Author and Triathlon Coach, Matt Dixon, will empower and educate you to integrate sport into life in order to reach your athletic potential because, it is through the lens of athletic potential, that you reach your human potential. In addition to topics such as planning your fitness into a time-starved life, the show will provide in-depth interviews, advice, and insight into optimizing your health, work, and life performance, along with the critical habits and approaches that facilitate the ...
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Even though around half of any population identify as introverts, this is one aspect of diversity and inclusion that is often overlooked. Every Thursday join flourishing introvert and TEDx speaker Joanna Rawbone MSc, as she explores the costly challenges that introverts face on a regular basis. With her typically pragmatic approach, Joanna’s show includes a mix of 10-minute topics, interviews with inspirational introverts and episodes on how to get the best from introverts. If you are an int ...
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Michael Neill is an internationally renowned transformative teacher, author, broadcaster, and speaker, described as having the unique ability to “blend the sacred with the profane”. The inside-out understanding at the heart of his work challenges the cultural mythology that stress, pressure, and other symptoms of “seriousness” are a necessary part of adaptation and growth in business or indeed any area of life. In his role as CEO of Genius Catalyst Inc. since its inception in the UK in 1990 ...
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How do we bring out the potential in all people, including those with disabilities? Get ready to be inspired, hear success stories and learn tips and principles for bringing out the best in the people in your organization. Brought to you by Debra Ruh, CEO of Ruh Global and Sara Ruh, Chief Inspiration Officer. For more information visit www.ruhglobal.com
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Rainbows are Circles is a podcast celebrating the magic, wonder and possibility of life! Get fresh insights from inspirational guests discussing personal development, spirituality, alternative health and "magical" practices (think astrology, crystals, and energy healing, oh my!) Much of what we discuss is not mainstream or scientifically proven - which is exactly why it's so important to approach the topics with openness, curiosity, and a willingness to be guided by our own direct experience ...
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Episode 326: Developing Your Purpose and Goals
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Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast. This week, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon discusses a crucial aspect of your performance journey – finding purpose and setting goals. These two elements are essential for success, whether aiming for a world championship, building a business, or simply striving to be the best version of yourself. They are the fo…
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Would you like to be able to move on from unhelpful habits without needing a 30, 60, or 90 day re-programming plan? In this week's episode, Michael shares a simple way to work with our own common sense to change pretty much anything with presence and ease!
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Welcome to this special bulletin-edition episode of the Purple Patch Podcast. IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon shares a quick message about a free webinar opportunity to help you conquer your IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3. Matt provides details on signing up to help you access information on developing effective training strategies and supportive habits t…
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Summary Fellow introverts and allies - and just like that we have arrived at the Season 20 Finale of our journey of self-discovery and empowerment together as Flourishing Introverts. As we bring season to a close, I explore what it means for we introverts to truly flourish as individuals, and the fifty percent of humanity that we represent. Let us …
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Episode 325: Performance Lessons From Olympians and Elite Coaching
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Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast! With the Paris Olympics all wrapped up, we have a perfect opportunity to reflect on the outstanding athletic performances and their relevance to you. In this week's episode, Ironman master coach Matt Dixon, fresh from his trip to the Paris Olympics, shares his insights on the common trends among the athletes in …
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In the fifth and final part of the Effortless Everything series, join Michael to take a fresh look at why the best years of our life are not always the ones where the "best" things happen. In addition, you'll get the chance to consider how to up the odds that the year ahead will be your best one yet!…
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Summary We avoid the difficult, don't we? It is not easy to invite, open up to and engage in difficult conversations and decision making. I explore the challenges we face when handling the difficult. Drawing from personal experiences and client stories, I discuss how making decisions—whether they're about ending a relationship or changing careers—r…
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Would you rather try harder or do better? In part four of the Effortless Everything series, Michael explores why it's so hard to let it be easy and a simple way to find more flow in everything you do!
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Summary Being a Cage-Rattler on a mission to shake out the Extraversion-Bias, an essential part of my work involves helping we introverts find our path to success and joy in a world designed for extraverts. This episode dives into the concept of limitless opportunities and how we can shift our mindset to recognise them. Building upon episode 232 (f…
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Episode 324: Nutrition and Hydration for Daily Performance - Q&A with Scott Tindal of Fuelin
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Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast! This week, we're continuing with part two of our Q&A session with Scott Tindal, the co-founder of Fuelin. Fuelin is a personalized sports nutrition coaching program and app for triathletes, and they are our partner and go-to resource for everything related to nutrition, race fueling, and hydration. Scott is a fa…
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If you've ever wondered if you're living the life you were born to live, part three of the Effortless Everything series introduces a simple way of connecting (or reconnecting) to the wisdom of your deepest self!
