Danielle Brown - double Paralympic gold medalist on resilience, mindset and inclusion

My guest on today’s episode is double Paralympic gold medalist archer Danielle Brown.   After becoming disabled as a teenager, Danielle realised that even in adversity we have a choice. Choose to let the things outside your control defeat you, or choose to control your response to it.   Taking up archery on her fifteenth birthday, Danielle made the Great Britain team three years later, jumping straight in as world number 1. She hung onto that position for her entire career. Danielle is a five time World Champion and 2 time Paralympic gold medallist, winning gold in Beijing 2008 and retaining her title on home soil in London 2012. She also became the first disabled person to represent England as an able-bodied competitor at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won gold.   Danielle was awarded MBE in 2013 and now works as a keynote speaker and mentor. She specialises in helping others unlock their potential, break through barriers and achieve more. Always wanting to put something back, she is very passionate about helping young people achieve all that they are capable of and develop strong foundations for success.   I got to know Danielle through her work as a speaker and she has such an amazingly positive mindset I knew she’d be a brilliant guest and I certainly wasn’t disappointed.   In today's interview we talk about the book and some of the incredible stories she shares in it, as well as her mission to educate boys and girls, men and women about the importance of inclusion.   I ask her about archery, and what kept her going after back for more her first experience despite not being a 'natural'. Oh, and we clarified that the middle bit isn’t actually called the bullseye as I originally thought!   This conversation is really all about resilience and mindset, put into practice in the most stunning of ways.   Danielle's published works include: Be Your Best Self: Life Skills For Unstoppable Kids Run Like A Girl: 50 Extraordinary and Inspiring Sportswomen One Hundred Reasons To Hope, curated with Captain Tom Moore’s family’s support   You can find out more about Danielle and her work here: https://www.daniellebrown.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-brown-mbe https://www.instagram.com/daniellebrownmbe  https://twitter.com/danibrownmbe  

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