Challenges That Change Us

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-horsburgh

And you can also find him on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-horsburgh-429b4930/?originalSubdomain=au

For Ali’s businesses you can find them through their websites

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@trialtitudeperformance

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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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_yay

You can also follow Sarah herself on instagram at @spoonful_of-Sarah

For links to her book, podcast, websites newsletter and more you can find it here: https://www.spoonfulofsarah.com/links/

Links for us

If you’ve enjoyed Challenges that Change us you can continue to learn and discover more via our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeus

For Ali’s businesses you can find them through their websites

www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au

www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au

Or you can follow them on Instagram:

@trialtitudeperformance

@Veravidyayoga

@Altitudefitnessarmidale

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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

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