Sleep Eat Perform Repeat (David Clancy & Ciaran Dunne)

Today we spoke with Jamy Bechler - Consultant for Professional & College Teams, Author, Speaker and Podcast Host

Brought to you by Hauora - a performance wellbeing growth partner. Visit www.HauoraLife.com

Jamy is a leadership consultant for teams ranging from the NBA to the Big Ten. As an independent John Maxwell certified motivational speaker, leadership trainer and executive coach, Jamy works with teams and businesses across the USA helping them maximise their potential for success.

He has published “The Leadership Playbook: Become Your Team's Most Valuable Leader", and hosts the "Success is a Choice" podcast...interviewing thought-leaders from various industries. He has worked with organisations like Lululemon, Huffington Post and the Illinois Fighting Illini.

We unpack a story that has transitioned from college coaching and organised athletics to consultancy for high school, college and professional teams. Jamy explains how the first 4 years of his head coach role in NCAA basketball, at age 27...shaped his career. He discusses strengths, flaws and self-inquiry -

and how to control frustrations and improve your self awareness. High performance for Coach is doing what you are capable of doing in your situation.

We got smarter hanging out with you Coach Jamy! Forever grateful...

Today we spoke to Alistair Rogers – All Blacks performance analyst during their two RWC wins, coach and former rugby player

We talk about Alistairs' journey from Wales to New Zealand, a life of playing and coaching rugby. He became the All Blacks analyst for 7 years, specialising in opposition analysis and defence - and was part of the coaching staff for the RWC wins in 2011 and 2015. He has been involved in coaching roles with the Wellington Hurricanes, Auckland Blues, and now in Japan.

Al talks about the mind and the mental game - and the differences between the Northern and Southern hemisphere in that space - "The All Blacks wanted to do something nobody else has done - and that was pretty special to be part of..."

We discuss leadership, performance, communication, culture and decision making as a coach. This one was special for us!

Thanks for joining us Al...and best of luck in Japan mate!

Today we spoke with Daniel Davey, for the 2nd time - Founder of daveynutrition, performance nutritionist and best-selling author

Daniel brings a wealth of experience at the highest level of performance nutrition, having worked with Leinster rugby and the Dublin footballers. He brings a plethora of practical, implementable and simple advice for people looking to build better nutrition and hydration habits. His first book, 'Eat Up, Raise Your Game' had massive success which we spoke about today (top-10 for 27 weeks!). His new book, 'Eat Up - the next level' promises the same success - we asked about the title, the dedication (thanks for sharing Daniel, and what you have learned from your dad!), and feelings around when a book is near completion and finished.

Trust about what others share, cultures around high performance sport, mixed meals (and why they are important!), and the small things that make a big impact are great talking points - plus, nutrition in the corporate world. Daniel explains why the gut microbiome is involved in every aspect of our health, mood, skin, immunity, production of essential nutrients and wellbeing.

We had a wonderful dialogue around eggs too!

You can find out more about Daniels' work on his website at www.daveynutrition.com

Key Moments

• 📖 How Daniel’s late father impacted so much of what he does
• 🥗Taking a mixed meal approach to food
• 🪧 Daniel’s vision for daveynutrition
• 😁 Why gut health should be a priority
• 🏉 Declan Darcy and his influence on Daniel

Timestamps

• (1:39) - Moving on with team sport and writing a bestselling book
• (3:06) - Writing the book for his late father and his impact on Daniel
• (5:25) - Nature vs Nurture and learning from his family
• (7:37) - Trying to ignite and influence people who want to change and improve their health
• (9:52) - Building your team around you
• (12:51) - Declan Darcy and his influence on Daniel
• (13:22) - "Daniel you need to pay attention to this!"
• (14:05) - Why we need a  mixed meal breakfast ahead of work or personal performance
• (16:08) - When you eat food we will experience a certain amount of lethargy
• (19:35) - Think about an athlete skipping meals, it doesn't happen
• (21:01) - Adopting a vision type of approach to behaviours and achieving a goal
• (21:56) - Daniel's vision for daveynutrition
• (25:00) - Farm to fork and making cooking a priority
• (29:22) - Why our gut health is so important for our wellbeing physically and mentally
• (32:26) - Culture shock of alcohol after games in elite rugby
• (36:10) - Eating eggs and how much is the right amount
• (40:50) - What does the 'next level' mean to you?

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #17. Today, in the third of our CrossFit Ireland series of interviews we spoke to Eoghan McGregor, CrossFit athlete and head coach in Perpetua Fitness here in Dublin. We spoke to Eoghan about the parallels between the corporate world and high level coaching and fitness and how it has influenced him in his own business and in Perpetua and how he got involved in CrossFit and coaching originally; we get insight into his recovery and unwinding techniques, and his thoughts on group vs individual competition. We speak about leadership and how he sees his role in managing staff and clients in Perpetua, juggling his priorities in his role, changes to CrossFit as a sport over the past decade, and the development of an elite environment and culture in CrossFit through learning from the best. He finishes with a lesson for everyone on growing as individuals.

Today we spoke with Ben Lyttleton – football author and consultant for sports clubs for leadership, strategy and culture change.

We open a dialogue about Bens' wonderful book 'Edge: Leadership Secrets from Football's Top Thinkers - elements such as the soft skills, cohesion, resilience and creativity are explored.

Ben gives tips for entrepreneurs and start-ups from his time spent with Ralf Rangnick, former head of sport and development at Red Bull in Austria. We dig into the story about overcoming setbacks and facing challenges as per a meeting with Mariyn Beuker of AZ Alkmaar - about a swimming pool and how to teach children to face obstacles.

Make sure you check out Ben's Football school series too!

Thanks for joining us on our show Ben - and here's to everyone finding an Edge!

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #11. Today we speak to Callum Wilson, professional footballer with Bournemouth FC in the Premier League, and International with England. We talk to Callum about the requirements to be a striker, and about his successful recovery processes from two ACL injuries. We speak about his mindset - specifically what effect if any transfer rumours have on it and his play, as well as talking about the confidence and belief that is required to perform at a high level in the Premier League. We also chat about his sporting role models in his career to date. A great one for anyone with an interest in football!

Today we spoke with Cillian Reardon – Performance coach and consultant, formerly of Leinster rugby and ex pro boxer

Cillian has vast experience in sports science and strength & conditioning. He has worked with Dublin GAA and Leinster rugby for many years predominantly as a performance coach. He has focused most of his work on helping pro players reach their highest level of playing and competitive performance. He helps one manage this performance pathway and build habits that are practical and resonant. Cillian is currently building a coaching platform for developing this space.

In this episode we hear about where Cillian started, his interest in coaching and high performance, reflection, his exploits in the boxing ring and his time spent with Dublin GAA and Leinster rugby.

We hear about what Cillian really feels is important...away from sports science and technology. We discuss leadership, strategy, purpose, how professional sport has evolved over the last decade - and what is next for performance in the sporting and business world.

It was refreshing to hear Cillians' take on how we can all get better, the value of soft skills - and we are very grateful he joined us on our show! Thanks Cillian!

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #2. Today we spoke with Jason Holder – captain of the West Indies Cricket team and currently the #1 ranked all-rounder in the world. Jason gave us some great info on leadership and what it means to him, from leading a team of island nations that is the Windies, to passing on the guidance and leadership he gained from greats such as Brian Lara to the next generation coming through. We speak about sledging in cricket and get Jason’s thoughts on its use to gain an edge in Cricket. And we also get his tips for this year’s NBA finals. A worthwhile listen for anyone involved in leadership roles in sport of business.

Today we spoke with Fiona Brennan - Hypnotherapist and Anxiety Expert

Fiona is a clinical hypnotherapist, best-selling author, mindfulness and NLP practitioner. She is a mental health expert on TodayFM, a TEDx speaker, an ambassador for positivity in the media, and delivers transformational workshops online and in-person for the corporate sector.

We spoke about her clinical work, what clients expect from her and what she loves about her work. Author of The Positive Habit and The Self Love Habit, we spoke about her world of clinical hypnotherapy, and how it differs from staged iterations. Fiona discussed the importance of self-esteem, positivity, stillness, presence, and her work around anxiety - plus her upcoming Presence retreat with previous guest Dr. Mark Rowe in November.

We would highly recommend you check out Fionas' online course 'Light Up Your World' - she must be very good as her clinic is always rammed! We also asked about the meaning behind the title - what does light up mean for her? And please check out her social handle, the positive habit.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Make sure to check out Fiona's new online course 'Light Up Your World' at https://thepositivehabit.com/light-up-your-world

Or head over to Instagram @the_positive_habit_ to see more from Fiona

For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com.

Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Today we spoke with Caleb Swanepoel - Shark attack survivor, athlete and motivational speaker.
For this episode, we would like to raise awareness for www.WeThe15.org - sport’s biggest ever human rights movement to end discrimination. The aim is to transform the lives of the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities, who represent 15% of the global population.

Caleb is a father, an inspiration and a resilient human being, living in Cape Town, South Africa. In June 2015 his right leg was amputated above the knee after he was attacked by a great white shark while bodysurfing in Buffalo Bay, South Africa. Caleb is keen to test himself on the Shakespeare circuit in London – but there are other opportunities. Since the shark attack, he’s gone back into the water many times, excelling at elite levels in surfing and swimming; he won his division in the International Surfing Association Adaptive Surfing Championships.

Today we talk about what his son has taught him, what did it change internally being a dad...seeing something that's a part of you, connected to you, and fresh perspectives. We speak about his mom running a school, and her driving force and love for teaching...no doubt a huge influence on the performing arts and drama studies now a part of Calebs' life.

We unpack living in the moment, be that swimming and training...trauma, fear of failure, connection and overcoming. Caleb talks to us about our capability as humans, what he does when angered and frustrated, and an attitude focusing on that there's not such a thing as bad weather, just bad gear - control what you can control!

The WeThe15 movement is discussed, as the shark attack (which he tells the story!) changed how he sees disability, a lived experience of differently-abled - 1.2 billion have some type of challenge - reflect on inclusion and equity!

What a chat!

Today we spoke with Eoin Sheehan - TV personality chef, food entrepreneur and Owner of Country Munch Episode #112 was brought to you by Country Munch, the healthy meal prep service, that was founded in Limerick, Ireland, and provides fresh, home-cooked food to your doorstep. Find out more at www.countrymunch.com "Nothing grows in your comfort zone" - Eoin graduated with a Chemical and Biochemical engineering degree from the University of Limerick; but - he is now one of Ireland's brightest entrepreneurial talents under the age of 30. Now an active food blogger posting cooking recipes, tips and photos daily on all social platforms, Eoin is the resident chef on Virgin Media's Six o clock show on TV. He also frequently delivers online cookery demonstrations. In this episode we talk about humble origins - with a passion for cooking and nutrition, 'Country Munch Ltd.' began from Eoin's kitchen preparing meals for a few. We talk about economies of scale, media production, burnout - and when critical decisions in business need to be made to self-preserve but also to make successful, profitable businesses. Country Munch prides itself on fresh, easy to prepare and cook food - and a focus on homegrown produce. We open up a dialogue as to what focus Eoin took for this business, and his vision for it. We talk about engaging content through food - communicating and showcasing...and what Eoin's job really boils down to. Thanks for joining us Eoin!

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #28. Today we spoke to Jimmy Hensel – founder of the Mayhem Mindset; author, speaker, teacher and coach. We chat to him about the mayhem mindset, what it is and how it can be applied, he dispenses some life lessons, the common characteristics of successful people across high performance industries, perfection vs excellence, being willing to fail, and defining success.

If you’d like more info on this episode or any of our others, check out our website on www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com.

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #7. Today we speak to Sean Russell - footballer for Limerick in the LOI. We chat to Sean about his current progress in his rehab from a serious knee injury, we chat about his career journey to date - including his time in the US - alongside his plans for life after football. We get his advice for younger players in terms of mindset, nutrition, S&C and recovery and also get his answer on where he would stitch the ball in a penalty shoot-out.

Today we spoke to David Gillick- Dad, author, olympian and Masterchef winner.

Here is a story about a journey from one being a high level athlete to new ventures, and how identity has evolved over time.

It was very interesting to hear Davids' take on high performance in sport, and high performance in the corporate world.

Key themes such as mindset, hunger (excuse the pun here!) and resilience are talked about.

Listen out for his answer to what makes "Gillick Cuisine" too.

Today we spoke with Owen Eastwood - Performance Coach, and Author of 'Belonging: The Ancient Code of Togetherness'.

Owen is a performance coach with vast and diverse experience with high-profile elite sports teams around the world with a speciality around identity, storytelling, and culture. He has worked with the British Olympic Team, the English national football team, Harlequins RFC, Scotland rugby, the Command Group of NATO, the South African cricket team, the Royal Ballet School, and high performing corporate settings.

Owen, a New Zealander based in the UK with roots from Ireland has a unique approach that looks to an evolutionary understanding of a team or organisation, leadership dynamics, cohesion, wisdom from our ancestors, and what contemporary institutions do very well.

Today we start with the imagery on the front of the book and its origins, and why belonging is critical for reducing anxiety, improving confidence, and instilling trust. Owen unpacks the essence of the working environment and culture moving forward, psychological safety, and why a sense of connection and belonging is vital.

We enquire about sustaining success with teams where there is staff and player turnover, emotional availability for young professionals, and the harmony between boundaries and autonomy - a profound concept called tapu noa. A highlight of this one, Owen eloquently shares the Maori concept of 'whakapapa' - for the sun is shining on us now.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Key Timestamps

• 0. 35 - The inspiration behind the book cover
• 2. 06 - Owen's current work with Harlequins + English FA
• 3. 52 - Wellbeing as a core responsibility
• 4. 52 - Recovery + creating space
• 6. 22 - Wellbeing monitoring in elite performance environments
• 8. 23 - Businesses need to focus on wellbeing
• 10. 04 - Belonging reducing anxiety + facing the challenge
• 10. 55 - Story of us
• 12. 43 - Looking back to get
• 13. 33 - 99% of our history we spent in tribes/kin
• 15. 18- Hard-wired sense of belonging
• 17. 07 - Good coaches create a shared identity
• 18. 08 - Becoming culturally mindful as a team
• 19. 35 - Tapu Noa described
• 22. 03 - Getting involved with the English FA
• 22. 53 - Listening + learning from Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, and others
• 24. 10 - Gareth Southgate being highly relational + authentic
• 26. 26 - Trust and how we build it
• 27. 50 - Leaders and Emotional availability
• 28. 10 - Southgate + omitting talented players from Euros
• 29. 48 - Whakapapa and the timeline of us
• 31. 23 - how leaders can create a true legacy
• 32. 24 - What does High Performance mean to you?

