Challenges That Change Us

**Trigger Warning** This episode contains discussions of sexual abuse.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.In today’s episode we will be talking to journalist and podcaster Virginia Tapscott about the sexual abuse she and her sister suffered as children.This abuse and other subsequent traumas eventually resulted in the death of Virginia’s sister, which inspired her to create the podcast My Sister’s Secrets with her mother.In today’s episode Virginia Shares shares:-      How sexual abuse has implications for the entire family-      How she has used empathy to understand the actions taken by those around her during the times of her abuse-      The tips and advice she has for preparing her children so that they do not fall victim to a similar situation.Key Quotes“Empathy and imagining ourselves in situations is such a key part of the human existence.”“The more you know the less you’ve got to be unsure about and wobbly in the universe about.”“There is no easy answer, it’s just, to put it really bluntly, really fucked up.” Help InformationIf you have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment and feel you would like to speak to someone for support or information, 1800RESPECT (Phone: 1800 737 732) can provide counselling 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.Bravehearts Ph: 1800 272 831 Website: www.bravehearts.org.auLifeline 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention. Ph: 13 11 14 Website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Virginia’s InformationYou can listen to Virginia’s podcast on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/my-sisters-secrets/id1604304147 or any other podcast app.DEALIf you want to get one of the free spots for our personality and performance workshop you can find it here: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we get through this week we thought we'd give you something a little extra. We're approaching episode 20, which means we have 19 episodes of wisdom and advice and if you haven't managed to check all the episodes out, we thought we'd collate a 'greatest hits' of some of the best advice given in some of our previous episodes.This bonus mini episode contains inspiring anecdotes and useful advice so we hope you find some inspiration from listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode we will be talking about grief and loss with two people who have made it their personal goal to help others through the grieving process.Both Kristy and James Thomas lost family members far earlier than expected and it was through the processing of this grief that they were inspired to start a charity to help others.Feel the Magic is a charity supporting grieving kids and teenagers to heal after a death nationwide and their goal is to create a world where grieving kids and their families feel supported, empowered, and can begin to move forward with their lives.In today’s episode James and Kristy shares:-      The stories of how they lost their family members-      How differently grief affected them-      Their advice and tips for processing and dealing with grief-      Advice for helping others deal with griefKey Quotes“Just be there. You don’t really have to do anything. It’s not about fixing them, it’s just about being there.”“I think there’s signs all around us.”“Grief has no time frame.”“If you feel like going and laying in bed and watching Netflix, then do it.”ResourcesThe online medicare mental health appointments via zoom that Kristy listed are at WeLysn: https://welysn.com/Griefline is open 24/7 and is available for anyone to talk to and is free and they have onlihe chat.You can call on 1300 845 745 or head to their website: https://griefline.org.au/Finding Feel The Magic OnlineYou can follow the team at Feel The Magic via their social accounts,Instagram: @feelthemagicauFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FeelTheMagic/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FeeltheMagic2013Or head to their website: https://feelthemagic.org.au/For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode we will be talking to my good friend Prudie Woods, whose incredibly strong daughter Rosie went to school with my own daughter.As a part of her story Prudie will be sharing how everything changed 6 weeks after the birth of her daughter when they started to realise Rosie had Achondroplasia. This is a genetic condition affecting a protein in the body called the fibroblast growth factor receptor. In achondroplasia, this protein begins to function abnormally, slowing down the growth of bone in the cartilage of the growth plate.What followed was a big life lesson for their entire family on helping someone of short stature live in our world.In today’s episode Pru shares:-      The moment a nurse first told her she thought her daughter was disproportioned-      What it has been like for their whole family as they help Rosie-      How she has had to change how she helps Rosie as she becomes more independent and aware of how she fits into the world.Key Quotes“Be kind. That is all you have to do as human being. Be kind.“People are gonna be mean, disability or no disability.”