The Champion Mindset: Lessons in Leadership from Olympian Marilyn Okoro

🔥 Quotable Moment: “If you are living and breathing on this earth, you’ve got a mind and access to a champion mindset. It’s not a question if you have it or not. It’s whether you’re willing to go there and make it a champion mindset.”  In this episode of Everyday Leadership, I am joined by Marilyn Okoro, Olympian, Higher Education and Local Government account Lead at Equinix, Public Speaker, Life Coach and Mentor.  It’s not every day I get to sit down with an Olympian, so we take a deep dive into Marilyn’s athletic career, the importance of embracing failure and what it takes to build a champion mindset.  Marilyn also very candidly shares her own experience with burnout during her athletics career and her experience navigating life beyond sports.  In today’s episode, we explore:  ✅ Finding her identity beyond athletics  ✅ The role of confidence in success  ✅ Building your champion mindset & leaning into your potential  ✅ Overcoming distractions & embracing failure  ✅ The tough transition out of her sporting career  ✅ Faith as a foundation for resilience  ✅ The power of outspokenness, no matter the space you’re in  Don’t forget to connect:  Connect with Marilyn  LinkedIn | Instagram Connect with Sope Website | Youtube | Instagram | LinkedIn Did you find this helpful? If you like this episode, please leave a review or share it with someone who could benefit from listening.    We’re always keen to get feedback so if you have any thoughts, send us an email at hello@mindsetshift.co.uk