Suzy Balogh - Ambassador for Norwest Advertising and GWP Magazines, Gold Olympic and Commonwealth Games Medalist
Growth Through Adversity I have now been living in Sydney for two issues of GWP Magazine; doesn’t time fly! This time last year I was still smarting from the disappointment of having missed out on qualifying for the Australian Olympic Team going to Beijing and dealing with the realisation that I would be unable to defend my Olympic title. But now, one year on, I can truly say that through adversity there is growth. I have assessed, learnt and am improving. I’m loving Sydney and the diversity it offers. I’m also appreciating my in-car navigation to its fullest. My “Hitting Targets” Team Building business is developing nicely and after a forced year of not being able to shoot for Australia I am very eager to compete on the world scene again. This year I have three official international competitions on the Olympic Trap circuit — World Cups
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in Belarus and San Marino and the World Championships in Slovenia. Let’s hope that my current good domestic form sticks around for those events. I am also hoping that the “Shooting for a Cure” charity event that Dmitry, his GWP Magazine and I are hosting in August also runs to plan. It is shaping up to be a very entertaining day and a great fundraiser for the Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer Research. We have restructured it a little with conscientious hardworking Corporates in mind; instead of a morning shoot and luncheon, we have swung it around so that a day’s work can occur before taking part in the corporate teams shoot, followed by an auction, entertainment and dinner — all whilst taking in the beautiful vistas of Western Sydney Parklands.
Please take advantage of the corporate sponsorship packages and bring your team along for a morale-boosting, team-building event that is exhilarating, empowering, explosive and also for an awfully good cause. Best wishes and take it one target at a time.
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GWP Magazine | Issue 24 | May / June 2009