Few people have the mental strength and positive outlook on life like Oscar Chalupsky. We can all do ourselves a favour and take a leaf out of his book.

His sporting prowess is comparable to many greats in sport. He is a multiple-times global surfski champion, having won the internationally famous Molokai to Oahu World Surfski Marathon championships a record twelve times.

In 2019, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable bone marrow cancer and told he had six months to live. A combination of medical treatment, exercise, iron determination and unconquerable optimism, he has defied every doctor’s prediction to date and is still going strong and competing in races around the world.

It’s a huge privilege for me to have such a raw and fun conversation with a man like Oscar.

Discussion Topics: What you will discover from listening to this Podcast:

Balance between competing in sport and growing a career
Competing in sports with low cash prize money
Different perceptions people have of you
What it’s like being a polarising person
People confusing confidence and arrogance
Why networking and sharing your story are important
Why you should speak about your problems
Can Sportsmanship be taught?
Why planning is your key to success
What it’s like being a jack of all trades
Not dwelling on the past
Tools to help you worry less
Respect people, but don’t idolise them
Stop saying “You Can’t”
Sacrifices it takes to be best in the world
Winning Molokai at 49 years old
Helping grow the Dusi Canoe Marathon
Doing Business with Integrity
Managing life with Bone Marrow Cancer
Maintaining lifetime self-belief
Future goals of Paddling a 100ft wave

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Your fellow being

Gareth

SHOW NOTES

Background, Context & Reference

Connect with Oscar Chalupsky:
Website
YouTube
Instagram
FaceBook
Twitter
LinkedIn

Oscars Book - No Retreat, No Surrender

Discussion Links

Surf Lifesaving Ironman
Texan Race / PE2EL Challenge
Molokai Surfki Race
Apartheid, South Africa
Dusi Canoe Marathon
Nazaré, Portugal - Big Wave

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