Social

www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com 

www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast 

www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/ 

www.facebook.com/SleepEatPerformRepeat

Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Thank you for supporting the show!

Today we spoke with Rob Newson - VP of Strategy and Vision at Philadelphia 76ers.

This episode was brought to you by Commit Action. It is a differentiator. We use it and are huge fans. It pairs you with a dedicated accountability coach whose sole job is to give you clarity on what needs to get done and the accountability to make sure you do it. This levels up your productivity. Join fellow members including venture backed founders, globe-trotting internet entrepreneurs & Fortune 500 execs…and ourselves. Find out more at www.commitaction.com

A master integrator - of ideas, personalities, and actions...skilled and experienced at getting the best from teams, concepts and processes. Rob is driven by a sense of contribution and community, and motivated by challenges, teamwork and the finish line. A 30 year Navy SEAL (now retired from the Navy), he is renowned for his creativity, unconventional approaches, leadership, project management and inter-and intra-organisation coordination. Rob has a PhD in Leadership Studies and was the Director at the White House Military Office, as part of the US Dept. of Defense.

We speak about how he got into the NBA, cultivating and retaining championship DNA (Identity and Culture) - and what he brings to the table in his role with the 76ers. The value and importance of teamwork is dug into - "if you want to go far, go with others". Rob explains his workouts to get rid of body rust and unpacks The Honor Foundation - a world-class career transition institute for US Special Ops. Find out more at www.honor.org

Today we spoke to Jessie Barr – Olympian hurdler, PhD researcher and sport psychologist in the Irish Institute of Sport.

We talked about the complex relationship between body and mind, mental health in athletes and the trials and tribulations of competing in track and field.

Listen out for Jessie talk about the yips, thoughts on recent doping scandals in athletics and whether the physical or mental grind is more difficult.

This is a great episode for any aspiring athlete or person who wants to understand what it takes to make it in the field of high performance.

If you’d like more info on this episode or any of our others, check out our website on www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com. Please subscribe, share, rate and review but most importantly, listen and enjoy.

Erik is the host of the BluePrint podcast, a columnist for Inc., former Director of Sports Science for the Houston Texans, Presidential Leadership Scholar and an avid learner. Erik has huge experience in the weight room, with sports science, data, and cutting edge monitoring technology, pushing the boundaries of performance. Today we distill the balance between technical and soft skills in his work in college and professional football and discuss his transition from playing in Texas A&M...to launching his own platform Aim7, an app that turns wearable data into personalised health and fitness plan. Erik shared the pillars around Aim7, in particular psychological flexibility (how to overcome negative thoughts by developing attributes!), and why adaptability is a critical foundational block. Erik explained how he keeps learning and growing despite now being a CEO running a large business, how he has diversified his skillset over the years, why curiosity is essential - and his overarching mission statement. Here's a man that owns his mistakes, learns and grows from them..we can all take something from this lesson! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more. 

In this episode with Dr Erik Korem discuss:

• 🤝 Why the soft human skills of communication and connection are vital in all careers
• 🌟 What to do to succeed when stepping outside your comfort zone
• 📱 Launching AIM7 to impact human behaviour
• ⌚ Why wearables don't lead to a lasting change
• 🧠 Developing psychological flexibility
• 💪 Focusing on adaptability to win
• ❌ Owning mistakes and improving with curiosity

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Social www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/ www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #8. Today we speak to Sarah Rowe - footballer for Mayo and Collingwood. We're joined by Sarah's good friend Laura Martina who gets a chance to grill Sarah after many years of friendship! We speak about sport specialisation, the professionalism of the LGFA in comparison to the AFLW, injury history, about the effect of social media on athletes in todays society, sports psychology support structures for younger LGFA players and cultural differences between team sports in Ireland vs Australia. Very interesting discussion with lots of takeaways for aspiring young athletes!

Today we spoke with Craig White - Transformational Men's Coach and Elite Sports Consultant

Craig is a high performance consultant for World Rugby, supporting tier 2 nations like Chile, who recently beat the USA to qualify for RWC 2023. He is a mentor to elite performance coaches and teams and the founder of 'Men Without Masks', a transformation programme and community. Craig was the WRU National Squad Physical Performance Manager, a strength and conditioning coach for the British and Irish Lions in 2005 and 2009, and has worked for other teams like Leicester Tigers, Wasps and the IRFU.

Craig shared his story for us today, his journey of self-discovery and change...from high performance rugby, to yoga and meditation...and Men Without Masks - and what is the essence of this movement. Craig has been searching to understand how to optimise performance; his quest has taken him from the gym and rugby field, to the Yoga Ashrams of India, the jungles of South America, and the four corners of the world. Compassion and love come through this dialogue...and vulnerability, echoes of our recent chat with Cameron Schwab. Craig is impacting many - understand why today. You will leave this conversation with something to think about!

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Highlights

• 🏉 Working with the Lions, World Rugby and now Chile
• ➕ A formula for trust
• 🧑 Harlequins rugby and being able to be yourself
• 👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏻 Mentoring men on self discovery and vulnerability
• 🤝 Influence in team and organisational culture
• 🎭 Founding Men Without Masks

Timestamps

• (3:36) - Working with Chilean Rugby
• (4:34) - What Craig tries to bring to a team feeling
• (7:40) - Trust being an embodied
• (7:20) - The trust formula
• (7:40) - We need to know each other to have trust
• (8:53) - Harlequins allowing players to be themselves
• (11:57) - Men Without Masks
• (13:33) - Feeling empty in a job after some soul searching
• (15:58) - Being raised in a hyper-masculine community
• (18:20) - Every man wants to show his true self
• (18:36) - Surrounding yourself with a core group of people
• (20:14) - Mentoring and a client opening-up
• (22:27) - We need to train the ability to challenge each other
• (24:49) - Leaning into your journey + experiences
• (26:44) - Building intuition to drive behaviour
• (28:30) - Promoting men's health in the current time
• (30:45) - Men Without Masks retreats
• (32:20) - Aligning drivers / values + your experiences
• (34:45) - Being on lion towns, and a love of working for World Rugby
• (35:30) - You can't influence without connection + rapport
• (36:37) - What does high performance mean to you?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #20. Today we spoke to Hughie Douglas, footballer for Bray Wanderers in the LOI. Joined in the studio by Jake Mulligan, we chat to Hughie about his injury history and how his ACL injury has impacted his play, what advice he would give to people going through the ACL rehab process from a physical and mental point of view, the support networks for injured players in the LOI, education for younger players, his interest in sport science and the idea of marginal gains in sport. 

Description

Today we spoke with Caleb Gardner - Innovation Strategist and Change Management Expert

Caleb is a founding partner of 18 Coffees (we now know what the company name means by the way!), a management consulting firm and community for forward-thinking leaders building more diverse, ethical, inclusive, and effective organisations. There is a core focus on change management, strategy, and communications to help companies grow. Author of 'No Point B', Caleb helps leaders navigate change initiatives, and unpacks disruption, and innovation. His background includes digital leadership, entrepreneurship, and social impact; he ran the digital programme for President Obama.

We spoke about what it was like working alongside Barack Obama, imposter syndrome, and a willingness to engage with projects outside his comfort zone...how he even wrote the book! Caleb shares his thoughts on relationships with tech, what's coming, and change-making. Innovation is a central part of this dialogue, in relation to when someone is excelling but has the wherewithal to consider innovation to stay ahead, for that edge.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Highlights

• 🎭 Coping and overcoming imposter syndrome
• 📘 His new book ‘No Point B’
• 🤝 Working alongside Barack Obama
• ➰Change management and innovation
• 📱 Digital leadership and our relationship with tech

Timestamps

• (3:30) - Why his company is called 18 Coffees
• (4:28) - Being an innovation strategist
• (5:38) - Background in digital, tech, and communications
• (6:15) - Interest in politics and working alongside Barack Obama
• (7:58) - Potential and pitfalls of Web 3.0
• (10:28) - Remain flexible and never rest with innovation
• (12:38) - Creative thinking practical tips
• (15:42) - No Point B - Caleb's new book
• (18:22) - Ryanair and having an authentic voice
• (20:40) - Working for President Obama
• (22:25) - Finding the right people to work with
• (25:00) - Creating a healthy relationship with tech
• (29:27) - Remarkable tablets, kindles, and writing
• (31:30) - What’s on the horizon for Caleb
• (32:53) - Changemaker and activities to greet change
• (34:35) - Caleb's personal measure of success
• (36:00) - How to step outside your comfort zone
• (37:25) - What does high performance mean to you?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com.

Previous guests include:
Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Today we spoke to Brant Menswar – critically acclaimed author, motivational speaker, award-winning musician and podcast host of 'Thoughts that rock'. Brant is a transformational keynote speaker, with a difference - a former rock star...he now edu trains everyone on purpose and values. He has created a movement called 'Black Sheep' - where Brant helps you identify your non-negotiable 4-5 core values. We had a great conversation about values, high performance and legacy. We talked about how Brant pivoted during the pandemic, and how he handles adversity and setbacks. His new book called 'Black Sheep - unleash the extraordinary, awe-inspiring, undiscovered you' has just been published. Find out more about Brant @https://www.brantmenswar.com/ and http://worksheet.findyourblacksheep.com/

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #25. Today we spoke with professional basketball coach Julien Espinosa. It was great to speak to a Head Coach and get his thoughts on various topics including his coaching career to date, his coaching philosophy, his thoughts on being a ‘players’ coach’, advice for younger coaches on copying successful models vs creating your own and having role models, the effect on team dynamics of high-ego players, the ideal ratio of focusing on your own game vs focusing on opposition, trying to coach up ‘one-dimensional’ players, and the evolution of basketball as a sport. A great listen for any aspiring coaches!

Today we spoke with Cameron Schwab - CEO for 25 years in AFL, Leadership mentor and Founder Design CEO

Cameron had the most impressive studio we have seen - a fireplace, AFL memorabilia and a classy ambience; it gave an inside peek into the world of Cameron…class, and quality. Cameron, an artist, storyteller, and writer, has been a CEO for 25 years with experience with Melbourne Football Club, Richmond, Fremantle Dockers - and leading the AFL also as CEO. His company, Design CEO, a leadership and strategy business, focuses on helping leaders navigate the hardships and ambiguity of modern leadership.

Cameron, a graduate of Harvard Business School today spoke about being a leader, rather than doing, and what it was like holding the role of CEO at the age of 24, the youngest to hold this position in AFL history. He proclaims to “never forget how hard it is”…the travails of a leader, and Cameron opened up for us, displaying remarkable vulnerability - unpacking the lessons of being a father to a trans child, broken families, and having had mental health challenges himself. He spoke about how the hard moments define us, his leadership equation, what he looks for in people, aptitude - and why being in your element is massively important.

Highlights

• 💫 The secret sauce of great leadership
• 🖋️ Why journaling is key to understanding yourself
• 🧠 Mental Health challenges and overcoming episodes of depression
• 👶 Becoming a CEO at the age of 24
• 🎨 Drawing, design, and creativity as multipliers in life
•  📖  Learning how to be a good father
  

Timestamps

(3:42) -  Leadership is most required when things are complex or facing conflict

(4:36) -  Facing hard days as a parent and as a leader

(5:48) - The influence of David Whyte the poet and leadership consultant

(7:56) - A swan as a metaphor for leadership

(8:31) - It is in the struggle where the learning happens

(9:28) - Growing up in AFL being the son of a well-known person

(10:25) - Becoming a student of the game like Kevin Sheedy

(11:56) - a Frankenstein monster of leadership styles

(13:45) - Why coaching jobs become available and the opportunity in itself

(16:21) - Having an embedded fear that people wouldn't think Cameron was tough enough

(17:15) - 3 scenarios when a leader is needed

(19:51) - Mechanics and Dynamics

(20:34) - 3 questions that are the secret sauce of leadership

(26:09) - Using journaling to self reflect

(28:35) - Building clarity around thinking

(32:32) - Fixing your To-Do list actually worthwhile to make a difference

(34:30) - Mindset and ability to teach yourself things

(37:23) - Learning how to parent a transgender child to be the best parent possible

(40:04) - Studying fine art and using drawing as an expression of self

(44:25) - Remembering his dad creating scenarios where he could speak with him again

(47:02) - What does high performance mean to you?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com.

Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Today we spoke to friend and colleague Johnny Owens. We hear about the situation in the USA and in particular Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Johnny shares his story about blood flow restriction (BFR) training- what it is, how is it used, why it can help?... and where the future possibilities lie.

This is a really fascinating interview for those of you interested in sports medicine, orthopaedics, healthcare, research. the military and so many other facets.

Johnny- see you again in San Antonio soon brother.

Stay safe everyone...at home...wash your hands...and thanks for tuning in.

Today we spoke with Anna West - Sleep and Recovery Specialist Sleep2perform and Brentford FC.

This episode was brought to you by Hauora - a performance wellbeing growth partner. Hauora aims to educate and impact individual behavioural change and organisational culture to ignite health, wellbeing, and performance. Find out more at www.HauoraLife.com

Anna is a Danish healthcare professional who specialises in sleep, recovery, and wellbeing. Her company, Sleep2perform is a scientifically-grounded consultancy that aims to create projects to positively change behavior and unlock peak performance. Anna works with leading sports teams and businesses across Europe helping individuals and groups to peak by understanding their sleep patterns, their correlation to circadian rhythm, stress levels, lifestyle choices and ultimately help them become better sleepers.

Her learning framework moves beyond a quick fix...providing practical tools and strategies to create sustainable high performance. She believes that you need an academic approach to measure, analyse and make healthy recommendations - but you need a pragmatic and innovative approach to transform knowledge into habits that generate long-lasting results!

Today we speak about the differences between Switzerland, where she is based now, and Denmark. We explore why sleep was her path to specialise in, how the morning sets us up for optimum sleep - and routines. Anna unpacks wind downs after late games, discusses monitoring sleep with tech - and the challenges and opportunities with that. We ask about anxiety with sleep latency, and what to do if you can't settle in bed. This chat is for parents of young children, elite athletes trying to understand more about sleep and gain a competitive edge...and everyone in between!