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Summary Once again I am here to talk about the Mindset and this isn't the last time I will talk about it. "Choosing a Flourishing Mindset," as I named this episode too, is not a destination but an ongoing journey. In this episode I am looking at the power of your mindset from the angle of flourishing, because after all, it shapes how we approach ch…
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Episode 323: Proper Nutrition for Peak Racing Performance - Q&A with Scott Tindal of Fuelin
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Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast. This week, we have a special edition of the podcast featuring Scott Tindal, the co-founder of Fuelin, a personalized sports nutrition coaching program and app for triathletes. Fuelin is our partner and resource for everything related to nutrition, race fueling, and hydration. Scott has worked in multiple profess…
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In part two of the Effortless Everything series, you'll come to see now only why your relationship with money matters, but how falling in love with money is an incredibly powerful step to take on your personal, professional, and even spiritual path through life!
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Summary Ah, the exasperating and mundane recurrence that plagues the lives of many of we introverts, if not most – a real-life Groundhog Day. The same routine: morning alarm, commute to work, unproductive tedious meetings that favour extravert ideal more than anything else. It almost feels like a relentless trap to those of us who crave meaningful …
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Episode 322: Shifting Focus for Mature Athletes
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Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast! This week, we're exploring the topic of mature athletes. These athletes are just as ambitious and goal-driven as younger ones, but they often have a deeper and more meaningful purpose beyond winning races and setting personal records. We received a great question from a podcast listener who has participated in t…
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In part one of the Effortless Everything series, Michael shares how embracing the fullness of life not only expands our capacity for love, creativity, and joy, it overflows into everyone and everything around us!
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Summary In this episode, I dive into the role of extrinsic and intrinsic fear in creating mid-year doldrums in our minds. I am to offer an alternative way to look at remaining year, and the opportunity it brings. These 'what have you achieved by mid-year' prompts can lead us down a spiral of self-criticism and feelings of insufficiency. I talk abou…
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Episode 321: Applying the Mindset of an Elite Athlete to Show Up Better in Life
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Welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. In this week's episode, we'll be discussing the traits that deliver high performance. Our inspiration for this episode came from two sources. Firstly, the incredible achievement in the recent Tour de France, where Mark Cavendish clinched his 35th stage victory. His story embodies passion, joy, and perseverance d…
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This week, Michael shares what he's seeing about the power of love and being yourself as the simplest path to creating a life worth living!
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Summary It is time to explore the complexities of motivation from our perspective as introverts. The billion dollar question is what motivates us, and what about our team members? The best motivation isn't something we can 'do to others' but something that comes from within, and for us, a calm & positive environment does act as a catalyst. We dive …
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Episode 320: Maximizing Your Sleep - Simple Steps to Improve Sleep for Better Performance
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Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast. In this week’s episode, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon delves deep into the subject of sleep. In this episode, we aim to provide you with an action plan to help you improve the quality of your sleep. If you're an athlete, this episode is crucial as quality sleep is essential for maximizing the benefits of your …
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Want to get more out of your life? Join Michael for a quick exploration of how our rules get made and how we can live life with a greater sense of freedom and possibility!
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Summary This episode is all about the jitters we may experience just before the important moments that help us be visible with our work and message, or even a memorable event. I talk about the jitters when delivering an emotional reading at a friend's wedding - and how memorable it became, nott how you'd imagine though. I also share some of my stra…
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Episode 319: Leveraging Team & Community for Your Performance
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Welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. This week, our show focuses on performance. Purple Patch is a performance coaching organization, and IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon is well-known for coaching successful Ironman athletes and inspiring strong individual performances. Surprisingly, the backbone of his success has been the use of a team approach. …
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If you've ever wondered why your best laid plans so rarely lead to success, this simple distinction will show you a different way of thinking about getting what you want in the world!
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Show Summary A notification here and a notification there. There is a notification everywhere. As an introvert in this digital age, I've felt firsthand the relentless barrage of information and social media notifications that can lead to significant stress. In this episode, I share my personal experiences with technology overload and offer insights…
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Listen in as Michael shares one of his newest insights into the nature of thought and the fast track to knowing your own mind!
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Show Summary Interruptions, distractions, unwelcome banter, open-plan offices … do they all sound like a perfect conspiracy against we introverts? It may not truly be a conspiracy but if it feels like one, this episode is for you. We introverts struggle with incessant chatter, impromptu meetings that pull us away from our work, and the constant buz…
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Episode 318: Episode REWIND - Ep 272 - 3 Key Strategies To Help Optimize Your Performance for the Rest of the Year
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We are six months into the year and hopefully in a better position than when we started. Now is the time to look up, find that buoy of progress, take a breath, and realign ourselves before moving forward. This week on the Purple Patch podcast, we REWIND and revisit an important episode about assessing your performance so far and redefining your goa…
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