Category: Inside The Champion’s Mind

Gone are the days when the only way to learn new skills and information was via reading books and attending classes. In this edition of ITCM Laurence and Marcus reflect on their learning highlights from 2013 and uncover what books, podcasts, videos, movies, classes and audiobooks they look forward to learning and absorbing in 2014.

With so much talk around “what are you going to DO in 2014”, Laurence and Marcus decide to ask the more important question of “Who Do You Need to Be”? In a world that is obsessed with getting things DONE, often who we ARE can get lost in the process. So on a somewhat philosophical… Continue reading ITCM 34: 2014: Who Do You Need To Be

Believe it or not, the multi-award winning, best-selling author and high-profile nutritionist Cyndi O’Meara’s Changing Habits book and brand almost didn’t happen! A number of setbacks and challenges early in the journey threatened to keep Changing Habits Changing Lives as an unpublished manuscript sitting on the shelf gathering dust. In this episode, Cyndi shares her… Continue reading ITCM 33: Cyndi O’Meara: Creating a Brand

Have you ever felt like a victim? Like something was done to you by someone or something else? In this episode LT and Marcus discuss just what it takes to be a victim, and on the flipside, what it takes to turn those experiences in our lives around so that we can turn a victim… Continue reading ITCM 32: Releasing the Victim

Have you ever met someone who says all the right things in public, but then behind closed doors is the complete opposite. People who are a shining example of humanity in front of the camera and then a complete douche bag away from the limelight? It might be celebrity, your boss, even friends, even our… Continue reading ITCM 31: Living from the heart (instead of the head)

How do you create your perfect day? With so many other people to consider and distractions aplenty, it’s easy to “forget” that we are the designers of our days, weeks, months, years … our lives! In this episode LT and Marcus strip it back and explore just what it takes to create the ideal work… Continue reading ITCM 30: Creating your perfect day

It’s almost the end of October and 2013 will be over before we know it! Laurence and Marcus go through an in-depth reflection and planning session and discuss exactly how to recover from Epic Fails of 2013 (yes, they did exist), how to celebrate and gain confidence from your Epic Wins of 2013 (and yes,… Continue reading ITCM 29: Planning the year of your dreams: Getting in early on 2014

During his recent trip to New Zealand, Laurence decided to honour the pact he made with himself around 7 years ago when, on a previous visit to NZ, he decided he would jump off the Auckland Sky Tower! So, what kind of emotions came up for LT just before it was his turn to jump?… Continue reading ITCM 28: Jumping Into Your Fear

What are the consequences of not taking a holiday? So often viewed as a luxury, Laurence and Marcus discuss why taking time out is not only important but vital in order to sustain a world class performance in any area of life.

Laurence and Marcus explore the many roles of criticism in our life. Why is it there, how do we deal with it and what can we learn from it? The guys share personal examples of when they have been criticised and also been critical and outline the steps required to ensure criticism doesn’t stifle our… Continue reading ITCM 26: Dealing with and growing from criticism