For Everyone Who Was Told They Couldn't - Anna Hemmings MBE OLY

Anna Hemmings is Britain's most successful female kayaker and has had quite a journey. She's translating the lessons she's learned in her sports journey, including her diagnosis with chronic fatigue syndrome - and overcoming it, into the business world, and now coaches people to break down barriers and to maximize their potential. In this episode she shares her story about overcoming chronic fatigue syndrome and the work it took. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST Anna is a leadership and high performance coach and she set up a high-performance training consultancy called Beyond the Barriers.  She is also a motivational speaker where she shares the lessons that she learned on topics such as high-performance resilience, leadership high-performing teams. It is so important that people in your audience know that it is possible to overcome chronic fatigue syndrome so she talks about it often, for Anna, legacy is having a small impact on the world and by sharing her story and experience, she impacts one person at a time. Being an Olympic champion, her medals are hugely important as they each represent her story as an athlete and a testament to that legacy of someone who worked hard and pushed through. Even after her diagnosis and recovery, she continued to push and went on to compete in the world championships at the Olympic games, and won three more world titles. Anna likes simple jewellery and her favourite piece is a necklace given to her by her husband a few days before their wedding.  It's a tear shaped pendant with a diamond. Her parting advice is to think about the story your relatives will tell when you’re in your 80s.  Place yourself in the future and look back, thinking about what it is you want people to say, what do you want them to remember most? What were they most proud of?  And shape your life that way.  Think about your purpose and direction and what you need to get you there. LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Beyond the Barriers Anna Hemmings MBE, OLY Beyond the Barriers, Resilient Leader’s Toolkit Anna Hemmings MBE, OLY | LinkedIn Roseanna Croft Jewellery Website  Find Roseanna Croft Jewellery on Instagram Find Me on Instagram