LikeMinds

Discover how to build a life without regrets in this raw and honest conversation with Sam Thomas, founder of the "You Alright Mate?" movement. Sam shares his journey from being a serial "yes man" to finding true fulfilment beyond traditional success metrics. Learn why reframing failure as learning, making decisions from love instead of fear, and simply "being enough" can transform your relationship with success. This episode will help you let go of external validation, embrace your authentic self, and understand why the biggest productivity hack might just be doing nothing. If you're struggling with the pressure to constantly achieve, feeling like you're not enough, or questioning what success really means—this conversation will give you permission to stop chasing and start living.

From professional football academies to nearly £500K in gambling losses in 3 months, Lewis shares the moment he stood on a train platform contemplating suicide and what pulled him back from the edge.

This isn't another "hustle harder" conversation. Lewis unpacks why chasing money left him empty even when he had everything he thought he wanted at 25. He breaks down the difference between public success and private failure, why men wait until they're broken to ask for help, and the simple mindset shifts that transformed his life.

Craig O'Brien on Perspective, Resilience & Running 100 Miles for a Reason

Craig O'Brien is an electrical contractor, business owner and endurance runner from Bristol who nearly lost everything — his business, his money, his dad, and his mind — all in the same year. In 2017, a six-figure debt, a business collapse and the death of his father sent him into a medically diagnosed psychotic break. What pulled him out wasn't the NHS. It was a Sunday morning on his sofa, a YouTube video, and a decision to invest in himself. In this episode, Craig gets completely honest about rock bottom, the tools that rebuilt him — journaling, stoicism, coaching, and fitness — why curiosity is the most underrated driver in life, and why he now runs 70-mile charity events because the pain of running is nothing compared to a child going hungry.

Gavin Gillibrand on 17 Years of Fun, Finding Purpose at 35 & Getting Dads Back in Shape

Gavin Gillibrand is a online fitness coach who helps dads in their 40s and 50s lose two stone and get their life back. But before 18 years in the fitness industry, there were 17 years as a full-time male stripper touring Europe. In this episode, Gavin tells the full story, and we also get into the real reason dads struggle to lose weight, why men stay "comfortably uncomfortable," and the simple plan that shifts two stone in 12 weeks.

From Selling Drugs to Coaching Champions — Ste Gordon on Prison, Purpose & the Ripple Effect

Ste Gordon is a kettlebell sport athlete, strength and conditioning coach, and founder of a gym in the Northeast of England that's been running for 17 years. But the path to get there wasn't straightforward. A teenage class clown who dropped out of his apprenticeship, got caught in a cycle of drugs, and ended up sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

In this episode, Ste talks about the coach who first changed his life, why sport is one of the last places left where kids can safely learn to fail, how prison became a course correction rather than a dead end, and the ripple effect that's been driving everything he does ever since.

Anthony Hutton won Big Brother in 2005, came out to £200,000, fame, and a lifestyle most people dream about — and then watched it all collapse. No identity, no direction, five missed mortgage payments, and wishing he wasn't here. Now he's a full-time keynote speaker, founder of the Never Throw in the Towel Project, and the man taking a barber chair into prisons, football clubs and corporate boardrooms to get men talking. In this episode, Anthony gets completely honest about the post-fame crash, growing up without his dad, how his grandma's eulogy sparked a movement, and why simply telling men to "just talk" will never be enough.

In this episode, Pele and I discuss why we all need to spend a little less time online and start connecting with people. We delve into Pele's journey, building multiple businesses and communities and the power it can have. Most importantly, we discuss the new luxury that is being offline.

Check Out The Offline Project 📵

https://www.instagram.com/offlineproject.co/

Scott Findlay is a motivational speaker, property developer and founder of Inner Hype — a self-improvement brand with a twist. Born with 50% hearing loss, Scott grew up having to fight to be part of every conversation, and somewhere along the way, that built something in him that most people spend years trying to find: unshakeable energy. In this episode, Scott gets into why the self-improvement space has a people problem, the difference between being pushed by fear and pulled by purpose, why your environment matters more than your motivation, and what it actually means to keep your own hype alive every single day.

Scotts Links:

Inner Hype: https://innerhype.com/pages/join

Craig Rowan is a property developer and hotelier based in Berwick-upon-Tweed who spent the best part of a decade playing it safe after a near-catastrophic start in business. It took losing both his parents, burning the boats, and navigating COVID to finally build something he's genuinely proud of — a boutique hotel and growing guest accommodation portfolio. In this episode, Craig gets honest about the feast-or-famine of growing up in a bookie's household, why the property guru industry is full of people selling dreams they're not living, and what it really takes to go all in — on business and on family.

Follow Craig:

Hotel - https://www.instagram.com/robroy.berwick/

Hotel - https://www.facebook.com/p/Rob-Roy-Boutique-Accommodation-61567476353281/

Gary Lane is a psychotherapist, ADHD coach, and somatic experience practitioner with over 15 years working with young people and men in the UK. In this episode, Gary opens up about his own decades of chaos — including being stabbed five times as a teenager — and how that shaped the way he helps others today. We get into why talking therapy hits a ceiling, how your nervous system is literally lying to you, the overdiagnosis of ADHD, and what it really means to heal trauma. Raw, real, and packed with practical insight.

Gary's Links:

https://tools.therealmetherapy.com/overwhelm-masterclass-6744

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealmetherapy/