In this episode of Yes, And!, Bunny Young sits down with renowned mental performance coach Lauren Johnson for an honest and deeply practical conversation about the mindset it takes to show up, adapt, and lead, whether you’re a pro athlete, a founder, or someone just trying to keep going.

Lauren has coached everyone from elite athletes in the Yankees organization to Fortune 100 executives. But what makes her work so powerful is that it starts with this truth: success isn’t about being invincible. It’s about becoming adaptable.

Together, Bunny and Lauren unpack:

• How to build mental performance tools for high-pressure moments

• Why burnout is often just unprocessed feedback

• The truth about imposter syndrome and the internal critic

• Lauren’s journey from a Starbucks drive-thru to the Yankees

• • How beliefs shape behavior, and how to rewrite the ones holding you back
  • What it means to bet on yourself and why risk isn’t something to avoid

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  Timestamps

• 00:00 – Mental performance, adaptability & mindset myths

• 06:00 – Behind the scenes of working with pro athletes

• 10:00 – Entrepreneurship as a personal development journey

• 17:00 – Belief, identity, and how to shift both

• 24:00 – Burnout, boundaries, and redefining "enough"

• 35:00 – Core stories, triggers, and owning your narrative

• 47:00 – Lauren’s “Yes, And” definition and final wisdom

  
  

• Connect with Lauren:

  Website: laurenjohnsonandco.com

  Instagram: @laurennicolejohnson

  LinkedIn: Lauren Johnson

  
  

  Connect with Bunny:

  Website: www.bunnyyoung.com

  Instagram: @thebunnyyoung

  LinkedIn: Bunny Sumner Young