The Mann on a Mission Podcast

Daksha is a highly skilled Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience and currently runs a private practice in London. She has a deep knowledge of a range of issues including depression, anxiety, burnout, abuse, trauma and a variety of health and neurological related conditions.

She has an MSc in health psychology, a Doctorate in clinical psychology and is a Chartered Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She is a full member of the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC). As an associate clinical tutor on the Royal Holloway clinical psychology doctoral programme, she supervises and assesses the competencies of doctoral trainees.

In this conversation, we dig into the actualities of training and developing a mindfulness practice, working with anxiety and fear and how to live a values based life, amongst many other topics...

www.parmi.co.uk

Named '#1 Sports Worlds's Best Brain Trainer' by Sports Illustrated.

In this episode of the 'Mann on a Mission' podcast, I'm talking with Trevor Moawad, mental skills coach to the worlds elite and author of his new book 'It Takes What it Takes'

Trevor has supported Major League Baseball, the NBA, UFC and many other elite professionals including, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and his now business partner Russell Wilson (Super Bowl winning Quarter Back for the Seattle Seahawks)

So many takeaways on the fundamentals of thinking to truly be at our best from one of the world's leading experts....

Limitless Minds:
www.thinkbig-gofar.com

Instagram:
@trevormoawad

Twitter:
@TrevorMoawad

Nicola is a Master Coach and Master NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) coach and trainer. The main theme of this conversation is the unconscious motivators that impact people’s thinking and behaviours. Nicola uses a tool called ‘Print’ to help clients uncover these so they can move forward from potentially limiting beliefs and achieve their true potential.

She has worked with people from the worlds of sport (primarily golf) and business and this experience and deep rooted knowledge provides a rich background of insight throughout this episode.

So many take aways for the challenges life throws at us…

Instagram:
@nicola.ellwood

Twitter:
@EllwoodNicola

http://www.performanceandmastery.co.uk

Sean Coates is a Brazilian Ju Jitsu professional fighter...

He is a Black Belt under world champion Victor Estima and trains at Gracie Barra - Nottingham.

He competes at the elite level on the world stage and has a host of victories and achievements which include - 3 x Worlds Medalist, 7 x British Champion, Adu Dhabi Grand Slam Champion, Multiple time IBJJF & UAEJJF double gold medalist.

Sean really does epitomise calmness under pressure. He is able to perform in high pressure situations with a calm intensity that has been honed through years of intense training. 

Loved this conversation! At only 28 Sean's insight into being at his best is testament to facing the adversity of the BJJ mats and a willingness to push his limits of potential. Covered in the context of BJJ but so much to learn and take away on the mental game...

Instagram:
@seancoates_bjj

Twitter:
@SeanTCoates

“ We rarely get to fully control the environment around us. What we have much more control over is our attitude. So even when it’s tough, fix a smile and face up to the challenges in front of you.”

Jake Meyer is a world-record breaking British mountaineer, adventurer and keynote speaker.

Jake was only 14 when he set his sights on wanting to climb the ‘7 Summits’ –the highest mountain on each continent. At 6.30am on the 4th June 2005, aged only 21 and 135 days old, he reached the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world and his 7th continental highpoint. At the time, he was the youngest Briton to climb Mt Everest, and the youngest man in the world to complete the 7 Summits.

Not content with just the 7 Summits, he also led a team which broke the record for the fastest ascent of the highest mountain in each of the 48 states in the contiguous USA. This culminated in 48 mountains, 350 miles of trekking, 100,000ft of climbing and 15,000 miles of driving in 23 days, 19 hours and 31 minutes.

Since 2008 Jake has been focusing on trying to climb K2 in Pakistan, the second highest mountain in the world and arguably the most difficult and dangerous in the world with a 1 in 5 death to summit ratio. He made attempts in 2009 and 2016, but on both occasions he was forced to turn back on his summit attempt, mere hours from his goal. Undeterred, in 2018 he returned for a third time, and on the 21st July 2018 he finally stood on the summit of K2. In doing so he joined an extremely small group of some of the world’s best climbers to have done the same –fewer than 400 people who have stood on the top of K2 (more people have been into space) and 85 have died trying. Jake’s 10 year odyssey shows that perseverance can truly pay off.

