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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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 ...

Okay princess yours is neater and mine is bad ass, bigger and longer – I’m talking about scars of course! Both are beautiful. I hope this story shows anyone self-conscious about scars you are still beautiful, it is just...