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How to Strive - with Nick AdkinsHolly BridgeSend us a text Start Striving at www.strive25.co.uk/2025-07-0753 min
How to Strive - with Nick AdkinsFiona MurdenSend us a textIn this episode of How To Strive, we’re joined by Fiona Murden. Fiona is a chartered psychologist, award-winning author, Podcaster and performance coach. Feeling Curious? https://www.fionamurden.com/Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fionamurden/Dot to dot podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dot-to-dot-life-connected/id1513046864Published books Defining You Mirror Thinking,Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fiona_murden?utm_source=i...2025-06-291h 07
Drop the ActChristopher Key: Real Leaders Know This Storytelling SecretWords matter—but how you show up matters more. 🎭 Special Feature Episode – Chris on the How to Strive Podcast 🎙️ This week, we're switching things up on Drop the Act. Instead of hosting, Chris steps into the guest seat for a powerful conversation with Nick Adkins on the How to Strive podcast. From directing Les Misérables across continents to helping business leaders find their voice, Chris dives deep into the art of non-verbal communication, feedback that lands, and how to truly perform under pressure—whether you're on a stage, in a boardroom, or leading a tough...2025-06-2641 min
How to Strive - with Nick AdkinsJamie Carr - Resilience in Motion. Lessons from the Marathon des Sables & Rowing the Atlantic SoloSend us a textIn this powerful episode of How to Strive, Nick is joined by the inspiring and humble Jamie Carr, who shares the mindset, strategies, and deep resilience it took to complete two of the world's toughest physical challenges: running the Marathon des Sables across the Sahara and rowing the Atlantic solo and unsupported for 3,000 miles.Together, they explore:How Jamie applied process goals and created personal rules to stay focused during extreme adversity.Jamies longer term reflective process. The mental toughness and adaptability required to c...2025-06-1542 min
Great Mondays RadioEmpathy Doesn’t Fit on a Balance Sheet, But It Belongs in Your Org ChartWatch episodes on YouTube.Your host, Josh Levine, talks with Nick Adkins, Founder of PinkSocks Life. This week on Great Mondays Radio, Josh talks with Nick Adkins, founder of the PinkSocks Life movement. What began as a simple act of gifting bright pink socks has become a global effort to foster authentic human connection. Nick shares how moments of kindness, empathy, and vulnerability can transform workplaces and communities. Learn why connection—not just connectivity—is a business imperative and how even small actions can have big impact. Listen in and be inspired to lead with heart.Cl...2025-06-0936 min
How to Strive - with Nick AdkinsEURO 2024 Technical reportSend us a textIn this episode, Nick dives into the Euro 2024 Technical Report, unpacking key insights and trends that are shaping the modern game. From goal-scoring to chance creation, pressing strategies, and low block structures, Nick breaks down what the data reveals and more importantly, how it influences his own coaching and development approach.Topics include:Goals: Types, timing, and trendsChance creation and final third entriesTransition moments and counter strategiesSet play effectivenessHigh pressing vs. compact low blocksModern build-up patternsWhether you’re a...2025-06-0843 min
How to Strive - with Nick AdkinsTom McIntyre - In pursuit of greatnessSend us a text Start Striving at www.strive25.co.uk/2025-06-0249 min
How to Strive - with Nick AdkinsChris Key - Performing PerfectlySend us a textIn this powerful episode of How to Strive, we’re joined by performance specialist Chris Key from Performing Perfectly to explore how you can develop unshakeable resilience and become more intentional in the way you communicate both verbally and non-verbally.What we cover:How to process rejection and feedback without losing your confidence.Why your body language and tone might be saying more than your words and how to align them with what you actually want to achieveThe everyday power of storytelling and how it can transform the way you co...2025-06-0142 minHow to Strive - with Nick AdkinsThe Striver BoardSend us a textIn this short bonus episode, Nick introduces the Striver Board, a powerful visual and reflective tool designed to help you turn big dreams into daily action. Building on the Striver Table concept, this board helps you stay accountable to your values and goals in areas like health, relationships, career, and finances.Learn how to create your own board, reflect on your intentions, and make small, consistent steps toward the life you’re striving for. Nick shares personal examples, practical questions, and an easy system to track your progress while enjoying the pr...2025-05-1904 min
