Changed by The Great Glen
Episode description
Rob recounts his trip camping out and rambling across The Great Glen in The Highlands of Scotland and how reconnecting with nature and it’s magnificence helped him, and can help you, gain perspective, resilience and appreciation upon return to our busy modern existence.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- On a uncharacteristic walk with his son, Rob became interested in and has taken up walking and rambling as a pastime.
- Often in our western lifestyles we feel overwhelmed with too much to do and too much information input. Getting out into nature can be the perfect foil for this common occurrence in all of us.
- There is evidence that being amongst nature and away from our man made, clinical environments can have a positive affect on our physicalities.
- The loss of convenient comforts are removed from you so you have to take action to provide warmth and food for yourself, slowing you down and increasing your appreciation of the things you take for granted.
- The existence of ancient landscapes and eternal onward natural environments increases humility.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Walking to young children somehow tends to mean ‘boring’ especially in the 21st century.’
‘If you’ve never been to the highlands of Scotland and you’ve never been to The Great Glen it is something to behold. It is absolutely mesmerising and exhilarating.’
‘I feel like a little bit of an obsessive trying to persuade people to do things. Well, maybe I am, but that’s only because I believe you’ll get so much out of it.’
‘Nobody is going to hold our hand all the time, but its all about other people and I think being out there in that kind of environment it reminds you of how special your relationships are.’
‘We talk about this toughness and about this resilience work and its great. Determination is where it’s at, but it has to be in perspective.’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Ryles is a UEFA A licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience
Rob Ryles prides himself on having a forward thinking and progressive approach to the game built through his own experience as well as lessons learned from a number of highly successful managers and coaches.
The Leader Manager Coach Podcast is where we take a deep dive examining knowledge, philosophies, wisdom and insight to help you lead, manage and coach in football, sport and life.
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