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Breakthrough Bravery: Challenging the status quo with Pieter Du Preez
How celebrating small wins can lead to breakthrough
Pieter Du Preez experienced an accident that changed the trajectory of his life. As a quadriplegic athlete, he faced his new obstacles head on and shifted his mindset to challenge the status quo, check his edge and reach for one small goal at a time. Through these wins, Pieter has overcome and broken records at the highest levels of sport. He is a Paralympic gold medalist, seven-time winner of the Berlin marathon, the first athlete with C6 quadriplegia to complete an Ironman triathlon and has been an inspiration to countless along the way.
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With the right mindset, the impossible can be possible
Tune into this inspiring conversation where Paralympic gold medalist, Pieter Du Preez, uncovers how he’s Checked His Edge and shifted his mindset to reach goals most may have thought impossible. His resilience, sense of purpose and commitment to impact shines through as he shares his story and his persistent determination to keep moving forward.
When my accident happened, everybody was focused on everything I suddenly didn't have and that all my dreams were shattered. Everybody's now looking at me and this creates an opportunity for me to be great, to turn this bad thing into something great.
Transcript
Kim Christfort:
The real magic of breakthrough thinking happens when you challenge the status quo, push your thinking and check the edge of your own capabilities and potential.
Pieter Du Preez:
“When my accident happened, everybody was focused on everything I suddenly didn't have and that all my dreams were shattered. Everybody's now looking at me and this creates an opportunity for me to be great, to turn this bad thing into something great.”
Kim Christfort:
That was Pieter Du Preez, Paralympic gold medalist, seven-time winner of the Berlin Marathon, and the first athlete with C6 quadriplegia to complete an Ironman triathlon. I’m proud to say Pieter is also my Deloitte colleague, as an Actuarial Manager in Deloitte South Africa. He’s here today to share how he’s checked his edge and demonstrated resilience, purpose and impact through sport.
I’m Kim Christfort, Chief Innovation Leader for Executive Accelerators and the Deloitte Greenhouse. You’re listening to Breakthrough by Design where we chat with a diverse array of guests, from scientists to CEOs, academics to athletes, exploring what it takes to get to breakthrough.
About Breakthrough by Design
How can you get to Breakthrough? Find out on Breakthrough by Design, the podcast of innovative and engaging conversations with a diverse array of guests: from scientists to CEOs, from actors to athletes. This podcast stems from the recently launched book, The Breakthrough Manifesto: 10 Principles to Spark Transformative Innovation, co-authored by our host, Kim Christfort and Dr. Suzanne Vickberg.
The Breakthrough Manifesto is a collection of 10 visionary principles to obliterate barriers to change and ignite a whole new level of creative problem-solving. Drawing upon decades of experience working with the world’s best-known organizations and their teams, the authors provide practical advice that goes beyond “business as usual” for successfully tackling intractable challenges.
Learn more at www.breakthroughmanifesto.com.
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