In 2015, he had to give up his skiing-career due to persistant back pain. However, he saw no reason at all to stick his head in the sand. “Looking back, I have celebrated considerable successes during my carreer and I am very proud of each of them”, he said in an interview with the Swiss newspaper “Blick”. After his resignation, without further ado, he took a completely new direction and started an apprenticship at a bank. Not scared of a new beginning? “Why?” the tall young man smiles. “It\u2019s all a matter of attitude.” He is not afraid of the future. Luckily, he had a great trainer and mentor at school who told him to always look at the world with open eyes, to enlarge the personal horizon and to keep in mind that there is always more than one thing one is good at. Even if there is one talent which is more obvious than another.<\/p>\n
He was never stood on top of the podium all the time. Anyhow or maybe because of this fact, he learned to be proud of each single achievement. Once asked by a journalist if he wouldn\u2019t be afraid of ending up as the “always second”, he replied confidently: “You know, it could be worse. Success depends on so many minor details \u2013 in skiiing for example the material or the sun radiation on the ski slope. It is important to celebrate and be proud of each and every success – even if it seems small to others.” He learned this lesson for life as a child when he started skiing at the age of three.<\/p>\n
Meeting the 34 years-old former pro, he seems to be pretty grounded and very connected to nature. Maybe that is partly due to his home country Switzerland: he grew up in the mountains in the canton of Valais. Today, he shares his experiences about motivation, sports and team building with people worldwide in German and English.<\/p>\n
Despite all discipline that is especially important in professional sports, he emphazises the significance of rest. “Pure luxury? A Almh\u00fctte without electricity!” In the end, the simple things matter, believes Silvan Zurbriggen and recommends: “Go and experience nature! There is no better place to recharge your batteries and to get a clear mind.” The best place on earth to relax? A lonely Almh\u00fctte somewhere in the Swiss mountains. Without electricity, of course. And what about the H\u00e9rens cows? Well, asked about his hobbies, he mentions apart from sports also the breeding of H\u00e9rens cows, an old domestic animal breed from his home region Val d\u2019H\u00e9rens in Switzerland.<\/p>\n
No motivation and no success without a relaxed mind. In this matter, everyone has to find his own source. Interested in Top-Speaker Silvan Zurbriggen and his thoughts and tips for motivation, sports and team building? Contact us at: silvan.zurbriggen@premium-speakers.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
13 times on a World Cup podium, bronze medal in the super combined at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, silver medal in the slalom at the 2003 World Championships in St. Moritz, winner of the World Cup downhill in Val Gardena 2010 and the combined evaluation in Kitzb\u00fchel in 2009: Skiing \u2013 allrounder Silvan Zurbriggen from Switzerland landed quite a few victories during his career as a professional in skiing. But also knows the other side of the story. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":43568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16382],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-speakers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n