Mar 4, 2020
Petra Kolber is a speaker, author, mindset coach, podcast host, DJ, and a wellness leader who is known throughout the industry as a beacon of authentic happiness. As a national workshop leader and keynote speaker, she inspires people around the globe to stand up for their lives and live profoundly from their hearts. As a two-time cancer survivor, she is passionate about waking people up to the precious gift of time. Her work is rooted in the science of positive psychology, and she coaches individuals and teams on how to get unstuck so that they can become unstoppable.
Petra had been the face and voice of leading food and fitness companies such as Reebok, Adidas, Gatorade, and California walnuts. She traveled the world speaking to tens of thousands of fitness enthusiasts and wellness leaders. Yet, she wasn’t happy as she was overwhelmed by anxiety and panic attacks over many years. Petra took time away to get help and engaged in the study of positive psychology, enabling her to conquer her own internal barriers and to create a program that now helps hundreds of people to live bravely and reclaim their joy. In August 2018, Petra released her first book: The Perfection Detox, Tame Your Inner Critic, Live Bravely and Unleash Your Joy. Her mission is to inspire people to move more and fear less so that they can stretch their dreams, strengthen their courage muscle and build an inspired life full of joy and gratitude.
In this episode we
discuss:
- Petra started her career as a dancer and then moved into the fitness industry.
- She signed a deal to work with Reebok while also maintaining her own name brand. Eventually, she launched her own fitness business.
- After running her own business for 10 years, Petra took some time off to focus on mental fitness. She also used that time to earn her degree in Positive Psychology.
- Petra shares that she battled cancer two times in her life and has been cancer-free for twenty years, and how she did her most fearless living during her bouts with cancer.
Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 064