Jess is a cycling coach in Australia. She has a background in 24 hour Mountain bike racing and has won 3 World Championships and 3 Australian National Championships. She has had a few pivotal 'keystone' moments in her life that created a shift in her perspective. What she has come to learn is that Adversity is a GIFT and with it comes the opportunity to evolve and make a change. Going through the “pressure points” in life has the capacity to create magic moments and amazing outcomes.

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Website: https://www.jessicadouglas.com/

 

 

Show notes:
 

• She won 1000 kilometers race (3.22)
• Thoughts about failure (8.48)
• Did she start to doubt whether she should keep going or stop (11.04)
• What She asked to her heart and mind (14.50)
• In 2016 she retired on 24hours Solo Mountain Bike Racing (16.10)
• She always avoided sports as a child (17.50)
• 1987, the year she was diagnosed with Cancer (18.50)
• How she fought against Cancer (19.40)
• The strategies she learned from her Husband (22.00)
• She became a Personal Trainer (23.52)
• At the age of 32, she started the process of mountain biking (24.30)
• 1% improvement a week (26.15)
• What she learned from the race she lost recently (41.10)
• How to get good at suffering (42.43)
• Last Uncomfortable thing she did (45.05)
• What she learned from her decisions (46.20)
• Next Uncomfortable thing to do (47.40)
• Her approach to Uncomfortable situations (50.50)
• Challenge for listeners (55.30)