How to Strive - with Nick Adkins
Hi I am your host and coach Nick.
With over 14 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
Mindset
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Why do some people grow through challenge… while others shrink from it?
In this episode of How to Strive, we explore the powerful concept of mindset, inspired by the work of Dr Carol Dweck, and how it quietly shapes your performance, progress and potential.
We break down the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset, and more importantly, how both show up in your everyday life, often without you even realising it.
This isn’t just theory.
You’ll learn how to:
- Recognise when you’re slipping into a fixed mindset
- Reframe challenges, setbacks, and failure
- Build behaviours that support continuous growth
- Use reflection to turn experience into progress
- Apply a growth mindset across your Striver Table—health, relationships, skills, and career
Because striving isn’t about being perfect.
It’s about being willing to learn, adapt, and grow, again and again.
If you’ve ever avoided a challenge, doubted yourself, or felt stuck in your progress…
This episode will help you shift your thinking and more importantly, your actions.
The mindset you choose today… shapes the life you build tomorrow.
Start Striving at
www.strive25.co.uk/