Total Mental Performance

This week on the Total Mental Performance Podcast I sit down with my good friend Scott MacDonald - Advisor to FTSE 100 & global boards, ultramarathon runner, former pilot and high-performance coach to CEOs and elite performers.

This podcast could easily have been a 4 hour episode…

We dive into:

🔵 Lessons from the cockpit 👉 why fighter pilot training is one of the ultimate laboratories for mental resilience.

🔵 Leading global transformations 👉 the insights Scott gained helping organisations change at scale and working side-by-side with CEOs.

🔵 Identity shifts after peak careers 👉 why so many athletes and ex-military struggle once the adrenaline and structure disappear.

🔵 Flow, joy & presence 👉 how to find your “new version of sparring” that brings aliveness without burning out

🔵 Life by design 👉 moving beyond drifting into a career or lifestyle, and consciously building a life that energises you.

Scott’s story is a masterclass in resilience, clarity, and creating a life that actually feels worth living.

In this episode, I sit down with my 1:1 client Tom Dickinson—Managing Director of OSI Ltd, motivational speaker, and mental health advocate.

He’s one of the kindest, ambitious and driven guys you’ll ever meet.

Tom opens up about losing his brother to suicide, how it nearly broke him, and the journey that followed—taking over his family business, scaling it, and using his story to inspire thousands of young people across the UK.

We dive into:

⚡ Tom’s story with grief and loss

⚡ Leading a distribution company in his 20s

⚡ How we saved him 20 hours a week whilst hitting record sales revenue

⚡ Why self-investment is the best investment

Marc Rhodes has run three of the hardest foot races on Earth — but the toughest challenge wasn’t the desert, jungle, or ice… (all whilst scaling an elite successful coaching business and team), it was letting go of the crippling survival patterns that once controlled him.

In this powerful conversation, my 1:1 client Marc shares how he transformed abandonment, burnout, and hyper-independence into resilience, peace, and purpose.

We dive deep into:

🔵 Redefining what high performance really means

🔵 The endless self torture from validation traps

🔵 What the inner dog work actually looks like

🔵 Owning and leveraging neurodiversity

🔵 Separating ambition and identity

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Want to get certified in Mental Performance Coaching to do what I do?

Apply for details of our upcoming launch here: https://join.totalmentalperformance.com/tmp-certification-application-form

🎙️ Dan Martin and I discuss the origins of Mental Performance Coach certification:

👉 How the certification came to be

👉 Why now

👉 The curriculum

👉 Common patterns and frameworks for top coaches

👉 The type of coaches that get the best results

Becoming a Mental Performance Coach isn’t about surface-level goal setting and motivational quotes.

It’s about helping ambitious clients unlock clarity, flow, and lasting change.

If you’re a coach who feels called to go deeper with your clients, this one’s for you.

Apply and book your interview here

Louis Calvert joins me to talk alignment, creativity, and building a coaching business that truly feels like you. 🎧 Tune in to learn how to find your unfair advantage and get paid to exist.

Apply for a Mental Performance Coach Certification:

https://join.totalmentalperformance.com/tmp-certification-2025-application

Luke Turner went from fitness coach to business leader — and in this episode, we dive into the mindset shifts that made it possible. We talk leadership, building high-performing teams, personal branding, mentorship, and how finding your Ikigai can transform your life and business.

Ainsley Duncombe—founder of Off Market Listings and ex‑CEO of Groupon MENA—joins me to share his climb from street‑level sales to C‑suite leadership. We cover everything from off‑market real estate strategies and cross‑border scaling to incentive psychology (“why a £20 Beckham shirt beat a $1,500 trip”) and the mental fluidity needed to map six moves ahead. Plus: how fatherhood reshaped his success metrics and why legacy means “sending the elevator back down.”

Your Phone Is Draining You — Here’s How to Take Back Control

Social media. News. Notifications. It's all designed to keep you hooked. In this video, I break down why device addiction happens and give you a simple, proven toolkit to reclaim your focus, energy, and peace.

Learn how to:

⚡️ Break the "hooked" cycle

📵 Use tech to control your tech

💡 Regain mental clarity and productivity

Master your device = Master your life.

Today we have big @neilshoneymac in the hot seat. Neil’s a legend, a leading Facebook ads veteran and entrepreneur.

I’ve had the honour having Neil help me scale from 6 to 7 figures in TMP sales as well as mentoring him 1:1 on his mental performance. He truly is one of the good guys, that is great at what he does.

Discover how Neil transitioned from a state of panic to consistent calm flow, building multiple successful businesses, and maintaining a balanced family life.

Learn about his early entrepreneurial ventures, the pivotal moments that shaped his career, and the mindset shifts that have contributed to his ongoing success.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and share it with someone who would find value in Neil's story and insights.

Apply for a Mental Performance Coach Certification: 👉 https://join.totalmentalperformance.com/tmp-certification-2025-application

Connect with Neil:

YouTube: @NeilShoneyMac

Instagram: @neilshoneymac

Big love, and see you in the next episode!

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