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Andy Long - Turn Pressure into Performance

February 26, 2026 • Adam Clayton • Season 1 • Episode 7

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In Episode 7 of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with Andy Long, former England rugby player, high-performance mindset coach, endurance athlete, and founder of Impact2.

Andy’s journey has been shaped by elite sport, rejection, personal loss, and a relentless pursuit of growth. From representing England at just twenty years old to being dropped and rebuilding, Andy shares what pressure really teaches you, and how to turn it into performance instead of fear.

This conversation dives into resilience, rejection, leadership, and the Red2Blue mental skills framework, a practical tool for staying composed and effective when the stakes are high.

Andy also opens up about losing his father at a young age, his connection to the MND community, and how endurance challenges like Marathon des Sables have become an expression of purpose beyond performance.

If you’re navigating pressure, chasing growth, or redefining success in your own life, this episode will challenge and inspire you.

🧭 Topics Covered

• Dealing with rejection in elite sport
• Turning pressure into performance
• The Red2Blue mindset framework
• Leadership through adversity
• Grief, resilience and identity
• Endurance and purpose
• Redefining success

🔗 Connect with Andy

Impact2: www.impact2.co.uk

Instagram: @andy_long_impact2

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