How to Rebuild Your Identity and Purpose in a New Season – with Linzie Hermsmeyer | E60
Linzie helps ambitious former female athletes in their 30s become purposeful leaders and thriving entrepreneurs, excelling both professionally and personally. A dynamic entrepreneur and former college athlete with a background in basketball and rodeo, Linzie has co-founded and built businesses alongside her husband. Her extensive experience as a coach, combined with her training in life and leadership coaching, fuels her deep commitment to personal development.
Connect with Linzie:
Website: linziescoaching.com
Instagram: @linziehermsmeyer
Links mentioned: https://linziescoaching.myflodesk.com/morningroutine
Who are you when the titles, roles, or achievements fall away?
In this powerful conversation, Courtney sits down with life coach and former athlete Linzie Hermsmeyer to talk about what it really means to find your identity beyond what you do. Whether you're transitioning out of a career, a life role, or just questioning your purpose, this episode will help you navigate the in-between seasons with clarity and confidence.
Linzie shares her Grit Framework—Growth, Resilience, Intention, and Tenacity—and offers practical insights on rebuilding identity, overcoming performance-based mindsets, and leading yourself well through change.
If you've ever asked, “Who am I now?”—this episode is for you.
In this week’s episode, Courtney sits down with coach Linzie Hermsmeyer to talk about the journey of transitioning out of athletics and into a life of purpose and leadership. Whether you’re a former athlete or simply navigating a new season, this conversation is packed with encouragement and practical insight.
What you can learn in today’s episode:
Your identity is not in your performance. It’s in who God says you are.
Former athletes can use their competitive edge to build a purposeful life.
Growth, resilience, intention, and tenacity are key to developing grit.
You don’t need a title to lead. Self-leadership starts with daily habits.
Accountability and grace help sustain consistency through life’s transitions.
Episode Blog:
Life After Sports: Finding Purpose When Your Role Changes
What happens when a season ends, and you're left wondering who you are outside of it?
This is the question many former athletes face, and it’s exactly what coach Linzie Hermsmeyer joins Courtney to talk about in this powerful episode of Trailblazer Talks. Whether you’ve left a sport, a job, or a role that once defined you, this conversation will help you walk forward in confidence and clarity.
Who Are You Without the Title?
Linzie shares her own story of transitioning out of athletics and realizing how deeply her identity had been wrapped up in performance and relationships. A difficult season forced her to face that truth and lean into the deeper identity God had for her.
Now, she helps women do the same, guiding them to see that they are not what they do. They are who God created them to be.
Building Grit That Carries You
Linzie created a coaching framework called GRIT to help women move from feeling stuck to living with purpose.
G: Growth
Growth is more than what you accomplish. It’s about who you become in the process.
R: Resilience
Resilience helps you keep going when things feel hard or slow. It's the ability to push forward with strength and grace.
I: Intention
Living with intention helps you stay focused on what matters. When you’re clear on your priorities, your energy follows.
T: Tenacity
Tenacity is quiet persistence. It’s what keeps you rooted when the results haven’t shown up yet.
This framework helps women transfer the skills they learned as athletes into new seasons, careers, or callings.
Identity Anchored in Truth
One of the most powerful takeaways from Linzie’s story is this: your identity is not up for debate. It is not defined by applause, performance, or other people’s opinions.
Linzie encourages women to be mindful of what they’re consuming and what they’re believing. When your thoughts are rooted in truth, your identity becomes stronger. When your identity is secure, your next step becomes clearer.
Self-Leadership and Accountability
Linzie also speaks on self-leadership, the practice of leading yourself well before leading others. She shares how morning routines, simple habits, and honest accountability helped her grow in consistency and discipline. You don’t need to overhaul your life. You just need to start small and stay faithful.
She also reminds us that consistency looks different in different seasons. God honors progress, not perfection.
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