THE BASICS
Today I am speaking to Red Bull Cliff diver, former Cirque du Soleil star, and proud mother of 3, Lysanne Richard.
Lysanne does some amazing and breath-taking dives and regularly lands on the podium despite leading a very busy life.
In this interview, we discuss cliff diving, overcoming fear and anxiety, how to learn extremely complicated dives, and so much more. Lysanne is full of energy and blows away a lot of excuses you may have of why you can’t transform your life. Listen to Lysanne and see how you could soon dive off the cliff of excuses and get the perfect 10 life of your dreams!
LISTEN HERE
WHAT WE COVER
- Who she is
- What sort of childhood did she have, was there something that inspired her into the career path
- What inspired her to begin high cliff diving
- Her mindset that goes through her mind when she is about to dive – how does she overcome her anxiety or nerves
- How do high divers learn new dives and develop the necessary skills
- How does completing a dive feel like in real time?
- What change to her training has returned the biggest impact or improvement to her training or success?
- How does she work with her coaches to train for the next competition?
- How did she need to change her training style when she became a mother?
- How does she plan out her week of training, admin work, children activities etc
- Her thoughts on if cliff diving will become an Olympic sport in the near future?
- How she rehabs her injuries and comes back mentally strong and physically prepared to compete again
- How does she prepare for competing, how can she replicate the feeling of cliff diving in the pool
- How would she like to develop her training etc in the future
- How did she find motivational speaking and how has it changed her
- What would she think if her children wanted to get into cliff diving
- The importance of becoming bi-lingual in everyday life and training
- What does she want people to remember to take from this interview
SOME THINGS TO REFLECT ON
- You can achieve your goals, regardless of what society tells you that you should be doing, anything is possible, you just need to work hard, stay focused and be positive
- There is always fear – it will never go away -but you can overcome this by positive mental rehearsal and practise
- Meditation and visualisation really help the divers to visualise and slow down the dive in their mind, so they can practice the smaller components off the board to allow them complete them successfully on the board. What could you use it for in your life to achieve a goal?
- Lysanne uses a mantra and key words to help her successfully complete her dive. How could incorporating a mantra into your life help you achieve your tasks and goals?
- Lysanne highlights throughout how positive having a coach has benefited her training. You do not need to do everything on your own and it is beneficial to bring in experts who can assist you in your development. Are there clubs or teams nearby that could help you on your chosen path?
- Lysanne mentioned that when she is with her children, they are the only things that matter. She doesn’t try to multi-task, she plans out the day and gives each component of her life her full attention. You need to do this too – imagine what you could achieve if you gave your goals, work, and family your full attention rather than trying to juggle everything and not really being there for any of them and getting substandard results.
- Lysanne mentioned how she dives for the love of the sport and hopes more sponsorship would come along too. She does it for the love of the sport. You should do the same, you should do what you do for the passion only and by putting your love into the activity, the money will eventually follow too.
- By learning a second language, Lysanne used the increased learning capacity in her brain to become a better diver. What could you do with an increase in your brain capacity by learning a second language. How would it change all aspects of your life?
LINKS YOU WILL NEED TO CONNECT WITH THE GUEST
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST
If you enjoyed the podcast, please help me by posting a review on iTunes! I thoroughly enjoy doing the show and would love to hear what you think. Your feedback will help me improve the show and ensure it helps. Also click those social media buttons to stay in touch for updates on the latest posts, affiliate deals, virtual hugs and what not!
AFFILIATE PRODUCTS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT
I have setup some awesome deals with some amazing companies. There are so many special offers, listeners exclusive deals, and discount codes available here. There really is something for everyone here. Just click the graphic below and get in on the deals!
WANT TO LISTEN TO ANOTHER EPISODE?
To see all current episodes, simply click here.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
