Lawyers and doctors are revered by society because they solve our problems when we can’t. Doctors fix our bodies, while lawyers fix our minds. So what is it that good lawyers do that would benefit us, if only we could think like them? How do they solve seemingly insurmountably complex problems with enough ease that they have full confidence in what they’re advising us to do? Surely then, for us to know how to think and operate like a top lawyer is to add a crucial string to our bow. Hence this e...
May 21, 2019•42 min
Prepare to be inspired. When James Boardman retired from the Royal Marines, he was lost; circling the drain of life questioning his own identity and his purpose. The fact that he then developed his own life program to pull himself out of the mire is testament to both his own will to never give up, and proof that no matter how low you can get, you can often make a triumphant comeback. Now a vastly positive, inspirational coach of men who are questioning their own existence, his book ‘It’s A State...
May 06, 2019•54 min
If it’s already been shown that many animals are self-aware, can recognise their own reflection in the mirror, have a sense of their past, their present and their future, then isn’t experimenting on them actually a form of torture? In which case, how can it ever be ethically right? Because, actually, if you look up images on Google of animal experimentation, you’d have to have a very hard heart not to feel disturbed. And yet, getting to a definite conclusion on the issue is far more complicated ...
Jul 16, 2018•33 min
Have you ever thought, “Sod it, I’ve had enough. I need to get away?” Well, if you have you’re not alone. But while most of us book a holiday in the sun somewhere, or at best, go on a bit of a mini-adventure, Jason Lewis took it to the next, next, next level. He decided one day to join his mate and travel around the entire planet in a 360-loop...using, um, only human power. That means while you and I might take a plane, train or an automobile, Lewis would, oh, you know: cycle, rollerblade, kayak...
Jul 08, 2018•1 hr
Stop trying to ‘just be happy’. ‘Being happy’ isn’t the answer. And it won’t satisfy you. Rather, says the philosopher Nietzsche, you should be truthful with yourself and instead nurture your passions, be more creative, have the courage to stop mindlessly being a herd animal - and, guess what, EMBRACE your suffering! Own it. It’s yours; the good, the bad, the ugly, the sad. And if you listen to that pain you’re experiencing, and stick with it as you push on through with your most creative of end...
Jul 05, 2018•48 min
Welcome to another episode of Why They Win. Today I’m joined by Mike Matthews. Mike is the author of the book Bigger, Leaner, Stronger for Men and Thinner, Leaner, Stronger for women. Both are a health and fitness programme unlike any other you’ll ever try. I was sceptical so I downloaded the audio version on Audible. Three months later I was lean, with muscles. I could buy any clothes I wanted. My wife said I still had a bubble butt. But whatever. I could tuck my shirt in without feeling like p...
Sep 18, 2016•1 hr 7 min
Fascinating SAS Legend and prolific author Andy McNab tells you how to get more done, what was on his mind when he was being tortured in Iraq, destroying the enemy, the morality of murder, why feeling fear is a good thing, bumping into Andy McNab imposters, and how exactly he writes and structures so many of his books, including his new Tom Buckingham thriller, State of Emergency.
Jun 07, 2016•55 min
Want to have the steely-eyed glare of a world-class champion? Want to believe in yourself when no one else does? Then listen to Dr Bob Rotella, America's Finest Sports Mind Coach, tell you what strategies and approaches to take to act, feel, and operate like The Champ. After working with legends from all types of world-class sports, Rotella's insights on winning are priceless - be it on the field, in the boardroom, down the bar or while hammering away at your dream when everyone else says you wo...
May 03, 2016•36 min
Feel like you're in a rut? Things will improve, says Paul Hannam, author of the inspirational book The Wisdom of Groundhog Day. In a nutshell: you just need to sit back and smell the roses more often...
Feb 28, 2016•37 min
Let the highly impressive Deputy Director of the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Unit - the real-life Saul Berenson from Homeland - show you how to solve all your problems quickly and simply while everyone else panics around you.
Jan 07, 2016•41 min
Want to know what Bill Clinton, Floyd Mayweather, Tiger Woods, Team Sky, Alex Ferguson, Barack Obama and Maradona owe their success to? It all comes down to their mastery of the acronym 'O.S.T.', says Tony Blair's dominant former press secretary.
Dec 09, 2015•49 min
