Fail Forward with Adnan & Dan

In this episode of our podcast, we sit down with Tess Perreira, a mental health and speech therapy coach. Tess shares her personal journey of overcoming self-doubt and societal pressure to conform. After working for the National Health Service and moving to Dubai, she became a stay-at-home mom, but it wasn't until she was made fun of by her family for being overweight and admired by her daughter for being lazy that she decided to change her life and impact others in her community in a positive way. She discusses the importance of self-love, the struggles of her past and the pressure to conform. Join us as we dive into the ways in which Tess helps others to improve their mental health, build self-confidence and live a more fulfilling life.

🔹Tess’ Journey to Today: A Path of Successes & Failures
🔹 Why Work For Free?
🔹 Seeing Your Future Self
🔹 Self Talk as a Tool
🔹 Therapy is a Jigsaw Puzzle
🔹 I am a Coach who’s Designed to be Left
🔹 How Do You Care When They Are Paying You?

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In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with former rugby player, Sam Smith. At the young age of 26, Sam had to retire from the sport due to a quad injury. The next two years were a downward spiral as he struggled to come to terms with the end of his career and find a new sense of purpose. He tried to distract himself by starting a coffee shop, but it wasn't until he met a life coach that he began the process of healing and finding a new identity. Now, Sam runs a life coaching business that helps athletes transition from sport to live fulfilling lives. He shares his journey of self-discovery and how he learned to be proud of who he is and not want to be someone else. Join us as Sam inspires others to take control of their lives and find meaning in the aftermath of a career-ending injury.

🔹My Rugby Career Ended at 26
🔹What To Do After This?
🔹A Downward Spiral
🔹My Coach
🔹Kicking Your Happiness Down The Road
🔹Ask “What Interests You?”
🔹I Finally Don’t Want To Be Someone Else
🔹My Inner Voice
🔹How Do You Want to Feel
🔹Love & Compassion
🔹Raising My Kids
🔹Categorizing Feelings

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In this episode of the podcast, we welcome Sam Instone, the CEO of AES International, one of the fastest-growing UK financial services firms in the Middle East. Sam brings a unique perspective to the world of finance, having served in the UK military, and then starting multiple businesses, some of which failed. He shares his insights on the importance of psychology, journaling, and giving more to get more in both business and life. He also delves into his philosophy of "the map is not the territory" and how it has helped him navigate the difficulties of insecurity, choices and sacrifices that come with being a successful entrepreneur. Join us as Sam shares his inspiring story and valuable lessons learned on the road to success.

🔹Work in the UK Military
🔹Protecting the Queen
🔹Failing at Multiple Businesses
🔹The Healthcare System is Broken
🔹Sam’s Ideal Education System
🔹A Focus on Psychology
🔹Journalling
🔹 Give More and you will Get More
🔹 Extra Heartbeats
🔹 Sacrifice
🔹 The Map is Not the Territory
🔹  The Pitfall of Having A Bias for Action
🔹  Get the Best out of Others

You can learn more about Sam on his LinkedIn, his Twitter and his blog. Check it out!

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David Labouchere is back to talk about the unsung hero behind all his successes: Sleep! David is an Ironman Championship competitor, High Performance Executive Coach, Husband and Father. He shares why modern sleep is fundamentally broken, how each hour of sleep deprivation affects our physiology, mental health and relationships, and his failure in judging vs. being thoughtful and curious about people’s choice (or lack thereof) in life. 

Topics Discussed:
Modern Sleep Is Broken
Sleep Is The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Health
The Horrifying Impact of Sleep Deprivation
Focus on Rest vs. Sleep
Sleep Deprivation means you’re not Safe
Invite Guests and Give Them a Time To Leave 
Its hard to be Overweight
Being Awake Is Brain Damage
I Arrived with Stress but no Rest
Judgement Was My Failure

This episode is recorded at & sponsored by OptimalFitness Studio. Optimal has been Adnan and David’s favorite gym for the past decade - we enjoy working with a team that genuinely cares and gives us the personalized service we need to optimize our health & wellness & give back to the community. P.S. They specialize in golf, physical therapy and boxing as well. 

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Jaskaran Singh is the founder of Reecycle.App, a serial entrepreneur and an expert in 'failing forward'. In this episode, Jas & Adnan deep dive into 2 major challenges in Jas' life: 1) a recent business rejection from a high profile client and 2) a personal tragedy in his life. The rejection serves as an example for changing one's thought process on failure by writing & analysing each setback, and the tragedy serves as an 'unfair advantage' that helped Jas 'cut the fat' out of his life and focus on what matters most.

