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Kelly VanderBeek, OLY - Motivational Speaker
- Feb 4, 2019
- 1 min
An Analogy That May Save Your Life
"When you were 16y old, what was your DREAM car? Close your eyes, take your time. I want you to picture it in as much detail as possible....
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Kelly VanderBeek, OLY - Motivational Speaker
- Jan 2, 2019
- 2 min
New Year's Resolution - Focus On Habits For Big Change
Simple right? Well, it is. However, (yes, there is a 'but' and I'm trying to make it sound better with a 'however') the hard part comes...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Nov 12, 2018
- 2 min
My Letter to the Editor - Calgary 2026 Bid
I have my misgivings about the 2026 Olympic Games Bid (WADA…need I say more…), and likely losing my TV roles with CBC (since they...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Oct 11, 2018
- 1 min
Bad Knee? Run Anyway!
The old adage that running will ruin your knees has long been debunked. (If you need another example, here's one from last year.)...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Oct 1, 2018
- 1 min
Fear & The Power of Overcoming It
I sat with Rob Murray from Mountain FM to discuss fear, facing it, and how overcoming it can change your view (& path) in life. Listen in:
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Sep 25, 2018
- 1 min
An Olympic Fallacy - Rising Real Estate Costs & The Games
Like many, I love the real estate market and a guilty pleasure is popping into open houses. Recently, I dropped into an open house in...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Sep 18, 2018
- 2 min
Old GAP - New Data
That's right folks. I'm talking about GAPS. But this isn't a wage gap or a board gender gap. The gap I'm talking about is - breaking...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Sep 14, 2018
- 2 min
Slow Cooking...Athletes?...Employees?
No, this is not a set up for some scary horror scene, but rather, a coaching philosophy that caught my attention. This analogy is taken...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Apr 16, 2018
- 1 min
Demo Reel
After a year like 2017/2018, it had to be done: an updated Demo Reel. Between hosting the Stampede, the Olympics, Red Bull Crashed Ice &...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Feb 20, 2018
- 2 min
Protect Your Skin This Winter
For 15y, I made my living outdoors. Now, I make my living in front of a camera. For my skin, these two worlds did not go hand in hand....
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Jan 23, 2018
- 2 min
PYC Podcast - NOW LIVE
My conversations on PYC Podcast are highlighted by unexpected twists and turns. I was surprised to learn one athletes’ experience of...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Oct 25, 2017
- 1 min
Parenting Kids in Sport - let's keep talking
I was recently guest hosting on CBC's The Goods and in one segment, I spoke about parenting kids in sport. I shared lessons learned from...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Aug 22, 2017
- 4 min
Strengthening My Canadian Identity
(Also covering this trip was an article in the National Post) - - - How do you summarize a trip that not only helped add a missing piece...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Apr 7, 2017
- 3 min
Ready, Set, Speak!
There is no better education than sink or swim...well, that is if you have mentors who will help guide you, be brutally honest, and...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Sep 17, 2016
- 3 min
Why Storytelling 'Hooks' Hurt Female Athletes
(Image: Kevin Light) CBC First Published HERE Covering the Olympics is no longer a single platform experience played out solely on TV....
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Dec 17, 2015
- 4 min
THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR
(...this article was first published HERE) DOWNHILLERS Often we’re brushed off as being daredevils, somehow absent of the most basic...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Nov 10, 2015
- 1 min
My New Obsession - Chocolate Coconut Balls
Since giving up processed sugar last winter (not for weight, but for the health of my skin) my sweet tooth has been in need of filling....
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Oct 16, 2015
- 3 min
Why the ability to CHANGE is IMPORTANT
This week I was a guest speaker for an OMERS event that brought together their Global Leaders Program. There were 25 participants, each...
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Kelly VanderBeek OLY, Broadcaster, Trainer, Artist
- Nov 5, 2013
- 4 min
WHY OUR SON WILL PLAY SPORTS
...EVEN IF HE'S GOING TO BE AN ARTIST. Now a mother, there is only one thing I know for sure as I hurtle into parenthood; our kid will...
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