In this episode of the podcast Gavin talks about a friend of his that recently got injured through sport and has started smoking marijuana to unhelpfully fill a void and to deal with injury depression, something Gavin has some experience with.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• My experience with injury depression has always been two steps forwards, five steps backwards. Each time I get injured I get depressed, and I fall off the wagon. It’s something I’ve recognised and become aware of, and I’ve now relinquished the idea of injury depression. But in my friend’s case, that change is so drastic that if I was to be able to show that he was replacing one thing with another to fill a void, and that the thing he’d chosen to use or to do wasn’t the healthiest, I’m sure he’d probably take different action.
• As a coach you can’t help someone who is not willing to help themselves first. I think in this person’s situation there are little things we can do, like breaking down habits. Every personal trainer I’ve ever worked with has said no matter how injured you are there’s always something you can work on, whether it’s working on the physical side of your game that you can do (the lower body if you’ve injured your shoulder, for example). 
• My friend could do lots of little things. It is slightly difficult for him, his injury is deep in his stomach muscles, so any extensions use the core. But, to be physical we don’t have to do physical exertion. I put breathing in the physical exercise mould, he could be using his time to do breath work, to meditate, to better understand himself. When you have a better understanding of yourself you’re able to change things. You don’t have to throw the kitchen sink at it and make big changes overnight, just small incremental changes.
• We need to know what makes us tick, once we know that we can adapt our scenario/situation/outcome to something that’s more fulfilling. We’d all like to be able to go from zero to hero in a matter of moments rather than a matter of years, but that life journey, that path, doesn’t happen overnight, it’s something that builds up slowly through consistency. When you take these diversions of distractions you’re not helping yourself get there any quicker.

BEST MOMENTS

‘If you smoke frequently it blocks the receptors in our brain and in our system.’
‘It’s so interesting that we can get distracted so easily and become unaligned and unhinged quicker than we see it happening. Eventually there will be a point where you feel it, and when you feel it you become aware of it, and awareness is the first port of any change.’
‘Go for a long walk. Get out in nature. Nature is the biggest healer, we really connect with ourselves in nature.’
‘The best way to get rid of a bad habit is to replace it with a good habit.’

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Scott is a born entrepreneur with a passion for start up and scale up. He has over 20 years real estate experience in investment and development.

Gavin says: Over the years I have discovered that mindset is everything. Now, that might sound obvious, but it is! You see the number of awoken minds are very few in reality. Whilst acknowledging mindset is key it is absolutely different from utilising, influencing, impacting and effecting great change, for yourself, your loved ones, friends, colleagues and the wider public.

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