Playing The Inner Game #24 Robyn Lamsam - Olympic Swimmer on Silver Medals and Silver Linings
My guest today is Robyn Lamsam, a former Olympian and holder of 21 National Swimming records. She was a silver and bronze medallist at the 1994 Asian Games and received the Badge of Honour from Queen Elizabeth II herself back in 1997 in recognition of her achievements and contribution to sport in Hong Kong.
Robyn qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona at the tender age of just 14 years old. Anyone who has competed on the world’s biggest stage, at an age when most of us are awkwardly stumbling through puberty and achieving nothing of note, is worth talking to. Anyone who has lived and breathed that elite performance mentality is worthy of further examination. What does it take to achieve one’s maximum potential? What are the sacrifices? What are the principles and habits that are transferable to business and just everyday life?
She was also a star pupil of the legendary coach and Hall of Famer, Bill Sweetenham, who led Australia, Great Britain, and Hong Kong across 5 Olympic games, smashing records wherever he went. There's a link to Bill’s Life Lessons in the show notes below and if you are a business leader, a coach, a manager of people in any context whatsoever, it’s required reading. The man is a genius and Robyn has some great stories to tell from working under him. No less importantly, Robyn has also gone through some tough times as a mother and parent. Finding people who are willing to be vulnerable in public and shine a light on one’s emotional and mental health is always valuable. If I can sum up the narrative arc of this podcast, I’d say that it pulls on 3 main threads:
Firstly, it is about discipline, desire, determination. The elite mindset.
Secondly, it’s about coaching, leadership, motivation. How to manage people.
And thirdly it’s about positivity, gratitude, resilience. How to deal with adversity.
Framed in this way, I believe there are lessons in here for everyone, sports fan or not.
Links:
https://www.robynlamsam.com/
Instagram: @robynlamsam
https://swimmingcoach.org/a-lifetime-of-lessons-learned-by-bill-sweetenham-2012/
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