About
Edith Bosch
Edith Bosch stood at the absolute world top in judo for 16 years. Always fighting: literally and figuratively. Everything to achieve the ultimate goal, to become the best in the world. With an iron discipline, she pushed herself to the limit. Harder, better, faster… Until she hit a wall. She realized that her life was more about obligation than desire, and that she was sabotaging her own well-being and success. She had to change herself and take 100% responsibility to truly win.
She found the courage to look at herself and do something good with what she saw. To use everything she had experienced for her own growth. That’s when everything changed, for herself and the people around her.
From her mission to contribute to a ‘brave new world’, Edith shares her experiences as a speaker and motivator. She gets everyone excited to take control themselves and no longer depend on their surroundings. So that you can also make more of a difference for the people around you.
It seems so easy, we think we’re all doing it, but when it gets challenging, there are few who demand that of themselves and others; being 100% responsible. She helps companies and (young) professionals play their own game. She provides the tools you need to truly take responsibility now. Especially in moments that matter, when it’s exciting or doesn’t go as expected.
Edith challenges you to do what is necessary to take steps yourself. Redefining what being successful means. This way, you don’t just keep your talent for yourself, but also help those around you.
1. Behavior Change: Why You Always Need Courage to Change Your Behavior
What has changed in your work over the past years? How did you deal with it? Change is always present and doesn’t have to be a problem. Until the change requires something different from us, specifically a change in behavior. We all want to develop, grow, and be successful, yet it’s not always easy because we don’t really know how.
How do you ensure that you are able to truly sustainably change your behavior? How can you help each other do this in a fun way together? How can you start doing this right away?
Edith provides answers to how you can change your behavior and how this is much easier than most people think. How you can summon the courage to do this. She offers practical tools that you can start using immediately after the presentation.
This is what people take away:
1. Insight that behavior change is easier than we think
2. Insight into how you can truly change your behavior
3. Insight into how you can summon your courage to change behavior
4. Insight into how you can start doing this right away
5. Insight into how you can make this more enjoyable together
2. Mental Strength: Without emotional strength, there is no mental strength.
We all eventually face setbacks; adversity. How do you deal with setbacks? How do you perceive yourself and what you experience? How do you ensure that you make something good out of the challenge ahead of you?
Setbacks are often unpleasant, yet in every setback, there’s an opportunity to grow. However, we often don’t know how. Mental-emotional flexibility is a crucial aspect of dealing with setbacks. The combination of mental and emotional strength is essential. We can go a long way with just thinking (mental strength). However, the circle is truly complete when we also develop and add emotional strength to it.
Edith answers why mental strength cannot exist without emotional strength. What emotional strength is and how you can use it to turn a challenge into something positive. Edith guides you on how to use emotions as feedback through stories and her experiences working with people.
This is what people take away:
• Realizing that mental strength is inseparable from emotional strength
• Insight into how you can become mentally and emotionally stronger
• Insight into how you can use a challenging situation as an opportunity for growth
• Insight into the 5 steps you can take to work with challenges
As a former top athlete and winner of Expedition Robinson, Edith knows better than anyone else how mental-emotional strength can be crucial if you want to achieve your goals.
3. Leadership: Good Leadership - The 7 Essential Steps
What makes a good leader? What is crucial in a situation that requires leadership? And what do you do as a leader in a crisis, where all eyes are on you? Simply adopting a leadership style is not enough to be a true leader. Being present in the here and now and acting from there is. True leadership requires self-awareness and presence.
In the leadership presentation, Edith shares her vision on leadership. She has numerous beautiful stories and anecdotes that embody leadership in its purest form: being fearless, autonomous, authentic, and making choices. She guides you through 7 steps to develop your leadership.
This is what people take away:
• Understanding the value of leadership in the here & now
• Insight into how you can be more ‘in the moment’ as a leader
• Insight into how you can look at yourself differently as a leader and what you experience
• Understanding where your potential lies in terms of leadership
• The 7 essential steps for leadership development
To reach the top, Edith had to demonstrate leadership at crucial moments to choose her own path and also ask something different from the people around her. A relatable story with humor, lightness, and the oh-so-familiar situations everyone recognizes but prefers not to talk about.