The Freedom Project

S3E29: Stop Leaving Untapped Potential On The Table: Louis’ Journey from Sub-Par Performance To Freedom

In this podcast, I'm excited to take you through the incredible transformation of one of my clients, Louis, who went from feeling trapped and unfulfilled to achieving resilience, emotional stability, massive productivity, and total freedom.

Louis' journey is a testament to the power of science-based high-performance coaching.

Today, I'll walk you through the exact step-by-step process we followed to help Louis discover his full potential.

By the end of this post, you'll have a roadmap to create your own definition of freedom and high performance.

S3E28: Harnessing Your Fear Of Failure To Maximise Adventure & Freedom w/ Alex Staniforth

Alex Staniforth is an adventurer, endurance athlete and speaker.

He survived the two biggest disasters to have struck Mount Everest including the 2015 Nepal earthquake.

He also has endured epilepsy, a stammer and bullying since childhood but has turned this adversity into an opportunity.

 

Today on the freedom project podcast, Alex and I discuss:

• Cultivating that drive to achieve excellence in everything you do
• How to use adventure days to refocus the mind
• How one question changed alex’s life
• What people get wrong about everest
• How to begin to enjoy the pain of endurance sports
• And how to thrive in the face of adversity

 

S3E27: The Crushing Beliefs That Stunt an Adventurepreneur

Psychologists and counsellors aren’t supposed to look like this.

Brian’s thick beard hangs halfway down his chest. He’s jacked too. A heavy set bodyguard turned powerlifter with thighs the size of my waist.

Brian turns to his wife: petite, pretty, with an intense wisdom. Carrie also lifts - it shows - and her tattoos cover the majority of her skin.

Mental health professionals are meant to be plain types who say little. Not … whatever these two were.

“Beliefs,” Brian says. “Beliefs are the reason we have the lives we have. Beliefs are the reason we are the people we are. Beliefs are the reason we’re successful, unsuccessful, happy, sad, conservative, liberal. Beliefs make you, you, Tom.”

Sitting 4000 miles away from the husband and wife power couple, I didn’t even know what question to ask them next.

I stammered.

The software continued recording the podcast.

Little did I know that conversation would be my life’s major inflection point.

S3E26: The Paradox of Resilience: Becoming The 0.1% w/ Gareth Timmins

Gareth Timmins is a former Royal Marines Commando, emerging behavioural/cognitive scientist turned published author of: Becoming the 0.1%: Thirty-four Lessons from the Diary of a Royal Marines Commando Recruit.

Having previously completed a BSc (Hons) in Forensic Psychology, Gareth is currently exploring PhD Research – focusing on how humans Gauge Atmospheres in life-threatening situations, and the link between Rapid Decision-making under pressure and the application of effectiveness in Corporate Environments.

In this episode, we cover: 

• Gareth’s professional rugby career and the mental health effects of that.
• Best journaling practises & the value of keeping a journal.
• Overcoming judgement around writing a diary/journal.
• How life-threatening situations change how we act.
• The value of rest and recuperation.
• The paradox of resilience.

 

S3E25: 4 keys To Balancing Adventure & Business I Learned Through 9 Years of Trying & Failing

I spent years attempting to balance adventure & business.

 

I thought that more business skills would create the freedom I sought.

 

I was wrong.

 

Business skills need to be combined with personal skills in order to be effective.

 

Today, I’m going to teach you the 4 most important concepts which help me personally strike that balance and help my adventurepreneur clients do exactly the same.

 

We’re going to cover:

 

• The feature on your smartwatch you need to know how to use to perform better
• Why you can be so busy yet do so little
• What the world record holder for the fastest row across The Atlantic taught me about my need for adventure
• Which exact fear I teach all my clients to harness.

S3E24: Knowledge dispels fear: Lessons From 1000+ BASE Jumps w/ Tim Howell

Tim Howell is a Base Jumper, Alpinist and former Royal Marines Commando.

Tim was the first person in the world to climb and then base jump all six of the great north faces of the Alps and the first Brit to ski-base jump. 

In this podcast, we discuss : 

• Tim’s key lessons from over 1000 base jumps. 
  
• How to dispel fear.
• Why luck doesn’t play a role in his safety. 
  
• Tim’s best failure.
• The highs and lows of base-jumping 
  
• Pursuing freedom and lots more…

 

S3E23: 39 Lessons From Commando Training: My Adventure & Business Blueprint

9 years ago, I completed the toughest basic military training in the world.

 

I changed a lot during the two years it took me to become a Royal Marines Commando. I learned lessons I still find invaluable today.

 

I rely on them in the mountains as much as I do running my business. I think they’re now a part of who I am and what I teach to my clients.

 

My hope is that you will be able to use these to move closer to the life of freedom you seek.

 

1. You’re not the end product. Be better.
2. Take a breath. What needs to happen now?
3. ....

S3E22: The Surprising Solution To Suffering Better from “SCUBA Daredevil” and Former Soldier, Andy Torbet

Andy Torbet has been described as the Underwater Action Man &  "SCUBA Daredevil".

Andy is a former soldier, underwater explorer, stunt performer, cave diver, free diver and essentially anything I've ever considered cool from when I was six years old right up to today.

In this conversation, we'll cover:

• How Andy Completed some of the hardest course the British Military has to offer.
• Are there any challenges Andy just wouldn't touch?
• How to keep going when the learning Curve is at it's steepest and & you feel at your lowest
• The temporary wisdom that being in the wild teaches you

.... and much much more.

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did!

S3E21: The 6 High Performance Tools My Entrepreneur Clients Can’t Live Without

There are 6 killer tools my clients frequently use to help them perform at the highest level possible. Today, I’m going to tell you precisely what those things are.

 

Performance coaching is often too theoretical. You get a lot of good ideas, but not enough “how to”. Yet it’s the actual repetition of action that creates change.

 

You have to put the reps in.

 

Most people never get to this stage of action.

 

Today, I’m going to show you a few ways you can begin getting the reps in now, and start living a life you’re proud of living.

 

What’s more, this article is completely free from sponsorship in any capacity (although if any of them fancy sponsoring me, I’m sure I could be convinced!)

 

We’re going to cover…

 

• The absolute best meditation app money can buy (that may be free to you)
• The most overlooked tool you already have but never use properly
• A way to supercharge your sleep & build your capacity for resilience
• A 3 minute tool that tells you the most important things to focus on
• How to track your physiological data with ease
• A concrete way to track your habits & performance

S3E20: Book Your Dream Adventure Now & Destroy Your Self-Imposed Limitations w/ Kevin Gaskell

Kevin Gaskell is an Entrepreneur, business owner, leadership speaker and adventurer.

In the boardroom, Kevin has been responsible for revitalising Porsche on the cusp of collapse in the early 90s.
Outside of the business world, he has set the world record for the fastest row across the Atlantic Ocean, has been to both Poles twice and climbed some of the world's highest peaks.

In this conversation we cover:

• The Parallels of mentality needed in the middle of the Atlantic & to revitalise a global Icon
• How limits exist solely in our head.
• How cultural bounce helps build the perfect team and
• How to make your adventures actually happen despite a busy life.