50. Sue Stockdale: Insights from fifty episodes of inspiration

In this special 50th episode of the podcast, co-founder Clive Steeper interviews the host, Sue Stockdale to discover the key insights she has gained from producing and hosting 50 episodes to date, as well as learning about her background as a polar explorer, executive coach and TEDx speaker.Sue's mantra is “we all can achieve more than we imagine is possible – but often the only person stopping you… is you”, which was echoed in her recent TEDx talk on “Transformation begins in the mind’. In 1996, she became the first British woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole, and has been on expeditions to Geographical North Pole, Antarctica, Greenland, Chile and Kenya. As an athlete she has also represented Scotland in 3000m, and cross-country events.Today as an executive coach, motivational speaker, author, and podcaster, Sue brings a unique blend of business expertise and psychological insight to her work with CEOs, senior leaders, FTSE 250 and Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organisations and ambitious entrepreneurs.Connect with Sue Stockdale:Website- https://suestockdale.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/suestockdale/Twitter - https://twitter.com/suestockdalePlease give us your feedback about the impact that this podcast had on you Take the 3-minute survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TW2CXMN Key Quotes:‘I realize how important inspiration is. It's a bit like free energy’.‘Part of the excitement of our podcast and why inspiration is so important is because we're all interconnected. You do something that I see as admirable or that I never imagined was possible, and then you tell me the story, I begin to think to myself, maybe I could do that too’.‘I often ask myself, well, what's the worst that can happen. Being prepared to face into the worst possible consequence. And if I'm prepared to accept that then why not? Why not just take the first step?’‘I'm always using curiosity and interest to guide me. Being prepared to say, I'll accept the consequences of what happens. It's not failure. It's just learning. And I'll use that learning to move forward and grow as a person’.‘I think for almost a third of our guests on the podcast, it's their first ever experience. And seeing them have a positive experience and getting value and enrichment from being recognized and sharing their story that is hugely motivating for me and really enjoyable, because I think we're opening the door like that first step for them’.‘Many of the guests have said afterwards how enjoyable it was that they learned something about themselves through telling their story’.‘Don't be afraid to be your authentic self. You don't have to be the same as everybody else and that we all can achieve more than we actually realize’.‘I think that it's far easier for people to be pulled towards wanting to change than to being pushed along, needing to change’.Read the transcription for this episode on www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspiration Instagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/ Give us your feedback - leave us an audio message https://www.speakpipe.com/AccessToInspiration Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/hguX2b Copyright © Access to Inspiration 2021Sound Editor: Matias de Ezcurra (he/him)Producer: Sue Stockdale (she/her)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.