Reverse Engineering Your Life - Olympic Cyclist Ed Clancy OBE

Reverse Engineering Your Life - Olympic Cyclist Ed Clancy OBE

Today we're joined by the brilliant Ed Clancy who won 3 Olympic gold medals along with a bronze during an amazing career. His success at the London Games was a real highlight. He's now the active travel commissioner for South Yorkshire. We cover a lot of ground but some of the highlights are hearing how to make big challenges in life achievable which Ed does with what he describes as reverse engineering. We also learn about resilience, teamwork and the pursuit of excellence. And we hear about the 'marginal gains' work that led to so much Olympic success and how this can be applied to every day life. Ed's a really engaging talker and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Follow us on insta @bebraverpod

The Enemy is Complacency - Comedian, Presenter and Runner Paul Tonkinson

Our guest this week is Paul Tonkinson, a stand-up comedian, radio presenter and a tv personality. He’s been in the limelight for nearly 35 years and performed worldwide with some of the top stars. He's also a runner and has written two books on the subject. 26.2 Miles to Happiness(he's run a marathon in under 3 hours) and Running through Sand, the latter about taking part in one of the world's most famous ultra races - the Marathon Des Sables(MDS). Paul shares his experiences on the stage and there's a great chat about the deep connection between humour and resillience. We discus running as therapy, moving out of the comfort zone and we hear about performing to the troops overseas in the most harrowing of circumstances. Thanks for listening. We would love to keep in touch with you via instagram on @bebraverpod and please drop us a message with any comments or stories.

The Mastery Mindset and Working with a Buddy - Annie and Josie

Here's a special episode with Annie and Josie taking on some issues about being braver. Josie has evidence to show working out with a buddy or training with a buddy is more effective than doing it alone. She talks about the work she did for a leading sportswear company and a dating app. Annie airs her frustration at the big stores selling ultra processed food and calls for action. There's a conversation about the detrimental effects of processed foods on overall health and how to foster a well-being culture from a young age. And Josie talks about the differenes between a winning mindset and a mastery mindset. We'd love to hear from you, especially this week on the stories of your light-bulb moment, how you feel you're winning at life and how you found your 'thing'. Please keep in touch via Instagram @bebraverpod

Life Lessons and Optimism with Incurable Cancer - Phil Richards MBE

Today's guest tells a remarkable story of resilience with so many valuable lessons about life. In 2017 Phil Richards was working in HR for Tesco - a 39 year old with a big career and family. But overnight his world was turned upside down with a diagnosis of advanced incurable cancer of the kidney. Phil tells how he has lived with this prognosis and how he has changed his life. His approach has been to change his mindset and now shares his life lessons speaking to businesses, charity and individuals. It really is a special episode. You can find out more about Phil and his work www.philrichardsmbe.com Thanks for listening. We'd love you to follow us on insta @bebraverpod

From War Zones to Broadcasting at the Olympics, lessons in Resilience - JJ Chalmers

This episode of the Be Braver podcast features a man with a remarkable story to tell, the broadcaster JJ Chalmers. JJ is a regular face now for BBC Sport at the Olympics and has had a life journey that is full of resilience and courage. As a teenager he wanted to be a Royal Marine Commando and achieved this at 18. He went on to enjoy his time as a Commando, learning that his body and mind were both more capable than he ever imagined. JJ talks openly about joining this crack military team and the process of preparing and going to war. All was well until an horrific incident in Afghanistan which led to a huge explosion and left him with 5 years worth of recovery from substantial life-altering injuries. JJ talks about the resilience and mental fortitude he was taught in the Marines and how that helped him survive, along with the remarkable team of medics. His transition back in to civilian life included competing at the Invictus Games where he won a gold medal. But more importantly, it saw him back in a team environment and gave him a mental focus. And for JJ, the post-event interview led to a curiosity about the media and eventually getting a role working at the Paralympics for Channel 4, followed by BBC work at the Olympics. We hope you find this a fascinating chat. Thanks for listening. Please follow us on insta @bebraverpod