He is leadership Development Consultant for the Inspirational Development Group (IDG) who work to transform the behaviour of individuals and teams to bring about sustained change within organisations.

His charity work includes support for – walking with the wounded, help for heroes, the princes trust and the make a wish foundation.

He is also a current serving army reserve officer with the Royal Wessex Yeomanry which has included an operational of Afghanistan.

Learn more about Jake and his adventures, sponsors and charity work:

www.jakemeyer.co.uk

A conversation with three ex SBS colleagues...this conversation is with Jason Fox, Ollie Ollerton and Gaz Banford. 'Foxy' and 'Ollie' are now stars of the hit Channel 4 show - SAS Who Dares Wins. They have both published best selling books and together run 'Break Point' where they run a range of programmes training corporate and private clients in team/individual development. Break Point has also established an academy to help ex service members in their transition into civilian life. They have also just released a mind, body and fitness app called 'Battle Ready 360'

This podcast was hosted by Gaz Banford who runs a company called Duratus UK. His work is similar to that of Mann on a Mission in helping people maximise their potential through Performance Coaching. The Duratus podcast has a growing following and again like Mann on a Mission has conversations with people from all fields achieving elite performance.

The conversation featured many aspects of our mental approach to working and living in the Special Forces, including the darker side of pressure and PTSD.

This is round one with more to come from the team!

Links to the guys include:

ww.break-point.co.uk

www.channel4.com/programmes/sas-who-dares-wins

www.duratusuk.com

Jon White is a former Royal Marines officer and now leadership & resilience expert. While on tour in Afghanistan, he sustained life changing injuries after being blown up on patrol, which resulted in losing three limbs. His story is one of inspiration and remarkable fortitude in the face of severe adversity. Jon has had to learn how to manage everyday tasks but now describes his life as amazing...

He now draws upon his experiences to deliver talks and training worldwide for private and public organisations.  

Jon has two young children, so when not working, he is building Lego, playing “hide and seek” or conducting “rescue missions” around the house. He still attempts DIY projects.

You can learn more about Jon at his website link below: 

www.thewhitehousefuture.co.uk

You can watch Jon's TED talk at the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTOmU31QW6U

Ryan is a Mental Skills Coach based in Orange County, Ca. He works with top level athletes, corporations, and individuals looking to perform at an elite level. He uses a mindfulness based, process oriented approach to allow his clients to achieve greater performance, reduce stress, and gain more enjoyment out of their lives.

In this conversation we discuss Ryan's work with elite athletes in the baseball world and how he helps them train to be more often in the present moment. Ryan also shows courage in discussing his own battles with anxiety. This may surprise some coming from a mental skills coach but this was a result of a condition called SIBO, which affects the gut bacteria of the small intestine. Once diagnosed and now treating the condition Ryan has made dramatic improvements but this highlights the link between the gut biome and mental health.

www.ryandambach.com

@ryamdambach19

On this podcast I am interviewed again by Dr Glenn Fox of the Performance Science Institute, University of Southern California. We dive deeper still in part 2 with a continuing theme around effortless power. We follow on from completing Special Forces selection to the private security world and my work in performance coaching.

We discuss topics ranging from vulnerability, being our most authentic self, goal setting and optimising states of mind.

Dr Glenn Fox - Performance Science Institute

On this podcast I am interviewed by Dr Glenn Fox. Glenn is the head of the Performance Science Institute, University of Southern California.  The conversation covers my background in greater depth and in it we discuss, effortless power, performance under pressure and the selection process for the Special Boat Service (SBS) 

In this episode I introduce the Mann on a Mission podcast. Some background on myself as host and what we will be exploring in the coming conversations with guests.