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Today we spoke with Mike Brown - English professional rugby player, with 72 caps for England Mike has amassed 340 appearances for Harlequins (and 500 points), 12 for Newcastle and 72 caps for the England national rugby union team. Predominantly a full back, Mike has won three 6 Nations titles with England and two English Premiership titles with Harlequins. He won the 2014 RBS Six Nations player of the championship award...and is renowned for his work ethic, tenacity and ability to attack with ball in hand. Today we unpacked the full back position and why that was the position for Mike (he started as a 10, has the heart of a 6). We discussed leadership, culture and high performing teams, all areas of interest for Mike, which he is studying as a part of the Sports Directorship, at Manchester Metropolitan University. Mike explained the intricacies of bringing club players from different environments and playing styles together for the national team, and the challenges of that for England. Mike dived into his playing philosophy around training, his preparation - and the nuggets as to how we can all catch a high ball better, with mentions to Irish legends like Conor O'Shea and Gavin Duffy. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 📝 Being a free agent in rugby and looking for a new club 🔑 Why identity and culture are key ingredients to team success 💪 Mike’s expected standards of excellence 🏉 How to catch spiral bombs 👨‍🎓 Career transition and Sports directorship 👑 Great leaders Mike has worked with and ☘️ The Irish connection to Mike’s game For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.

Welcome back to another episode of Reflections - part 4 today. This week we dive into insightful conversations from previous guests including Brian Keane, Brett Bartholomew, Pat Divilly, Anna West, Jonny Cooper and Lady Chanelle McCoy. Brian Keane, fitness coach, author of 'The Keane Edge' and host of 'The Brian Keane Podcast' is the king of saying no...he can say yes to what he loves now. Brett Bartholomew, coach and founder of 'Art of Coaching' talks about his beard, facades and being authentic. Pat Divilly, emotional resilience and wellbeing coach, and author of 'Fit Mind' unpacks imposter syndrome, relationships and 'date night'. Anna West, sleep, recovery and wellbeing specialist discusses morning routines and unwinding for sleep. Jonny Cooper, people and change manager at KPMG Ireland, and Dublin GAA legend dives into the meaning of being unrivalled, communication, snakes and ladders - and resilience with times of adversity. Lady Chanelle McCoy, CEO of Chanelle McCoy Health, and recently ranked “number 23 in the 50 incredible people shaping modern Ireland" speaks about scaling her business, failures and successes...and waiting to be great. Our Key Takeaways from this collection of clips are: 1 - Self-awareness is a superpower and being unapologetically authentic is crucial 2 - Understanding our motivations, the why for the what...is key to impacting and driving positive behaviour change 3 - We move from a group of individuals to a team when we allow space for everyone to contribute and be heard _____________________ For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Louise Galvin, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Lindsay Peat, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more. _______________________________________ Social www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/ www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com

Today we spoke with Professor Brendan Kelly - Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght University Hospital Dr Brendan Kelly is a medical doctor who has specialised in psychiatry. His research interests include the epidemiology of psychosis, mental health services, the history of psychiatry, and human rights in mental health. He is most interested in the extent to which persons with mental illness participate in civic and social life, and the barriers they and their families face in exercising their rights, including economic and social rights. Brendan contributes frequently to print and broadcast media and writes regularly for the medical press. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry and has a new book called 'In Search of Madness: A Psychiatrist's Travels Through the History of Mental Illness', following the success of 'The Science of Happiness: The Six Principles of a Happy Life and the Seven Strategies for Achieving It'; reminds us of our chat with Dr Tim Sharp, #132. Brendan compared psychology and psychiatry for us, and where they compliment each other in practice. We asked why Brendan took this career path...what it is about this profession that stimulates him...and various types of babble! He discussed how psychiatry has evolved globally and in Ireland from the Shutter Island perception of lobotomies to new ways of treating people...and how we are still learning about mental health, neuroscience and mental illness all the time. There are so many questions to be answered! ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Episode Highlights 🗣 🧠 The difference between Psychiatry and Psychology 🏥 Life working in a hospital amid the global pandemic 💥 Lessons to improve our own resilience 🏡The challenges of remote working] 👐 Positive public health shift around suicide - we can do more 💶 How we can improve fund allocation for public health ❓ Prof Kelly’s interest in psychiatry and solving seemingly impossible issues 🗣 Psychobabble vs Neurobabble __________________________________________________________________________________________________ For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more. Social  www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com  www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast  www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/  www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com

