Tag Archives: Sydney keynote speaker

[17/30] Finding my Voice

#30YearsRolling – Day 17/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury       In the years leading up to the work in Solomon Islands I had found myself seeking out personal development material.   It might surprise you to hear, I felt I had a motivation issue.   I’d been doing online courses and […]

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[12/30] Brand New Starts

#30YearsRolling – Day 12/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury BRAND NEW STARTS After tucking the big win away in the bank to forget about for a while I fell back into the flow I was in work wise. I’d been in the IT role for a few years and was starting […]

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[7/30] Back In Black

#30YearsRolling – Day 7/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury Despite the seriousness of the lowest ebb, there was one key component: nobody knew about it. I coped the way a lot of people in such a situation do: I put it behind me and acted to myself like it didn’t happen. This, of […]

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[6/30] To Give Up Or Get On With It

#30YearsRolling – Day 6/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury The change of schools and the deep immersion in music certainly helped to take the edge off the deep despair I was feeling.   For a while.   By the end of year 10 I had stopped getting stoned.   The feeling of […]

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Celebrating 29th Anniversary of the Accident that Changed my Life

Today I’m celebrating the 29th anniversary of the accident that left me a quadriplegic and needing a wheelchair for the rest of my life.   For many years afterwards I hated life and hated myself, and at my lowest points didn’t want to be here at all.   Fast forward to the 29th year and […]

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What Are Better Than New Years Resolutions?

The phrase on so many people’s lips at this time of the year is “New Year’s Resolution” (interestingly I just typed that as “Now Year’s Resolution” – on to something there?). In the past the only resolution I set each year was that the coming year was going to be better than the one before. It […]

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Podcast Interview – ETR Radio – How to be Resilient—Whatever You’re Facing

At age 12, Stacey Copas suffered a traumatic injury on this episode of ETR Radio, she talks about how that injury became an opportunity to learn about the incredible power and importance of resilience. You very clearly describe yourself as a resilience expert. Most people aren’t gonna really know what that means, so can you […]

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Podcast Interview – Team Guru – Leadership Resilience

Stacey Copas interview from Team Guru Podcast: “Resilience in leadership is the hot topic and in this episode of the Team Guru Podcast I ask why. Why is resilience more relevant now than ever before? What is it? Can it be learned? How? And what can it mean for our lives? Today’s guest answers all […]

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30 Things I Could Never Imagined I’d Experience In My 30s

Sitting here today on what is the very last day of my 30s, and after a few weeks of deep reflection, I pulled out the pen and captured 30 things I’ve experienced in my 30s that I could never have imagined experiencing. Here they are, in no specific order: Published a book Left employee land […]

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ABC Sydney Interview – Resilience and New Year

ABC Sydney host Pearl Tan speaks with Sydney Keynote Speaker and Author Stacey Copas about resilience and why it is important, and its relevance at this time of the year. Click the image below to listen to the full interview.  

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