P3 Podcast

Topics Discussed:

• Craig's childhood, his natural adventurousness, and his experience of playing rugby as a young adult.
• Craig's love for being outdoors and how it brought him to the Marines. 
• Craig's first Marine interview and how he was turned away so he could explore other avenues. 
• What it is like to train to be Marines at such a young age and the conditioning involved.
• The fine line between conditioning and bullying and how things have changed a lot in the Military since Craig was there.
• Craig's experience serving for the Marines, the places he went, and the sports he played whilst there. 
• How it took Craig a while to properly fall into his role as a soldier and eventually grow to be a leader. 
• Craig's ascent in the Marines and some specific examples of some of the tours he went on and what it was like. 
• The roles and responsibilities of being a Sniper and what it is like on the battlefield. 
• The importance of clarity in goals in order for a team to work efficiently.
• 'Situational leadership' and the importance of being a flexible leader. 
•  Tips for being a good leader in stressful times and how this relates to being in the Marines.
• Craig's career post-Marines, and how he got into a gunfight which ended him up in prison.
• Craig's experience in the prison and, albeit him feeling in danger for his life, how he used it to his advantage.
• Craig's experience dealing with trauma from his past during his time in Prison. 
• Craig's job in the gym whilst he was in prison, and how he eventually got a job at a charity which enabled him to leave the prison daily.
• Craig's institutionalization both in the military and the prison and how he ended up homeless for a while. 
• How Craig started a personal training program from the back of a rusty van he was staying in, and how he taught himself to market his business and get clients. 
• How Craig eventually went to counseling, and how his commitment to it really helped it.
• How Craig met his wife and they started a Bootcamp together. This Bootcamp became TEAM Bootcamp.
• The principles behind TEAM Bootcamp, and how it’s important not to beat yourself up too much.  Rest is key.
• How Craig deals with a lot of clients who are suffering from chronic fatigue, and how they deal with these people differently. 
• Craig's plans for the future and where people can find him.

Related Links:

TEAM Bootcamp - https://team-bootcamp.com/

Craig William’s Website - https://getcraigwilliams.com/

Topics Discussed:

• What Alice's training has looked like during Lockdown.
• How clubfoot played a role in Alice taking on swimming as a sport early on.
• Alice's lack of desire to race when she was young.
• How Alice's career quickly progressed and how her family supported her in her development as a swimmer.
• Alice's brief break from the sport after Rio, and what got her back into swimming. 
• Alice's current coach and how he helps her keep a good work-life balance. 
• What Rio was like for Alice, and how her family, support system, and coach helped her get through it.
• How Alice doesn't swim for the medals, but for the personal improvement aspect of it.
• Alice's experience at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
• Alice's accomplishments in 2019.
• The rise in popularity of the Paralympics over recent years.
• The importance of focusing on what you can control, which will help you achieve your goals.
• Missing even small bits of training adds up over time, and can make a huge difference to your performance.
• Alice's experience winning Athlete of the Year in 2019.
• Alice's experience going to the Laureus Awards in Germany with her Dad. 
• Alice's plans to go for another sport as well, namely rowing and triathlon.
• How Alice manages to balance her sports life with studying for a Neuroscience degree, playing in a band, and maintaining a personal life.
• Tips on tumble turning and exercises you can use to get better at it.
• Tips on training for a 1500m race. 
• Alice's plans for the future, moving forward into the Tokyo Paralympics.

Related Links:

Alice Tai's Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Tai
Alice Tai's Twitter: https://twitter.com/alice__tai?lang=en
Alice Tai's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alice__tai/?hl=en

Topics Discussed:

• Scott's from personal coaching to becoming the Head Coach of the Paracanoe Programme, and the injuries he got that took him down this path.
• Setting goals and sticking to them can help us overcome the difficulties in our lives.
• Goal setting can help us a lot at the moment as we deal with Covid.
• Scott's experience in the Invictus Games and the role they played on his rehabilitation journey. 
• Scott's role in the Paracanoe Programme and what he does on the lead-up and during the Paralympic Games.
• The challenges athletes face during the four-year Paralympic cycle.
• Covid's effect on the Paralympics, and how Tokyo being postponed is affecting athletes everywhere. 
• Flexible leadership and emotional intelligence as the cornerstones in leadership skills required to get us through the Covid period.
• Scott's process of decision making.
• The importance of keeping an open mind and adapting your strategy at all times.
• How we all have different perspectives and languages and need to be aware of that so we can make sure we are communicating effectively. 
• Academia's tendency to paint things black and white when in actuality coaching is more of an art than a science. 
• Phil talks about the importance of personal development in being an effective leadership coach. Scotty agrees and expands on this, giving examples within his own life.  
• How Scott is an action-driven person and the positive and negative aspects of that.
• The importance of recharging and the difficulties in doing this during these current Covid times. 
• How we should be measuring productivity, not busyness.

