The Bend Like Bamboo Resilience Show: Featuring Blake Collyer, professional golfer, and podcaster Ep 31.
Welcome to The Bend Like Bamboo Resilience Show
We discover that our greatest challenges often become our greatest strengths.
Each month, I sit down with remarkable leaders who've transformed adversity into triumph, sharing their inspiring journeys of resilience and renewal. Together, we explore the mindset shifts, practical strategies, and breakthrough moments that turned their setbacks into comebacks.
What you'll discover:
Real stories of people who've learned to bend without breaking, actionable tools to transform stress into strength, and evidence that when we change our story, we change what's possible for our health, relationships, and future.
Like bamboo, we're designed to be flexible.
When we embrace this truth, we don't just survive life's storms - we use them to grow stronger, wiser, and more resilient than ever before.
Join me as we explore how flexibility builds unshakeable resilience.
Introducing Blake Collyer
Introducing Blake, a professional golfer playing on the PGA Tour of Australasia and Asian Development tours. He is 25 years old and has been a professional since October 2019. Blake is excited to take his game around the world and achieve as much as he can.
Blake is a member of The Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia, and is passionate about growing the game, helping the next generation, along with health, nutrition and fitness.
Blake’s podcast is called “Never Too Late with Blake”.
I loved chatting with Blake, he has achieved so much already at age 25. When I spoke to him about his life and philosophies he is well beyond his years.
Blake believes that resilience is about how to keep going with a positive attitude.
He thinks it is less about the outcome and more about the process. When a daily process is adopted to be strong in the mind and body, he feels like he is achieving little things that also lead to bigger achievements too.
When Blake didn’t make the men’s state team, he was shocked. He was sure he was in, and this was something he had to overcome in his mind. He had to learn to get out of his head and find stability within himself to face his first rejection. At age 17, this setback was unexpected but it taught him so much. Blake managed to see this obstacle as an opportunity to dive deeper into who he is as a person. He is a warm, empathetic, and talented guy, and it has been so great to see him blossom in his career.
When Blake was at his lowest point, he felt alone and unsupported. When life doesn’t go our way, I am sure we can all relate. The question is, who are we in these moments, how do we reconnect within ourselves, so we can anchor in and find inner stability, instead of seeking affirmation externally? When we can find our inner anchor, we can find flexibility in our minds, to let go of the story we are telling ourselves about how we or life should be.
Since this event, has continued to develop himself as a person and hasn’t looked back. He believes it is a critical part of being a successful athlete.
You can also listen to the interview on the Bend Like Bamboo Resilience podcast
Blake’s tips:
When you feel alone or unsupported, know that you are worthy of happiness and success and it will come.
Our environment is so important, surround yourself with positivity and people that are like-minded and have your best interest at heart.
Have patience :)
Get in touch with Blake
Insta: @blake_collyer1
Twitter: @BlakeCollyer
Linkedin: Blake Collyer
Facebook: Blake Collyer
WHO THIS IS FOR:
✓ CEOs and executives experiencing stress or burnout
✓ People with autoimmune conditions seeking healing and transformation
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