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Episode 19: It's Not What Happens To You, It's How You Respond: Sandy Bolton MP, a leader, aware and reverent to her values, gifts and life purpose
Sandy Bolton is the Independent Member for Noosa, in Queensland, Australia. For the purpose of this podcast series of interviews with women from every decade of life, Sandy is a quinquagenarian, a woman in her 50s.
Sandy has got 2 mantras that get her through: a long-held one of "It's Not What Happens To You, It's How You Respond" and Sandy believes that "it is now the time where I don't want to hear anymore the reasons why we can't, it's now about all the reasons why we must".
A longer podcast chat compared to earlier episodes before it. Sandy has a very full storybook of life and professional experience to share.
We began with Sandy's origins, that made it obvious, where Sandy's empathy and understanding of what the average person faces began. Sandy's mum brought up her children alone, through tough times, and in a way that created a platform for Sandy to develop as a self-reliant and self-sufficient person. Sandy's mum was very much a roll-your-sleeves up, "if something needs doing, just get in and do it", kind of role-model.
I invited Sandy to come on as a guest, having had a few chats in passing over the past year, which made it immediately clear to me as a life coach, that Sandy is a leader and role-model, aware and reverent to her core values and purpose. I had also found Sandy's Facebook feed during the fires and Covid-19 times, the easiest, no-drama, go-to, as compared to the fear-mongering media.
In our conversation today we cover the hurdles Sandy personally has faced; how she got started on her journey to the current position as a Member of Parliament; some common myths that make her (a) smile) and (b) shake her head about the day-in-the life of a Member of Parliament. What else...? What alternate profession Sandy would like to attempt; the one question Sandy is grateful that she's never been asked in an interview; a curly Pearly Gates one and her favourite 'happy dance, sing-out-loud' song.
2 Favourite Songs of many: Let's Go Crazy, Prince and Peace Train, Cat Stevens
[Sound effects & online quality alert: 3.45 on a Monday afternoon, after school, in Old Tewantin had the sound go scratchy on my end via Zoom but we kept smiling and got through; plus Sandy's computer had bells & notifications going off... Two women can't let a good chat be stopped by things that get scratchy or go "ding".] #sandy_bolton_mp
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Sandy Bolton is the Independent Member for Noosa, in Queensland, Australia. For the purpose of this podcast series of interviews with women from every decade of life, Sandy is a quinquagenarian, a woman in her 50s.
Sandy has got 2 mantras that get her through: a long-held one of "It's Not What Happens To You, It's How You Respond" and Sandy believes that "it is now the time where I don't want to hear anymore the reasons why we can't, it's now about all the reasons why we must".
A longer podcast chat compared to earlier episodes before it. Sandy has a very full storybook of life and professional experience to share.
We began with Sandy's origins, that made it obvious, where Sandy's empathy and understanding of what the average person faces began. Sandy's mum brought up her children alone, through tough times, and in a way that created a platform for Sandy to develop as a self-reliant and self-sufficient person. Sandy's mum was very much a roll-your-sleeves up, "if something needs doing, just get in and do it", kind of role-model.
I invited Sandy to come on as a guest, having had a few chats in passing over the past year, which made it immediately clear to me as a life coach, that Sandy is a leader and role-model, aware and reverent to her core values and purpose. I had also found Sandy's Facebook feed during the fires and Covid-19 times, the easiest, no-drama, go-to, as compared to the fear-mongering media.
In our conversation today we cover the hurdles Sandy personally has faced; how she got started on her journey to the current position as a Member of Parliament; some common myths that make her (a) smile) and (b) shake her head about the day-in-the life of a Member of Parliament. What else...? What alternate profession Sandy would like to attempt; the one question Sandy is grateful that she's never been asked in an interview; a curly Pearly Gates one and her favourite 'happy dance, sing-out-loud' song.
2 Favourite Songs of many: Let's Go Crazy, Prince and Peace Train, Cat Stevens
[Sound effects & online quality alert: 3.45 on a Monday afternoon, after school, in Old Tewantin had the sound go scratchy on my end via Zoom but we kept smiling and got through; plus Sandy's computer had bells & notifications going off... Two women can't let a good chat be stopped by things that get scratchy or go "ding".] #sandy_bolton_mp