Today we spoke to Caelan Doris - Irish professional rugby player. Mayo-born, former captain of Blackrock school (most successful school in Irish rugby), former under-20 Ireland captain, current Leinster number 8 and now a fully fledged Irish rugby international- having made his debut against Scotland in the 6 nations, in February 2020. In this episode Caelan talks about his injury past, weekly schedule, training regimen and recovery strategies. We touch on how he prepares himself for big moments and the mental feelings that come with big games and his strategies for these meaningful moments. It was fascinating to hear Caelan talk about what has been a remarkable acceleration through the school system to the world-renowned academy at Leinster and then into the senior setup provincially and in Europe. Listen to Caelan talk about how to make an impression in a very successful team environment rich with high performance culture. He really has let his rugby do the talking. We kept this episode until the 6 nations 2020 although we met and interviewed Caelan back in September 2019. He made such an impression on us as a person and as a professional that we both figured he would be an Irish international soon. Once he left the recording studio Ciaran and I said to each other that "he will be a special player". Now Caelan Doris is starting and playing for Ireland. He will own that jersey for a long time. There was so much to take away from this episode from key themes such as adaptability, humility, leadership and mindset. If you'd like more information on this episode or any of our others, check out our website www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com. Please subscribe, share, rate and review but most importantly, listen and enjoy.

Today we spoke with Seth Pepper – High-Performance Mental Coach for Elite Athletes, Coaches, Business + Arts and National champion swimmer

Seth used 'The Power of the Mind' to become a national champion, and then train others to be a champion. The key differentiator for Seth is what sits between our ears. He has worked with athletes and coaches in MLB, NHL, NCAA, ATP, NBA, NFL, PGA, WTA, LPGA, and so many more.

In this episode we dive into the origin story of Seth and swimming...how he became a national champion, and what it took. It is some story!

We talk about mental health, mental performance, work ethic, internal calling, and the nuances between the conscious and unconscious mind. Seth's piece about how we are all writing our own book really resonated with us - and about how he aims to 'help people to help themselves get out of their own way'.

Thanks for joining us Seth - you truly are a remarkable human being!

Today we spoke with Doug Lemov - Teacher of teachers, Coach of coaches - author of 'Teach Like a Champion' and 'The Coach's Guide to Teaching'

Brought to you by Hauora - a whole-person performance wellbeing growth partner. Visit www.hauoralife.com

Doug Lemov is a former teacher and school principal. He helped found 'Uncommon Schools', a network of high performing schools in under-served communities. He felt that there was an overwhelming need for better schools - a moral imperative - and that's where we start this knowledge-rich dialogue. He has also worked with many professional sports organisations around the world; he teaches teachers how to teach better, and coaches how to coach better.

We discuss the similarities of teachers and coaches, achievement gaps, feedback loops - and how to give excellent understandable feedback on a pitch. Doug opens up on perfect practice, skill acquisition and the 'quiet eye'...a common trait of the very highest performers in sport. We finish this interview with Doug explaining how to make better decisions, reducing cognitive load...and when intuition and instinct takes over in performance.

For those of you who want to get better at anything...listen intently.

Today we spoke to Dan John – world-renowned strength, fitness and lifting coach of 30 years+, former All-American discus thrower, Highlands game competitor and author.

Dan has coached athletes for over 30 years, and has written numerous books in the field of strength training and lifestyle such as 'Attempts', 'Never Let Go', 'Mass Made Simple', etc.

In this episode we discuss habits - how you are the sum of all your habits; Dan also sheds light on tools such as 'shark habits' and the 'pirate map'.

Dan shares his 3 coaching pillars that he has leaned on during COVID-19 - the three basic rules of coaching, that tie into every aspect of life.

This man started lifting weights in 1965; he says to respect the process...and let the results happen. Dan has plenty of life experiences. Lean in!

Thanks for joining us on our show DJ, who has many links and experiences from time spent in Ireland! Find out more about Dan at www.danjohnuniversity.com

This episode is kindly brought to you by Instant Speed Training. Used by the best athletes in the world such as Beauden Barrett, Usain Bolt, Cristiano Ronaldo and numerous Olympians alike, speed bands are the key to increasing your speed and performance. 

You can check out their fantastic products at www.instantspeedtraining.com or on social media on their handle @speedbands. Use our discount code SEPR15 for an exclusive 15% off.

Big thanks to Martin McElroy and the Instant Speed Training team for sponsoring this episode.

Today we spoke to Tim Rodriguez - Portland-born baseball player, former Texas Ranger and current Dublin City Hurricanes outfielder.

Tim talks about his time spent in Ireland to date, baseball stories, his roots from playing at the age of 5 and why baseball is a part of our history here in Ireland too. Baseball Ireland is growing and Timmy is a big ambassador for it.

Listen to Tim talk about the state of relaxed awareness, some aphorisms and his life lessons for us.

There was so much to take away from this episode from key themes such as mental toughness, the importance of preparation and passion for what you do.

Today we spoke with Adrian Hayes - British record-breaking Adventurer, Author, and Keynote Speaker.

This episode was brought to you by Hauora - a performance wellbeing growth partner. Hauora aims to educate and impact individual behavioural change and organisational culture to ignite health, wellbeing, and performance. Find out more at www.HauoraLife.com

Adrian is a British record-breaking polar explorer and adventurer, best known for reaching the three extreme points of the Earth—the Three Points Challenge...walking all the way to the North Pole, South Pole, and summiting Mt Everest, all in the shortest period of time (1 year, 217 days - his first Guinness World record). He has completed the straight-line vertical crossing of the Greenland ice cap, crossed the Arabian desert, and summited K2, known to be extremely challenging. 

A passionate social campaigner and commentator, an Arabic and Nepalese speaking former British Army Gurkha Officer, who also spent two years in the Special Forces, Adrian has also written two books and featured in three documentaries to date. He is also an Advisory Board member for one of the future Mars projects. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, he has lived and worked in 8 countries and traveled to more than 100. In his social commentator and campaign work, Adrian is an ambassador on economic, social & environmental sustainability, which we discuss in this episode.

We speak about themes for each year in relation to goal-setting, a huge rock of Adrian's philosophy as a leader. We unpack that moment when he reaches the top of a mountain...the experience, and how it is captured - food for thought for those of us stuck to our phones. Adrian opens up, and displays his vulnerability, shares his stories of grit...as to how there is something to be always taken from an experience, good or bad.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Key Timestamps:

- 00:49 - Gift in every circumstance
- 03:41 - Write down your goals
- 07:56 - Goal Setting
- 08:55 - Being goals taking more importance
- 09:23 - Authenticity, and victimhood
- 10:35 - Active response, tap into gut instinct
- 12:50 - Motivational speaker + manic self depressive
- 13:30 - Feedback greatest gift we can get
- 17:20 - Whatever you want to do be honest & authentic
- 19:15 - Survey of Everest climbs + good causes
- 19:45 - Social media subconscious hook
- 22:11 - Don't even post it
- 22:57- Beautiful surroundings t science
- 24:16 - Top of K2
- 24:57 - The journey back down
- 26:18 - Take stock after the success
- 30:42 - Single issue tunnel vision and trade-offs
- 32:15 - Systems and sustainability
- 33:27 - What is high performance?

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Social:

www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com
www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast
www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/
www.facebook.com/SleepEatPerformRepeat

Thank you for supporting the show!

Today we spoke to Kohjiro Kinno - photographer for Sports Illustrated, and The Golfers Journal, amongst other things.

We start with the famous photo that Kohjiro took of Tiger after him winning the Masters in Augusta - that was the cover of the famous Sports Illustrated.

We discuss how to be in the right place at the right time, and what makes the ideal shot for Kohjiro.

Kohjiro sheds light on his 20 year journey from a beginner to an experienced, world-renowned photographer of sports and landscapes.

This is an episode about art, creativity - and always delivering to yourself and others.

Today we spoke with Cody Royle - Coach, Best-selling Author, and Former Head Coach AFL Team Canada

Cody is a coach to coaches. Author of 'The Tough Stuff' and 'Where Others Won't', he coaches 15 head coaches from 7 team sports globally. Roles range from cultural architect, mentor, confidante, facilitator, sounding board to idea generator; he has worked with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Pittsburgh Pirates, Premier League...amongst others.

We spoke about self-care for coaches, his coaching philosophy, and how his writing style changed from his first book to his latest - how his confidence and voice grew from experience. Cody discussed how his work reflects a journey from Australia to Canada, to Ireland (and his links with here!)...and how his identity has changed with fatherhood. We unpacked people vs tech innovations and the skills of great coaches.

FYI Cody has a fantastic podcast - check out 'Where Others Won't' - guests include our friend Owen Eastwood, Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson and Lisa Fallon.

Thanks for coming to our office in Dublin Cody!

Highlights:

In this episode we discussed:

• 🏀 Venturing across the world to explore high performance cultures
• 💥 Growth through failures and crashes
• 🪄 Allowing the magic to happen as a leader
• 📈 The unrealised potential of human development
• 🤝 How GPS doesn't measure team development
• 👶 Learning to be a dad and putting that at the core of Cody's identity
• 🏃‍♂️ Transitioning from coaching players to coaching head coaches
  
  

Timestamps:

• (3:11) - Natural hospitality of Irish people
• (5:35) - Leaving Australia to explore other cultures
• (7:19) - Gaining confidence by stepping outside of your comfort zone
• (9:38) - Mechanics vs Dynamics of coaching
• (10:25) - Dynamics and human factors, caring + relationships
• (12:24) - The alignment of the Golden State Warriors
• (14:45) - Breaking down siloes in organisations
• (17:27) - Let the magic happen as a leader. Don't always quantify
• (18:30) - Focusing on the quality of work not quality
• (19:45) - Innovating through people, not the product
• (22:00) - Transition from coaching players to coaching coaches
• (25:30) - Being Ollie's dad + Stephanie's husband
• (29:36) - Learning to be a dad and how nothing prepares you for it
• (30:06) - Human development through amino-need exposure
• (33:30) - The unrealised potential in focusing on human development
• (36:07) - GPS doesn't measure team development
• (37:42) - What does high performance mean to you?

For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com.

Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Today we spoke with David Carey – Pro Irish golfer who scored a history-making record low score 57 on the PGA Tour, and member of Team Ireland Golf.

Ireland has just come out of lockdown. Irish golf courses are open again, weather permitting. We felt it was fitting to release this episode now - with a young golfer who we will be keeping a close eye on in the future. David has his mind set on winning multiple majors!

In today's conversation we speak about training, preparation, golfers' mindset, swing speed, distance and other technical pieces to the game. It's fascinating to hear David talk about practice versus match play, and who he admires on the pro circuit...and why. Of course we dig into the story of when David shot 57 on the tour and what that felt like.

In golf we lose more than we win, even Tiger - control what you can control. This comes through profoundly in this dialogue. Enjoy it, and thanks for speaking with us David.

Special mention to a close friend Padraig Lynch - host of the excellent PaddyTalks Golf Podcast - borrowed one of your questions!

Today we spoke with Dr Nick Holton - Human flourishing thought leader, and Peak Performance Coach at Flow Research Collective

Co-director of human flourishing at The Shipley School, consultant, educator and international keynote speaker, Nicks' work is devoted to the study, dissemination and application of the science of human flourishing - feeling, behaving and functioning as our best selves and at our highest potentials. Nick coaches educators, elite athletes and executives - and his work with FRC is informed by principles of learning theory, humanistic psychology, motivational theory and interviewing, positive psychology coaching, cognitive behavioral skills, and context-specific application.

Today we unpacked the PERMA model from positive psychology, and what is the essence of human flourishing, plus how to identify if someone is flourishing. Nick shared why he loves working with younger people...impacting them, and the meaning of eudaimonia. Nick operates from the perspective offered by the famous quote from humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow, that “the story of human beings is the story of people selling themselves short”. Understand more about this today; also, please check out his podcast Flourish FM and The Antifragile Athlete - links in the shownotes.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• ♾️ Getting in the zone - Flow State
• 📊 PERMA model of positive psychology
• 🤔 Why we are often selling ourselves short in life
• 🏃‍♂️ How young people can ignite a life of flourishing
• 🏋️ The Antifragile Athlete
• 🏈 Working with athletes to feel and perform better
  

Timestamps:

• (3:39) - How to identify a true Michiganer
• (4:40) - Nick's day to day
• (6:48) - Origin of Nicks's study of human psychology
• (9:56) - Finding passion and purpose that has no endpoint
• (12:00) - Meaning of life satisfaction and areas where people flourish
• (13:41) - Hedonia and levels of pleasure
• (14:53) - PERMA model from Open
• (16:58) - Hedonic adaptation
• (18:55) - The ingredients of living a better life
• (23:30) - Distributing your most precious resources 
• (22:95) - Helping young people become better
• (24:58) - How to do an audit of your own satisfaction
• (25:45) - Me, We and The
• (28:19) - Some people focus on behaviours (positive) to better enjoy their jobs
• (29:54) - Self actualization and transcendence
• (31:30) - A recipe for flow
• (34:06) - What is next for Nick
• (36:03) - What does high performance mean to you?

Today we spoke to Bernard Jackman- successful business man, former head coach and professional rugby player with Leinster rugby and Ireland.

To start the interview, Bernard discusses the art of coaching, and the movement into professional rugby for him during his playing days.

We then take a journey into the transition from high-performance sport into the business world, and what these two competitive environments can learn from one another.

Key themes such as teamwork, benchmarking and effective communication are brought to light. Thanks for joining us Bernard!

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #34. Today in our latest RWC series in association with the Limerick Leader, we spoke to Damien Varley – former professional rugby player with Munster and Ireland. We chat to Damien about his current ventures and life post retirement from professional sport, creating positive collisions in sport and business, applying traits from rugby to the business world, how to shut out external noise and use self-appraisal, dealing with highs and lows, and the importance of building support networks.

If you’d like more info on this episode or any of our others, check out our website on www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com.

Today we spoke with Phil Learney - Human Performance Specialist, Owner @advancedcoachingacademy and Co-Founder of HMN24.

Phil is the PT Coach. He worked as a strength & conditioning consultant for PhD Nutrition and has driven the Advanced Coaching Academy for over 10 years. He has a podcast that we are fans of...'Live On Form'. Now Phil is striving to change the performance nutrition landscape with HMN24 - supplements and education developed to optimise everyday human performance and wellbeing. We take their products daily!