‘If there’s someone in your workplace who has a child with a condition. They may be being a duck on the water, but their little legs may be paddling really hard underneath.”If you want to support Prue and Rosie you can check out their children’s book, ‘Rosie-May Blue: Mayhem at the pet show” via the website: https://www.rosiemayblue.comFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

**Trigger Warning** today’s episode discusses addiction, abuse, depression and suicide.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.In today’s episode we will be talking to a someone who has really lived through some big life hurdles.Jessica Quigley empowers coaches, healers & mentors through connecting to their unique magic & teaching organic marketing strategies.She loves supporting women & showing them through mindset, energy & strategy how to succeed internally & externally. But before starting The Quantum Business Academy, Jess had to work through several challenges.Some of these stemmed from abuse she received as a child which, due to anonymity we do not reveal in the episode, but please know that this is very much an influence throughout her story.In today’s episode Sarah shares:-      Her difficult childhood life  and the adversity she faced-      Her battle with alcohol addiction and developing auto immune disease.-      The steps she took to work on herself and save her marriage and lifeKey Quotes“That night it was either life or death and I chose life.”“Every day in every way I am getting better and better.”‘The biggest strategy for me is that I just don’t make it a problem.”If you want to follow Jessica online you can find her via her website:https://www.jessquigley.com/For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode we will be talking to a truly influential man who I have known for a very long time.Kamahl Simon is a business coach who coaches businesses across 5 continents and who comes from a long heritage of business owners going back 4 generations.In today’s episode we will be talking about Kamahl’s experience growing up as a Lebanese kid in regional Australia and how he learnt to overcome racially targeted bullying and even grow and develop because of it.In today’s episode Kamahl shares:-      What it was like being targeted by much older bullies while going to school-      How he overcame being bullied and how his family helped-      The mindset he developed from being bullied and how it has allowed him to become so successfulKey Quotes“When you solve one problem in business you get the gift of the next problem.”“It’s never someone else, no one can make you feel happy sad, no one can make you feel anything.”‘At what point does a baby give up trying to walk cause it’s fallen over a few times.”If you want to follow Kamahl online you can find him via his social accounts:Facebook: Kamahl SimonInstagram: @kamahlsimonFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Challenges That Change Us RachelIn today’s episode we will be talking to my the incredible Dr Rachel Horton, a woman with an absolutely amazing story.From science, to rugby to Iraq with the military and currently Australia as a School Principal, Rachel truly has had an amazing journey.While living in the growing up and studying in the UK, Rachel joined the army reserves and in the beginning of 2003 the UK government used the reserve forces while entering into Iraq. This led to Rachel being deployed overseas into the Iraq conflict as a female officer.In today’s episode Rachel shares:-      What it was like being a woman in the military-      How she handled returning to civilian life afterwards-      The lessons she learnt in the armed forces that she still uses todayKey Quotes“If I commit to anything I want to do the best I can at it.”“Stop looking for perfection…excellent is still really good. No one is going to get perfection.”“If you make a mistake and you own that and take responsibility, people have a lot more respect for you.”For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of anxiety, depression and suicide.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.In today’s episode we will be talking to my friend Dane O’Connor, an incredible man who was ten years ago diagnosed with an incurable cancer and has since gone on to live well beyond the odds given him while handling even more challenges.In today’s episode Dane shares:-      His story of being diagnosed with cancer-      How he almost died during chemo treatment-      That the challenges he encountered resulted in him divorcing, finding a new partner and restarting his lifeKey Quotes“There is death at the end but why let the worry consume you?”“Time heals everything so let’s take it day by day.”“With cancer, it takes all your dignity.”For my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of coercive control and domestic abuse.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some help contact 1800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service – Call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au, Full Stop Australia – Call 1800 385 578 or visit fullstop.org.auToday’s episode is another of our special expert episodes where a specialist shares their tips and advice for overcoming a particular style of challenge.In the episode we will be hearing from Mia Madafferi of Grey Rock Consulting.Mia is a proud mum who spent 16 years as a lawyer navigating complex disputes across a variety of industries.As an experienced lawyer, trained to stick to the facts and leave emotion out, she found this difficult to do personally and sought out help.Since then she has founded grey rock to help other women build and strengthen their muscles to navigate their situation. She specialises in working with clients who are trying to manage communicating with controlling, narcissistic and high conflict personalities.In today’s episode Mia shares:-      Just how dangerous and destructive words can be-      The surprising truth behind which women are most often victims of coercive controllers.