We are fortunate to have the powerhouse, Dame Noeline Taurua, as the first guest on our podcast.

Dame Noeline (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua) became the Silver Ferns Coach in 2018. In just 11 months, she led the Silver Ferns from a medal-less finish at the 2018 Commonwealth Games to world champions at the2019 Netball World Cup. During this period, she balanced dual roles as head coach of both the Silver Ferns and Sunshine Coast Lightning. In the 2020 New Year Honours, Noeline was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to netball.

 While Noeline’s coaching success and many accolades are highly impressive - if youlistened to our first podcast, you will know that we aren't here to talk to our guests about their achievements. Instead, our aim is to discover what they had to confront and who they had to become in order to generate a future beyond the predictable.

We talked to Noeline about:

• Stepping forward and speaking up despite the natural tendency to withdraw
• Her childhood experiences and identity and how these show up today
• Going from looking for the perfect 'recipe' for how to coach to understanding who she is and creating her own style
• Committing without knowing how - like starting a franchise sports team from scratch in a new country.
• Connecting to possibility when the outcome isn't clear
• Her advice on going beyond your predictable

Stick around for a short reflection at the end on what we learned from the conversation.

And lastly - a note from Noeline:

"While I am guilty of not mentioning my family much in the podcast, they are my rocks, and couldn't have achieved any of this without them."

We hope you enjoy it!

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