Outplay Your Fears and Eradicate Self-Doubt with the First Woman to Skydive Everest & How Many Elephants’ Founder, Holly Budge #103
Holly Budge is not just an adventurer and mountaineer who summited Everest, but also the first woman to skydive over it.
She’s feeding back that adventurous spirit into changing the world by campaigning against the devastating ivory trade with How Many Elephants - she’s truly a prime example of mental and physical fortitude.
Join us to explore Holly’s journey, how to redefine your sense of normal to achieve the extraordinary, and the art of turning adventure into action.
In this episode Lee & Holly discuss:
How to outplay fear and eradicate self-doubt
Why preparation trumps luck every time
The adventurous roots of Holly’s Everest expeditions and skydiving cinematography
Evolving into a philanthropic role with How Many Elephants
The shocking results of a rampant ivory trade
Links & references
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Lee Cooper:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/
Holly Budge:
https://www.instagram.com/hollybudge/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybudge/
Get in touch: lee@extrology.com
Episode highlights:
“The thing that you learn from skydiving is how to outplay fear.” - 13:00 - Holly Budge
“Don’t get lucky, get prepared. I couldn’t imagine turning up to Everest without that preparation.” - 18:05 - Holly Budge
“Experience and preparation are how you eradicate self-doubt. When I saw dead bodies, it didn’t make me want to turn back - I was confident in my ability.” - 30:00 - Holly Budge
“In my 20s, it was about world records, world firsts. That couldn't be further from where I'm at now; patrolling over the last 10 years with these rangers, it's about adventure with purpose.” - 45:45 - Holly Budge
“Conservation without funding is just conversation. That’s where the impact of what I’m doing is, it’s awareness and raising money to make sure it’s distributed.” - 52:50 - Holly Budge
“I’d go back to my 21 year old self and think, ‘What would I've done then?’, because that's when I felt fearless, and that's when I didn't overthink things, and that's when I felt, as most 21 year olds do, that you can achieve so much.” - 57:50 - Holly Budge
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