Erik is the host of the BluePrint podcast, a columnist for Inc., former Director of Sports Science for the Houston Texans, Presidential Leadership Scholar and an avid learner. Erik has huge experience in the weight room, with sports science, data, and cutting edge monitoring technology, pushing the boundaries of performance. Today we distill the balance between technical and soft skills in his work in college and professional football and discuss his transition from playing in Texas A&M...to launching his own platform Aim7, an app that turns wearable data into personalised health and fitness plan. Erik shared the pillars around Aim7, in particular psychological flexibility (how to overcome negative thoughts by developing attributes!), and why adaptability is a critical foundational block. Erik explained how he keeps learning and growing despite now being a CEO running a large business, how he has diversified his skillset over the years, why curiosity is essential - and his overarching mission statement. Here's a man that owns his mistakes, learns and grows from them..we can all take something from this lesson! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.  In this episode with Dr Erik Korem discuss: 🤝 Why the soft human skills of communication and connection are vital in all careers 🌟 What to do to succeed when stepping outside your comfort zone 📱 Launching AIM7 to impact human behaviour ⌚ Why wearables don't lead to a lasting change 🧠 Developing psychological flexibility 💪 Focusing on adaptability to win ❌ Owning mistakes and improving with curiosity _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Social www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/ www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com

Today we spoke with Cal Newport - Associate Professor at Georgetown University, and Author of 'Deep Work' Cal is an associate professor of computer science who earned his PhD from MIT. His writing unpacks topics such as culture, technology and productivity. Cal has published several ground-breaking books including Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and A World Without Email. He writes regularly for The New Yorker, the New York Times and WIRED, on topics such as his views on twitter, slow productivity, virtual reality in the workplace, teenagers using social media and so forth. We would highly recommend his study hacks blog and his influential podcast - 'Deep Questions', where Cal roots a lot of his attention on helping us navigate an increasingly distracted world, how we can retain and optimise our focus, and how to live deeper. Today we spoke about our fixation on social media, why Cal reads over scrolling and his ideal working environment for writing and working...his mind gym office at home. Cal discusses his upcoming new book, how he wrote his first book - and how he balances being a professor and writer, with family life and pull-ups every day. There's a fascinating dive into AI and VR and what could happen in relation to technology moving forward. Cal also talks about time blocking, reclaiming our attention and deep work, echoes of our recent chat with Anne-Laure. --

Welcome back to another episode of Reflections. This week we dive into insightful conversations with performance and leadership coach, and former Waterford hurler Shane O'Sullivan, 400m Irish Olympic track athlete Sophie Becker, co-founder of FourFive UK and former Saracens and England rugby player George Kruis, CrossFit legend and 4 times winner Rich Froning, former Munster captain Billy Holland, and ex-Aussie rugby captain and MBA James Horwill. We hear from our international leading guests on the topics of Cohesion, Collaboration and Connection, amongst other focal points for leadership development, social support networking and high performance. Also - a nice explanation of the Tuckman model from Ciaran - a method for team development that helps teams understand their current status and develop ways to move towards set goals. The stages involve Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. We hope this medium allows you to take the lessons from the very best - but most importantly, apply them in your life today. Our Key Takeaways from this collection of clips are: 1 - The importance of buying into the collective core within a team or group environment. 2 - Placing trust at the centre of high performance, and how to believe in each other when challenging circumstances arise. 3 - We need to be able to ask difficult questions of each other to produce a synergistic effect...where the sum equals more than the individual parts. Don't miss out on our weekly newsletter - you can sign up at www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com ____________________________________________________________ Social www.instagram.com/sleepeatperformrepeat.com www.twitter.com/SEPR_Podcast www.linkedin.com/company/sleep-eat-perform-repeat/ www.sleepeatperformrepeat.com

