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Embrace the Positives

All we hear day in and day out is the negative in the world we live in. Covid, war, climate change, riots, rebellion, crime and the list goes on. Negativity in the world shapes how you look at the world. Negativity sells, just look at the televison, listen to the radio or read the papers.

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Inspiration, Motivation, Family, Friends Carol Cooke Inspiration, Motivation, Family, Friends Carol Cooke

Unleash The Warrior Within

The past 18 months have been really hard for all of us, some harder than others. I think that we all have struggled at some point; some have lost loved ones, businesses have closed, people have lost their jobs, lockdowns and we are living amidst the chaos of changing times around the world. A lot of us have become fearful about the changing world and how we may have to live in the future.

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Inspiration, Motivation, Friends, Family Carol Cooke Inspiration, Motivation, Friends, Family Carol Cooke

My new book The Force Within

Today’s blog is going to be a bit different. I wanted to share part of my new book “The Force Within” with you. Below are links to order your copy: Australia/New Zealand : click here. Rest of the World: click here. I would like to share the Introduction: This book is how I transitioned from what I thought would be a life log career as a police officer to living the life as an elite Paralympic Athlete.

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Inspiration, Motivation, Celebration Carol Cooke Inspiration, Motivation, Celebration Carol Cooke

Living Authentically

Are you being true to who you really are or are you being someone that you think you should be to appease others?After choosing a career path and following that for 14 years I decided it wasn’t what I wanted in life. It was hard for my father to accept that I didn’t want to make policing a life long career, as he and his father had. But he supported and respected my decision. Yes I missed working with the lifelong friends that I had gained but they are still in my life, well at least the important and authentic ones are.

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Escaping the Real World

Well it’s been just over a week since I got home to my actual home. I left on the 27th of June to head to Brisbane for a training camp prior to the Tokyo Paralympic Games and because of the crash and quarantine I didn’t get home until the 8th of October. That is 3 months and 11 days or 103 days or 148,320 hours where it was all about me.

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