-      Her tips for managing and dealing with a high conflict personality.Key Quotes“Words can be abuse. And they can be absolute weapons of destruction.”“Listen to your instinct. More often than not, the beginning was something felt off.”“As a friend, your starting point is to be an ear and to hear them.”Again, these are contacts for free DV services:1800RESPECT – National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service – Call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.auFull Stop Australia – Call 1800 385 578 or visit fullstop.org.auAnd if you’d like to contact Mia you can do so:www.greyrockconsulting.com.au and Instagram page is @greyrockconsultingIf you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, anxiety and suicide.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.In today’s episode we will be talking with the incredibly brave Matty Hourigan.Matt is very bravely sharing with us his incredible story of growing up with his father’s battles with depression that eventually resulted in him losing his life to suicide a few years agoIn todays episode Matt shares:-      What it was like growing up, aware of what was happening with his father-      The story of the traumatic days when his father disappeared-      How he maintains his own mental health and his advice for othersKey Quotes“I did see a level of vulnerability in my father that I had not seen before.”“The people that I surround myself with is what helped me get through that for sure.”“If they know that you’re there, that’s all that you can really do.”“A big part of my healing is...I’m so open and honest.”“If your cars not running right you go for a tune up, it's the same thing in yourself.”“If you’re not happy with your counsellor, go shopping.”“Get comfortable with asking uncomfortable questions.”Again, if you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some help, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.Matt also mentioned courses about bit coin trading, you can find those here: https://learntotradewithmba.com/mhourig4/If you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode we will be hearing from the incredible Michael Crossland, a businessman, elite sportsman and motivational speaker.After overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds, Michael has gone on to represent Australia in Baseball, tour with Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama as the opening speaker, opened an orphanage and so much more.But beneath all those successes lies the story of multiple, massive challenges that he had to overcome from a very young age.In todays episode Michael shares:-      His inspiring story of overcoming cancer and other health diagnoses multiple times-      How overcoming those challenges resulted in an incredible career-      His routine for anchoring himself every dayKey Quotes“Hope is the most powerful word in the English dictionary.”“We must embrace the coolness of the shadows for us to have the ability to enjoy the warmth of the sunshine.”“We must give without remembering and receive without forgetting.”“Sometimes in life we have to hit rock bottom for us to wake up to ourselves.”“We don’t need to see the abs after we decide to get out of bed and do sit ups, we just have to decide to get out of bed and do sit ups.”If you would like to find out more about Michael you can head to his website www.michaelcrossland.comIf you want to read his amazing words, check out his book “Everything will be ok” where 100% of the profits go to charity.You can also follow him on social mediaInstagram: @michaelcrosslandFacebook: www.facebook.com/michaelcrosslandofficialIf you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of perinatal depression, anxiety and suicide.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.In today’s episode we will be hearing from Chelsea PottengerChelsea is an international wellbeing speaker, ambassador for mental health charities including RUOK? and The Gidget Foundation, and author of ‘The Mindful High Performer’. Her passion is helping busy minds reset, recharge and navigate the challenges of everyday life.Chelsea was a high level corporate worker when she was diagnosed with perinatal anxiety and depression and everything changed. After going through treatment Chelsea has made it her mission to continue the conversation on mental health.In today’s episode Chelsea shares:-      Just how simple some of the things are that you can do to help your mental health-      How her husband being home when she wasn’t expecting him to be saved her life-      An inside look at perinatal depression and anxietyKey Quotes“The bravest thing you can do is ask for help.”“I just lost all sense of hope.”