First Woman to Climb the 7 Second Summits ft. Jenn Drummond | Coffeez with Joe Shalaby
4/17/202637 min
Jenn Drummond interview, 7 Second Summits climber, extreme challenge mindset, overcoming fear story, resilience mindset, women achieving impossible goals.
In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with Jenn Drummond, the first woman to climb the 7 Second Summits — the second-highest mountain on each continent.
After surviving a life-threatening car accident, Jenn began reevaluating everything — priorities, purpose, and the limits she once believed were fixed. What followed became a journey defined by resilience, discipline, and choosing to pursue challenges that most people avoid.
Jenn shares what happens mentally when you commit to something difficult, why discomfort often signals growth, and how pushing physical limits can reshape personal identity.
The conversation explores fear, adversity, self-trust, and what it really means to live intentionally rather than reactively.
This episode is about choosing the hard path, discovering capability through challenge, and understanding that growth rarely happens inside comfort.
Hosted by Joseph Shalaby
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First 90 secondsJoseph Shalaby· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Today we are sitting with Jen Drummond, an absolutely amazing individual. Check this out, guys. She is a mom of seven, a Guinness Book World Record holder working on her second Guinness Book of World Record, uh, accomplishments right now. She had a massive exit, on-course public speaker, she's got a awesome podcast, and she's a multi-best-selling author. Please welcome Jen Drummond. Welcome to another episode of Coffees.
Jen Drummond· Guest0:29
Hello, hello. Thank you for the intro.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:31
Yeah, Jen, thank you for flying in.
Jen Drummond· Guest0:33
Yeah.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:33
I mean, I'm just so blessed to have you here. Um, you know, you're such an accomplished, I would say young woman- [laughs] ... but you're a mom of sevens, and you probably have te- I don't feel young anymore ... teenage kids, but you- Thank you ... sure are young in spirit.
Jen Drummond· Guest0:48
I am young in spirit.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:49
And, you know, you have such an exuberance about you, it's just, you know, it's magnetic and there's, you know, it's clear as day why you've accomplished the things you've accomplished and you're as successful as, you know, I just made you out to be. So let's dive right into it. Um, I like to ask many of our podcast guests the same question, which is, what's your morning routine?
Jen Drummond· Guest1:09
Ooh. My morning rou- routine actually starts the night before.
Joseph Shalaby· Host1:12
Okay.
Jen Drummond· Guest1:13
So for me, the night before I like to lay out all my outfits. I run through my day. So I, like, run, visualize it in my head, what I'm doing, what I'm wearing, how I'm feeling. And then when I wake up in the morning, it's like I already did the dress rehearsal and it's just time to go.