Phil has spent the last few decades studying human behaviour...and the challenges and opportunities we all face each day; he has built his expertise on understanding how this impacts performance, our ability to be present, our mood...and our mindset.

Today we spoke about living and working in the country and the city...and what the outdoors gives us. Phil unpacks habits, journaling and wind-down routines. He explains why light exposure and movement first thing in the morning is so important to set us up for success every day. Time-givers, circadian rhythm, and a fantastic answer to what is high performance comes next.

-------------

Sponsored by https://hmn24.com/ use code Hauora10 for an exclusive discount on the range such as Rise, Adapt and Flow.

Today we spoke with Sophie Becker - Irish Olympian, and 400m Track Athlete.

This episode was sponsored by McSport - Ireland's Leading Suppliers of Sports and Fitness Equipment. McSport is giving listeners the chance to win a Hit Fitness Premium Massage Gun. To enter, click this link and fill out the entry form! Or head over to Twitter https://twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat/ and follow the instructions.

Sophie represented Team Ireland at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the mixed 4x400m relay event, along with Cillín Greene, Phil Healy, and Chris O’Donnell; she helped Team Ireland make history, with a 51.58 second split as Ireland’s relay team set a new National Record and a place in an Olympic final for the first time ever, finishing 8th.

She has certainly had a glittering start to her running career. Sophie competed in the women's 400m event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She ran a PB in Belfast of 52:32 last year, which is 5th on the Irish all-time list...and was a part of the women’s 4x200m team that finished 2nd at the World Relay Championships in Poland in May 2021, in a national record of 1:35.93, finishing just behind the host nation.

Sophie, who has a degree in genetics and cell biology from DCU, born in Wexford, has firmly helped place her county on the map, along with their other famous sports star, the Irish rugby player Tadhg Furlong. We speak about what Wexford is also known for, her training schedule, and the intricacies of her routine. We explore the differences between racing indoors and outdoors, and which one she prefers. We unpack breathwork as prep, those final moments before a race starts, preserving the ego and grounding when fame comes, race splits...and feeling fast versus what the stop-watch reveals.

Key Timestamps

• 1. 35 - Starting athletics to cope with asthma
• 2. 52 - Late bloomer in athletics
• 3. 46 - Nature us Nature
• 5. 14 - Enjoyed the process of getting better
• 6. 15 - Butterflies and adrenaline
• 7. 06 - Having an empty mind in the blocks
• 7. 26 - Box breathing + visualisation
• 8. 17 - Constant desire to improve
• 9. 40 - Everyone is balancing something
• 12. 18 - Typical training week
• 12. 55 - Types of training - box jumps, stability + straight
• 13. 18 - Importance of S&C in athletics
• 15. 43- Being inspired + drive to achieve
• 17. 35 - Diverse warmup w priming the body
• 18. 51 - When you cross the Line + see the time
• 22. 42 - Not teaching everything - going by feel
• 23. 31 - Biomechanics + gait pattern
• 25. 02 - Setting future goals - World Championships
• 25. 42 - Ireland's rich talent at women's 400m
• 26. 48 - What is high performance?

Today we spoke with Professor Brendan Kelly - Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght University Hospital

Dr Brendan Kelly is a medical doctor who has specialised in psychiatry. His research interests include the epidemiology of psychosis, mental health services, the history of psychiatry, and human rights in mental health. He is most interested in the extent to which persons with mental illness participate in civic and social life, and the barriers they and their families face in exercising their rights, including economic and social rights. Brendan contributes frequently to print and broadcast media and writes regularly for the medical press. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry and has a new book called 'In Search of Madness: A Psychiatrist's Travels Through the History of Mental Illness', following the success of 'The Science of Happiness: The Six Principles of a Happy Life and the Seven Strategies for Achieving It'; reminds us of our chat with Dr Tim Sharp, #132.

Brendan compared psychology and psychiatry for us, and where they compliment each other in practice. We asked why Brendan took this career path...what it is about this profession that stimulates him...and various types of babble! He discussed how psychiatry has evolved globally and in Ireland from the Shutter Island perception of lobotomies to new ways of treating people...and how we are still learning about mental health, neuroscience and mental illness all the time. There are so many questions to be answered!

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Episode Highlights 🗣

• 🧠 The difference between Psychiatry and Psychology
• 🏥 Life working in a hospital amid the global pandemic
• 💥 Lessons to improve our own resilience
• 🏡The challenges of remote working]
• 👐 Positive public health shift around suicide - we can do more
• 💶 How we can improve fund allocation for public health
• ❓ Prof Kelly’s interest in psychiatry and solving seemingly impossible issues
• 🗣 Psychobabble vs Neurobabble

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.


Social 

www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com 

www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast 

www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/ 

www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com

Today we spoke with Mark Whittle - Performance and Life coach, and Founder of Take Flight Productions

Mark Whittle is a former city worker, with companies like J&J and Salesforce, turned lifestyle coach, entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and productivity bio-hacker. He is the host of the UK’s No.1 peak performance podcast ‘Take FLIGHT’, and the host of the unique ‘Take FLIGHT’ events and seminars.

Mark shared with us his rock bottom, what coaching means to him - and why he got into it in the first place. We asked Mark about his coaching role as a dad - and what that looks like. He also unpacked who the right guest is for his pod, and why.

"In the past money fuelled my addiction for validation" - that's not what fuels Mark now. Hear about passion and purpose!

Highlights:

• 🙋‍♂️ Being an effective life coach
• 🤕 Letting go of trauma to let people in
• 📈 Breaking through glass ceilings for growth
• 🤳 Seeking external validation and aligning with your purpose
• 💭 Advantages of being highly self-aware

Timestamps:

• (4:11) - Working and being effective as a life coach
• (5:08) - Mantis coaching philosophy and diets
• (7:00) - Being coached as a child by his dad
• (7:29) - Human need, for pleasure, seeking, pain avoidance
• (8:00) - Chasing money and hitting rock bottom
• (9:35) - Money is not fuel, passion is fuel
• (11:17) - Take Flight podcast mission
• (13:50) - Travel experiences as a value driver
• (15:51) - Learning from mistake /setbacks in football
• (18:30) - Using self reflection and accountability
• (20:53) - Biggest growth in life from becoming a dad
• (22:16) - letting go of trauma to let people in
• (24:56) - Growth is hard, yesterday's ceiling, tomorrow's floor
• (27:47) - Understanding you have an ego
• (30:00) - advantages of being highly self-aware
• (32:11) - What's working? - a valuable guidance question
• (32:46) - What's next for Mark?
• (33:01) - What does high performance mean to you?
  

For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com.

Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Today we spoke to Trevor Ragan- a man on a mission to discover and share the science of better learning; think of him as a learning and research translator for us all.

Everyone can become a better learner- learn the building blocks during this chat. We discuss growth mindset, fear, uncertainty and many other things.

Please subscribe to Trevors' excellent podcast- 'Learner Lab podcast', and find out more about his work at www.thelearnerlab.com

Welcome to the jungle folks!

Today we spoke with Damien Quinn - Illustrator for professional sports teams, and Curator of 'The Drawn Game' Damien Quinn (draws...as per his instagram handle) is a supremely talented Limerick-born illustrator currently living in Sydney, Australia. His clients are very impressive - FC Barcelona, NRL, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, New York Red Bulls, British and Irish Lions, Taste Ireland, Sporting Limerick, The Limerick Leader and Atlanta United FC of the MLS.

Damien illustrated the children's book 'Up in the Air', written by former Tipperary All Ireland winner Paddy Stapleton. The Drawn Game is an illustrated look at the GAA, featuring artwork by 27 illustrators and artists. Damien spoke with some of the greats from the world of hurling, camogie and Gaelic football and of course illustrated some pieces. There are brilliant stories and insights from legends of the game including John Mullane, Jamesie O’Connor, Sarah Dervan, TJ Ryan, Jacqui Hurley and Will O’Donoghue to name but a few from issue 2; proceeds from the sale of the book support Pieta House and Samaritans. Today we spoke about how Damien got involved with so many prestigious sporting institutions, compelling projects, appreciation of work on social media, and collaboration as part of 'The Drawn Game'.

We unpacked memorable art pieces, his process of iteration and sending out work to the public, and how to sustain excellence with a team...rather than only doing one great piece. Damien opened up on supporting charities - he's a giver...a high performer in the truest sense.

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #18. Today we spoke to Georgie Starkie, a kickboxer and Muay Thai competitor and fitness coach in the UK. We speak to her about her past as a competitive horse rider, how she got involved in combat sports, what her typical training week looks like, the mindset of a fighter and how she balances that with being a coach, how she reacts when she senses blood in a fight as well as dealing with the flight or fight response. Hope you enjoy!

Today we spoke with Dr. Tim Sharp - Chief Happiness Officer at The Happiness Institute, and internationally renowned leader in the fields of positive psychology and mental health. What does happiness mean? Are you happy? How can I be happier? Big questions that we ask ourselves, our children and our friends every day. We unpacked all these with Dr Sharp aka Dr Happy. Dr. Sharp has three degrees in psychology (including a Ph.D.) and an impressive record as an academic, clinician and coach. He previously set up one of Sydney’s most respected clinical psychology practices, a highly regarded Executive Coaching practice, and is the founder of The Happiness Institute, Australia’s first organisation devoted solely to enhancing happiness. Dr. Sharp has worked with hundreds of organisations including Ernst & Young, IBM, Westpac, and Coca Cola; he is a best selling author of “The Happiness Handbook”, "100 Ways to Happiness: a guide for busy people" and "100 Ways to Happy Children: a guide for busy parents". We spoke about understanding and measuring happiness, joy in sport and business, gratitude - and positivity and engagement in high performing setups. It was great to hear that negative emotions are normal, that we can't be happy all the time - and dug into the balance of performance and happiness. A special thank you to Bernadette Clancy RIP for bringing you this episode.

Today we spoke with Mike Brown - English professional rugby player, with 72 caps for England

Mike has amassed 340 appearances for Harlequins (and 500 points), 12 for Newcastle and 72 caps for the England national rugby union team. Predominantly a full back, Mike has won three 6 Nations titles with England and two English Premiership titles with Harlequins. He won the 2014 RBS Six Nations player of the championship award...and is renowned for his work ethic, tenacity and ability to attack with ball in hand.

Today we unpacked the full back position and why that was the position for Mike (he started as a 10, has the heart of a 6). We discussed leadership, culture and high performing teams, all areas of interest for Mike, which he is studying as a part of the Sports Directorship, at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mike explained the intricacies of bringing club players from different environments and playing styles together for the national team, and the challenges of that for England. Mike dived into his playing philosophy around training, his preparation - and the nuggets as to how we can all catch a high ball better, with mentions to Irish legends like Conor O'Shea and Gavin Duffy.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• 📝 Being a free agent in rugby and looking for a new club
• 🔑 Why identity and culture are key ingredients to team success
• 💪 Mike’s expected standards of excellence
• 🏉 How to catch spiral bombs
• 👨‍🎓 Career transition and Sports directorship
• 👑 Great leaders Mike has worked with and
• ☘️ The Irish connection to Mike’s game

For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Today we spoke with Dr Mark Rowe - MD, Expert in Positive Health & Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Mark Rowe is a medical doctor empowering people to live their lives with vitality on purpose. Mark has been a practicing family physician for over 20 years. He is the founder of the Waterford Health Park, the base for Dr. Rowe’s medical practice as well as the ‘Lifestyle Medicine Be Well Clinic’. The Healthcare Facility was a shortlisted finalist for World Building of the year at the World Architecture festival awards in 2010. Dr. Rowe has written books including ‘A Prescription for Happiness: The Ten Commitments to a Happier, Healthier Life’, ‘The Men’s Health Book’ and his newest release, 'The Vitality Mark: Your Prescription for Feeling Energised, Invigorated, Enthusiastic and Optimistic Each Day', from Gill Books. As a life strategist and Keynote speaker, Mark regularly delivers events and workshops for organisations around the world, including his TEDx talk ‘The Doctor of the Future: Prescribing Lifestyle as Medicine’, in 2017. Today we defined vitality, and elaborated on its place in the leadership triangle with vision and values. We unpacked why being an active participant in your own self care is crucial - and how a lifestyle-first approach to treat and prevent chronic disease and burnout is necessary. Mark dived into happiness, his self-development club, stoic philosophy, and key behaviours for us to be more vital each day. We are huge fans of Marks' podcast 'In The Doctor's Chair'; it was fun having him in 'In The Physios Chair' today with us. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Key Timestamps (4:09) - The meaning of vitality (6:04)  - Living a person centred life and purpose (8:34) - Studying stoic philosophy (9:16) - Aligning your actions to your words (10:04) - Miracles are made in the clay, not in the stars (11:27) - Self-compassion and being kind to yourself (14:21) - Understanding happiness versus material comforts (15:21) - The importance of healthy habits (16:35) - Balancing positive and negative thoughts (17:44) -The best possible future-self exercise (19:14) - Connecting everyday activities to values (21:54) - Getting the process of sleep right (23:36) - Making movement a priority (24:18) - Dissolving feelings of anxiety by being more present (27:14) - Experiencing burnout and its consequences (30:34) - Distinguishing burnout from depression (33:00) - Stoic philosophy and applying it in life (36:30) - What does high performance mean to you?

Today we spoke to Jonny Holland - former professional rugby player with Munster, now nutrition coach

We talk about how Jonny got into sport at a young age, an early thirst for competition, and how rugby came to the fore.

We discuss why nutrition was important in those formative years - and how and why it became his 'second career', after injury ended his rugby journey.

Jonny gives advice on why the education of nutrition planning is crucial to understanding what fuels your body - and compares amateurs v the pros.

Also - it is fascinating to hear Jonny shed light on gluten-free diets - think Novak Djokovic!

Find out more about Jonny @jonnyholland10 or www.jonnyholland10.com

Today we spoke with Dave Hancock - Elite performance director and physiotherapist - and CEO of Apollo V2

Thanks to Apollo V2 for supporting this episode. See more at www.Apollov2.com

With nearly 30 years experience having worked in three professional sports between the UK and the USA Dave shares his story of long hours, work ethic, passion and helping high performers like Bono, John Terry and Kevin Durant get healthy again.