“I just lied to them that I was feeling ok…but the demons were there day 3.”‘Everyone’s kind of got a bag of shit that they carry.”If you want to order Chelsea’s book you can do so via here website: https://www.eqminds.com/You can also follow EQ Minds on Instagram: @eqmindsOr on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eqminds/You can also listen to their podcast ‘EQ Minds: Recharge Your Mental Health’, https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/eq-minds-recharge-your-mental-health/id1387764149And if you would like to find out more about the Gidget Foundation which helps to spread information about perinatal depression and anxiety you can find them here: https://www.gidgetfoundation.org.au/If you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, anxiety and suicide.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.In today’s episode we will be hearing from another expert, who also has their own challenge story that they will be sharing as well.Ana-Maria is the creator of a unique coaching method designed to create permanent lasting transformation in your confidence and mindset using neuro-linguistic reprogramming. Her background in academic research, social sciences, behavioral psychology, and cross-cultural communication, combined with a decade of personal immersion in various spiritual and wellness practices and the development of signature meditation techniques that her clients LOVE!In today’s episode Ana-Maria shares:-      The power of Unshakeable confidence and how everyone can develop it-      The importance of forgiveness and how she learnt to forgive her father-      The specific work we can all do to develop that self worth and confidenceKey Quotes“When you start to feel fear, you are still fierce.”“Your net worth is not your self worth and your self worth is infinite.”“Once you commit to doing the work, every single person can change.”‘I realised that I can spend my entire life blaming my dad for my relationships...for how unhappy I was…or I can set myself free.”If you want to find out more about Ana-Maria you can do so via her website: https://lunavoda.com/If you want to start somewhere specific, she recommends trying this article she wrote:https://lunavoda.com/the-5-wounded-inner-child-archetypes-which-archetype-are-you/Or any of her social handles:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/A.M.GeorgievaInstagram: @luna_voda_coachingYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjlbnw_k-b96eC_zaIk__eQ/videosIf you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode we will be talking about the waiting game that comes with medical issues and just how much stress that can cause.This episode’s guest is Elizabeth McNeil, a good friend of mine and an incredible women.Her husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 30. At the time they had a 1 year old daughter and were soon to be pregnant with their second child.This is a discussion of diagnosis and treatment and the chaotic nature of the medical world.On top of watching a loved one suffer through cancer, whilst also pregnant, Elizabeth had to deal with the unknown, the challenges of the waiting period, Dr Google and more.In today’s episode Elizabeth shares with us:-      How she had to learn to accept help in order to survive this process-      The things that helped the most-      The surprising and unlikely dangerous times that she struggled through the mostKey Quotes“Try as hard as you can to let go of the things that you can’t control because there will be so many things out of your control.”“I think I will always get that same knot in my stomach walking into any hospital.”“Even that moment after, when everything has stopped, you almost feel a little bit of a loss, how do you move on with your life without appointments?”‘Night times were hard for me…the quiet, it just felt so lonely.”If you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of depression, anxiety and suicide.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.If you find that this material concerns you or you ever need some health, reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.I also want to take a moment to acknowledge anyone who has lost someone or has ever been affected by suicide.I also want to thank Dylan Lewis, today’s guest, for sharing his story.In today’s episode I speak with Dylan about his personal mental health struggles , knock backs when seeking help and how it wasn’t until his second near fatal attempt to suicide that he finally got some support and the help he needed.Dylan shares with us:-      His views on managing mental health in combination with your whole health-      How he personally manages the dark thoughts when they return-      Th development of his amazing initiative Mental Mates that strives to help educate and build skills to prevent suicide.Key Quotes“Your mental health is about wholeness. Your whole health and wellbeing.”“The spiralling starts before you even realise and you’re feeling like shit for no reason.”“You need to have the guts to ask some hard questions. It’s only talking, you’re not going to make the problem worse.”