In his 20s, despite having a passion for sports and wanting to get involved in a career in sport, this didn’t materialise.  Again David cites a lack of confidence, a mind full of negative thoughts, and a family background who had not gone through higher education.  He ended up working in various jobs in the travel industry, always progressing, leading to his final role as a Branch Manager for a large Corporate Travel company which taught David an awful lot about managing people, controlling your own emotions, dealing with difficult situations, and pressure.

In 2007 David’s life changed forever when his wife was diagnosed with cancer.  She later died in 2008 when David was 33 years old.  This made David take a long hard look in the mirror and as a result, after being made redundant from his role as Branch Manager he decided to start over again embarking on a new career.  Naturally, this was a very difficult time, however, David’s determination and own Mental Toughness helped him go on and achieve his dream of becoming a sports psychologist.

In this podcast, you will hear how building resilience and mental toughness will prepare you and help you through the challenges of life to go on and unlock your potential.