Olympic Athlete. Speaker. Coach. Woman of Faith.
I thought I’d cry when I retired.But I didn’t. Not at first. Instead, I went to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, not as a competitor, but as part of the Team GB support staff — mingling, laughing, screaming my voice raw cheering on friends and fellow athletes. I danced. I felt the joy. I felt… Continue reading Letting Go Was the Hardest Win Yet
Discover the magic and unexpected joys of the Paris Olympics through my latest short blog post. From late-night adventures to powerful moments of connection, this experience was about so much more than medals. Ready to leap into the unforgettable memories?
From Manchester to New Delhi, India, last week Monday I returned to the UK, and with less than a couple of hours' sleep, headed straight to Glasgow for the Indoor World Athletics Championships. The last couple of weeks have been an absolute whirlwind of experiences that has left me feeling incredibly grateful and inspired. The… Continue reading A Global Journey of Learning and Discovery in the World of Sports & Geopolitics
Teaching is a rewarding yet challenging profession, and even the most resilient individuals can find themselves disheartened when faced with disengaged and unmotivated students. In this blog, I share a personal experience working with a sixteen-year-old, looked-after student who seemed beyond reach, highlighting the transformative power of a growth mindset. As an athlete and multifaceted… Continue reading From Math Misery to Mindset Mastery: A Teen’s Remarkable Breakthrough
Abigail held an online seminar for a 'Gamechanger' event for entrepreneurs, where they explored the concept of resilience and overcoming challenges in the journey to major dreams. Key themes are the importance of persistence, adaptability, and keeping the end result in mind. Abigail also offers mindset coaching services, event speaking, and workshop facilitation on resilience and wellness.
Who else is someone who, in general, catastrophises? For instance, you have a bad competition opener and immediately your thoughts spiral into how this will be your worst season ever and maybe it’s time to throw in the towel and I’m clearly hanging on too long and oh dear, what if I never jump far… Continue reading This is a catastrophe! Or is it…?
I compete tomorrow for the first time in nine months. How do I feel? Nervous. But then again… because the science tells me the physiological response my body has to the label "nervous" or "nerves" is the same as to the label "excitement" or "excited", I drop the nerves and pick up excitement only. (NLP… Continue reading It’s Competition Time!
Friends and family celebrating weddings deferred in favour of surprise baby announcements. A new home-owner finally closing the deal, signing on the dotted line and getting the keys to live in her first ‘own, owned place’; another friend getting the keys to her first investment property - a home to tear apart, remodel and ‘flip’,… Continue reading New Babies, Homes & Record-Breaking Performances
18 athletes, coaches and their high performance team consultants feature in this latest episode of the Define Your Success podcast that was released on Tuesday 10th January 2023. The aim is weekly releases each Tuesday, featuring in-depth conversations with Britain's best athletes - Olympians, Paralympians and their High Performance Teams. I also have guests that… Continue reading How Britain’s Best Athletes Define Success
A quick post to kick off this new month, November. If you want a quick introduction into how and why you're attracting stuff into your life - the good, the bad, the ugly - and how to reset so you can increase the likelihood of attracting the good, the better, the best - keep reading.… Continue reading How to Reset Your Reticular Activating System (RAS) To Attract Better
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