Last year, Jessica Watson lost the love of her life to a fatal stroke. Here, she discusses for the first time how she fought her way back into life.
In a new article from Deloitte Insights the authors explore the changing nature of teams in today’s business environment, examining how the analogy of a cycling peloton can help us to better understand how teams function in a modern organization. The article posits five conditions necessary for team effectiveness in a modern business peloton.
During my 2009-2010 solo, non-stop voyage around the world, I sighted land, other boats and aircraft only a handful of times – never coming close enough to make out another person’s face for 210 consecutive days.
There were a number of times when it’s quite likely that I was the most isolated person on earth, but despite this physical isolation I never felt lonely.
Here are the key things that stopped me feeling alone:
Here’s what it’s all about;
Indigo Blue is my debut novel. It’s a middle grade (so 9+) fictional story.
Books have had a huge impact on me. They gave me a reason to push through my early struggles with dyslexia, and it was a book that inspired me to sail around the world.
For a girl who essentially ran away from school for a few years, I’ve really come to enjoy study. During the rather tumultuous few years after my voyage around the world, I did go back and finish school in my own way, but I’ll admit a few shortcuts were taken. So to patch a few educational holes, I signed myself up for university...
Entrepreneur and intergenerational leadership expert Holly Ransom features Jessica in an episode of her podcast. Holly and Jessica's conversation covers conquering fear, managing risk and having the audacity to believe you can.
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