#20 Ameliaranne&Damien Ekenasio - A Journey of Learning to Trust Yourself - a podcast by Logan van Beek

from 2020-09-15T07:05:47

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In this episode, Ameliaranne and Damien with host van Beek discuss their journey's to date:

Chapters

  • The year 2020 - How the Ekenasio's found the year so far? (3:35)
  • Childhood - Key learnings? Family influences? Opportunities? (6:49)
  • Damien training as an Opera singer and touring with RnB/Hip Hop band 'Beatrootz' (12:10)
  • The moment Ameliaranne decided she wanted to be a Professional Netball player (16:00)
  • The 'Penny Drop Moment' that Damien realised he wanted to give Basketball a good crack (22:10)
  • Ameliaranne taking a 'Leap of Faith' to move to New Zealand for a fresh start (27:14)
  • The feeling debuting for the Silver Ferns - "One of the most unreal experiences" (30:52)
  • A Tragic Loss, a New Home and a Love Story (34:10)
  • The twists & turns of Ameliaranne's early Silver Ferns career – missing out on the 2015 World Cup Squad (43:26)
  • Transition into Motherhood - Having a baby in the middle of a Professional Netball career in 2017 (48:03)
  • In a rush to get back into Netball and finding herself stuck on the bench for the Wellington Pulse – The start of the turnaround… (50:49)
  • Just when things were looking up, Ameliaranne played her worst game for the Silver Ferns and got dropped - How she managed to pick herself up again and was able to make a major improvements Mentally. (58:21)
  • The Silver Ferns ‘deep and meaningful team chat’ that started their epic turnaround – connecting on a deeper level (1:03:17)
  • How do you create a Safe Zone and Trusting environment to let people be who they are within a Team? (1:11:08)
  • Amelia recieving the call that she was going to become the Silver Ferns Captain (1:19:01)
  • Damien & Ameliaranne’s advice for young sportspeople (1:24:55)
  • Where are Damien and Ameliaranne in 10 years time? (1:32:14)

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