‘Once someone has talked about it once, that’s the start of the road to recovery.”If you want to reach out to Dylan, this is still quite raw for him so we ask that you limit yourself to posting a message in our facebook group, which he will be watchinghttps://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusBut if you want to find out more about his initiative Mental Mates, you can do so at https://www.mentalmates.org/Or on Instagram at @mental_mates_incFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 5 of Challenges That Change Us we will be speaking with the incredible Grace Hamilton. Grace is an Australian Rugby union player and Captain of the Australian Women's team the Wallaroos currently playing for the NSW Waratahs and The University of Sydney.She is the 2019 Player of the year and RUPA people's choice amongst all international teams. Hamilton juggles rugby whilst working full-time in Sport at The Scots College, Sydney.Hailing from a farm in Panuara in Country NSW, Grace Hamilton started playing Rugby on a University exchange in the USA. Growing up around Rugby with her family, Hamilton was always on the sidelines cheering her father and brother yet playing netball and doing all types of athletics. Although never thinking she would play rugby debut for the Brumbies in 2014 and joined the Sydney team later that year. Over the past few years Grace has had to handle the truly agonising feeling of limbo, training for international events for 2 years, with no idea when she might actually play another game. This only further compounds that challenge of trying to succeed in the world of women’s competitive sport in Australia.On top of that Grace suffered the loss of her father, the figure who inspired her and supported her through her Rugby Union journey.Throughout the episode Grace shares:-      How she handled the loss of her father and the surprising time it hit her the hardest-      Her advice for how other women can succeed in international sport in Australia-      Just how crushing it was having to train without playing and with no end in sight.-      Her advice for how to overcome a stumble or mistake in the middle of a gameKey Quotes“Allow yourself to get in situations where you don’t necessarily have to think about it [the loss].”“I was probably the worst I was a year and a half later.”“Every situation you can either make it really great or make it really bad.”If you want to follow what Grace does you can follow her on Instagram @graciehamilton4_ or follow the Wallaroos @wallaroosrugby or head to their website https://wallaroos.rugbyIf you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 4 of Challenges =That Change Us, which will be quite different to the others.Every few episodes I will be taking to an expert in their field about challenges they see on a daily basis and get some great tips for you in this space.Today’s podcast is with the legendary Dave Ballard, aka Classy.He is currently the Head Of Performance for the Bronco’s and is also my business partner and helped found the company Tri-Altitude Performance.He has 17 years experience in the sporting industry and has working with the dragons, the knights, the reds and now the bronco’s.For this episode Classy and I talk about mindset around returning to play or the gym after injury.Through the episode Classy will share:-      His career and just the ups and downs and experiences he has gathered-      How different people respond differently to injuries-      The importance of having direction’-      His cool strategy for ensuring a player has prepared properly to returnKey Quotes“Some people love detail and are goal focused, and the other person just wants day to day, don’t want to look too far ahead”“It’s having the conversations and dealing with the person based on the style of person they are”“You need to be consistent in what you’re doing with your rehab if you want it to work or with pretty much anything in work.If you want to follow what Classy does, check out the business he helped me found, Tri-altitude Performance: www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au or on Instagram @trialtitudeperformanceIf you’d like to hear and learn more from our community, join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusFor my other businesses you can find them through the website:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the third episode of Challenges That Change Us, today’s episode discusses medical testing, the waiting game and the inner critic.Physical challenges can hit us at any stage and one of the many hurdles that can come with these is how we feel others will perceive us afterwards.Sarah Hayles is the host of All Things Small Biz podcast. Sarah is a mum, a career woman and an incredible entrepreneur who made it to the top in a very male dominated industry.She is a qualified engineer, has worked internationally, has managed joint ventures all over the world and has negotiated 9 figure business deals.However she is now playing in the space of running her own business. West of The Waves, All Things Small Biz and E-Commerce with Sarah Hayles.But when she was younger she suffered a physical injury after some routine surgery.In today’s episode Sarah shares:-      The traumatic process of being stuck in the ‘waiting game’ of medical testing when there is no clear answer-      How dealing with her physical injury caused her to change how she handled friendship imbalances-      How she approaches helping her children understand her physical