Related Links:

Scott Simon's Twitter - https://twitter.com/scotttaffsimon?lang=en

British Paracanoe Webpage - https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/olympic-paralympic/paracanoe-intro

Topics Discussed:

• Rhodri's upbringing, background, and how he went on to get signed for Manchester United at a young age.
• If you always have to push yourself to do something and be disciplined with it you should question whether you should be doing it.
• How sacrifices don’t feel like sacrifices when you are really committed to something.
• How everyone has a calling, it’s just a matter of finding it.
• Rhodri's experience having a scholarship at Manchester United during such a successful period in the club's history.
• How the club focused a lot on physical testing and checkup but not at all on psychological testing.
• The psychological effects Rhodri experienced after getting an injury, and how this led to him eventually losing his scholarship. 
• The need for support for the many kids who go through this. 
• Rhodri's experience after losing his scholarship and how he went on to rip up his contract with his manager at Rotherham.
• Rhodri's internal feelings of worthlessness, even in his current career as a filmmaker, since this has happened to him. 
• Phil's experience at Cardiff City, which was very similar to Rhodri’s, and how he went to thank his coaches after getting cut.
• Rhodri's experience speaking to Ferguson about not having his contract extended.
• How businesses aren’t that good with dealing with the psychological side of management as well. 
• The dark thoughts Rhodri was getting during that bad period of his life and his methods for dealing with it, specifically Meditation and talking to people.
• How at the end of the day; friends, family, and being of service to others is all that matters to Rhodri.
• Rhodri's plans for the future; the book he is writing about his grandad and his plans to start up a coaching business.

Related Links:

Rhodri Jone's Bio: https://regantalentgroup.co.uk/portfolio_page/rhodri-jones/
Rhodri Jone's Story: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/teenager-signed-man-utd-rhodri-17462357

Topics Discussed:

• Dan's background and the road he took to eventually becoming Operations Director at Serve On.
• What it’s like to be an Emergency Rescuer, and what kind of people this job attracts.
• The positive impact of being an Emergency can have on a person who is unsure of what to do with their life.
• How Serve On is helping out with the COVID Pandemic, and how they are adapting to working in a more virtual way.
• The essence of Purpose, how integral it is at Serve On, and how it gives the team something to stick to during uncertainty and fearful times, allowing them to work more effectively.
• Calmness and its key role in Emergency Rescuing.
• The value of communication skills in Emergency Rescuing and all industries as a whole.
• How Emotional Intelligence is more important than traditional intelligence.
• Dan's experiences on the field as an emergency rescuer, and how the most important thing is treating people with care and empathy. 
• The importance of self-care, especially in people working to help others, in making sure you are working effectively. 

Related Links:

Serve On - https://www.serveon.org.uk/

BestSelf Alliance - https://www.facebook.com/groups/BestSelfAlliance/

Topics Discussed:

• The strangeness of early Lockdown, and how the streets seem so empty.
• How people in careers such as Phil and Nath are more used to working from home, and how those used to the morning commute must be struggling more.
• How Lockdown is bringing people closer to their families.
• The importance of making sure you get time alone.
• Tactics for making sure you stay mentally and physically well during the lockdown. 
• Lockdown is the perfect opportunity to build good routines and habits.
• Tactics athletes use when on training camps to stay focused and motivated to train and rest for long periods of time.
• How the Olympics are now postponed and the problems this may cause for athletes. 
• How adapting our coping strategies throughout Lockdown will help us.

