In this episode, we are joined by Ben Gathercole, the author of Better Than Winning book series, co-host of Active CEO podcast and NRG2Perform, a leader, mentor, entrepreneur and olympic coach, who works with organizations and teams to optimize their performance. Ben shares his story about his coaching career and how having type 1 diabetes hasn’t stopped him from achieving the success he has now.

In this episode we cover:

Ben’s story and transition to being a coach.

How he has dealt with and managed the effect of Type 1 Diabetes on his sporting ability.

The lessons that having diabetes has taught him in terms of planning more effectively in his personal and professional life.

How he coped and managed himself through the challenges of coaching top caliber athletes like Simon Thompson in his book Better Than Winning.

Pros and cons of coaching athletes in the olympic level.

The key to Ben’s success.

One of the funniest stories that happened in his travels as an olympic coach.

The learnings from his parents who are both coaches.

The changes that coaching has gone through over the years.

His interesting journey with Iron Man Triathlon and the lessons he learned from it.

 

Links

Ben Gathercole Website

Ben Gathercole Instagram

Ben Gathercole Twitter

NRG2Perform Website

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