that we’re all facing challenges, and mindset is a big, big piece of that,” says Robin. “Just asking for help is being an adversity warrior.” Through adversity, no matter the lesson, it’s always going to help take you to the next level, the next job, the next experience, and next conversation. For Robin, her journey has taught her self-love and that no one defines you.  Her day one experience with the family business meant convincing much older employees to trust her. She says it took about five years and a lot of personal conversations in learning first, then proving herself. But the challenges didn’t stop there. Robin says typically, every eight to 10 years, she faced some adversity in the business – she would get stuck, whether organizationally, departmentally or individually.  Getting stuck is a cycle – it’s normal. And the cycles seem to be getting shorter. We’re seeing it now every five years. People almost reinvent the business message, the strategy, the positioning inside the market, the method that they use to stand apart and also nurture themselves and their employees in a different way because the world is changing so quickly. Robin moved to coaching and consulting, where she focused on helping people implement custom operating systems. Then she started gaining weight. She had low energy. Three trips to the emergency room later after being told she was “fine” – they found a baseball-sized tumor in her brain. “Trust your intuition because women especially are very intuitive. When you don't know you have a brain tumor, your body automatically starts coping, or you try and justify odd things that are going on,” says Robin. She tells her clients to put their health first do the self-care. She acknowledges the ego in the adversity warrior attitude – remembering that when she was in the hospital, in bad shape, she said to the nurse, “I'm invincible.” And the nurse said, “You are until you're not.” Robin said goodbye to her children in case she didn’t make it. The pressure in her head was so bad she was told she had a couple of days before it would take her life. “I would say my MO, my purpose in life, is to help people become better but also exude joy every day. Because now, from here forward, every day is a free day for me.” What she found in her recovery was similar to business tools: Staying in your purpose, your why, your motivational drivers – getting the 1% and not living in extremes (always and never). “You really need a vision, you need a goal, you need the tactical weekly measurables, you need accountability,” says Robin. “I would say the most powerful are the values – my moral compass that I operate off of.” Robin cites the acronym ‘HOPE’ (having only positive energy). She says the real catalyst for change is recognizing hope is in the present to future and committing to your vision; it’s not in the past. Let’s get to it! #Adversity #PositiveThinking #OvercomeAdversity #AdversityCoach #AdversityWarrior #SelfAwareness #SelfEmpowerment #MindsetMatters #SuccessMindset #IntuitiveBusinessCoach Mentioned in this episode: Traction by Gino Wickman: https://amzn.to/3FA0l6N  30 minute 1:1 Discovery session: https://www.schedule30minutes.com  Connect with Robin Osborn: https://www.robinosborn.com  You can check out our podcast interviews on YouTube, too! http://bit.ly/YouTubeSWalton   Thank you so much for listening. I'm so honored that you're here and would be so grateful if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking "Write a review."Then, we'll get to inspire even more people! (If you’re not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.)