65: Moving Past ‘the Perfection Disorder’ to clinch World #1 by Liz Irving

Today, we continue the conversation with a Champion.  Hitting her first squash ball at the age of 2.5, Liz Irving’s destiny seemed assured with a Squash World #2 Mother and competitive playing Father forming her DNA – but is it a genetic pre-disposition or is it more about the environment she was raised in?  Rising to World #2 herself and inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame in 2011, she also went on to coach Malaysian legend Nicol David from 2003 to the present which has included 9yrs consecutive as World #1!

Currently residing in Amsterdam, where she runs her successful Liz Irving Elite Squash Academy, she has somehow found time to develop an innovative and comprehensive app called The Squash Lab.

This woman has that Midas Touch and somehow does it all with a humility and grace that allows her to continue creating new and expansive business ventures.

Thanks Liz for speaking to our community amidst any jet lag you may be experiencing as you’ve only just flown in from Amsterdam…

 
Contact Liz:

         Twitter: @lizmirving

         Facebook: @lizmirving

         Website: www.squashlab.net

Go to http://www.bit.ly/thenatandsarahshow to catch this week’s livestream!

The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

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