How These 3 World-Class Athletes are Causing a Spiritual Awakening

Recently, the world (and myself) has been captivated by three athletes: Olympians Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, and professional climber Alex Honnold.

Here’s why:

Witnessing people who have mastery in their craft awakens our souls to a truth we often forget or suppress-

That we are meant to lean into our gifts, our passions, and our play.

These athletes aren’t just pushing the boundaries of what’s physically possible.

They’re showcasing what happens when you have a spirit that is just as unbreakable as your mindset.

It’s both awe-inspiring and deeply confronting to see.

What would be possible for ourselves if we thought the way they did? Believed in ourselves the way they did?

If we trusted our passions enough to commit to the process of mastery for decades, even if no one else was watching?

Alysa Liu teaches us that joy is liberation.

She was a child prodigy and retired from figure skating at just 16 years old due to burnout. Then, triumphed in the 2026 Olympics with an undeniable magnetism felt through her child-like joy.

Her success isn’t from “pressure creates diamonds,” it’s from trusting that play expands you into higher heights.

Eileen Gu is a testament to what happens when you turn lack and limitation into a lack of limitation.

She’s the most decorated female free skier in Olympic history, is a highly accomplished model, and student at Stanford that has bridged cultures and empowered women.

While the world does a double take on how she’s able to do it all, Eileen is simply operating from her baseline.

Don’t let the world confuse you on who you are or what you can do.

Create your own clarity on who you are and let the world be confused by what you can do.

Alex Honnold is a living case study of what happens when you’re intentional with your path and in integrity with yourself.

As the world’s greatest free soloist, having famously free solo’d Yosemite’s El Capitan, Taipei 101, and more, Alex isn’t an adrenaline junkie- he’s an intentional risk taker that doesn’t waver in the face of fear.

While most people fear what it would be like to stray from the pack to live life on their own terms, Alex’s worst nightmare is to stay in the pack.

At 40 years old, Alex is one of those rare people who has just becomes more of who they already were over time, rather than changing identities and paths.

Let this be the year you listen to your soul’s whispers- the ones that tell you to just do it for you and trust the process.