Discovering everything I didn't know I was looking for
Riding Raw - My Story
I was living in the very fast lane - juggling a high powered career, being a supermom, ticking off goals, pushing the boundaries of adrenalin, and continually striving for that illusive perfection in all areas of my life. But I was in pain. I was lost and empty.
I needed space to heal - and so I rode - 23,000km solo through North America. I had no plan, no back up, no strategy - other than just to ride until I found the answers.
Through adventures on glaciers, surviving monsoons, encounters with ferocious wildlife and cowboys (was that the same thing?) I learnt about me. I learnt to let go, to change my story, to step out of fear and to finally connect with the person I was meant to be.
Riding Raw is the journey to reclaim my life. It's my journey of self discovery, of transformation, and of healing. It's my journey from empty to full.
A Sneak Peak at the Lessons Inside
The lessons on this trip came thick and fast...and because I was such a slow learner they were often repeated again and again - until I finally got them! But hey - progress not perfection, right?
So you don't have to brave the wilds of Montana, spend long hours every day on a ferociously uncomfortable superbike with your arms and legs contorted like pretzels, or have to ask yourself, "What the bloody hell made me think this was a good idea??"...here are a few of my favourite learnings.
- We are all connected
- Gratitude is a practice
- You can change your story
- Say "Yes" to Life
- It's about being "Selffull"
- Move into Mindfulness
What People Are Saying
This is me
Three of the toughest words in the human language are:
"Am I happy"
So many times we're too scared to ask ourselves this question, because we know the answer will be "no"....and if it's "no" then we absolutely, categorically have to make a change - and dammit- we know that change will be hard!
In at least three spectacularly challenging times in my life, I've (eventually) found the courage to string those terrifying words together, and face the fall out the answer demanded.
After years of being a seriously grown up corporate player, I left the security of career progression and that all important salary to step into the wild world of entrepreneurship - to create something breathtakingly special. And sixteen years later I walked away again (there's a pattern here)...to find the real me.
For me, my life is not defined by a role - I spent years doing that...it's now about collecting ticks in different boxes - coach, guide, corporate warrior, CEO, adventurepreneur, runner, bike racer, speaker, connector, author - the more ticks the better! Bring it on!
My life is defined by those three words and by making sure that in the answer, I am always true to myself. That's who I am!
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