Last year, Jessica Watson lost the love of her life to a fatal stroke. Here, she discusses for the first time how she fought her way back into life.
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.
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:
Here’s what it’s all about;
Indigo Blue is my debut novel. It’s a middle grade (so 9+) fictional story.
Books have had a huge impact on me. They gave me a reason to push through my early struggles with dyslexia, and it was a book that inspired me to sail around the world.
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...
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...
