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Rach Taylor knows what it means to sacrifice everything for one goal. She was Rach the Rower, a girl from rural Australia who made it all the way to the Olympic podium. But after winning silver at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, she found herself couch surfing, broke and questioning her worth outside of sport.

In this episode, Rach opens up about what it was really like to go from the high of Olympic glory to the uncertainty of starting over. She talks about clawing her way up Maslow’s hierarchy, how she stumbled into HR, and the healing journey that led her to coaching, investing and living a meaningful portfolio life.

If you have ever felt lost after the thing you built your identity around ends, this conversation is full of truth, courage and practical wisdom.

What You’ll Hear

• Why her Olympic silver medal brought conflicting emotions
• The painful crash after the circus of the Sydney Games ended
• How she fell into HR by accident and built a career from the ground up
• The burnout that pushed her to walk away from corporate life
• What a “portfolio life” really looks like and how she designed hers
• Why she is using her story to advocate for athlete transition reform
• The advice she gives every athlete and career changer she coaches

💎 GOLDEN NUGGET:

"I was willing to mortgage my future for the present. And at the time, that felt like a fair trade."

Tune in for a masterclass on rebuilding identity, embracing reinvention and finding meaning beyond the podium.

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