Make time, or make excuses * Simon Ward and High Performing Human and IM Dan Williams

In this week’s podcast we return to the theme of High Performing Humans as I chat with a friend and triathlete I used to coach, Dan Williams. Dan entered the triathlon world a few years ago and was drawn to the challenge of Ironman, despite the fact that he could hardly swim. We both laugh about the fact that when I first met Dan at the pool my first words were, “You’ve got a bit of work to do then!”  Fortunately, hard work is something Dan isn’t afraid of and since that first meeting, his triathlon progress has been rapid.  At the same time, he was working his way up the business ladder.  When we met he was Sales Director for Orean Personal Care, the company for whom he is now Managing Director.

 

Dan has two small boys (Bear and Rain) with his now ex-wife, and as you can imagine he has a lot going on in his life.  However, as you’ll hear during our conversation, he is incredibly mindful of keeping his life balance so that he can be a good father to Bear and Rain, be effective at work, and achieve his triathlon goals.  With only 24 hours in the day, this requires careful attention to make sure everything stays on target instead of crashing to the ground.

• Make time or make excuses
• The value of daily meditation
• How to recognise when life is getting out of balance
• What's the worst that can happen - Why you should throw caution to the wind when you are young
• How to make marriage separation work
• Not compromising on spending time with your children, and how that adds discipline to your working hours
• The 5am club, and Dan’s morning routine
• Being nominated as one of the Top 50 most ambitious business leaders of 2019
• Having a daily plan and why you should have one

LINKS

We talked about a LOT of books including

Simon Sinek - Leaders Eat Last

Titan - John D. Rockefeller

Podcast with Admiral Scott Jones

William McRaven - “Make your bed” video

Living with a Seal - Jesse Itzler

 

The best places to follow Dan is via his Instagram page just_being_dan and also on Linkedin 

Dan also has a podcast which he started during lockdown to share the experiences of other entrepreneurs.

It’s called The Pocket mentors and you can find it here iTunes

 

To find out more about Simon’s SWAT programme, please click HERE 

Visit Simon's website for more information about his coaching programmes

Links to all of Simon's social media channels can be found here

For any questions please email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com