Cowgirl Up is the daily mindset elevation podcast for competitors and high achievers who are serious about their mental game. Hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff — team roper and Certified Mental Performance Coach — this podcast delivers short, powerful episodes - Monday through Friday - to inspire, challenge, and empower you to develop and maintain a champion's mindset for greater consistency, confidence, and joy — in the arena and in life.
Collapsing on the couch and scrolling isn't always rest. Laurie breaks down our four energy tanks (physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual), why a low tank makes the inner critic louder, and how to pick the kind of rest that actually refills the tank that's empty.
Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful episodes drop Monday through Friday to help competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.
🌐 mentalgame101.com
📧 laurie@mentalgame101.com
Ready to go deeper? Visit mentalgame101.com to learn about Laurie's 1-on-1 mental performance coaching program. Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!
3 Nov 2026
Your Tired Brain Isn't Telling You the Truth
After a short night, everything feels harder, and science explains why. Laurie shares research showing sleep loss makes the brain's emotional alarm center more than 60% more reactive, a Stanford study on sleep and athletic performance, and how to use the ACT strategy when it's our tired brain talking.
Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful episodes drop Monday through Friday to help competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.
🌐 mentalgame101.com
📧 laurie@mentalgame101.com
Ready to go deeper? Visit mentalgame101.com to learn about Laurie's 1-on-1 mental performance coaching program. Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!
2 Nov 2026
Rest Is Part of the Training
Laurie kicks off Fall Back Week with an NIH study showing our brains replay a new skill about 20 times faster during short rest breaks, and why what we believe about rest decides whether we actually take it. Plus this week's power statement: I recharge so I can rise.
Cowgirl Up is a daily mindset elevation podcast hosted by Laurie Blickenstaff, Certified Mental Performance Coach at Mental Game 101. Short, powerful episodes drop Monday through Friday to help competitors and high achievers build confidence, perform under pressure, get over mistakes fast, and develop an elite mindset — in the arena and in life.
🌐 mentalgame101.com
📧 laurie@mentalgame101.com
Ready to go deeper? Visit mentalgame101.com to learn about Laurie's 1-on-1 mental performance coaching program. Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!
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