Dave unpacks his learnings and reflections from working in different cultural and managerial environments - from Leeds United, Chelsea FC, the FA, New York Knicks, Washington Nationals, amongst other top-level sporting organisations.

We talk about Daves' company, ApolloV2, a cutting-edge software framework and sports-technology system that brings elite management support and data analytics to an individual....truly fascinating stuff...

Dave understands how teams, players and high performers in general operate; he's lived in this space for his career - there is so much to learn from this reflection on a journey to the top!

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #15. Today, in the first of our Emerging Talent (and CrossFit Ireland) series of interviews we spoke to Iain Goulding, up and coming Irish CrossFit athlete. We spoke to Iain about his sporting career to date and how he ended up in CrossFit, how he finds the balance now that he has switched attention to becoming a full-time CrossFit athlete and what his motivation is, his own coaching philosophy, the physical and mental challenges of CrossFit including the competitive element with other athletes and developing mental toughness, how to programme around goals, and the difficulty of maintaining personal relationships when committed to training. A very insightful listen!

Today we spoke with Ben Darwin - Director Gain Line Analytics, Former Australia Pro Rugby Player and Coac.

Ben had to retire from professional rugby prematurely due to a severe neck injury. Here's the story about what he's done since, and why he went this way...examining team cohesion and teamwork indices that contribute to consistent winning and on-field success. Ben propped for the Brumbies and the Wallabies, before embarking on analytics and forward coach positions with teams such as Western Force, Melbourne Rebels and Suntory in Japan. His company, Gain Line, founded in 2013, is changing the game around data analytics revealing that great teams are the product of the connections and linkages within. 

There is a wonderful dialogue around the structural layers that drive cohesion in teams, namely shared experiences, combinations and the overarching system - one for pro sport and business. As distinct from other operations and management consultancies in the industry, Gain Line places a strong focus on data analysis and quantitative research. We really appreciate this as the solutions are backed by evidence and real-world experience, like our worlds in physio and sports medicine. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Highlights 

• 🚑 Overcoming a life-threatening neck injury
•  🤝 Team cohesion and teamwork indices
• 🏃 Transitioning from professional athlete to a coach
• 💻 Gain Line analytics and data analysis for Pro sport and business
• 🔑 The keys to building great teams
• 📈 Following data and evidence for decision making

Timestamps 

• (3:49) - What has made SH so dominant?
• (4:45) - Coaching through successes + failures
• (5:15) - Journey from playing to analytics
• (6:50) - The birth of Gain Line analytics
• (9:45) - If you focus on spying you'll fall behind
• (11:16) - Looking for the common attributes of success
• (13:29) - Ireland vs the worst All Blacks team in Chicago
• (17:05)- How to judge form players and how they will fit into a team
• (18:15) - How cohesion leads to World Cup success
• (21:00) - The rise of Irish Rugby
• (22:45) - Stable team leads to success
• (25:00) - Man Utd, Barcelona, and the cycle of chaos
• (31:30) - The impact of support staff in elite sport 
• (35:10) - Ben's life-changing injury
• (39:52) - Teamwork index and applying to spotting
• (40:52) - Changing jerseys can cause diminished performance
• (42:59) - Moving into NFL + NBA
• (44:15) - The need to prove + back up your claims with leadership trains
• (48:55)- What does high performance mean to you? 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Welcome back to another episode of reflections - this week dive into conversations with John Bull, Owen Eastwood, Lisa Jacob and Ray Goggins.

We hear from our excellent guests on the topic of Psychological Safety including:

- (6:07) John Bull: Specialist in High Performance Leadership and Teams, Head of High Performance at Management Futures

- (8:04) Owen Eastwood: Performance Coach, and Author of 'Belonging: The Ancient Code of Togetherness'

- (15:10) Lisa Jacob: Team Manager at Hockey Ireland, and Co-Owner of Hidden Strength

- (20:11) Ray Goggins: Director at Coreskill Training, Chief Instructor RTE television Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week - and author of 'Ranger 22'

Our lens focuses this week on Psychological Safety first popularised by the great Amy Edmondson. This is a huge part of our current work with Hauora around enlightening, educating and empowering individuals in the performance wellbeing space in Ireland and abroad.

We hope this medium allows you to take the lessons from the very best and apply them in your life.

Our key takeaways from this episode are:

1 – Vulnerability and creating a space to see people for who they truly are, will allow groups of individuals to break through the glass ceilings and truly work effectively as a team

2 – We can create focus and cohesion more easily on stable teams, but what about when things are uncertain and changing? We need to create a culture that promotes teaming to navigate the ever-changing world and unpredicted challenges; 

3 – Look back to understand where you’re going. Note all the good in your buildup…it can help reveal your progress, to drive you on to new heights

Thanks for listening and as always please rate, review, and share. 

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #24. Today we spoke with professional footballer Armand Traore. We chat about where he is at with his playing career, his typical training week, and how he finds balancing his Muslim faith and specifically Ramadan with the nutritional requirements of professional sport. We speak about the power of self-talk and his use of mantras, how he dealt with injuries from a psychological point of view, balancing family and football, career setbacks, career highlights, and the development of his game. One for the football fans.

Today we spoke with Ray Goggins - Director at Coreskill Training, Chief Instructor RTE television Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week - and author of 'Ranger 22'.

Ray served in the Special Forces Task Unit as a Senior NCO, as part of the Irish Defence Forces. He has vast operational experience and went on many deployments to hostile environments and conflict zones. A specialist in anti-terrorism and hostage rescue, maritime counter terrorism and combat diving, Ray was an expert in surveillance/ reconnaissance and intelligence...and a special ops instructor, physical trainer and manager.

We started this chat about his new book 'Ranger 22 - lessons from the front', and why he had to write that book; Ray explains how the knowledge he acquired over the years has been distilled to lessons that we all can understand and use. Ray explains what his business 'Coreskill training' is all about...creating a mindset to be better, where performance, passion and purpose unite. For Ray, mindset and mental fortitude is what separates those who make it and those who struggle.

We hear amazing stories of resilience and determination from the RTE show 'Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week' - where 24 civilian recruits take part in a gruelling special forces selection course, designed by Ray and other members of the elite unit, the Army Ranger Wing...the Irish equivalent of the SAS and Navy SEALs. We unpack composure, a superpower according to Ray, confidence, team building strategies - and the essence of leadership.

Today we spoke with Peter Shallard - Founder and CEO Commit Action, Shrink for Entrepreneurs

This episode was brought to you by Commit Action. It is a differentiator. We use it and are huge fans. It pairs you with a dedicated accountability coach whose sole job is to give you clarity on what needs to get done and the accountability to make sure you do it. This levels up your productivity. Join fellow members including venture backed founders, globe-trotting internet entrepreneurs & Fortune 500 execs…and ourselves. Find out more at www.commitaction.com

Exclusively for listeners of the show Commit Action is offering up to $150 off membership by clicking through this link!

As a renowned business psychology expert and clinical therapist Peter has worked with all types of entrepreneurs around the globe with people who strive to reach greater goals of wealth, freedom, sanity and social impact. He founded Commit Action, which is an online platform built for business owners and people who want to manage their output and time better, and create a personal system for accountability, commitment to task ideation and execution, focus and productivity - it really is all about turning one into the highest leverage version of themself.

Today we dig into the story of the shrink for entrepreneurs...how Peter earned that name, and what that part of his career involved. We delve into life coaching, accountability, planning, structure, goal setting methodology, weekly rituals and high leverage work...all key for this time of year. Peter tells us how Commit Action scaled, and why it's working, from a sole entrepreneur start-up to a team of many, and a big success.

We explore the definition of effectiveness and productivity and how they are so different...in relation to value creation and output. Deep focus work is discussed, and the furious chasing down of goals, and gaps for recovery...also that life goes in seasons sometimes. This is a really enlightening conversation about how a vision for a business model became a reality...what it took, and what it's becoming.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Key Timestamps

• 1. 10 - Wealth, freedom + Sanity
• 2. 44 - Why Peter started his business
• 3. 47 - Entrepreneurs and growth mindset
• 7. 25 - Selling time for money + scaling
• 9. 31 - Positioning yourself effectively
• 11. 10 - Showing up is the best version of ourselves
• 12. 22 - Any life coaching can be beneficial
• 13. 21 - Focus and productivity as downstream issues of isolation
• 14.27 - Avoiding the multibillion distraction
• 15. 15 - The why behind Commit Action
• 21. 42 - Gap between productivity and effectiveness
• 22. 32 - Outside of the fishbowl accountability
• 23. 53 - What is high leverage work for you
• 24. 15 - High leverage work + courage
• 25. 02 - Best businesses act as science labs
• 26. 35 - Have an empirical relationship with reality
• 27. -30 - Wellbeing is vital to business success
• 29. 06 - 9 to 5 workday is a relic of the industrial revolution
• 30. 25 - Value creation = insight, courage + knowledge work
• 36. 54 - What does high performance mean to you?

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #14. Today we spoke to Candela Ebbesen, Dancer with Les Ballets de Monte Carlo & CEO of Ballerina Productions. We spoke about her journey to becoming one of the top performers in the Ballet industry, including her injury history to date. We discuss what a typical week for a professional dancer looks like, unwinding strategies, the competitive environment of professional dancing, pre-event nerves, the particular physical challenges of certain routines, mindset preparation, striking a balance between mental stress and physical fatigue, the defining physical and psychological characteristics needed to make it as a professional dancer, living in the ‘dancer’s high’, and the accuracy of black swan. A very interesting listen with lots of valuable insights and lessons for anyone in high performance sport.

Today we spoke to Ode Osbourne - UFC fighter, school educator, Jamaican born and "sent by God for greatness".

We learned about a remarkable journey from the beaches near Kingston, Jamaica to Wisconsin and Florida in the USA. Ode shares the story about the epiphany he had when he was a young boy and how that set him on a path to greatness, and ultimately the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Ode tells us about his start in wrestling, his introduction to mixed martial arts (MMA) and his style in the fight game, that of "free flow".

Fight analysts call Ode Osbourne the "Picasso of MMA", and say his style resembles that of the legendary Brazilian UFC fighter, Anderson "The Spider" Silva. What made this episode special was when Ode shared his teachings and leadership-building strategies that he employs with the young students he works with in school through elements of MMA- structure, motivation and discipline.

There was so much to take away from this episode from key themes such as mindset, resilience and grit.

If you'd like more information on this episode or any of our others, check out our website www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com.

Please subscribe, share, rate and review but most importantly, listen and enjoy.

Welcome back to another episode of Reflections. This week we dive into insightful conversations with performance and leadership coach, and former Waterford hurler Shane O'Sullivan, 400m Irish Olympic track athlete Sophie Becker, co-founder of FourFive UK and former Saracens and England rugby player George Kruis, CrossFit legend and 4 times winner Rich Froning, former Munster captain Billy Holland, and ex-Aussie rugby captain and MBA James Horwill.

We hear from our international leading guests on the topics of Cohesion, Collaboration and Connection, amongst other focal points for leadership development, social support networking and high performance. Also - a nice explanation of the Tuckman model from Ciaran - a method for team development that helps teams understand their current status and develop ways to move towards set goals. The stages involve Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing.

We hope this medium allows you to take the lessons from the very best - but most importantly, apply them in your life today.

Our Key Takeaways from this collection of clips are:

1 - The importance of buying into the collective core within a team or group environment.

2 - Placing trust at the centre of high performance, and how to believe in each other when challenging circumstances arise.

3 - We need to be able to ask difficult questions of each other to produce a synergistic effect...where the sum equals more than the individual parts.

Don't miss out on our weekly newsletter - you can sign up at www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com

____________________________________________________________

Social

www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com

www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast

www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/

www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com

Today we spoke with Bradley Franco - Yoga Trainer and Mental Leadership Coach Brad moved from Orange County, California to Cologne, Germany - we asked why to open up this very insightful dialogue. Currently, Brad is training football teams with regard to their athletic programme - movement quality, yoga, flexibility, recovery protocols, breathwork, and meditation practices. He also teaches yoga privately in Germany and online, grounded in his education in psychology. Brad highlighted the different mentality between a player and an athlete from his perspective, what a good yoga teacher does, and the benefits of a yoga class across different age groups and backgrounds. We dived into the differences between online and in-person engagements, the other big positives yoga gives that are often not highlighted...and how to build yoga buy-in into a routine for skeptics. Echoing a recent chat with Craig White, Brad highlighted the value of quiet time for oneself, elaborated on interoception...and what a typical week looks like for Brad himself, which was very interesting.  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Highlights  ⚽ Working as a Yoga teacher in professional football  🧘‍♂️ How anyone can do and benefit from yoga  🗣️ Surviving and thriving on a 10 day no speaking yoga retreat  💼 Moving from California to Germany and Cologne  📈 The slow growth path for change  Timestamps  (3:54) - Journey from California to Cologne  (5:45) - Learning and adapting to Cologne  (6:45) - Going on a 10-day meditation retreat  (8:16) - Surviving 10 days of no speaking or interaction  (9:50) - Returning to reality after the experience  (10:24) - A new relationship with phones and technology  (11:40) - Creating a flow state with people around you  (12:23) - Meditate in solitude, but work together to survive  (13:32) - Taking the slow growth path for change  (15:12) - Being here, the presence of here right now  (17:12) - The difference between a player and an athlete  (17:45) - A professional football player's approach to yoga  (18:56) - Figuring out what clients need...quickly  (20:44) - Framing yoga for the person in front of you  (22:30) - The importance of having a good teacher  (24:37) - Learning how to be better through injury  (26:53) - The lesser known benefits of yoga  (31:56) - What's next for Brad  (34:00) - Brad's winning morning routine  (35:30) - What does high performance mean to Brad? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode # 36. Today we spoke to Kevin Maggs – former professional Irish rugby player, capped 70 times, a Barbarians representative and now the current IQ rugby regional talent ID officer at the IRFU.

Kevin shares insights into his experiences in professional rugby, his initiation with Bristol rugby and his current role with IQ Rugby. We discuss identifying talent in youth rugby and whether talent is innate or can be trained. Kevin sheds light on the characteristics of great leaders, having played with so many over his career on the pitch. It is fascinating to hear Kevin open up about his transition from player to coach and the challenges, mindset and habits of elite high performing rugby players.

The key theme embedded throughout this episode is of the importance of hard graft but also with that the enjoyment of your chosen craft, if you’re lucky to be there.

