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CBI Spends 10 Minutes on the Line with
Silken Laumann
W
hat influence has your Olympic career had on shaping
your personal philosophy? What topics will you be
discussing at the IHRSA International Convention
and Trade Show this month? What suggestions would you
offer to help people release their inner excellence? What
guiding principles are the keys to success in business?
Four-time olympian move forward with a solution in sight. When the
and beloved Canadian ecause it was then that my solution isn’t clear, then it’s a sign to step back and
athlete Silken Laumann character and resiliency became apparent to me. think about how to re-engage, how to instill the joy
is now an award-winning over the years, I’d developed my resiliency, my and enthusiasm back into life. Health club profes-
author and speaker, an
“
The period between 1990 and 1993 was an instru-
mental time in my life b
d focus, and drive, but I didn’t really get to shine sionals can have this effect on people’s lives.
a featured presenter until then. Since I was a little girl, I had dreams of
at IHRSA 2010. Her going to the olympics and winning the gold medal.
At the IHRSA Convention and Trade Show this
address, “The Courage That dream was inspired early, after seeing nadia
year, I’ll be discussing key strategies that lead to
to Shine: Releasing Your Comaneci score the first perfect 10 in the history
great performances. What great leaders possess
Inner Excellence,” on of gymnastics in 1976. Her triumph was a driving
is an ability to cope with their limitations and excel
Saturday, March 13, force in my life. My years of effort, dreaming, and
at what they do best. In order to unleash that
is sponsored by SPRI hard work culminated at that World Champion-
inner excellence, it’s crucial to be in touch with
Products, Inc. ships in 1991, where I prevailed as the best at
the different aspects of life. When times are
single sculls in the world.
tough, multiple opportunities will emerge. In the
health and fitness industry, from the owners to
In the following year’s olympic Games, I was the the members, inspiration is everywhere because
defending World Champion and very focused on this is the business of health, vitality, and well
winning a gold medal. After months of spectacu- being. The attitude is infectious. Every time we
lar preparation and only 10 weeks before the move our bodies, we’re connected to a part of
Games, I was involved in a rowing accident, a two- ourselves that we lose touch with throughout the
boat collision. My boat was crushed around my hustle and bustle of daily life. That’s what clubs
right leg and I sustained serious damage to the and fitness professionals are able to do for peo-
skin and muscle, as well as a broken ankle. The ple: build optimism, provide an environment
doctor said I would never row at this level again where people can purge their systems of toxins
because the stabilizing ligaments in my right leg and relieve stress, and share their passion,
were gone. I ended up having five operations, but expertise, and experience around living well.
I didn’t give up dreaming. Ten weeks later, I com-
peted at the olympics in Barcelona and brought
But it’s not easy for everyone. Many people strug-
home the bronze medal. The part of my character
gle with the challenges of their business and don’t
that was focused on the result was so strong; the
know how to resolve them. As a guiding principle,
thought of giving up never entered my mind. It’s
connecting with fear and doubt is critical to over-
the same kind of focus that I see in really suc-
coming obstacles. Discipline is the act that takes
cessful people in all sorts of walks of life.
that realization and puts it into action, which con-
tributes to success because it allows us to explore
What successful people have is an ability to see our potential more deeply and also to conquer
.com
beyond what is—that’s imagination and the ability those beliefs that limit progress. The discipline is
to dream. When there’s a persistent challenge or an act of courage, and the courage is what shines
To learn more about
obstacle ahead, the response is to recover. Resil- in our lives and business.
Silken Laumann, log on to
www.silkenlaumann.com
iency is the ability to face these challenges and oen, mia
”
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– Mia C @fit-etc.com
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