Anja Hammerseng-Edin

Raise the standard!

A talk with Anja is incredibly inspiring and takes you on a journey within your own mind. Anja conveys her messages in an engaging, thought-provoking, and humorous way, and you are almost guaranteed to be inspired to raise your standard to a greater or lesser extent!

• How do you get everyone on board with a new standard and deliver at a new level? You must look inward and be aware of your own contribution to the community and culture.
• Your attitude, mindset, focus, and what you tell yourself help determine your value.
• Use focus and self-discipline as tools to achieve your goals—as a company, colleague, and leader.
• Approaching performance with curiosity can be a positive journey of focus. Concentrating on development and the details that can improve the action next time is beneficial.
• Receive concrete techniques that can be used for a better work life for individuals, a better work environment in general, and, not least, for use in personal life as well.

The talk is tailored to your team and can also be conducted as a workshop.

Playing Together with Anja & Gro

Anja and Gro, with their delightful dynamic interaction, focus on positive reinforcement and respect. Our two perhaps foremost role models give you the keys to bring out the best in yourself and those around you, even when the pressure is on. They promise an inspiring and laughter-filled experience!

• How can we support each other effectively? Anja and Gro aim to shift the focus in society from negative talk to positive reinforcement, which they believe is part of the key.
• Positivity, thoughtfulness, and understanding are essential for good collaboration—not just on the handball court, but also in everyday life in relation to friends, colleagues, and family. Show respect instead of attacking. Ask questions instead of criticizing.
• Inclusion and diversity are also important aspects of Anja and Gro’s lives, as well as discussing differences and disparities openly.

The Inner Struggle of Talent

Throughout her time as a handball player, Anja has met thousands of young people, coaches, and parents who have each contributed to the content of this talk. This is the raw reality. The stories are real. The emotions are real. This is the talk about talents who are fighting their own inner battles, believing they must face them alone and that they are the only ones experiencing these feelings.

These players have parents and coaches who, in their unique ways, provide feedback. Most have the intention to help and contribute to athletic growth, and in many cases—to help the next national team player emerge.

Anja has encountered numerous adults with high ambitions for their talent. Sometimes these talents become the next national team players, but in other cases, they are burdened with training, injuries, lack of motivation, and depression due to the fear of disappointing their supporters.

Many young athletes ask themselves: What is actually good enough? In a society where we are constantly told that we must develop, it can be difficult to believe that we are ever good enough. Many live in a pursuit of something more without quite knowing why.

This talk is designed to articulate the thoughts and feelings that come with sports and to provide a way to manage them. There are countless presentations on sports psychology and techniques that can be used to address various athletic challenges. That’s great, and you will see some techniques here as well, but the most important message of the talk is the genuine emotions and issues that athletes struggle with.

Key questions addressed in the talk:

• What is talent?
• What is the difference between talent and identity?
• And perhaps the most important question: How do we adults highlight this difference?

The presentation is suitable for sports teams, coaches, and parents. It can be tailored to your team and can also be conducted as a workshop.