Ep.135 I Deciding to Hit Your Stretch Goals: Should I have a plan B for my BHAG? with Sean Conway
Sean Conway, a multiple world record-breaking ultra-endurance athlete, shares his insights on endurance challenges and how they relate to the stretch goals in your business.
KEY TOPICS
Overcome mental barriers and be willing to start despite uncertainty.
Planning and anticipating potential obstacles before tackling a BHAG.
Healthy ways to prepare for fear and uncertainty.
Making decisions quickly but thoughtfully, considering potential consequences before they arise.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction to the Decidedly podcast
01:21 The Hardest Thing You've Ever Done
11:28 The Terrier Mentality: Chasing Difficult Goals
28:34 The Challenges of Multi-Day Endurance
29:33 The Importance of Preparation and Risk Mitigation
31:30 Quick Decisions vs. Hasty Decisions
33:57 Adaptability and Course Correction
45:27 Sleep Banking and Managing Challenges
49:57 The Relatively Low Risk of Ultra-Endurance Sports
52:26 Maintaining a Strong Mindset
53:00 Focusing on What You Can Control
56:23 The Pillars of Success and Daily Priorities
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Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sean Conway had an adventurous upbringing in the Mana Pools National Park. He spent his early years climbing trees and chasing elephants out of his garden, and this unique childhood has been the fuel for his adventurous ambitions.
Well-known for his quirky take on endurance sports and adventures, Sean came to the UK in 2002 with just £100 in his wallet and started working in Cambridge cutting 12,000 lettuces a day, and then as a freelance photographer in London, whilst living in a tiny room in London with 7 other people, spending any cash he earned on various travels and bonkers adventures.
Sean Conway is now a multiple world record-breaking ultra-endurance athlete. In 2011, Sean had nothing to his name after selling his photography business for £1 with a dream of cycling around the world. Sean was in a severe accident on that round-the-world cycle whereby he got run over, suffering a fractured spine. Determined not to give up, he continued to cycle another 12,000 miles around the world. A decade on from that bike ride, Sean didn’t give up on his dream of pushing boundaries, and he now has multiple world records to his name and is considered to be one of the most accomplished ultra-endurance athletes of his generation.
Sean famously broke the world record for completing 105 Ironmans in 105 days; a feat no other human on the planet has ever done. He was also the first person to swim the length of Britain, is the only person to have completed a length of Britain triathlon, has completed the world's longest triathlon of 4200 miles, and has the world record for the fastest self-supported cycle across Europe navigating 1600 miles of Ukraine and Russian roads in the process. He’s also cycled around the world, run a marathon in every UK national park, completed a triathlon around Wales, and founded the global running challenge called The 496 Challenge.