Hotel SA September 2023

W O M E N I N H O T E L S
LESSONS
Delegates at the Women
In Hotels Conference were
taken into Sam’s “battle with
the darkness”. She admitted
that she found herself “filled
with shame and anger”,
“hated waking up” and
“craved oblivion”.
Such ‘confessions’ make
her messages all the more
powerful. While self-help
gurus tout similar lessons,
they lack the lived misery that
is at the core of Sam’s advice.
Lessons such as:
• While “some things suck”,
don’t let misery block you
from great happiness.
You may be “shocked that
so much can change for
the better in a relatively
short time”.
• Make your dreams happen today, not tomorrow.
• “Frequent lows and rare highs - gravel and diamonds
- that’s what almost everyone’s life journey looks
like, and mine is no exception.”
• While we are stronger than we think we are, we
can’t do it alone. Ask for help instead of giving up or
surrendering to self pity.
• “Don’t fixate on what you can’t do, or don’t have.”
• Nothing feels as good as helping others.
Sam shared her story because, as she puts it, “anything
is possible if you are creative and determined enough to
make it happen.”
A compelling part of the day was a discussion about
the difficulties of access in the hotel sector, which was
brought to life by this video .
Future issues of Hotel SA will feature advice on how to
improve access at your property.
A week following Sam’s presentation, she travelled to
the USA to compete at the US Para Surf Championships
and became a three times World Champion in the
unassisted category.
You can find more information about Sam here .
Photo courtesy Cameron Bloom
Photo courtesy Cameron Bloom
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