Carl is with Paul McCleery who combines being a personal trainer with being a lifeboat crew and ultra runs.
He discusses what important in his life and why everyone should say yes to everything if they want to live every day in the best way they can.
Paul shares the ethos and mindset that have helped him overcome challenges and be able to help others in the community.
Life is for living and your confidence is just your ability to do something so all you need to do is say yes and get out there and do it.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
My job tests me because it’s a people-orientated role and I have a massive expectation of myself.
With ultra runs it’s about the mental aspect, being able to overcome the challenges.
To compete in ultra-races, you have to believe yourself and take a gamble
Get out there and do what you need to do if you want to compete.
It’s important to find time for yourself. if you don’t look after yourself you can’t look after those who are important to you.
You have to get your priorities right if you want to be effective.
Being a lifeguard is an amazing opportunity to learn and help others, it’s about giving back to people and helping out
It’s vital you live every day in the best way you can.
Say yes to everything you can always say no later
Look for the experiences in life that are memorable so that you can look back on your life with no regrets.
If you say yes to someone you are creating accountability and are more likely to achieve
If you say no to someone you can’t go back and change your mind.
Confidence is just your ability to do something and to be able to achieve you need to identify what success it is that you want.
BEST MOMENTS
‘As part of the roundtable, you get to meet like-minded guys and contribute to the community’
‘Grab everything with both hands and just do it’
‘I love helping people and growing things that can help others’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
HKA Main landing page www.hastingskickboxing.co.uk/kickstartnow
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Hastingskickboxing
HKA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Hastingskickboxing
Adult community link https://m.facebook.com/groups/274624209886110?ref=share
carldenne@hotmail.com - Join Leigha every weekday for a workout for a fiver per month
Paul McCleery website
ABOUT THE HOST
Hi, my name is Carl Denne.
I was born in Hastings in 1980. Married, father of two beautiful daughters, Bethany and Leigha.
My daughters, the wife, and gym ARE MY LIFE.
IF I’M HONEST, I pretty much failed at school. Heavily dyslexic, I was dismissed for being a “naughty kid” that didn’t want to learn. I was heavily bullied for having shit clothes and ginger afro hair. I didn’t have many friends.
When I say bullied I don’t mean called a “poo-poo head” and being looked at in a nasty way. I mean thrown downstairs, and hit with chairs and tables. Clothes were stolen whilst in the shower. That kind of bullying…
Oh, how things have changed…
Martial arts, and specifically Kickboxing, have changed my life, and now I am much happier and change other people’s lives for the better on a daily basis.
I am a complete adrenaline freak, so In my spare time, track days, jumping out of planes, sitting on top of them, rage buggies in the desert… The higher, the faster the better for me. I’m always looking for the next thing to get my blood pumping, so if anyone has a challenge I’ve not found yet, please feel free to share.
I do like a Saturday night movie night, Chinese, Netflix, lots of chocolate with my three little ladies. I love being around my friends and family. This is why I love the crazy HKA family so much, as this is my extended family.
I left school with pretty much nothing! A few sad GCSE’s C - D grade, BUT I did have a shit-ton of energy and passion to achieve, and to prove all the teachers and people that looked down on me for all those years, wrong. So, after a few jobs here and there, I settled on working for Openreach (BT) as a cabler/jointer copper and fibre optic multi-skilled engineer with HGV.
I left this in 2015 to chase my dream of running my own Kickboxing Academy and working with the future of today, rather than a job that just paid the bills.
I’ve trained pretty much my whole life: Karate, boxing, Judo, from the age of 9, and of course, I’ve now done over 29 years of Kickboxing. I’ve passed many Instructors and coaches courses, attended many training courses and seminars, grading up through the syllabus. I passed my 4-hour hell-on-earth 3rd Dan black belt in July 2018 with the ICO.
If I’m honest my real passion and skills have come from learning the hard way; through being in the trenches. I know how it feels to be on your arse. I know how it feels to have to pull yourself out of the pit. I’ve been through a divorce. I’ve lived through the pain and have worked with thousands of members, students, children, teachers and adults over the years, and the one thing I get told every time is how well I/we keep it very real, and that I have a complete understanding on most eventualities.
Thank you for reading and listening. I hope you connect with myself and the team, take away some ideas, understand you’re not alone, and that it’s good to talk, listen and help others as and when you can.
