Discover resilience and success insights from an Olympic Gold medal winner who became Co-CEO of a business with over one million customers and two billion in annual turnover.
In this episode of The Resilience Project podcast, host Wes Linden explores Andrew Lindsay MBE's journey from the Olympic Gold podium with Team GB to the helm of UW, a hugely successful market-disrupting business (Utility Warehouse/Telecom plus PLC).
Uncover Andrew's resilience, mindset, shutting out distractions and leadership strategies which you can apply to your own journey too.
00:00: Intro
01:06: When did you realise you were going to win Olympic Gold?
02:06: What went through your head in the moments before winning Olympic Gold?
03:23: Who keeps you motivated?
04:01: Feelings crossing the finish line?
04:59: Had you always aspired to win Olympic Gold?
06:05: How long had you been on that journey?
06:14: How do you make the switch from uncertainty to certainty?
07:20: How to sustain motivation amidst distractions?
08:38: Solo success vs. team success?
09:38: Keys to becoming the best?
10:50: Did you enjoy the journey or hate it?
11:56: Balancing the need for instant success with incremental improvement?
12:49: How to maintain focus during incremental changes?
14:25: When achievers say ‘I always knew I’d do XYZ’ do you believe them?!
16:17: Battling imposter syndrome and wondering if you’re good enough?
18:19: Navigating success amidst today’s distractions such as social media & 24/7 news?
19:58: Is it true a teammate choose you for the final place in the team over his best friend?
21:22: What’s the mindset behind choosing success over friendship?
22:00: Coping with self-doubt and preparing to quit?
24:26: What happened when your girlfriend dumped you at your low point?
25:41: Advice for overcoming setbacks?
26:39: Instilling resilience in your kids?
28:13: A favour please!
29:07: What big challenge surprised you most?
31:21: Recognising when to move on?
32:34: Avoiding living off past glory & finding new goals to push on with?
34:28: Coping with post-success blues?
36:00: Why did you quit a high salary job for one with much lower pay?
36:51: Did you always want to be a CEO?
37:37: Stepping back for future advancement?
38:32: Why did you join UW’s leadership team?
39:16: Applying Olympic lessons to business?
41:20: Resilience lessons for day-to-day work?
43:56: How to maintain resilience during tough times?
47:21: How close are failure & success to each other?
49:00: Managing the impact of negativity around you?
49:44: What’s your daily success mantra?
51:06: What would you say to those contemplating giving up on what they’re doing?
53:21: What happened to the girlfriend?!
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Andrew's Team GB Olympic Gold winning race: youtu.be/J1zl-vwn3Ak?si=FUosytKZdEFtEqih
Olympic podium: youtu.be/I81oYKqVmGk?si=WlM0vZ7okIkpuAsU
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