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A Winning Mindset

A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics

A Winning Mindset, an award-winning partnership between the International Paralympic Committee and Allianz, is a fascinating journey into the minds of Paralympians, with experiences that can benefit your own personal and professional life. The official podcast of the Paralympic Games provides a platform for Para athletes to talk about their empowering and inspirational stories and allows each athlete to showcase their true personalities. WINNER OF BEST BRANDED PODCAST AT THE 2021 WEBBY

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S1 Ep15: Bruno Bosnjak on overcoming trauma

A Winning Mindset ·

2020/11/27

Croatian snowboarder Bruno Bosnjak speaks candidly about the trauma of breaking his back twice, and how he overcame his darkest days to become a Paralympic medallist. Bosnjak was severely injured after a snowboard accident when training for the Olympics in 2006. “I remember everything. I never lost consciousness. I was going 60km per hour and someone came underneath me in the air. Then when I was lying there in the finish and I wanted to move, I can’t move," he says. "The craziest thing

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S1 Ep14: RJ Mitte: Bonus episode

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2020/11/26

RJ Mitte answers YOUR questions about life with a disability and offers some tips to help you improve every day. The Hollywood actor, best known for appearing in Breaking Bad, discusses his life as part of a special short episode in which he answers questions sent in from social media! “People think of habits as a negative. But I focus on positive habits. What are things you can do that subconsciously turn into a habit?" says Mitte, who was part of British broadcaster Channel 4's presenting team

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S1 Ep13: RJ Mitte on what Hollywood can learn from...

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2020/11/20

Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte joins us on A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics to discuss his love of the Paralympic Games and why he believes Hollywood should be doing more for persons with a disability. Mitte, who starred as Walt Jr in the hit Netflix show, Breaking Bad, talks about how the entertainment industry can represent disability better, particularly after recent backlash over the portrayal of limb difference in The Witches. "It’s a marketing ploy," he admits. "They don't

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S1 Ep12: Manuela Schär on Performance Management

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2020/11/13

Para athletics star Manuela Schär speaks about how to manage performance and stay at the pinnacle of sport. In the latest episode of A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics, Schär provides an insight into how she manages her training, lifestyle and mindset in order to continue her domination of the marathon scene. "I think as an athlete, it's really important how you deal with disappointment also, because it's gonna be a part of your life – no matter what," says the Swiss wheelchair

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S1 Ep11: Peter Pal Kiss on Resilience

A Winning Mindset ·

2020/11/06

Hungarian Peter Pal Kiss discusses how he fought back from Guillain-Barré Syndrome to become a world champion on the water aged just 16. Taken ill aged eight and having spent much of his childhood in hospital, Kiss emerged from the uncertainty of where his life would go to find Para canoe, the home of his achievements. "I am very happy that I found this sport - I almost feel like this sport was made for me. I immediately fell in love with canoeing and from then on I never stopped. I've always

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S1 Ep10: Todd Hodgetts on Life with a Non-Visible...

A Winning Mindset ·

2020/10/30

Todd ‘The Hulk’ Hodgetts speaks candidly about life with autism in Australia and why he refuses to let disability control his life. He talks about focusing on what he can do and his coping strategies for managing his emotions and learning new skills. Hodgetts, a two-time Paralympian who won F20 shot put gold at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, opened up on how his intellectual impairment has affected his life, how he has learnt to interact with others and his early years dealing with his

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S1 Ep9: Sherif Osman on the Importance of Willpower

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2020/10/23

Three-time Paralympian Sherif Osman takes time out from his training to discuss a career in sport and how incredible willpower has turned him into a sporting great. Egyptian powerlifter Osman was born with polio. Growing up in a small rural village, it presented challenges and an uncertain future. But Osman was different and determined to succeed in life, he left for a new challenge in Cairo. "When I took my decision to leave my village, everyone said 'Hey Sherif, why are you leaving?' But I

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S1 Ep8: Ellen Keane on Being a Role Model

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2020/10/16

Ellen Keane sits down for an emotional discussion about how years of being conscious about her disability led to her becoming an international role model for young people across the world. Keane, who represents Ireland in Para swimming, was born with a disability that she describes as her "lucky fin", but spent many of her teenage years hiding it from the world and not accepting herself. "I had convinced myself that I was unworthy of love, less of a person. I was so afraid of not being good

