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Nov 2023
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The Difficult Journey of Rowing Across t...

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In this episode of Rooted Within with Lili and Dan, Katie explore her career journey and experience rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. Katie discusses how the loss of a job had impacted her ego and how she found herself with the opportunity to row across the Atlantic. She delves into her difficult training, how she mentally prepared for the journey and the bittersweet feeling of stepping onto dry land at the end. Tune in for an inspiring story about pushing yourself to your limits and self-belief.


On this episode, Katie discusses:

  • Katie’s childhood and experience with education
  • Getting a new job in Dubai
  • Losing investments
  • Rowing across the Atlantic
  • Ego taking a hit after losing job
  • Come down after rowing across the Atlantic


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