This week, be prepared to experience light bulb moment after light bulb moment.
That’s how John and I felt while speaking with our guest, Gayelene Clews, renowned sports and performance psychologist, educator and author of the book, Wired to Play.
Gayelene is a former elite athlete herself — with a number one world triathlon ranking — and she was the youngest ever Australian open women’s cross country champion at just 15 years of age. You’ll also hear about her own ‘aha’ moment when she was competing in a half ironman triathlon in Hawaii.
This is one of those conversations that’ll have you reaching for your notepad. There is so much insight.
We cover the role passion plays in kids’ sport. We discuss how we can encourage our kids to have a meta cognitive approach (what does this mean?), manage emotional energy, and the importance of caring less.
Plus, why Gayelene tells her athletes to throw their smart watches away.
Here’s Gayelene, on where her love of sport began.
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EPISODE PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
Fabulous episode
Thank you! Gayelene is great. We loved what she had to say, too.