Episode 125: Holding the mirror up: 3 powerful questions to help you sustain success with Dr Fergus Connolly
I invited this week’s guest on the show because I love, love, love sport; I love playing it, I love watching it. I’m in complete awe of high performing athletes and teams, who show up, work hard, have a strong mental game, pull off impossible feats and my guest, helps them do that!
Dr. Fergus Connolly is one of the world’s foremost human potential thought leaders and influencers. Author of the bestselling book "Game Changer - The Art of Sports Science"
Fergus has applied performance science with leading sports, military, and business teams.
He is the only coach to have full time roles in every major sport, including soccer (Liverpool, Bolton Wanderers), professional and college football (San Francisco 49s and University of Michigan), rugby (Welsh national team) and elite military units.
We talk about how he works with high performing teams, how he builds trust and rapport quickly, what he’s thinking/feeling when he starts working with amazing athletes, the common challenges amongst sporting and business teams. We also talk about purpose and he shares 3 questions that can help you be content and passionate in what you do everyday and also how he prepares for upcoming speaking engagements.
I loved listening to Fergus share all of his experiences and how we can hold the mirror up and answer questions, to help us gain clarity and move forward.
About our Guest: Dr Fergus Connolly
Coach, teacher, mentor, author, speaker and student of success and resilience – Dr. Fergus Connolly has worked with some of the world’s leading sports, military, and business teams including the San Francisco 49ers, University of Michigan, Liverpool FC and multiple Special Forces units
Dr. Fergus Connolly is one of the world’s foremost human potential thought leaders and influencers. Author of the bestselling book "Game Changer - The Art of Sports Science"
Fergus has applied performance science with leading sports, military, and business teams.
Fergus Connolly shares his personal story of success, authenticity and the power of empathy among leaders.
In this episode you will learn:
How to influence people with challenging ideas
Finding your purpose out of the work that you do
Three questions to help you sustain success - who are you, what do you do, and why are you here
How to prepare for speaking engagements or events
These are some of the the questions Leanne asks Fergus on the show:
What career pivots got you here?
Do you get intimidated or pressured being a part of a high performing team?
What is the common thing that you find with these teams?
What are some ways you’ve adapted your style when working with different people and trying to influence them with a challenging idea?
Is it okay to link your purpose to what you do? If not, how do we avoid it?
What are some of the ways you build trust with a group or individual?
How do you prepare for speaking engagements and events?
What is the advice that you probably have given yourself when you started your path?
Resources:
Connect with Dr. Fergus Conolly on Linkedin
Check out Fergus Connolly’s Books
Send a tweet to Fergus Connolly about this episode
Follow him on Instagram
Watch his episode on TEDtalk on Leadership, Authenticity and Sheepdogs
Quotes:
“I became aware of understanding people’s fears and needs which changes from cultures and environment.”
“Organizations need clear, disciplined directions and start moving on to the next stage where you are starting to get better.”
“Three questions fundamentally people should be able to answer - who are you, what do you do, and why are you here?”
“Would you have been authentic enough to find awareness so you can be empowered and start to develop yourself.”
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