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50-Erin McLeod-on playing fearlessly, enjoying the process, and making art from the heart

February 23, 2018 by Kendall Johnson in Podcast

In today’s episode I interview Canadian national team goalkeeper and Olympic medalist, Erin McLeod.

Erin’s obsession with competing in the Olympics  began at childhood in Alberta, Canada. Despite doubters, Erin was convinced it was going to happen. It did. And more.

Erin has represented Canada in three World Cups, and two Olympics, earning a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. She is now seen as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

Erin’s talents extend beyond the soccer field. She is a tattoo artist, the co-founder of the clothing line company Motive Collective, the creator of Motive Nation (providing content and resources for people striving for more), the wife of pro-footballer Ella Masar,  and the mother to two chihuahuas,  among many other things.

Through it all, Erin has an insatiable hunger to grow, learn, evolve, and inspire.

 

In our conversation, Erin talks about:

-how her obsession with Wayne Gretzky and the Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles spurred her art career

-the influence her art has on her goalkeeping

-what it was like living and playing in Jakarta, Indonesia as a child during the riots

-the risk scale, created by  Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, that she uses  to rate her days

-her interaction with Lebron James at the Olympics

-why her third ACL tear served as an opportunity to fall in love with the game again

-the period-tracking app that she uses to enhance her performance on the field

 

And more.

Enjoy my conversation with the creative, never-ending learner Erin McLeod

 

Listen on iTunes: 50-Erin McLeod-on playing fearlessly, enjoying the process, and making art from the heart

 

 

Resources

Erin’s clothing line:

Motive Collective

Erin’s blog:

themotivenation.ca

On Instagram:

@erinmcleod1

On Twitter:

@erinmcleod18

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