Tag Archives: marayke jonkers

What to do when you can’t be bothered to exercise

 It happens to the best of us, the alarm goes off in the morning we feel tired it’s nice and warm and comfortable under the doona and before we now look with missed an entire day or week of...

The five friends you need to succeed

The five friends you need to succeed  Have you ever heard the old saying “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn In my career as an athlete I have...

Graduation address “be a kangaroo -take no backwar

Marayke Jonkers, delivered the 2015 graduation or commencement address at her alma mata University of the Sunshine Coast. Drawing on her experience as a triple medal winning Paralympian and entrepreneur she encouraged students to stand out and be the different,...

CREATE A VISION BOARD

Once you have set your goals, visualisation is a great way to help you get there.   I create vision boards   This is one I made before competing at the paratriathlon world championships in Budapest. I used photoshop...

SET GOALS

Goal setting is so important in life- after all how are you ever going to end up with the life of your dreams if you don’t know where you’re going or how to get there!   When I was...

Build a winning team of supporters

While I may have been the one to stand (or sit, as it happens) on the medal dais, I would never have been there without the help of ‘team Marayke’ my coach, training partners, personal trainer, massage therapist, physiotherapist...