067 Never Underestimate the Potential in Teamwork and Your Strength of Purpose with Linda Lindquist-Bishop (2021)

When Women Fly

As part of our Season III relaunch this week, we are revisiting a few of our favorite episodes that grapple with big life themes, break down the components of change, and dive into strategies that are relevant and applicable to you today.
In this episode, Sylvia is joined by Linda Lindquist-Bishop a World Champion Sailor. She is a tireless competitor, thinker, strategist, and advocate for women in sport. This conversation is real talk about courage, positioning women of today to break glass ceilings, sailing, the value of clearly defined roles, choosing love over fear, and why racing sailboats is the perfect leadership development laboratory.
Linda has a wildly popular TED talk "A Mountain of Courage: Inspiring Change" and has been sought out by companies and sports associations for her skills in strategy and leadership, as well as her insight into change and integrating new systems for gender parity in sports.
When we stand on the shoulders of giants, Linda is holding us up. Enjoy this conversation again or for the very first time as we take off with our new season of When Women Fly.

Topics Include
- Innate versus learned leadership skills
- Why the best leaders focus on asking good questions
- The importance of clearly defined roles in sport and in business
- The value of diversity in leadership positions
- What it means to strive for excellence and live an extraordinary life
- Taking on life's second mountain
- The connection between voracious learning, acquiring expertise, and success
- Being present with fear
- Choosing love over fear
- Dynamic variables in sailing, flying, freedom and life
- The necessity of morning rituals
- Freedom and flight
- And other topics...
Linda Lindquist-Bishop is a world champion athlete, strategist, and president of Courageous Thinking Inc. In 1995, Linda made history as a member of America3, the first all-women's team to compete in the America’s Cup–the Super Bowl of sailing. Linda was awarded Glamour Magazine’s ‘Women of the Year’ in 1995 with America3, and was honored by Lifetime Television in 1997 as one of the ‘Top 100 Women of the Century.’
Resources Mentioned:
Courageous Thinking Inc. – http://www.cgthink.com/
Rising Tide Leadership Institue – http://www.4risingtide.org/
TEDx Talk " A Mountain Of Courage- Inspiring Change" – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCtCYDQipM0
Books Mentioned:
The Archer by Paulo Coelho
The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity by Edwene Gaines
Team of Teams by Stanley McChrystal, Tantum Collins. David Silverman, and Chris Fussell
The Clarity Field Guide by Benj Miller, and Chris White
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