Today we spoke with Anne-Laure Le Cunff - Entrepreneur and Founder of Ness Labs, PhD Neuroscience student - and ex-Googler. Anne-Laure worked at Google, promoting digital health products, and is now back in school studying the brain; she is a PhD researcher at King's College London investigating how different brains learn differently, with a focus on supporting neurodiversity in online learning. She is the founder of Ness Labs, a little corner of the Internet where ambitious and curious minds come together to achieve their goals without sacrificing their mental health. It's packed with content, a thriving community, and coaching based on the science of learning, creativity, and productivity. Her very popular newsletter has highly practical content at the intersection of neuroscience, entrepreneurship, and education; we both are subscribers! Some of the topics include cognitive biases, mental models, learning how to learn, mindful productivity, and mental health at work. Reminds us of Trever Ragan of The Learner Lab, episode #64. Today we spoke about her journey from Google to Ness Labs and Kings, burnout - and what she does now for her own self care. Anne-Laure unpacked habits, routines and rituals, how they are different...and what her typical hybrid week looks like - of PhD work, and building her business, Ness Labs. Many things came up in this conversation, from Stephen Hawking and Salvador Dali, to a goat in a cabin in a forest. It was fun, and we learned loads! Key Talking points 🌟 Overcoming Im-poster Syndrome 🧠 Moving from the world marketing to neuroscience 🤔 Mindful Productivity 🧱 Setting boundaries in work and life 😩Learning from burnout and it’s causes 🤝 The importance of Self-Care ⌚ Habits, Routines and Rituals

Today we spoke with Jack Kavanagh - Pharmacist, Speaker and on the Board of Directors of the National Disability Authority. Every so often you have a conversation that changes you, that makes you reflect on perspective...this was one of those conversations. In 2012 Jack suffered a life-changing spinal cord injury leaving him with 15% muscle function. Jack has challenged the perceived limitations of his situation every day since, with the question being 'why not me?', rather than 'why me?'. In 2014 Jack gave the acclaimed TEDx Talk “Fearless Like A Child, Overcoming Adversity” - watch it. Jack has also received several international awards for his documentary Breaking Boundaries. As a Pharmacist, Speaker and Facilitator Jack is passionate about the value of health and wellbeing as drivers for business performance coupled with cultivating diverse and inclusive environments, where people belong and are valued. He hosts the 'Only Human Podcast', and is part of the board of directors of the National Disability Authority and Center for Excellence in Universal Design, as well as the leadership development organisation 'Common Purpose Ireland'. Today we listened to Jack's story, his life in school and his changing of identity over time. Jack unpacked navigating the world now, how life rewards effort...and why vulnerability and kindness are so important. In the darkest of times, Jack chose his response, and showed strength and courage - we can all take something from today. Listen through deeply, and again even!

Today we spoke with Joy Neville - former Ireland women's rugby union international and current IRFU referee Joy is a former Ireland women's rugby union international and a current rugby union referee. As a player Neville represented Ireland at both the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cups, captaining the first Ireland team to defeat France in that period. After retiring as a player she took up being a referee. She has taken charge of matches in the Women's Six Nations Championship, the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the Rugby World Cup, including the 2017 final. Neville has also achieved a number of firsts as a female referee in the men's game - a Pro14 match when she took charge of a 2017-18 fixture between Ulster and the Southern Kings - wait for the story from that game! This also saw Neville become the first woman to referee a top-level men's rugby union match in the UK. She is professionally contracted with the IRFU, has been a TMO, and is based in Limerick. Today we spoke about her journey to being a ref from a player, what makes an excellent referee - and what the prep and post-game processes look like. We heard about the challenges of being a referee, finding a balance between home and work with travel, and her varied officiating roles. We explored how to counter doubt and mistakes - and her fundraising and giving back work. This one is inspiring...about embracing challenges!