The plan for this episode was to release it during the Rugby World Cup in Japan but we decided to keep it till after the completion to see how accurate our predictions were. Listen out for that, and the future of the sport according to Kevin.

If you’d like more info on this episode or any of our others, check out our website on www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com. Please subscribe, share, rate and review but most importantly, listen and enjoy.

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #9. Today we speak to Rob Madden, physio to Anthony Joshua and to Lance Stroll in Formula 1. We talk to Rob about his career to date including all the different sports he’s worked in and the differing demands of these sports. He lists some of the more surreal moments in his career to date and reflects back on his career with some advice for his younger self. We have a chat about Formula 1 and the unique physical and psychological demands required of the drivers at that level, and get some insight from Rob on how he keeps himself fit in order to stay performing at a high level in his field.

Today we spoke with Pat Divilly - Emotional Resilience and Wellbeing Coach, and Author of 'Fit Mind: 8 weeks to change your inner soundtrack and tune into your greatness' - coming out January 7th, 2022.

This episode was brought to you by Hauora - a performance wellbeing growth partner. Hauora aims to educate and impact individual and organisational culture to ignite health, wellbeing, and performance. Find out more at www.HauoraLife.com

Pat is a high performance coach helping people reach new levels of purpose, passion and fulfillment. He is the host of the very popular The Pat Divilly Podcast,  and a Speaker known to truly engage his audience. Based out of Galway, Ireland, Pat offers free journaling and meditation courses on his website, men's group work, retreats, and corporate wellness consultancy.

Today we start with imposter syndrome as a concept, recently mentioned by Pat as he is finishing his audiobook for his new book 'Fit Mind'. We discuss how Pat identifies himself and how that has changed over the years.

We learn about what shadow values are, fear and how we can manage it, cognitive behavioral therapy, dig into nervous system regulation and inner work - and why that's crucial. Self talk is a primary theme of this episode and we ask Pat why this is massively important - setting aside time for yourself and your thoughts, building better awareness and compassion.

Pat's new book 'Fit Mind' comes out the first week of January. You can pre-order it here.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Key Timestamps

• 2.16 - Struggling with confidence as a young man
• 3.36 - Male mentorship 
• 4.40 - Fitness industry + true health
• 5.28 - CBT and how we speak to ourselves
• 7.03 - Being a 360-degree individual. Our characteristics and traits
• 7.45 - How we edit our persona to fit in  
• 10.04 - Fear wall and stepping out of comfort zone
• 11.15 - Developing defensive mechanisms when young
• 13.24 - The 3 key pieces for deep relationships 
• 14.08 - 95% of thoughts are repeated, we live out recurring cycles
• 14.42 - Pat's first book and why behind Fit Mind
• 15.59 - Date night for yourself 
• 17.32 - Journaling as a tool to channel inner voice
• 19.51 - identity and self 
• 20.12 - Being led by the heart 
• 22.08 - Top-down approach to knowing yourself
• 20.52 - Pat's 2 big rocks in life currently
• 24.44 - Creating safety from within -nervous system
• 26.00 - Stress = foot on acceleration
• 27.30 - When we procrastinate 
• 31.14 - What does High performance mean to you?

Social

www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com 

www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast 

www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/ 

www.facebook.com/SleepEatPerformRepeat

Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Thank you for supporting the show!

Today we spoke to Carl Paoli - coach, author of @freestyle the book, host of @thefreestyleway podcast and the founder of the @freestyle app.

When we founded this podcast we wrote down 3 names of people we wanted to interview on the show- Carl was one of those 3. We have always been a huge admirer of his work and really like his content. Follow him and learn like we did and still do. "Be like water", as he says.

In this episode Carl educates us on the mind and the body. Carl discusses belief systems, thoughts and emotions and how getting them right can be conducive for a growth mindset. Carl talks about movement literacy, how to improve athletic competencies and help one express themselves at a higher level. He unveils the curtain behind why people do what they do and for what- what outcome.

We also ask Carl what makes a good coach a good coach. Listen out for a great answer on that one.

We purposely kept this episode recorded from July until now as wanted a big listenership for guys like Carl.

There was so much to take away from this episode from key themes such as positivity, mindset and loving what you do.

Please subscribe, share, rate and review but most importantly, listen and enjoy.

Welcome back to another episode of reflections - part 5 today.

This week we unpack the theme of learning across insightful conversations from 4 previous guests on this show, including international rugby player Mike Brown, hypnotherapist and anxiety expert Fiona Brennan, ultrarunner John O'Regan and Cody Royle, best-selling author and coach.

Timestamps for the episode are:

Mike Brown

• (2:05) - Interest in high-performance sport
• (3:20) - Conor O'Shea and playing identity
• (4:22) - Learning how to learn again
• (6:35) - Throwing self into academia and being obsessive
• (8:05) - Diversity as a learning multiplier, and learning from others

Fiona Brennan

• (10:14) - Creativity and learning through stillness
• (13:17) - Creating training around stillness
• (15:43) - Shadow part of self-stillness
• (20:44) - Overcoming setbacks and learning from mistakes and failures

John O'Regan

• (21:46) - Getting by achievement void by planning ahead
• (26:30) - Learning in extreme environments
• (28:28) - Practicing resilience through choosing hard times
• (30:45) - Mental overemphasis on preparation for performance

Cody Royle

• (34:40) - Learning from different past experiences in life
• (35:17) - Creating courage to explore and learn new things
• (38:40) - Dynamics and mechanics to effectively learn
• (48:47) - The Golden State Warriors as a development culture

Our Key Takeaways from this collection of clips are:

1 - We need to harness our inner curiosity to explore new environments, situations and experiences to learn

2 - Past mistakes, failures, and painful experiences are opportunities for growth if we take time to reflect

3 - Being present, in essence where our feet are give us the best platform for development

_____________________

For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. 

Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Louise Galvin, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Lindsay Peat, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt. Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

_______________________________________

Today we spoke with Dr Michael Gervais - Performance Psychologist, Host of 'Finding Mastery' Podcast and Co-founder of Compete to Create. As a licensed psychologist and industry visionary, Dr. Gervais has focused most of his time on people at the "top of their game", from the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and NBA players, to Olympians, military personnel and corporate leaders. Spending years in the trenches of high-stakes circumstances, Dr. Gervais has developed clarity for the tools that allow people to "thrive under pressure". He is a published, peer-reviewed author and an internationally recognised speaker on issues related to high performance for those who excel on the largest stages in the world. Compete to Create is a mindset and culture accelerant company with the mission of helping people find their best. The course, Co-founded by Coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks and Michael, focuses on mindset skills to help people become their very best. Michael often talks about how we can train our body, our craft, our mind; we are currently undertaking his 'Founding your Best' online course, and find it fantastic! Today we start with the origins of Michael's surname, the culinary delights in his household, and learn about Michael's time in Ireland. We dig into why alignment makes more sense for Michael, rather than balance for high performers, personal philosophy, values, his feelings about legacy -and what is lighting up the dragon in Michael. He asked us our definition of high performance, which was fun. Every day is an opportunity to create a living masterpiece, as he says!  Exclusive for listeners of the show - Dr. Michael Gervais is giving away two places on his online course Finding Your Best on CompetetoCreate.net. To enter head over to Instagram or Twitter How to enter: Follow @michaelgervais, @findingmastery, and @sleepeatperformrepeat. Like the contest post. Tag 3 other people in a comment on this post. Finding Your Best is a true masterclass for your mind. In this online course curated by high-performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais and NFL head coach Pete Carroll, you will learn how to craft your own personal philosophy, set a vision, and apply the skills of confidence, optimism, calm, and mindfulness in your everyday life - as well as 12 other essential mindset principles. Key Timestamps:  (0:45) - Origins of name 'Gervais' (3:01) - Learning from the land in a small town (4:53) - Teaching from alignment in elite sport + business (5:58) - Optimising our thoughts, words, action (7:39) - Power of clarity and being on tv in unfolding preset mount (11. 08) - Allocating appropriate internal resources to challenge (14:33) - Michael's decision-making framework (16:45) - How do the extraordinary's do it (17:30) - Framing pain and regret (19:22) - Freeing yourself from the inner circle of regret, shame, and guilt (21:15) - Philosophy and learning your first Principles (21:58) - Those who live with conviction are our heroes (22:40) - Taking your thoughts from the invisible to visible (25:10) - Organise our world to run to the edges of complicated high-pressure opportunities (26:28) - When Michael is at his best (28:08) - Finding your inner dragon and dragon fire (29:58) - How a tired world is asking for help in finding mastery (30:38) - Making the right micro choices to capture the attention of people (32:08) - Commitment to focusing on what is happening not and what is important today (33:05) - The need to better understand our relationships with ourselves, others, and with machines (34:51) - What does high performance mean to you (37:46) - High Performance on the razor's edge of relative importance.

Today we spoke with Anne-Laure Le Cunff - Entrepreneur and Founder of Ness Labs, PhD Neuroscience student - and ex-Googler.

Anne-Laure worked at Google, promoting digital health products, and is now back in school studying the brain; she is a PhD researcher at King's College London investigating how different brains learn differently, with a focus on supporting neurodiversity in online learning. She is the founder of Ness Labs, a little corner of the Internet where ambitious and curious minds come together to achieve their goals without sacrificing their mental health. It's packed with content, a thriving community, and coaching based on the science of learning, creativity, and productivity.

Her very popular newsletter has highly practical content at the intersection of neuroscience, entrepreneurship, and education; we both are subscribers! Some of the topics include cognitive biases, mental models, learning how to learn, mindful productivity, and mental health at work. Reminds us of Trever Ragan of The Learner Lab, episode #64.

Today we spoke about her journey from Google to Ness Labs and Kings, burnout - and what she does now for her own self care. Anne-Laure unpacked habits, routines and rituals, how they are different...and what her typical hybrid week looks like - of PhD work, and building her business, Ness Labs. Many things came up in this conversation, from Stephen Hawking and Salvador Dali, to a goat in a cabin in a forest. It was fun, and we learned loads!

Key Talking points

• 🌟 Overcoming Im-poster Syndrome
• 🧠 Moving from the world marketing to neuroscience
• 🤔 Mindful Productivity
• 🧱 Setting boundaries in work and life
• 😩Learning from burnout and it’s causes
• 🤝 The importance of Self-Care
• ⌚ Habits, Routines and Rituals

Today we spoke with Dr. Chris Luke - Emergency Physician and Author of 'A Life in Trauma: Memoirs of an Emergency Physician'.

This episode was brought to you by Hauora - a performance wellbeing growth partner. Hauora aims to educate and impact individual and organisational culture to ignite health, wellbeing, and performance. Find out more at www.HauoraLife.com

Dr. Chris Luke qualified in 1982 at University College Dublin and has been an emergency physician for over 35 years, serving others. He has worked in frontline medicine in Ireland, the UK, and Australia, and has been a consultant in emergency medicine in Cork for over 20 years.

Today we speak about why Chris studied medicine, his mother as a role model, and his legacy in Ireland. Chris talks about the perils and potential of a well-functioning A&E, current pressures in healthcare systems, and the compassion equation - empathy plus action. We unpack the meaning behind him describing himself as a slightly militant altruist, burnout - and performing under pressure in primary care and hospital settings.

It was fascinating to hear from a doctor who has displayed resilience at the frontline, witnessed so much trauma and distress...and is now sharing his story with us, and you.

In this episode we discuss 🗣

• 🏥 Lessons from 35 + years on the frontline
• 🥼 Why Chris pursued medicine
• 🤶 The influence of his mother and Dublin city on his values
• 👐 Being a ‘slightly militant altruist
• 😡 How sometimes in life you’ve got to get angry
• 😷 Burnout as an endemic in healthcare
• 🧘‍♂️ The value and need for more self-care in modern life
• ➕ The compassion equation = Empathy + Action
• 😓 Performing under pressure
• 🤵 How politics and government need to address the insurmountable pressure on the healthcare system
• 🚑 The perils and potential of a well functioning A&E

Dr. Luke's book is out now you can check it out here - https://www.gillbooks.ie/biography/biography/a-life-in-trauma

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Key Timestamps:

• 01. 24 - Lecturing + teaching as an energise for Chris
• 02. 55 - Drop off of patients from A&E / ED
• 03. 36 - Hearty welcome back to emergency medicine
• 4. 52 - Record-breaking numbers in ATE post-pandemic
• 7. 30 - A&E the portal for all to healthcare
• 9. 30 - Overcrowding, healthcare, and politics
• 11. 00 - The cyclical nature of a hospital pathway
• 13. 06 - An adverse childhood experience for
• 14. 10 - Being rescued from an orphanage + having a network of families
• 17. 00 - Dr. Luke's daughter working on the frontline
• 18. 40 - Relationships and the compassion equation
• 20. 22 - Experiencing regret, from dedicating so much to healthcare
• 22. 00 - Corroding friendships due to burnout
• 23. 00 - Having a tour of duty for the army, police on healthcare
• 27. 10 - Doctor at the heart of healthcare management
• 32. 32 - Remaining vulnerable to truly show care
• 34. 00 - Sometimes in life, you've got to get angry
• 35. 12 - If you can't care for the carers we're in trouble
• 38. 40 - The need for more self-care
• 41. 55 - What does high performance mean to Dr. Chris Luke

Today we spoke to Jaco Taute - professional rugby player, Springbok, formerly of the Stormers of super rugby, Munster rugby and now currently playing with the Leicester Tigers.

In this episode Jaco talks about his adaptation period to Leicester from Munster, and his transition from the Southern hemisphere to the Northern hemisphere. We open a dialogue about his interesting player career and the rich cultures he has been a part of.

It was fascinating to hear Jaco about his injury career and how he showed serious mental strength to bounce back several times. Also, listen to Jaco talk about what he looks for in a good rugby player.

There was so much to take away from this episode from key themes such as adaptability, grit, and work ethic.

If you'd like more information on this episode or any of our others, check out our website www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com.

Please subscribe, share, rate and review but most importantly, listen and enjoy.

Today we spoke Christopher J. Wirth – Founder of No Quit Living, podcast host, coach and author of 'The Positivity Tribe'.

Chris brings good vibes...plain and simple.

We talk about spreading positivity, gratitude and not necessarily rooting against someone. Differences of opinion are ok!

Chris shares his experience in areas such as accountability, positive mental advantage and controlling what you can control.

