Recent Posts by Marayke

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The five friends you need to succeed

Have you ever heard the saying by Jim Rohn that ‘You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with’? In my career as an athlete, I have found this to be especially true. I...

Set goals, not resolutions

When New Year’s Eve comes around, I don’t set New Year’s resolutions – I set GOALS. This story in the Sunny Coast Times (January 2022) by Michele Sternberg explains how you can realise those resolutions, whether it’s losing weight,...

Dreams do come true

Journalist Caitlin Zerafa interviewed me for a story in My Weekly Preview magazine and I shared my story, how I set up the Sporting Dreams charity to help support future athletes with a disability and how I am continuing...

Every problem has a solution

What would you do if you knew anything was possible, if you knew you couldn’t fail? There’s a photograph of me as a child climbing up a slippery dip using just my arms. You see, no one told me...

Be the best in the world

I have an overarching question in my life and it’s not just one I use when I’m running through one year goal setting.It’s all the time because human brains are wired for answering questions and the quality of our...

How to reach your goals to have a gold medal life

I knew I wanted to go to the Paralympics from a very young age. I didn’t just wake up one day, decide I wanted to go to the Paralympics and hoped it happened. It took years of hard work...

HEART goals Vs SMART goals

SMART versus HEART To have a gold medal winning life, we need to have a gold medal winning mindset and I have a few tips to achieve this. My first tip is to set a HEART goal, not just a SMART goal.  In this Covid era, that’s...

Red carpet walk to King Richard

I was honoured to be invited to the premiere of King Richard in Brisbane on 13 December 2021 at Reading Cinemas Newmarket. King Richard reminded me of the time I tried tennis as a child amongst many activities such...

I’m an ABC journalist

Excited to be working for ABC radio until December using my journalism degree. Have already covered the welcome home ceremonies for the Paralympians and Olympians in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast doing live crosses and pre-recorded interviews....

Choice v sacrifice – gold medal mindset

Today I’ve pondered the notion of selecting to label an action a Choice versus sacrifice. As the Qld swimming state championships started, I was shopping 🛍 nearby as a retired athlete. I completed every year since I was five ...