How to Strive - with Nick Adkins
Hi I am your host and coach Nick.
With over 13 years of experience in professional sports coaching, I have dedicated my career to player and coach development across a variety of sports and industries. My expertise spans both on-field coaching and strategic development roles, where I’ve worked to enhance performance, build high-functioning teams, and foster long-term growth in athletes and coaches alike. In addition to my work in sport, I have also collaborated with businesses to transfer my coaching skills and principles into organizational development, helping teams and leaders thrive in dynamic environments through my transformational leadership approach. My commitment to continuous learning and fostering a growth mindset drives me to always pursue excellence in every aspect of my work.
How to Strive - with Nick Adkins
Jamie Carr - Resilience in Motion. Lessons from the Marathon des Sables & Rowing the Atlantic Solo
In this powerful episode of How to Strive, Nick is joined by the inspiring and humble Jamie Carr, who shares the mindset, strategies, and deep resilience it took to complete two of the world's toughest physical challenges: running the Marathon des Sables across the Sahara and rowing the Atlantic solo and unsupported for 3,000 miles.
Together, they explore:
- How Jamie applied process goals and created personal rules to stay focused during extreme adversity.
- Jamies longer term reflective process.
- The mental toughness and adaptability required to coach professionally in England while chasing ambitious physical goals.
- Why resilience isn’t just about pushing through, but about managing yourself, your mindset, and your mission.
- How important humour and camaraderie is during tough times.
- Practical takeaways you can use to build your own strategies for life’s toughest moments.
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to endure the unimaginable and how to build that strength into your daily life this is the episode for you.
🌊🏃♂️🔥 Listen now and get inspired to create your own rules, face your challenges, and keep striving forward.
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