E275 | Dave Wood

Show Notes | Dave Wood

0:00 Intro

6:11 Why the guy who coaches pressure still feels it

7:20 12 years as a paramedic (and what it taught him about people)

9:39 Leaving the ambulance to build the business

14:16 "Do you actually use the tools you teach?"

17:44 Knowing when to push and when to pull back

20:36 Why the best in the world know when to stop

21:40 Steve: the day it all came crashing down

25:06 Why we ignore the signs until we break

30:12 Israel Adesanya and "be your own voice"

33:40 Carlos Ulberg on a torn ACL

39:15 Pinch-yourself moments: Kelly Slater & the pool

42:49 Constructive self-talk (and how to actually do it)

46:16 What he tells young people about failure

49:11 Moana Pasifika, Tana, and authentic leadership

52:30 Learning to let go and build a team

55:21 Seamus on 30kg, and why healthy habits don't stick

1:00:03 Shrink the dose: protect the routine, not the perfection

1:04:01 Steve's hips: surgery, or do everything to avoid it?

1:10:08 The story you tell yourself is keeping you in pain

1:14:02 His dad at 79: 12 broken ribs and a miraculous recovery

1:20:04 How you want to be at 70, 80

1:21:12 The constraints exercise (do this yourself)

1:27:50 What's next, and finding your "why"

1:34:39 One simple breathing exercise anyone can use

1:39:21 Six years, three appearances: how it started