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S1 Ep7: Daniel Chan on Self-Acceptance

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2020/10/09

Daniel Chan opens up on how he learnt to accept himself and his disability after a road traffic accident in 2008. The Para badminton player from Hong Kong was injured in a car accident aged 22, with the next 10 months of his life spent living in hospital and undergoing over 15 operations, culminating in the loss of his leg. “When I first woke up, I was in ICU. I asked my doctor 'have I lost my legs?' and he said I had lost one. And I made a joke and said, 'but I’m still alive,

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S1 Ep6: Grace Wembolua on Body Confidence

A Winning Mindset ·

2020/10/02

Grace Wembolua is the focus of episode six of A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics and talks in depth about the importance of body confidence. Wembolua, who lost both legs in an arson attack aged four, has grown from a teenager scared to show her scars and prosthetic legs to her closest friends into an international icon for body confidence, modelling and working with the likes of L'Oréal, Marie Claire and ASOS. Reflecting on the fire, Wembolua recalled: "I literally just walked

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S1 Ep5: Meica Horsburgh on Mental Health

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2020/09/25

Meica Horsburgh, the captain of Australia’s goalball side, sits down for a powerful and emotional discussion on mental health, bullying and how sport saved her life. Horsburgh, who was born with albinism, was the victim of bullying, prejudice and discrimination throughout her childhood, culminating in an attempt to take her own life aged 13. “The bullying was daily. I got called a lot of names. It got to the point where I hated life and to me there was nothing to live for. I struggled a

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S1 Ep4: Andrew Parsons on inspirational leadership

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2020/09/18

Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, talks about leading the Paralympic Movement through crises and how his leadership style has been inspired by Paralympians. In this episode, he reveals how his career progressed from intern to President of one of the most important sporting movements on the planet. Parsons, who became IPC President in 2017 after overseeing the Brazilian Paralympic Committee, discusses the trials and tribulations of Rio 2016, being welcomed onto

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S1 Ep3: Greg Polychronidis on overcoming setbacks

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2020/09/11

Greece’s Paralympic boccia athlete Greg Polychronidis' story of overcoming failures, from being on the brink of quitting his career to becoming the leading athlete in the world. Greg Polychronidis opens up on his life, from being born with spinal muscular atrophy in Athens to becoming the leading Greek Paralympian, a gold medal winner and a flag bearer for his nation at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. It’s a story of overcoming losses, inside and outside of sport, and Polychronidis’ experiences

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S1 Ep2: Tatyana McFadden on the power of inclusion...

A Winning Mindset ·

2020/09/04

USA’s Paralympic multi-medallist Tatyana McFadden tells her story from scooting around her orphanage in St Petersburg, to changing legislation in the USA to allow equal opportunities to sport for kids with disabilities as well as her sporting career spanning four summer and one winter Paralympic Games. As well as reliving many Paralympic stories, McFadden talks about how she is driven by a purpose that goes beyond winning medals. "I had to fight to be allowed to train. I was denied the right to

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S1 Ep1: Jonnie Peacock on performing under pressure

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2020/08/27

In the first episode of A Winning Mindset, Jonnie Peacock, Great Britain’s double Paralympic 100m champion sits down with Andy Stevenson to recap his life and career as one of the world’s most famous Paralympians. He talks about growing up with one leg after contracting meningitis, the importance of family, his two gold medals, and how he wanted to change perceptions about disability by appearing on Strictly Come Dancing. Peacock talks about what drives him and the importance of the relationship

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S1 Ep1: Introducing A Winning Mindset: Lessons From...

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2020/08/26

Welcome to a brand-new podcast series with some of the world's biggest Paralympic stars. In This series of interviews, we'll learn about their key qualities and how you can apply some of their experiences to your everyday life. Allianz is a long-standing partner of the International Paralympic Committee. Together, we’re proud to bring you this series of podcasts. We aim to help you move forward in all aspects of your personal and professional life. By hearing from Paralympic stars, you’ll be

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