How to Strive - with Nick AdkinsJody Palmer - Performance ChefSend us a textIn this insightful episode, Nick sits down with Jody Palmer, a renowned Performance Chef, to explore the intersection of nutrition, performance, and personal growth. With a wealth of experience in crafting dietary strategies for elite athletes, Jody shares her journey, philosophies, and practical tips for anyone looking to enhance their performance through nutrition and level themselves up.What You'll LearnJody's path to becoming a Performance Chef and his experiences working with top athletes.The role of nutrition in achieving peak performance and overall well-being.Practical advice on...2025-05-1635 minHow to Strive - with Nick AdkinsThe Striver TableSend us a textIn this reflective episode of How to Strive, Nick invites you to imagine your life as a table, with each leg representing a pillar of your life that supports what you’re striving for. Whether your table top is happiness, fulfilment, or your birthday BBQ vision, this simple metaphor can help you assess your current balance.Nick shares his own four table legs: health, relationships, career, and finance, and introduces a practical exercise used in his mentoring programmes. Scoring each leg out of 6 to reveal where you might need to focus at...2025-05-1503 minHow to Strive - with Nick AdkinsWill WebsterSend us a textIn today’s episode, Nick is joined by Will Webster, a globally respected figure in the rugby world, best known for his work coaching head coaches.We dive deep into Will’s fascinating journey from player to head coach, with a detour through teaching English literature. Will shares how that unique path shaped his current role, and what it means to coach the people who lead others.You’ll hear about:Planning success within sporting team and the intentional influence of teaching on coachingHow will uses growth, reflection, and in...2025-05-1151 minHow to Strive - with Nick AdkinsSunday Strive - Home baseSend us a textIn this episode, Nick revisits a powerful clip from his conversation with Cody Royle to dive deeper into the language of resilience. He explores how developing resilient thinking is a learnable skill and shares a brief but practical insight into cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), particularly around the role of positive and negative self-talk. To wrap up, Nick introduces a creative game he's using with his son to introduce self-regulation principles in a fun, accessible way. Listen now and discover small, meaningful ways to build resilience for yourself and your family.2025-05-0309 minHow to Strive - with Nick AdkinsWhat I am Striving forSend us a textEpisode Summary:In today’s episode, I take you behind the scenes into a very personal reflection: what I’m striving for — and how that vision shapes my daily actions, career aspirations, and relationships.I share the powerful image of my "100th birthday BBQ," inspired by lessons from the world of elite sport — especially the legendary All Blacks rugby team.We explore how to set goals with purpose beyond just outcomes and how you can start building a vision for your own journey of a thousand miles.2025-04-2705 minHow to Strive - with Nick AdkinsJason LeeSend us a textIn this episode of How to Strive, we sit down with Jason Lee — Olympic hockey player, elite coach, who continues helping people strive across sport and business. Jason brings a wealth of experience and insight into what drives high performance and personal development.We dive deep into the foundations of resilience, the power of a growth mindset, and the subtle but impactful role of language in shaping behaviour and outcomes. Jason also shares his thoughts on emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and the consistent trends he observes in successful individuals, from athletes to exe...2025-04-1345 minHow to Strive - with Nick AdkinsMark WilliamsSend us a textIn this episode of How to Strive, Nick is joined by Professor Mark Williams — a world-leading expert in skill acquisition and performance science. With decades of research behind him, Mark unpacks the key elements that make up an optimal learning environment and how these shape long-term learning and success We explore practical strategies for acquiring skills, building resilience, and understanding the psychological and environmental factors that separate the good from the great. Mark reveals the science behind how the best truly become the best.If you're curious about the mec...2025-04-061h 00