Sue Stockdale, Author at Albert Bridge Books

Author

United Kingdom

Sue Stockdale

In EXPLORE: A Life of Adventure, Sue Stockdale the first UK woman to ski to the magnetic North Pole explains why stepping out your comfort zone is key to living a fulfilling life and achieving your potential.

Sue’s compelling memoir describes how from challenging beginnings, she embarked on a lifetime of adventure, exploring some of the world’s most extreme environments including the North Pole, Antarctica, and Greenland.

Sue shares important life lessons gained from these adventures and describes how the mindset, discipline and commitment needed for adventurous activities is also useful in professional life.

EXPLORE inspires and encourages all of us to explore our own potential, with the belief that nothing is too scary to embark upon when approached with determination, a plan and willingness to be uncomfortable.

Reviews

‘EXPLORE is a captivating and inspiring memoir that reaffirms the belief that we are empowered to shape the boundaries of our life experiences—as challenging as that may sometimes be.’ Dev Pragad, CEO, Newsweek

‘Sue’s down to earth story-telling shows us that when we live in accordance with our natural spirit, a door opens into the extraordinary.’
Tiffany Gaskell, Co-Founder, Performance Consultants International

‘Filled with incredible lessons about achieving more than you ever thought possible. EXPLORE reminds us that the human spirit can carry us as far as we want to go. This book made me feel like I was right there with Sue on all of her adventures!’
Alison Levine, New York Times bestselling author, ON THE EDGE: Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments

‘A detailed and thoughtful memoir, of a life full of adventure.’
Emily Woodhouse, Editor, Intrepid Magazine

About the Author

Sue Stockdale is an executive coach, TEDx speaker, and podcaster, with over 20 years’ experience helping CEO’s, leaders, and coaches worldwide to maximise their potential. Sue is the first UK woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole, has travelled to over 70 countries and represented Scotland in athletics. In 2021 she delivered a TEDx talk, ‘Transformation Begins in the Mind.’ More recently, as co-founder and host of the Access to Inspiration podcast series, Sue has interviewed guests from over 20 countries, and the show is ranked by Listen Notes as one of the top 10% most popular shows globally.

Sue is co-author of several books including Risk; Cope with Change at Work; and Motivating People; and her articles have appeared in many publications including Inc., The Times, and The Guardian.

Daily Mirror - https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/i-first-uk-woman-ski-27192113

CEO Today Magazine - https://www.ceotodaymagazine.com/2022/06/3-lessons-on-leadership-from-an-arctic-explorer/

Business Express - https://business.express/confidence-curiosity-adventure-are-the-key-to-success/

BBC Radio Wiltshire - Sue Kinnear show (at 2hrs 13 mins into show) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0c804k6

BBC Radio Solent - Pat Sissons (at 1hrs 37 mins) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0c7rv2r

Training Journal - https://www.trainingjournal.com/articles/features/using-trust-combat-fear-teams

BBC Radio Berkshire (From 2.08.30 From the Start) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cbg5lj

The Herald (Page 1) - Read Now

Humans at Work Podcast - glazercoaching.com/outside-your-comfort-zone/

Female First (An Open Letter to Enid Blyton) - https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/sue-stockdale-explore-a-life-of-adventure-1359314.html

BBC Radio Wales (Starts at 1.12.30) - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00192nj

The Breakdown - Learn to get Comfortable with the Uncomfortable