We talk about how to approach small and large obstacles - and Chris gives us tools and tips for these moments in time.

Bookending your diary with a consistent morning and evening routine is a common trait of high performers we've spoken to on this podcast. Chris is very much the epitome of one who takes ownership of these key pieces of our day - drink it in!

Thanks for joining us Chris, and best of luck with the book and everything else!

#windscreenstickynote

Listen to his personal development podcast also! We are fans of No Quit Living!

Today we spoke to Paul Sculfor - Britain's "original male supermodel", actor, husband, dad and gentleman.

Listen to Paul share his humble origins and how he started on his journey to being a globally recognised model. Paul tells us what he enjoys most about his work- places, people, things, etc.

Listen to his life lesson for us and all of you- it is special.

There was so much to take away from this episode from key themes such as consistency, embracing challenge and the importance of self-reflection

Today we spoke to Ryan Hawk - host of the podcast 'The Learning Leader Show', and author of 'Welcome to Management'

We talk about the origins of the show, having now recorded over 350 episodes - having interviewed a who's who of all things learning, leadership and performance. We ask Ryan what he knows today, after all those fascinating conversations.

We discuss the value of reflection after having learned something new, and why being an 'intentional' leader is crucial for success.

Ryan explains how he came to writing his new book, and what was involved in that process.

And finally - Ryan tells us how he measures success across his many endeavours - and what we will see from him next.

Thanks for coming on our show Ryan.

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #19. Today we spoke to Martin Borgmeier, the golf long driver who was European champion in 2018. We speak to him about the sport of long drive golf and how he got involved in it. We chat about how he trains for long drive from a physical and mental point of view, the physics and design of the long drive club, his thoughts on the use of routines, and altering his swing. An interesting listen for golfers and others.

Today we spoke to Uli Hesse - acclaimed football writer and author, editor and journalist; author of  "Tor", "Bayern...", "Building the Yellow Wall..."

Uli talks about employment as a writer now with the editorial staff of 11 Freunde magazine, Germany's biggest football monthly versus being self-employed as a freelancer in the past.

This man won the 'football book of the year' by the Telegraph last year - aspiring and established writers can learn so much from Uli. We talk about books in a foreign language and the challenges of that for selling and publicity, considering English readership markets. We lean in when Uli discusses what makes a good writer - and the point in time when he identified himself as a writer.

This is a remarkable true-to-life journey of a writer who started penning pieces about music in 'Rolling Stone' magazine to football, and all that came in between.

Thanks for joining us Uli!

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #35. Today we spoke to Damian Hughes – Manchester-born change management catalyst, Professor of Organisational Psychology and Change and best-selling author of books including ‘The Barcelona Way’, ‘The Winning Mindset: What Sport Can Teach Us About Great Leadership’, ‘ How to think like Sir Alex Ferguson: The Business of Winning and Managing Success’, and ‘Liquid Thinking’. Damien sheds light on his very successful background in business, education, sporting elite environments, high performance culture and change management. We asked incisive questions and got incisive and constructive responses. A real gem for people in high-performance settings and one of our best episodes to date.

If you’d like more information on this episode or other episodes of the podcast look on social media or on our website www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com.

Please subscribe, share, rate and review but most importantly, listen and enjoy.

Today we spoke to Sharlene Mawdsley - Irish International 200m, 400m, Puma-sponsored athlete and Irish Champion, currently studying Sociology & New Media in the University of Limerick.

We learned about what is high performance to Sharlene, be that nutrition, self care and recovery. We had the differences between summer and winter training for track and field athletes explained to us, which was very interesting also.

Sharlene shed light on balancing the university commitments with that of being a high level competitive runner and opened up on her injury history, and what she learned from the whole experience.

Sharlene tells us that a big goal for her is 2024 Olympic qualification and we would not bet against her. There was so much to take away from this episode from key themes such as drive, overcoming setbacks with resilience and constant learning.

A shout out to Tony Gonzalez and his podcast 'Wide Open'; We asked the question inspired from his pod about a meal that we want to be healthy but isn't healthy, and what would that be for Sharlene.

If you'd like more information on this episode or any of our others, check out our website www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com.

Please subscribe, share, rate and review but most importantly, listen and enjoy.

Today we spoke to Greta Streimikyte - a visually impaired Irish paralympic athlete who competes in the 1500m in track and field, and who has won gold in the European Championships, and competed at the Rio olympics. Greta moved to Ireland in 2010 from Lithuania and has been an Irish citizen since 2015. Hear the remarkable story about when running became 'the thing' for Greta, what she thinks about when she runs, and just before the race starts. We talk about preparation and her having to adapt her training over the last 6 months due to covid-19. Greta sheds light on her role with "Dare to Believe", where she is part of a group of Olympic and Paralympic Ambassadors who aspire to inspire the young people of Ireland to “Dare to Believe” in themselves, the Olympic Values and Team Ireland. High performance is a lifestyle choice and Greta helps us understand this at a deeper level - Thanks for joining us on our show!

Today we spoke with John O’Regan - International ultrarunner, Martial artist, and Running coach John has conquered 7 marathons on 7 continents. This is a story of how a recreational runner learned about his body, studied physiology, and educated himself on the importance of preparation and planning…to conquer remarkable running feats, ultimately representing Ireland in several categories now. He competes in ultratrail, 100k and 24 hour and has a podcast called 'No Finish Line'. John defined ultrarunning for us and discussed why this sport is not crazy - it is about passion. He loves to run and loves where it brings him. Hear about a journey from the Marathon des Sables to Swedish survival training, to the Yukon, Poles - and what’s next. John leaned into resilience, how to build it…and how to overcome the moment after the race, when you feel low - when the race is over. We learned about the value of discipline and sticking to a course for a specific goal, and how to listen to your body when you are physically and mentally challenging yourself. This was inspiring stuff! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   Highlights 🗻 Running in the most challenging climates in the world 😓 Using discomfort to train your resilience 🧠 Why there is now an overemphasis on the mental side of training 🧊 Taking on Arctic Survival with the Swedish Army in Lapland 🏐 How to build performance in your sport 📖 Learning from others and becoming a coach 💫 Overcoming the emptiness after achieving a goal or completing an event Timestamps (3:21) - The why behind what he does (4:07) - Getting into endurance running and Marathon Des Sables (5:39) - Training from scratch and learning the sport (6:48) - Going deep on physiology + sports science (9:01) - How important planning and preparation is (10:11) - Overcoming the post-success blues (11:49) - Training in antic Survival in Lapland (13:58) - avoiding safety nets to boost resilience + grit (15:25) - Making a choice when you're in the comfort zone (17:00) - Sport on a vehicle to build personal resilience (19:10) - Running in exotic and challenging landscapes (20:42) - 220km +21m - The best Irish debut (25:20) - Coaching and saving a new athlete (28:35) - An overemphasis on mental training (29:36) - Improving performance as a club player (32:20) - Defining ultrarunning (34:39) - Looking at other sports and athletes to learn (36:21) - What's next for John. (38:30) - What does high performance mean to you _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Today we spoke with Keir Wenham-Flatt - Director at Strength Coach Network, and High Performance Consultant.

This episode was sponsored by The Learning Physiotherapist. An online mentorship, learning, and networking platform for like-minded, ambitious physiotherapists. Check it out at www.thelearningphysiotherapist.com, where you can register your interest for the cohort for 2022.

Keir has worked with elite-level rugby players globally, in places like the UK, China, Australia, Argentina and Japan. He has huge experience in strength and conditioning - and helping athletes get the best out of their bodies. Keir has worked with London Wasps rugby, Sydney Roosters, the Pumas, Toshiba in Japan, and held a Director of Athletic Performance role at William & Mary in Virginia. He has an established presence on social media with Rugby Strength Coach and his Strength Coach Network site.

Having worked in 5 different countries at the highest level of rugby union and league, including a 4th place finish at the 2015 Rugby World Cup with Argentina... we unpacked cultural diversity experience. Keir talks to us about first principles for aspiring strength coaches, and his routine...with parallels to Naval Ravikant. We have a very thought-provoking and provocative conversation on standards of testing and accreditation for his sector. We speak about cueing exercises, balance and perspective when children come into the equation, self-determination and ownership, and autonomy ("best reason to coach is if you want to").

Keir also explores The Cynefin framework, a sense-making system developed by David Snowden, a former director in the IBM Institute for Knowledge Management. It helps managers and leaders better understand the implications of complexity for strategy.

Today David spoke to Amy O'Donoghue- Irish international middle-distance runner, track and cross-country athlete...a person of positive vibes.

Amy discusses goal setting, routine, adapting training during covid-19 and "being kinder to yourself".

We had a nice chat about meditation and mindfulness- mention to Jessie Barr;

We also talked about what Amy loves about running.

Thanks for giving us great energy Amy!

Today we spoke with Billy Holland - recently retired professional rugby player and captain - with Munster Rugby and Ireland.

Brought to you by Hauora - a whole person performance wellbeing growth partner. Visit www.HauoraLife.com

Billy played his entire professional rugby career with Munster Rugby, accounting for 247 appearances, having played for 14 seasons. One of their most capped players of all time, Billy was selected in Pro14 dream teams and captained Munster many times as a forward.

This was Billy's first ever podcast and we really enjoyed hearing his stories and incisive insights.

We speak about what Billy has been doing and has planned for after rugby, Conor Murray as Lions captain...and always wanting to be the fittest forward in the Munster team.

We ask why pro athletes from other sports play golf, scheduling training, leadership styles - and game management as a captain. Billy opens up on the strengths of his previous coaches, big moments and highlights - and what makes the Munster culture special.

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #33. Today, in association with the Limerick Leader, we spoke to Lindsay Peat – professional rugby player with Ireland and former Ireland basketball international and Dublin GAA player and All-Ireland winner. We chat to Lindsay about her career and her journey through different sports, the skills she has acquired over the years when transitioning to a new environment, intrinsic vs extrinsic foci when trying to develop skills, striking a balance between family life and that of a professional athlete, common characteristics in high performers, being in a flow state, overcoming obstacles, and talks about what she would like her legacy to be.

If you’d like more info on this episode or any of our others, check out our website on www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com.

Today we spoke with Brett Bartholomew - Coach, Best-selling Author and Founder of 'Art of Coaching'. Brett is a keynote speaker, performance coach & consultant, and Founder of Art of Coaching. His experience includes working with members of Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. Special Forces, sporting organisations, and professional athletes. Brett is also a self-published, best-selling, author of 'Conscious Coaching: The Art & Science of Building Buy-in'. He has coached a diverse range of athletes from across 23 sports worldwide, at levels ranging from youth athletes to Olympians. He’s supported numerous Super Bowl and World Series Champions, along with several professional fighters. Today we start with the grooming ritual for this coach of coaches. Brett then unpacks interactions and interventions, and why multimodal communication is paramount for success in any endeavour. He digs into assessing communication and puts the question as to why people don't benchmark their capabilities in order to get better when public speaking. Brett shares his doctoral research which is focused on the role of power dynamics, persuasion, and optimising change management within organisations. Brett finishes with his mentors from the world of rap and hip hop, and what he has taken from their journeys. We highly recommend you check out his online courses Bought In, Valued, Blindspot, his brand builder workshop, and his top-class podcast. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Key Timestamps: 3. 02 - Functional in-authenticity 3. 44 - Being who we are 4. 44 - Not being polarised by the industry you are in 7. 58 - Misunderstanding of communication 9. 27 - Power dynamics of communication 16. 51 - How we present in different environments 21. 56 - What area of life is poor communication good 28. 46 - Why 'stay in your lane' is poor advice 32. 37 - Being social beings in a social setting 37. 25 - Communication as the crypto of the future 39. 47 - Having a mentor 42. 15 - Assessing someone professionally 43. 05 - What does HP mean to you. 44. 15 - Poor communication nearly cost Brett his life 46. 55 - What is most effective at points in time. 47. 37 - Not going to solve a complex issue with a complicated solution 48. 30 - Being adaptable and flexible as a way to HP

Welcome back to the show!

This is a special release episode where we will distill some excellent and insightful lessons around High Performance from some of our previous guests.

On this episode you will hear from 

- Steve Gera (03:34): Innovation specialist, former NFL coach, CEO Gains Group, Leaders in Sport consultant and former US Marine

- Sonia O'Sullivan (06:25): Olympian in track and field, lover of coffee, and inspiration to all Irish people

- Graham Betchart (08:17): Mental performance coach, recording artist and 'Train the Mind' Co-founder

- Dr Michael Gervais (09:24): Performance Psychologist, Host of 'Finding Mastery' Podcast and Co-founder of Compete to Create

In each and every episode to date we have asked our guests 'What does high performance mean to you?'. We've heard some incredible insights from the people who are operating at the very top of their field.

We hope this medium allows you to take the lessons from the very best and apply them in your life.

Our key takeaways from this episode are:

1 – High performance is not reserved for those in elite sport or business. It is in our day-to-day – it’s relative to each one of us, no matter where we are. As Vince Lombardi says ‘the quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour”.

2 – Setting a direction is essential. Goals help us create a roadmap for where we want to go. 

3 – We cannot influence the future without being present today...and impacting this moment!

As always please rate, review, share and thanks for listening to our podcast.

Today we spoke with David Dunne – Performance nutritionist and CEO and co-founder of Hexis Performance David has a stunning CV in relation to performance nutrition. He has worked with the European Tour, ORRECO, British Canoeing, Bradford Bulls, Ryder Cup Team Europe, Harlequins rugby and the Italian Rugby Federation. He has a PhD in Nutrition, Behaviour Change and Technology. David is the co-founder of Hexis Performance, a predictive, personalised and periodised app for nutrition, which is backed by cutting edge science based on the premise of carb coding to meet demands of recovery and training schedules. Both Ciaran and I are fans of it! In this episode David talks about why he left London recently but also what took him there in the first place. David was always fascinated about performance and he saw the massive value in nutrition, a controllable - that's where the story begins. He shares where he fits and adds value in high performance settings and sheds light on specificity of roles in those environments. David talks about sleep and night-time routines - what to do in relation to lifestyle and habits...and also - beetroot juice. For David, high performance is "helping a person realise what they are capable of". Thanks for joining us David! This episode has been supported by Curio - use code SEPR30 to get 30% off unlimited listening to the best journalism, narrated on www.curio.io https://curio.io/subscribe?coupon=SEPR30 Code: SEPR30

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #12. Today we speak to Jake Hutchinson, one of the main men behind Gym Jones in the US. We talk to Jake about the genesis of the famous Gym Jones mottos such as 'The Mind Is Primary', and the development and importance of mental resilience in sports. We speak about some of the common characteristics between high level sport and the military, Jake's background as an Avalanche Specialist (!), the importance of adaptability in sport and life, how to get out of a hole, and finish with an interesting Q&A. A must listen for anyone interested in mindset!

