Ep.16. Don’t Wait For Motivation & Don’t Fear Failure, with 3 X Olympian Benn Harradine
Summary: Benn is a 3 time olympian in the sport of Track and Field as a Discus thrower and is the Australian National record holder. He’s the first ever indigenous athlete to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and is currently living in Sweden working as the High Performance Director at one of Stockholm's Track and Field club, Hammirby Friidrot.<br> <br> I wanted to bring him onto the podcast, because his Life of impact filters from a few different perspectives, and I’m empowered by his Pride as an Olympian and his passion to give back to his communities that have supported him along his journey.<br> Even if you’re not involved in sport at any level, you’ll get a lot from this one.<br> <br> In this episode you will learn:<br> How the importance of embracing your culture can strengthen your deeper drive to succeed.<br> Skills that athletes develop during their careers that make them more employable.<br> The power of knowledge sharing and yarning circles<br> Mental Health issues in sport from an insider's perspective<br> The art behind flipping the bird, and throwing everything from pizza to prosthetic legs.<br> And how his experience of being treated like an athlete by management and not as a person throughout his career, has shaped his philosophy in his new role as High Performance Director at his athletics club in Sweden, to build a relationships based culture and environment by providing mentoring opportunities and treating all coaches and athletes as humans first<br> <br> Resources Discussed in this episode:<br> <br> Personal Social Media:<br> Instagram - @bennharradine<br> Facebook - @bennharradinediscus<br> Twitter - @bennharradine<br> <br> Company Social Media and Website:<br> Website: https://harradineperformance.com/<br> Instagram: @harradineperformance<br> Facebook: @harradineperformance<br> Twitter - @Harraperform<br> <br> Benny’s Music:<br> Surface Department <br> https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Surface%20Department%20my%20conscious<br> <br> Hammarby Friidrott Stockholm Athletics Club:<br> http://www.hammarbyfriidrott.se/
