“Resilience isn’t about what happens to you.
It’s how you react to it, respond to it, and recover from it.”
– Judy Le Roux
In this deeply resonant episode of The Incredible Machines Podcast, we sit down with Judy Le Roux, corporate leader, and unwavering advocate for self-determined transformation.
Judy is a corporate sales leader with decades of experience across the tech and telecoms industry. She's a MBA graduate and motivational speaker who advocates for personal growth and family-first leadership. With lived experience navigating single parenthood, financial pressure, and relentless medical obstacles, Judy brings vulnerability, sharp wisdom, and real-world perspective to the mic.
Key Highlights from Episode 34
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The Power of Mindset
Two people can face the same adversity and come out with radically different outcomes, purely based on mindset. Your trajectory is determined more so by your internal response than your external circumstance.
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Turning Setbacks into Systems
After countless medical rejections for her son’s condition, Judy built her own system of action: cold-calling doctors, creating whiteboards, and documenting every “no” until she found the one “yes”.
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The Role of Daily Consistency
Judy credits small daily actions as the building blocks of her son’s development, her career growth, and her personal healing. Her daily mantra became:
“Little pebbles become mountains.”
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Resilience is a Skill That You Can Train
Whether she was selling sandwiches after a layoff or earning her MBA between 2 and 5 am, Judy shows that resilience isn’t a trait that you’re born with, instead it’s something you can build over time, through hard choices and following through.
Advertising Campaign Spotlight: 14,000 Acres of Forest
Judy’s ad pick was a British environmental campaign showing a man planting seeds every day for 38 years, eventually transforming a floodplain into a forest. It represents the consistent effort that leads to legacy. It mirrors how Judy has built her life and supported those around her: one determined step at a time.
What We Can Learn from Judy Le Roux
- You don’t need everyone to believe in you, just a few real ones. Therefore, your circle shapes your trajectory, so choose very wisely.
- Progress > Perfection: Consistency is the most underrated superpower.
- Your mindset is more important than your circumstance.
- Systems beat stress.
Watch the Full Episode
To experience this honest, powerful and profoundly moving episode, watch Episode 34 on YouTube here, or stream it on your favourite podcast platform.
Tags:
SouthAfrica, Podcasting, TimAfrica, Growth, Motivation, Business and Personal Reflection, Mindset Matters, Business Resilience, Beyond Visible Belief, Live In Truth, Inclusion
January 26, 2026
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