Love, loss and sailing the world solo: Jessica Watson takes us inside her amazing voyage as a teenage sailor, speaks about the grief of losing her partner, and a new feature film which has thrust her back into the spotlight.
The Weekend Australian Magazine: Journey from the depths of grief
Jessica Watson's round-world yacht voyage to become a Netflix film
Building the peloton: High performance team-building in the future of work
In a new article from Deloitte Insights the authors explore the changing nature of teams in today’s business environment, examining how the analogy of a cycling peloton can help us to better understand how teams function in a modern organization. The article posits five conditions necessary for team effectiveness in a modern business peloton.
Sydney Morning Herald article: Jessica Watson on surviving this isolated life
During my 2009-2010 solo, non-stop voyage around the world, I sighted land, other boats and aircraft only a handful of times – never coming close enough to make out another person’s face for 210 consecutive days.
There were a number of times when it’s quite likely that I was the most isolated person on earth, but despite this physical isolation I never felt lonely.
Here are the key things that stopped me feeling alone:
Podcast: Conquering Fear & Managing Risk with Adventurer Jess Watson OAM
Entrepreneur and intergenerational leadership expert Holly Ransom features Jessica in an episode of her podcast. Holly and Jessica's conversation covers conquering fear, managing risk and having the audacity to believe you can.
Listen here.
Courier Mail Feature: Wider Horizons
Introducing Indigo Blue, my new book!
What I learnt from my MBA
For a girl who essentially ran away from school for a few years, I’ve really come to enjoy study. During the rather tumultuous few years after my voyage around the world, I did go back and finish school in my own way, but I’ll admit a few shortcuts were taken. So to patch a few educational holes, I signed myself up for university...
Why I'm So Proud to be an Ambassador for MTA Travel
My Lebanese Diaries: From the Waves of the Mediterranean to the Dust of Syrian Refugee Camps
The World Food Programme's (WFP) Youth Ambassador Against Hunger Jessica Watson, the youngest person to sail the world, shares insights from her recent trip to Lebanon and Jordan where she sailed in the Mediterranean with a group of dynamic teens from Syria and Lebanon and visited refugee families living in camps.
