Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women

Julie Howle is a talented triathlete and surgical oncologist. She's currently the Head of the Melanoma and Sarcoma Multidisciplinary Groups at Westmead Hospital here in Sydney and a Clinical Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney. Julie is also an Age Group World Champion triathlete, having won her AG at the ITU Long Distance World Championships in 2017. And she's a 2x finisher for the Hawaii Ironman in Kona (in 2017 and 2018). Plus she’s someone who openly admits that her experience of changing degrees at University “laid the foundation for a lifetime of the imposter syndrome”. Julie and I discuss: - how being resilient and focusing on her goals has helped her navigate her experience with the Imposter Complex, - how the words “World Champion” sit with her, - why she took almost 10 years from her first triathlon to do her first Ironman, - why being sick in the week leading up to her 1st Hawaii Ironman at Kona was a good thing, - how she’s realised getting stuck in ‘comparison’ ruins her enjoyment of the