Jaelin Kauf Shares Pep Talk About Staying Motivated Through Challenges: ‘Focus on the Positives’
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The Olympic freestyle skier and silver medalist shares what helps her get motivated even when the competition is tough
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Jaelin Kauf shares her key to success: "Focusing on your positives!”
The Olympic silver medal freestyle skier, 27, shares her secret message to keeping her medal-winning mentality on the ski slopes in a new video for PEOPLE and e.l.f.’s Pep Talks series — and she says it all starts with being positive.
“Only focus on the positives, that's it. It’s so simple. That's the best advice that I ever received from anyone,” Kauf says.
“What you focus on [and] what you give energy to is going to expand in your mind,” she continues. “So, put everything into what makes you feel strong and confident and bold.”
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That confident thinking has been what helped her turn around her success on the freestyle slopes at the Olympics. She ranked No. 1 heading to the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in, but placed seventh during the games. That did not stop her, and she used her positive mentality to turn around her fortunes and win a silver medal in the same event four years later at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
She also says that changing your mindset can start with something like switching your self-care routine.
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“It can truly be as simple as putting on a little extra makeup in the morning or a little bit of lipstick and just feeling beautiful and confident in yourself,” she says while showing off her routine, which includes putting on some sunscreen and rubbing some blush into her cheeks.
She uses the Lash ‘N Roll Mascara in the video and adds a nude Glow Reviver Lip Oil to moisturize her lips for a simple beauty routine that emphasizes her looks.
“That’s it. I’m all ready to go,” she says. “And I hope I’ve inspired you all to focus on your positives, what makes you beautiful and what makes you yourself.”
PEOPLE Pep Talks, presented by e.l.f. Cosmetics, offers a confidence boost via motivational chats with everyone from actors and comedians to athletes and beauty pros. So whether you’re going on an interview, taking on a daunting task, getting ready for a date or just not feeling your best, these talks will help you #GoPepYourelf.
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