Mar 2, 2021
Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 74 - Paralysed to Olympic Golds and Beyond with Dr. Karen Darke MBE
Episode Notes
Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 74 - Paralysed to Olympic Golds and Beyond with Dr. Karen Darke MBE
Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.
Dr. Karen Darke MBE could be described as a modern-day ‘Alchemist’: a learning & development specialist turned mindset coach, explorer, athlete, speaker and author.
Karen’s purpose is about helping individuals and organisations ‘Find Inner Gold’: turning challenge into opportunity, turning ‘mud’ into ‘gold’.
Karen started out as a geologist researching gold in the Bolivian Andes, but a life-changing accident that left her paralysed led her away from being a ‘rock-doctor’ to winning Paralympic gold in the sport of Paralympic hand-cycling in Rio 2016.
It was the 79th medal for Britain, and 79 being the elemental number for Gold led to Karen creating Quest 79.
The project has Karen cycling 7 continents in 9 iconic rides, raising £79K for Spinal Injuries and encouraging many people to step out of their comfort zones and discover passion, purpose, strength and other aspects of their ‘inner gold’.
She has skied across icecaps, kayaked at extreme latitudes of the planet, and hand-cycled across the world’s biggest mountain ranges and alongside some of the longest rivers.
With a deep understanding of how trauma, stress and life events can lead to fear, pain and dis-ease, Karen has a passion for helping others transform, move beyond perceived limitations and consider possibility.
In this episode, Will has Dr. Karen as his guest and they talk about:
- The catalyst on what ignited her love for exploration
- How she developed a positive mindset despite an accident that paralysed her
- Why connecting head and heart is important
- How having limiting beliefs prevent you from believing that anything is possible
To find out more about Dr. Karen Darke, MBE, click here.
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