Topics Discussed:

• Lockdown and how it has affected work and life for all of us, namely by forcing us to change our routines.
• The difficulty in resisting temptation during Lockdown.
• How Lockdown has businesses questioning who is essential and non-essential to the workplace. 
• Discipline is a key attribute to working from home successfully. 
• The lengthy process of settling into a new routine and tips that can make that transition easier.
• Strategies we can use to remain calm during stressful situations.
• The importance of remembering the human element of leadership. 
• How you can use feedback from your team to continually adapt your strategy as a business which will be good  for both the business and your relationship with your staff.
• How in these times it's important to be assertive to ensure changes that need to happen in the workplace do happen.
• The fear of enforcing accountability in the workplace and some tips for how we can overcome this fear in practical steps.
• Strategies for having difficult conversations and discerning whether or not they need to be had.
• The importance of treating people as individuals when addressing problems in the workplace.
• Jane's top ‘Self Check’ questions; questions that help ground you and make you aware of how you are currently doing.
• How to develop a good coaching culture, so that businesses are more open to hiring them.
• Jane's experience with treating burnout, and how her form of coaching can help people get back to work and on with their lives. 
• How gaining perspective can help us overcome difficulties in our lives.
• Nat and Phil's favourite military models for leadership.

Related Links:

Jane Viljoen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/numberonecoach/?originalSubdomain=uk

References:

The Chimp Paradox - Professor Steve Peters - https://chimpmanagement.com/books-by-professor-steve-peters/the-chimp-paradox/

Man’s Search for Meaning - Victor Frankl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_Search_for_Meaning

Topic's Discussed:

• Jazz's training during Lockdown, and how it has helped her mental health during these times.
• The importance of rest and recovery and listening to your body.
• Jazz's good and bad experiences with her coaches, and how they helped her in her career.
• Jazz's young career, and how her family helped her develop and eventually go pro.
• The environment of the First Team when Jazz joined. 
• The difference between racing solo and racing relay.
• Jazz's love for nerves, and how she uses them to help her race faster.
• Jazz's experience at the commonwealth games.
• How goal driven athletes often don't stop and reflect on their accomplishments. 
• The injury that made Jazz miss London 2012.
• How the Commonwealth Games in 2014 helped Jazz get over her lack of confidence after missing London 2012.
• Jazz's experience getting to Rio and what it was like to come back after missing London 2012, and what it was like to walk away after winning two silver medals.
• How the friendships made during her time as an athlete were much more valuable to Jazz than the medals she won.
• The difference in training in open water and training in the pool.
• Jazz's experience with the ‘Olympic blues’. 
• Jazz's website ‘Swim With Jazz’ and her desire to help others succeed in swimming. 

Related Links:

Jazz Carlin's bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazmin_Carlin
Jazz Carlin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jazzcarlin?lang=en
Jazz Carlin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jazzcarlin/?hl=en
"Swim With Jazz": https://www.swimwithjazz.co.uk/about/

Topics Discussed:

• Lutalo's training regime during Lockdown.
• The importance of consistency when wanting to excel in what you do.
• Being honest with yourself regarding your fears in order to maintain a positive attitude.
• The link between success and maintaining a good relationship and using the team around you.
• The two T’s, being Technical and being Tactical.
• Lutalo's reading habits which helps him with his approach to life and sport. 
• Lutalo's different approach to the Tokyo Olympics.
• Lutalo's process for dealing with failure and how he overcame it and quickly bounced back.
• Lutalo's upbringing and family and the lessons he learnt.
• Lutalo's experience and injuries between his defeat in Rio to now.
• The importance of commitment and how it is much more reliable than motivation.
• Lutalo's regular training schedule, and his focus upon recovery.

Related Links:

Lutalo Muhammad's Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutalo_Muhammad
Lutalo Muhammad's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lutalomuhammad?lang=en
Lutalo Muhammad's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lutalomuhammad/?hl=en

Topics discussed:

• Rob's hat trick record.
• Phil and Rob's 24 year-long friendship and their time as Youth Footballers.
• Rob's childhood in Zambia and move to Wales at the age of 9.
• Rob's transition from the Youth Team to the First Team. 
• The mental and physical challenges of being a Pro Footballer.
• The aspects of Rob's personality which helped him thrive at Cardiff City and as a Pro Footballer.
• The power of visualisation in elite performance.
• How fear of failure can hold people back from chasing their goals.
• The importance of both quick decision making and intuition in being a good athlete, and how training can help one develop these skills.
• How Rob has taken the skills gained and lessons learn from his football career into his current career as a coach. 

Related Links:

Robert Earnshaw's Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Earnshaw
Robert Earnshaw's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertEarnshaw
Robert Earnshaw's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertearnshaw