From Roadside Bomb to Mindset Coach | Andy Robinson

About this episode

Andy Robinson shares his journey from a military background to becoming a mindset coach after a life-altering injury.

In this episode, Andy Robinson, owner and lead consultant at LFG Mindset Consulting, joins Kristi Skutvik to share the story behind his mindset coaching practice. Andy grew up in a military town in New Jersey and knew from the age of 15 that he wanted to be a Marine. After joining the Marine Corps and deploying twice to Iraq, his second deployment in 2006 ended when his truck was hit by a roadside bomb. Three Marines in the vehicle died that day. Andy survived but broke his neck, ribs, and legs and spent seven months in the hospital. At 23, everything he associated with his identity was gone. Rather than building his future around his limitations, Andy chose to focus on what he wanted his life to look like. He surrounded himself with other veterans who had chosen differently, learned to drive, went to college, started a family, and eventually landed a job in capital markets with no finance background, cold calling Fortune 500 CFOs and treasurers at companies like Amazon, Ford, and Coca-Cola. When he realized his fulfillment was no longer in finance, he discovered mindset coaching and recognized he had been living its principles for years without knowing the language. Now he helps…

People in this episode

Host: Kristi Skutvik

Guest: Andy Robinson

Topics covered

• mindset coaching
• military experience
• personal development
• overcoming adversity
• identity transformation

Keywords

• mindset coaching
• military
• personal growth
• identity
• overcoming challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LFG Mindset Consulting, Amazon, Ford, Coca-Cola

Places: New Jersey, Iraq

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