You Don't Have To Feel Good To Play Good | Lessons From Sunshine Coast Lightning's Ash Ervin - EP175

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She went from a shy, gangly kid who hated taking up space to pulling on the Australian Diamonds dress at just 22. Ash Ervin is the Sunshine Coast Lightning goalkeeper and Australian Diamond number 197. A self-described type B in a world of type A athletes, who rose from Firebirds training partner to a full SSN contract to the national squad in a handful of years, then copped the phone call every athlete dreads when she was dropped from the squad this year.

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Ash's Quick Fire Answers

What does success mean to you?

"Success is so different to everyone. For some people it might be money and wealth. For me it's my sport and representing my country. It's finding what success is to you and going after that 100 percent, without any exceptions, knowing that success to you might be something completely different to the person next to you."

What does happiness mean to you?

"Happiness isn't found in material things. If you keep thinking something external will give you happiness, you'll just keep looking for something else. In reality it's within you and it's always there — you just have to shift your mindset to finding it internally."

What's your normal morning routine these days?

"I'm not really a super routine person. It always starts with making a coffee. In the off-season I'm waking around seven or eight, in season it's six. Coffee, brekkie — normally toast — a chat with my roommate if she's there, and lately my little Sudoku. I'm obsessed with it."

What piece of advice would you put on a billboard for the world to see?

"You don't have to be liked by everyone. The quicker you accept that and just go, I have to be true to myself, the more freeing it is. Stick to your morals and values and you can move about the world so much more freely."

Who would you suggest as a future guest on the show?

"My roommate Lisa. She's a netball player who's also doing teaching, she's so funny, and she's got some really good pieces of advice."

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Chapters

(00:00:00) - Introduction

(00:00:40) – Chapter 1 | The Shy Six-Foot Kid: Finding Belonging, Psychological Safety And Being Type B In A Type A World

(00:15:28) – Chapter 2 | Training Partner To Diamond #197: The Rapid Rise And Beating Imposter Syndrome

(00:28:40) – Chapter 3 | "You Don't Have To Feel Good To Play Good": Your Brain Is Your Strongest Tool

(00:34:59) – Chapter 4 | The Phone Call: Being Dropped From The Diamonds Squad And Bouncing Back