022. Why Loving What You Do Changes Everything – Xara Jetly

Xara Jetly is a professional cricketer from New Zealand who plays for Wellington Blaze and is on pursuit to represent the New Zealand White Ferns at the highest level. In this episode, we explore her journey as a female cricketer playing both women’s and men’s cricket, overcoming bias, staying resilient through injury, balancing her career with content creation, and the mindset that fuels her determination and self-awareness. This was one of my favourite conversations so far - Xara opens up with honesty and depth about her motivations, her training philosophy, and what it takes to navigate the highs and lows of professional sport while staying true to herself.

What we cover in this episode:

🏏 Breaking barriers: playing men’s and women’s cricket in New Zealand and England

🚫 Facing and overcoming sexism in cricket

💪 Staying resilient through her first serious injury — physically and mentally

🗓️ Balancing professional cricket, university, a corporate career, and content creation

🌱 Why she chooses to be vulnerable on social media

🔁 Her training philosophy and what it really takes to keep improving

🎯 Managing expectations, self-awareness, and confidence versus ego

🌟 Her inspirations and outlook on life as an athlete and creator

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Follow Xara's journey on...

Instagram: @xara.jetly

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Email: ⁠decodingwisdom5@gmail.com⁠

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