Today we spoke with Shane O'Sullivan – Executive, Leadership and Performance Coach at Inspiring Excellence, and former inter-county Waterford hurler Shane focuses on the principles of high performance and mindset training with Inspiring Excellence. He has vast experience in the trenches from a very successful sporting and business career - and has worked with Fortune 500 leaders, multinationals, CEO's and many pro athletes. In this episode we dive into how Shane has navigated challenges during the pandemic and the positives he's taken from it - and how this period has led us to questioning what is really important, resonance, purpose, how brittle life is, connection, relationships...and other big rocks. Shane shares how he responded from an ACL injury whilst playing and what he learned from it. We talk about leadership in moments of crisis in organisations and sports teams...those crucible moments - and what drives resilient, high performing cultures. Shane gives his insight into how to build into a collective value system - and why ownership of those values as part of a team is so important. Thanks for joining us Shane and inspiring excellence! Ep 105 was brought to you by The Learning Physiotherapist. The Learning Physiotherapist was launched by David and Ciaran, this year. We’ve brought together some of the world's most renowned physiotherapists and sports medicine experts, to give lessons on the soft skills that make all of the difference in our profession. Some of the mentors include: Stefania Rizzo, Amy Arundale, Dr Ian Horsley, Nicol Van Dyk, Grant Downie, Benoy Mathew and many more. Not only will you get access to masterclasses delivered by these mentors but you will also join a community of like minded ambitious physiotherapists looking to learn, network and grow. And finally the best part about The Learning Physiotherapist is that it is a non profit organisation. Each monthly membership will go towards supporting cancer research, IBS, Down Syndrome and Mental Health Support Services. There is still time to join. Check us out www.thelearningphysiotherapist.com

In this bonus release, we hear 10 guests take on what high performance means to them!

Success leaves clues! These elite performers give us special insights into what brought them to the highest level in their chosen field!

We are very grateful to have hosted all our guests so far. We truly hope everyone listening is taking value from each and every episode!

Find out more at www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com!

Today we spoke with Lady Chanelle McCoy - CEO Chanelle McCoy Health and co-founder of Pureis CBD.

Brought to you by Hauora - a whole-person performance wellbeing growth partner. Visit www.HauoraLife.com

Chanelle is one of Ireland's most successful business women, was on Dragons' Den...and is a popular leadership, business and motivational speaker. Her company, Chanelle McCoy Health is at the forefront of science innovation, with antigen testing for COVID-19 and the Pureis CBD food supplement product.

Chanelle has vast experience in the pharmaceutical industry - and we discuss why this is the sector she focused on...from humble origins, handing out business cards in France. We discuss CBD, its benefits and evidence...and the positives that have come to her business during the pandemic - and what's on the horizon.

Married to Sir AP McCoy OBE, Chanelle shares with us her learnings from her husband about emulation, performance and resilience. Chanelle, also renowned for her leadership attributes, opens up on empathy and emotional intelligence and why they are vital now!

Today we spoke with Niamh Brady - Productivity Coach, creator of the Better Workday programme, and author of ‘Remote Working Essentials’ Niamh stood out to us at the recent IBEC KeepWell Summit 2022 in Croke Park - her clarity of thought and simplicity of message is a rare thing these days. Her mission is to help create a better workday for professionals worldwide, with her areas of focus being wellbeing and productivity in the workplace...we love this at Hauora! We unpacked her transition from employment to being a self-employed business owner, and when she recognised she needed that change. She is considered a thought leader around Burnout in Ireland - and shed light on early identifiers of it, and the story of the truck that caused her to look closely at her work - life balance. Niamh spoke about boundaries, working from home, and its challenges for working women and men (especially those with young families), work intensity during a typical day and week, fallow fridays - and the necessity of taking genuine time off from work to recharge...with a plan around the year being essential. This was jam-packed with actionable tools, and simple pieces of advice - enjoy! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Highlights 🔥 A recipe for burnout ❌ Ignoring warnings from friends and family ✋ Creating and sticking to boundaries 📃 No more to-do list…think Done List 📲 Improving our relationship with our phones 🔑 The keys to creating successful behaviour change Timestamps (4:04) - National coverage of burnout (4:38) - Creating balance with a month-off agenda (5:29) - Founding A Better Workday (7:00) - Hallucinating due to burnout (8:01) - The recipe for burnout (9:30) - Ignoring warnings from family + friends (11:24) - Boundaries and sticking to them (13:24) - Taking a day off and facing resistance (13:49) - There is a stage for hard work in life (15:47) - Being where your feet are (17:39) - Feeling like you've earned a break and the Done List (20:23) - Looking longer term when planning (21:30) - Planning and creating a roadmap for productivity (23:13) - Setting ground rules + planning rest (25:07) - 4-day work week + hybrid work (26:53) - Adding intention to our sporting identity (27:50) - Creating successful behaviour change (30:17) - Learning from Cal Newport (34:30) - What does high performance mean to you? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Today we spoke to Holly Husler - yoga and sound journeys teacher, singer, writer and host with husband Adam Husler of the podcast "Honestly Unbalanced"

We have a great conversation about finding balance in life, and all the nuances of trying to find that harmony. "We're all in the same boat...we are all real", as Holly says.

We discuss sound baths, yoga, stillness, mindfulness and meditation - Holly gives some simple advice for everyone on bringing pause to your life.

"Yoga doesn't have to be yoga - to be yoga" - find what works for you. It means to unite your soul, body and mind together. Thank you for the education Holly.

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #16. Today, in the second of our CrossFit Ireland series of interviews we spoke to Michael Smith, fittest CrossFit athlete in Ireland 2019 and co-owner of est_28 in Newry. We spoke to Michael about his CrossFit journey so far, the philosophy of est_28, the physical requirements of CrossFit, his typical week of coaching and training, the evolution of his training and mindset after making the CrossFit games, managing highs and lows, his 3 favourite bits of kit to train with and what his WOD would be with those, his role models, the thing he likes and dislikes most about CrossFit, and what it means to represent Ireland at the CrossFit games.

Today we spoke with Jonny Cooper – 7-times an All-Ireland Gaelic football winner with Dublin, and a leader on and off the pitch

Jonny has been a first-team starter on an All-Ireland winning Dublin side 7 times. The Na Fianna star embodies the relentless pursuit of high performance in the all-conquering Dublin team and the culture that radiates from the entire group. Jonny has won multiple all stars and is a leader and learner off the pitch also.

In this episode we open a dialogue about leadership development, culture and organisational behaviour. Jonny talks about his work with DCU, his experience with the Gaelic Players Association and his be unrivalled mantra.

We talk about adversity and moments that have forged Jonnys resilience - and him giving back to charities - such as Temple street hospital and the Marie Keating Foundation.

Thanks for joining us for the 100th Jonny!

This has been quite a ride for the podcast from humble origins with Conor Gavin in SoCo Performance Clinic - and now number 100 with my co-host Ciaran Dunne. We have learned so much - and are forever grateful to you...the listeners, and to all our special guests. Remember - Sleep Eat Perform Repeat.

This episode has been supported by Muhdo Health, an affiliate of ours - use Hauora20 for a discount on their DNA and epigenetics health profile tests at www.muhdo.com

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #26. Today we spoke with Glenn Stewart – High Performance Manager of the West Coast Eagles Australian Rules Football Team in Perth. We spoke about his thoughts on high performance culture – how to build it and how to sustain it. We hear his thoughts on who are the high-performance leaders in professional sport, where the future of sport science lies, and what makes the research community in sport in Australia as innovative as they are. We hope you enjoy!

For more information on this episode and many more, check out www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com.

Today we spoke with George Kruis - Professional Rugby Player at Panasonic Wild Knights, and Co-Founder of FourFive UK

This episode was sponsored by FourFive. At fourfive, our mission is simple – we want to help people lead healthier, happier lives through the power of CBD and Vitamin supplements – and we only use the highest quality plant extracts and ingredients. Our premium blends are designed by world class scientists to fit seamlessly into your daily routine, whether you’re taking CBD oil, capsules or vitamins.
You can find out more at www.fourfive.com

George Kruis made 185 appearances for Saracens (won 3 European titles, and 4 Premiership trophies), had 45 caps for England (two world cups) - and toured and played with the British and Irish Lions in 2017. A second row with huge experience and pedigree, he is now playing in Japan.

He co-founded fourfive CBD with Dom Day on the basis of the experience using CBD as a recovery agent after injury, but also to help with reducing anxiety and improving sleep.

Today we speak about the difference in playing style in Japan v England - and what George brings to the team in Japan. We unpack the progression of Northern hemisphere rugby in recent months and we dive into the team culture of Saracens rugby club where George was hugely successful.

The conversation moves to why rugby players seem to prepare for life after rugby well, and why it was cbd in particular that George went into. FourFive is now partnered with teams like Sarries and Leicester Tigers, and also in many major retail outlets.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Key timestamps:

• 1. 55 - The desire to try something new
• 3. 53 - What his team expects from him
• 6. 06 - Japanese fan support
• 7. 46 - 10 year plan + transition
• 8. 53 - Autumn Internationals North vs South
• 10. 50 - Saracens culture - buying in
• 12. 30 - Strong off-field culture
• 13. 12 - Building a cohesive international culture
• 14. 09-  Your journey as a group
• 14. 24 - RWC 2019 England tough conversations
• 15. 33 - Family support pulling on England + lions jersey
• 18. 34 - Business after sport
• 19. 40 - Journey with Dom Day to CBD business
• 21. 45 - CBD transition to mainstream sport
• 22. 52 - % of customers / players using / reusing
• 25. 35 - Nutrition - official partner of Saracens
• 28. 00 - Creating a group of experts to surround himself with
• 30. 15 - Best 2nd row even played with
• 31. 46 - High Performance - consistency & standards

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Social:

www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com/
www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast/
www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/
www.facebook.com/SleepEatPerformRepeat/

Today we spoke to Michael Townsend Williams - co-founder and CEO at Do Breathe, coach and author.

"How is life?" - "complicated", was his initial answer. Michael sheds light on the collective unknown - but also excitement going on in the world at the moment.

We talk about his initial job in advertising, alcohol problems, mobile marketing, and a transformational experience...and what happened next.

Michael found yoga, as a way to connect with his inner world. He talks about 'welldoing' -  wellbeing, doing and direction, which is a model for mindfulness, yoga and breathing as part of his portfolio of work - improve wellbeing...whilst performing and doing more. He is constantly exploring the dance between excessive doing and excessive being.

Thanks for joining us Michael.

Welcome to Sleep Eat Perform Repeat Episode #21. Today we spoke to Mario Donato, owner of CMD gym and builder of superhero physiques! We chatted about his background as a free diver and his bouldering exploits, we chat about the mental aspect of free diving, along with the physique needed with rock climbing and bouldering. We speak about his clients and what cohorts he finds are the strongest trainers, his life lessons for his younger self, his thoughts on iron sharpening iron, motivation to make a change, his role models, his life goals and how he measures success. We wrap up by speaking about his interest and work in ocean conservation. A great listen!

Today we spoke with Steve Magness - Best-selling Author of Peak Performance, Performance Coach, and Co-Founder of The Growth Equation.

Be sure to check out Steve's excellent content on www.thegrowtheq.com and support him on patreon.com/thegrowthequation 

Steve is a world-renowned expert on health and human performance. He is the co-author of the best-selling books Peak Performance, The Passion Paradox, and The Science of Running, running being a huge passion of his. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Wired and Forbes. As a performance coach, Steve works with entrepreneurs, executives, and pro athletes...plus is a consultant for some of the top teams in US pro sport.

Steve is also the co-founder of The Growth Equation with Brad Stulberg, a platform, and community for the art, science, and practice of performance and wellbeing - no wonder we wanted to speak with Steve! We would highly recommend you check out their website, subscribe to their newsletter that addresses the art and science of success - and their Patreon account.

Today we speak about real toughness and the science of extraordinary resilience (his next book!). We ask Steve to shed light on the intersection of wellbeing, fulfillment, and peak performance from his perspective, and also his reading process...being a successful author. We unpack the issue of managing egos when individuals work together on multiple projects and how to make sure that partnership works out - basically a question for Ciaran and I selfishly!!!

Thanks for joining us, Steve!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

This episode was brought to you by Hauora - a performance wellbeing growth partner. Hauora aims to educate and impact individual behavioural change and organisational culture to ignite health, wellbeing, and performance. Find out more at www.HauoraLife.com

Welcome back to another episode of Reflections - part 4 today.

This week we dive into insightful conversations from previous guests including Brian Keane, Brett Bartholomew, Pat Divilly, Anna West, Jonny Cooper and Lady Chanelle McCoy.

Brian Keane, fitness coach, author of 'The Keane Edge' and host of 'The Brian Keane Podcast' is the king of saying no...he can say yes to what he loves now. Brett Bartholomew, coach and founder of 'Art of Coaching' talks about his beard, facades and being authentic. Pat Divilly, emotional resilience and wellbeing coach, and author of 'Fit Mind' unpacks imposter syndrome, relationships and 'date night'. Anna West, sleep, recovery and wellbeing specialist discusses morning routines and unwinding for sleep. Jonny Cooper, people and change manager at KPMG Ireland, and Dublin GAA legend dives into the meaning of being unrivalled, communication, snakes and ladders - and resilience with times of adversity. Lady Chanelle McCoy, CEO of Chanelle McCoy Health, and recently ranked “number 23 in the 50 incredible people shaping modern Ireland" speaks about scaling her business, failures and successes...and waiting to be great.

Our Key Takeaways from this collection of clips are:

1 - Self-awareness is a superpower and being unapologetically authentic is crucial

2 - Understanding our motivations, the why for the what...is key to impacting and driving positive behaviour change

3 - We move from a group of individuals to a team when we allow space for everyone to contribute and be heard

_____________________

For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Louise Galvin, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Lindsay Peat, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

_______________________________________

Social

www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com

www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast

www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/

www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com