Welcome back to another episode of reflections - this week dive into conversations with John Bull, Owen Eastwood, Lisa Jacob and Ray Goggins. We hear from our excellent guests on the topic of Psychological Safety including: - (6:07) John Bull: Specialist in High Performance Leadership and Teams, Head of High Performance at Management Futures - (8:04) Owen Eastwood: Performance Coach, and Author of 'Belonging: The Ancient Code of Togetherness' - (15:10) Lisa Jacob: Team Manager at Hockey Ireland, and Co-Owner of Hidden Strength - (20:11) Ray Goggins: Director at Coreskill Training, Chief Instructor RTE television Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week - and author of 'Ranger 22' Our lens focuses this week on Psychological Safety first popularised by the great Amy Edmondson. This is a huge part of our current work with Hauora around enlightening, educating and empowering individuals in the performance wellbeing space in Ireland and abroad. We hope this medium allows you to take the lessons from the very best and apply them in your life. Our key takeaways from this episode are: 1 – Vulnerability and creating a space to see people for who they truly are, will allow groups of individuals to break through the glass ceilings and truly work effectively as a team 2 – We can create focus and cohesion more easily on stable teams, but what about when things are uncertain and changing? We need to create a culture that promotes teaming to navigate the ever-changing world and unpredicted challenges;  3 – Look back to understand where you’re going. Note all the good in your buildup…it can help reveal your progress, to drive you on to new heights Thanks for listening and as always please rate, review, and share. 

Welcome back to the show! This is a special release episode where we will distill some excellent and insightful lessons around High Performance from some of our previous guests. On this episode you will hear from  - Steve Gera (03:34): Innovation specialist, former NFL coach, CEO Gains Group, Leaders in Sport consultant and former US Marine - Sonia O'Sullivan (06:25): Olympian in track and field, lover of coffee, and inspiration to all Irish people - Graham Betchart (08:17): Mental performance coach, recording artist and 'Train the Mind' Co-founder - Dr Michael Gervais (09:24): Performance Psychologist, Host of 'Finding Mastery' Podcast and Co-founder of Compete to Create In each and every episode to date we have asked our guests 'What does high performance mean to you?'. We've heard some incredible insights from the people who are operating at the very top of their field. We hope this medium allows you to take the lessons from the very best and apply them in your life. Our key takeaways from this episode are: 1 – High performance is not reserved for those in elite sport or business. It is in our day-to-day – it’s relative to each one of us, no matter where we are. As Vince Lombardi says ‘the quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour”. 2 – Setting a direction is essential. Goals help us create a roadmap for where we want to go.  3 – We cannot influence the future without being present today...and impacting this moment! As always please rate, review, share and thanks for listening to our podcast.

Today we spoke with Harrison Gardner - Builder, Teacher, Author and Co-Founder of Common Knowledge Harrison has learned about building and sustainability from his travels from his home country Australia, to Kenya, India, South America, North America, Iceland, Malawi...now rooted in Co.Clare, Ireland...in his own 'home-made renovated castle'. He has 15 years experience designing and managing the construction of conventional, sustainable and alternative buildings worldwide to an elite level. His current focus is on facilitating the construction of community and connection spaces whilst teaching the core construction skills, principles and techniques needed to build more efficient, affordable and sustainable structures. He is currently filming ‘Build Your Own’, a 5 part TV series with RTE, due to broadcast alongside the publishing of his new book, 'Build Your Own: Use what you have to create what you need'. A co-founder of Common Knowledge, the non-profit social enterprise focused on sharing skills for a sustainable life, we were so intrigued by Harrisons work that we had to share his work and story. This show is about people who perform to a high performing level in their respective field, and Harrison is educating and empowering individuals to take ownership and understand their homes, their happiness, and their livelihoods. We unpacked the wealth of time versus the wealth of money, how Harrison pivoted into teaching - and what his 5 day course is all about. We asked what people want to learn about when they study with him, pizza ovens...and also the similarities between down-under and here in Ireland. This one really fed our curiosity.  Key Timestamps (1:20) - Seeing the passion in people building. (13. 15) - a life of building and travelling (15. 00) - Spending time collaborating with clients (8:23) - learning the core concepts of building in a week (16:05) - Build School and Common knowledge (18:45) - What else are we outsourcing in our lives (10:43) - Building confidence in people taking on construction (12:30) - Most problems are side effects of short-term solution beliefs. (14:29) - Our individual needs (18:11) - creating a shared understanding of construction (19:20) - Labour costs and being wealthy in certain life aspects (23:10) - Money isn't the only cost we face (25:18) - Creating a relationship through empathy + knowledge (27:25) -Bringing the conversation of building to the dining table (29:45) - Becoming a global foreman of Earthship Biotech (31:32) - Being drawn to the community culture in Ireland (33:55) - Cowering a rearing question (39:40) - Helping people face the challenge of getting a home (36. 09) - The goal of Common knowledge. (38:43) - what does high performance mean to you?