Should we all take a little pressure off ourselves and find a little more fun in the things we do?
Race One’s Lily O’Sullivan has done just that, and the results keep on coming!
A World Board title.
A World Swim title.
A Coolangatta Gold Teams victory.
Three wins from two major events; one happy Race One athlete!
Amid finishing school, figuring out how to balance work, living out of home and training, Lily found herself in a position of unnecessary pressure and expectation, a position many athletes can relate to, the pressure of self-expectation.
Falling short of her own expectations during the 2023/24 season, Lily learnt a lot about herself, life and her love for surf sports.
“After last season, putting a lot of unnecessary pressure on myself to perform and reach massive goals clearly didn’t work out for me!” She spoke.
“I am going into this season with zero expectations for myself - I just want to see what I can do without setting myself a benchmark!”
So far, we can all agree that this mentality is working beautifully for our Ironwoman.
Perhaps we could all take a leaf out of Lily’s book and strip ourselves of pressure and expectation and endeavour to find the utmost joy in what we do.
Here at Race One, we are passionate about empowering individuals to unlock their potential and shine in the water, with role models like Lily leading the way.
A career that begun in green caps has seen Lily fall in love with our sport, travel the country, represent Australia, face setbacks, overcome self-doubt and self-expectation, and more recently, grow as both an athlete but more importantly, as a human.
“To be honest, physically, I haven't really done anything different to any other season, but mentally, I’m having fun! She spoke.
“I'm more focused than I have ever been which has helped me stay super consistent.”
Lining up this weekend at the opening round of the Shaw and Partners World Ocean Series, we will see Lily O’Sullivan continue her fun-filled journey of success, racing and displaying the perfect example that we at Race One endeavour to deliver to you.
“Embark on your water adventures with Race One Surf Craft, where performance meets pleasure!”