What if your dream job...isn't yo...
What if your dream job...isn't your dream?

LeadHERship Journeys by Leona Deakin

Episode notes

It's natural and healthy for us to have ambition and dreams - but what happens when your dreams become a reality, and the reality is something you don't want?

Holly Colvin was just 15 when she got a place on the England cricket team for an ashes test against Australia. She went on to play five tests, 72 one-day internationals and 50 20:20 internationals and was a member of the Women's World 20:20 World Cup winning side in 2009.

But as you'll hear, she happily walked away from her cricketing career and has not looked back.

She's now a major sports event manager for the Greater London Authority.

In this fascinating episode, Holly chats to Leona about:

  • The feeling of happiness she felt when she gave up cricket
  • And the feelings of anxiety the preceded it
  • Emotional intelligence, why giving something u ... 
Read more
Keywords
Female leaderskindnessLeadershipcricketwomen's cricketcareer changeEvent managementanxietyholly colvinDream job