This week, Colin talks to marathon swimmer and public speaker, Ed Williams, a man who constantly rises to extreme physical challenges in order to achieve incredible feats. 

Ed and Colin discuss the mindset needed in order to achieve such accomplishments, how mental preparation is equally as important as physical, and how these valuable lessons can be applied to all areas of life and business. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Mental resilience is key when engaging in extreme sports such as marathon swimming. Circumstances beyond our control are routine, and arise at random. The great ones learn to come back if they fail. 
• Stepping out side of our comfort zones, and putting ourselves into the path of new possibilities, opens up a whole new world of challenges and opportunities. 
• The creativity and resources in our minds are the best source of guidance when it comes to traversing issues and barriers in business and life. 
• There are always risks, both physical and mental, in everything we do. Extreme sports contain more risks than other pursuits. But these risks can always be mitigated by careful preparation. 

BEST MOMENTS

‘You can’t control all circumstances’ 

‘Making sure you’re in a good headspace is very important’ 

‘When the unexpected happens, it’s exactly the same as swimming the channel’ 

‘It’s described as the Mount Everest of the swimming world' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

www.eliteswimmingacademy.co.uk

Ed Williams - https://www.edwardwilliams.org.uk

Ed Wiliams LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-williams-72096427/?originalSubdomain=uk 

The Interesting Health & Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449  

ABOUT THE HOST

Colin Nottage 

‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ 

This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. 

He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.

Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&S consultancies to become better businesses.

Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.

He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).