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From Anxiety Attacks to the Olympic Stage | Gerry Hussey | The Natural Resilience Podcast
Performance psychologist Gerry Hussey works with Olympians and the Cork hurlers. As a boy, anxiety attacks crippled him. How do you navigate change, find a purpose that is your own, and perform in line with your own values when the pressure is on? In this episode of The Natural Resilience Podcast, Ciarán May sits down with Gerry Hussey in a conversation recorded live in front of an audience in Belfast. Gerry has spent close to twenty years working in health and performance, preparing athletes and teams for Olympic Games, World Cups, Heineken Cups and All-Ireland finals, and working with leaders and organisations on how people perform under pressure. He is the author of Awaken Your Power Within, The Freedom Within and I Am, I Can, I Will, and a speaker in high demand with organisations and teams. His story starts somewhere very different. As a young boy, Gerry was crippled by anxiety attacks. He talks openly about what that was like, how he found his way through it, and how it shaped the work he does today. Gerry and Ciarán talk about why change feels so threatening, how to find a sense of purpose that belongs to you rather than one you were handed, and what happens to performance when the way you live and work lines up with what you value. IN THIS CONVERSATION - Gerry's childhood with anxiety attacks, and how he found his way through - Why we resist change, and how to move through it - Finding a purpose that is your own - Living and performing in alignment with your values - What Olympic and elite sport has taught him about pressure - Building a life as a speaker, consultant and author from that starting point TAKE THE FOUNDER SCORECARD Gerry's point is that performance starts with knowing where you actually are. The Founder Scorecard is a good place to start. It takes a few minutes and shows you where you are performing well, and where you need more clarity, structure or support. https://founder-first.scoreapp.com GET THE LESSONS FROM EVERY EPISODE We pull the most useful thinking out of these conversations and send it to our mailing list, so the ideas stay with you after the episode ends. http://eepurl.com/hhiFzr FIND GERRY Soul Space: https://soulspace.ie Books: https://www.gerryhussey.ie/books MORE FROM NATURAL RESILIENCE Website: https://natural-resilience.co.uk Subscribe to The Natural Resilience Podcast for more conversations about leadership, resilience, entrepreneurship and the realities of building a meaningful life and business. New episodes twice a month, recorded in Belfast. The Natural Resilience Podcast explores how founders, leaders, elite performers and remarkable people build the capacity to perform, endure and live well. THANK YOU This evening was co-organised with Jessica Higginson and the team at Podiem, and sponsored by Sam Shephard and The Juice Jar. Thank you both for making it happen. Podiem: https://www.podiem.com The Juice Jar: https://juicejar.com #GerryHussey #PerformancePsychology #Anxiety #Purpose #Resilience #Change #Leadership #CorkHurling #Belfast #NaturalResiliencePodcast