2:10 - Why Share Your Failures?
5:54 - Rejection: A Major Deal Goes South
11:15 - Changing My Thought Process
17:17 - Using Writing to Analyze Failure
23:50 - My Unfair Advantage
30:07 - You Fail and then Learn
40:56 - I’ve Been Failing Since I Began
44:25 - The Workout is Not the Workout
52:20 - Have a Bias For Action
55:07 - Ree: Revamping the Recycling System

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Dan & Adnan provide a step-by-step guide on how you can launch your own podcast with minimal effort, a small budget and a lot of passion and consistency. They share their biggest failures and learnings to ensure you don’t make the same mistakes and are set up for success right from the start. 

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00:50 - Intro
1:36 - Initial Planning
2:56 - Agenda
3:46 - Recording & Equipment
6:49 - Northwood Watches Discount Code
7:33 - Editing
8:31 - Hosting & Publishing
9:01 - Branding
9:58 - Bonus Tips
14:48 - Recap

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Dawn Barnable is the queen of storytelling. Good luck pausing this podcast once you begin...

Dawn is the founder of B Collective Communications & The Mettleset Podcast. She is also a relentless ultracyclist competing in 1000+ km races across the globe. In this episode, she shares the most riveting, funny and downright insane story of failure during one of her recent races. We also chat about the many unforgettable moments that make races worth the struggle and sacrifice, Dawn's philosophy on life, and how her sport and professional life tie perfectly into one each other and feed her energy every day.

1:17 - How We Met: Intro to Ultracycling
8:51 - My Big Failure
30:23 - Post-Race Thoughts
34:32 - Unforgettable Moments on the Road
40:51 - Dawn’s Message on a Billboard
45:48 - My Work Led me to This
49:45 - The Privilege to Fail
54:51 - Closeout & Reflections 

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Check out Dawn's work at  B Collective Communications & The Mettleset Podcast.

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In this week’s episode we talk to Nick Butter, a British endurance athlete who reached the full human potential of being the first person to complete 196 marathons in every country in the world. You can read all about Nick’s 11 World Record audacious adventure in ‘Running The World’, running through war zones, being attacked by dogs and running a marathon on a runway on one of the smallest islands in the world. We dive into Nick’s life post 196, where he now opts for a simple life  in his converted van on the Cornish coast beside Fistral Beach with his dog Poppy.  Nick now gives a lot of his time towards The 196 Foundation and helping others through speaking and impact events. Life is precious, do the things you love and take the leap.

2:35 - My dog Poppy
4:56 - Home in Cornwall: Fistral Beach
9:16 - Regret Minimization: Leaving Corporate
17:11 - People Don’t Know What They Want To Do
21:03: ‘Failure Week’ at School
24:52 - Failure as a Prioritization Tool
27:02 - Doing Things for You
29:18 - Our Lives are Carved by Failure
31:41 - Running The Impact Marathon!
36:14 - Designing Nick’s Own Feature Film

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Darcy is the co-founder and race director for Take The Bridge Events and a experienced leader in interior design. She is an avid runner and was the president of NY Harriers. She has also worked on major design projects with Away, WeWork and CorePower Yoga. She discusses good, the bad and the ugly of what it takes to be a race director, work with global brands and bring communities together - while learning how to balance her own life and happiness in the process.

Timestamps:
2:25 - Darcy’s Story
10:18 - Bringing Runners Together
12:39 - Being A Run Organizer
17:47 - Lululemon Race Tour
25:52 - Working On Yourself
33:44 - Its YOUR Race! Trusting Others and letting the community decide
38:16 - Put it Out Into The World & Let It Go
42:50 - How Do I Want to be Remembered?
48:14  - Take The Bridge In Dubai!
49:50 - Developing the next Generation of Run Leaders

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Steven Whitley is the CEO of MDR Mayfair Dubai. In this episode, he explains the impact of his team’s work managing the wealth of high net worth individuals - by showing the importance of calculated risk & trust in client relationships through multiple engaging stories throughout his life.

Time Stamps:
2:10 - Steven’s Journey: Managing Risk & Failure
5:10 - Team & Functional Areas
6:40 - How Does a Trust Structure Work? Preservation vs. Aggression
9:56 - Importance of Trust
11:50 - Thoughts on Inventing Anna
14:25 - Story 1: A Major Data Breach
19:10 - Story 2: Hurricane Imminent
26:25 - Who is Steve?
41:50 - Story 3 & 4: Tough Decisions & Conflicts of Interest
47:25 - Emotions in Investing
48:31 - Steve’s Film: An Ordinary Man
53:05 - Giving Back

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