injury as a lesson in kindnessKey Quotes“Validation is not going to come from someone else outside of yourself”“I’m the only person who can make my kids ok with that and it’s how I deal with my injury that is going to teach them how to be, how to do, how to act, how to support, how to care”“If I was the one having to make 70% of the effort, well I stopped making an effort because I was going through a really traumatic time and if people weren’t prepared to put in 50% then I wasn’t able to do it”.You can listen to Sarah’s podcast ‘All Things Small Biz’ online on any of your normal podcast apps and you can follow the podcast and her e-commerce business on Instagram at @the_ecomm_hub or via the website https://www.sarahhayles.com/You can also follow her clothing and jewellery business West Of The Waves on Instagram at @west_of_the_wavesYou can find everything else on her website https://www.westofthewaves.com/For Ali’s businesses you can find them through their websiteswww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auwww.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@trialtitudeperformance@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second episode of the podcast Challenges that Change Us, where we interview people who have overcome or dealt with challenges to find out how dealt with them and what lessons they have learnt.For this episode I’m really excited to introduce you to one of the most incredible men I know, James Horsburgh Aka Teddy. His perseverance, determination and positive attitude is admired by so many.Teddy and I both lived on campus together while studying law.On the 7th of October 2004 I found out that something had gone seriously wrong for Teddy after he had dived into a water fountain after a night out with our mate and was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital after dislocating his neck.In today’s episode Teddy shares:-      Exactly what it was like in the initial moments of this horrible trauma-      How he kept going and stayed afloat mentally in some of the darkest moments while in hospital-      How he personally embraces and deals with negativity in a way that allows him to lead a positive life.Key Quotes“If you focus on the negative then of course it’s going to be negative. But if you focus on the positive then life’s much more enjoyable I’ve found”“If you have a positive frame of mind and you have the ability to focus on what’s important and distract yourself from those things that are getting you down, then the rest of your life seems to have a positive overtone to it”“Allow yourself to be negative for 5 or 10 minute, but have a strategy to diver your mind”You can find James working with McIntosh McPhillamy & Co legal services here: https://www.mcmc.com.au/james-horsburghAnd you can also find him on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-horsburgh-429b4930/?originalSubdomain=auFor Ali’s businesses you can find them through their websiteswww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auwww.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@trialtitudeperformance@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the podcast Challenges That Change Us, where we interview people who have overcome or dealt with challenges to find out how they over came them and what lessons they have learnt.We could not possibly start this podcast with anyone more qualified to talk about this than the incredible Sarah Davidson or Spoonful of Sarah.As a high achiever in the law profession Sarah’s life took a dramatic turn when she developed serious health complications.Since then she has founded multiple businesses and works as an influencer, podcast host, MC and keynote speaker.She travels all around the world but maintains her health through the lessons she learnt.In today’s episode Sarah shares:-      How a trip overseas left her with health issues so complicated that she almost collapsed at work months later-      How she learnt the importance of saying ‘No’ and how she incorporated it into her life-      The planning tip she uses to ensure she doesn’t overwhelm and overwork herself.Key Quotes“Gratitude can be blinding sometimes”“My potential has very clear limits…your potential doesn’t, but your body to achieve that potential does”“You might as well learn to use ‘no’ sparingly but well, so that you never end up in the position where it’s said for you”.If you would like to hear and see more from Sarah you can listen to her podcast Seize The Yay and follow the podcast on Instagram at @seize_the_yayYou can also follow Sarah herself on instagram at @spoonful_of-SarahFor links to her book, podcast, websites newsletter and more you can find it here: https://www.spoonfulofsarah.com/links/Links for usIf you’ve enjoyed Challenges that Change us you can continue to learn and discover more via our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusFor Ali’s businesses you can find them through their websiteswww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auwww.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@trialtitudeperformance@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to this trailer for Challenges That Change Us to see if this podcast full of inspiring stories is for you.You can find more in our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.