Maximise Your Potential Podcast

Today's interview is with Triathlete, Elliott Cole who is giving us his regular training and event diary update. In this interview Elliott discusses: How well he competed in the London Triathlon 2010 How important the Maximise Potential Podcast has been in keeping him motivated throughout the season How he motivates himself towards maximising his own potential Who are his biggest influencers and why His goal for next year to enter his first Iron Man Competition Transcription: Transcript: Elliott Cole Traithlete, Diary Update (max #16)

One of the key objectives of the Maximise Potential Podcast is to bring our audience real stories of success from real people, with the goal of inspiring others to take positive action in their lives in order to be motivated and successful. Today's interview is no exception as I am extremely proud to welcome our first Olympic & World Champion to the Maximise Potential Podcast. Greg Searle won Olympic Gold, within Rowing, at the Barcelona Olympics of 1992 when he was just 20 years old and in the following year won Gold at the World Championships. In addition, Greg has won several other Silver and Bronze Olympic and World Medals, proving year after year that he was one of the very best in the world within this profession. Today Greg Searle will share the approach he has taken throughout his life to maximise his potential plus share an incredible ambition that he still has - to represent Great Britain once again at the Olympics and to be successful in winning another medal at the London 2012 Games when he wil

Maximising the potential of your communication from Communication Specialist and Trainer, Kay White. Kay shares with us some superb tips and advice on how we can all improve the effectiveness of our communication in order to gain more from our career and life in general. In this interview with Kay, discover: How to construct your sentences to make them more positive, persuasive and compelling How to use communication to get what you want (vs what you want to avoid) What to avoid! How you can sabotage yourself and tips on how to avoid it Using NLP tools in your communication, everywhere How to utilise your communication as a leader AND What to do to begin to understand your personal brand A limited opportunity Kay offers you to maximise your potential as you communicate Some excellent practical advice which you can implement immediately within your personal life or working envrionment. Thank you very much Kay for sharing this with us! APPLY HERE FOR YOUR STRATEGY SESSION WITH KAY: Apply for you

In our final interview with record-breaking polar explorer Pen Hadow we discuss: How Pen's life changed when he returned home after his record-breaking feat. What his achievements taught him with regards to the need for work/life balance. How 'Maximising one's Potential' is all within the mind. The model Pen applies in his own life to continue challenging himself. As with our previous interviews, Pen speaks with an openness and honesty that really enables you to visualise the sheer extremities of the challenge that he successfully undertook. This interview is for you if you really want to maximise your own potential as it will give you a firsthand account of how someone has come up against some of the greatest physical and mental challenges to man and pushed on through them, when everyone else had failed. He kept on going past the point where every other person had decided to give up - and as a result, claimed his place in the history books. Additional notes and resources: YOU TUBE - an introduct

In this interview with record-breaking polar explorer Pen Hadow we discuss: Pen's successful trek to the North Pole, solo and without re-supply, where he made history by becoming the first (and only) person to do so. How he had to dig deeper into his mental and physical resources than he had ever done so before How it felt to finally achieve the goal that had consumed him for most of his adult life. As with our previous interviews, Pen speaks with an openness and honesty that really enables you to visualise the sheer extremities of the challenge that he successfully undertook. This interview is for you if you really want to maximise your own potential as it will give you a firsthand account of how someone has come up against some of the greatest physical and mental challenges to man and pushed on through them, when everyone else had failed. He kept on going past the point where every other person had decided to give up - and as a result, claimed his place in the history books. Transcription: Trans

This is our second interview with record-breaking polar explorer Pen Hadow where he discusses: how his desire to constantly challenge himself, even as a child, had - and still has - a massive bearing on his life also how it made him accustomed to being totally out of his comfort zone AND gave him the inner belief that ANYTHING is possible. Despite two unsuccessful attempts to reach the Pole, learn what Pen learned from the experiences and how it improved his mental toughness and strategic thinking capacity - crucial for all of us, where ever we are! This interview is for you if you really want to maximise your own potential as it will give you a firsthand account of how someone has come up against some of the greatest physical and mental challenges to man and pushed on through them, when everyone else had failed. He kept on going past the point where every other person had decided to give up - and as a result, claimed his place in the history books. Transcription: Transcript: Pen Hadow Intervi

Pen Hadow became the first man in the world to walk unsupported and without re-supply to the North Pole in 2003 - a feat which many have tried to emulate and all have failed. To this day, it is his name alone that is in the record books for completing this incredible journey, which has been compared to 'climbing Everest without oxygen.' We are fortunate to have recorded a series of interviews with Pen, the first of which is attached to this article / blog post. It focuses on how Pen has trained himself to deal with 'Failure.' The reason he spoke about this subject in such detail is that he personally has had to deal with so much failure (or temporary set-backs as he refers to them) in his own life (through the numerous unsuccessful attempts he made to the North Pole, as well as set-backs with sponsorship, equipments and so on). As a result he needed to learn to how equip himself to deal with failure in a positive manner - in a way that would not affect him from moving on towards his goals. Pen also has w

Today's interview is with Triathlete, Elliott Cole who is giving us his regular training and event diary update. In this interview Elliott discusses how well he competed in his first two Olympic Distance Triathlons for the season, as well as highlighting some excellent (yet so simple) fitness tips for people to implement to take advantage of the summer weather, while we still have it! Transcription: Transcript: Elliott Cole Traithlete, Diary Update

Today's interview the second in our series with Award Winning Photographic Company, Media Wisdom, with today's episode being with Abi Cockcroft, joint-founder and owner of the company. Abi talks specifically about how Media Widsom was launched, 9 years ago, into an already saturated and heavily competitive marketplace. She explains the approach they have used to build a customer base, maximise customer opportunities and become one of the most respected photographic companies within the London and the South. The interview is ideal for business owners (current or those considering starting their own business) as it provides an excellent insight into how you can build your initial customer base, differentiate yourself from your competitors and develop your own niche in the market. Awards: Winner - Fine Art Photographer of the Year Finalist - Kodak Portrait Photographer of the Year 2009 Award of Excellence - Master Photographer Awards 2009 3 x Merit Awards - Master Photographer Awards 2009 1 x Award of E

Today's interview is with Giles Christopher, founder and owner of Media Wisdom Photography. Giles talks about the highs and lows of his early career in the movie and film business before moving on to discuss his motivations for starting his own business. Giles is not only interesting, but is also an incredibly passionate and articulate person to listen to and gives a valuable insight into his approach to creating a successful business, career and life. Plus he introduces some great ideas for small business marketing. Awards: Winner - Fine Art Photographer of the Year Finalist - Kodak Portrait Photographer of the Year 2009 Award of Excellence - Master Photographer Awards 2009 3 x Merit Awards - Master Photographer Awards 2009 1 x Award of Excellence - Master Photographer Awards 2009 5 x Gold Awards from SWPP (society wedding & portrait photographers)2009: Architecture / Fashion / Wildlife Additional notes and resources: Media Wisdom Photography - award winning photographers Video Wisdom - video m

Hello everyone and welcome back to episode 6 of the Maximise Potential Podcast and part 2 of our interview with global management consultant, Steve Davies. In the first interview Steve spoke at length about how he maximised his own career and the advice he would give to others wishing to maximise their own career and business success. Now in this interview, Steve talks all about how he made a conscious decision just two years ago to change the entire direction of his career. In addition, Steve talks at length about the business model and framework which he applies to his internet businesses. We appreciate that this interview is longer than our usual ones, but Steve had so much excellent information to offer that it all merrited inclusion. Additional notes and resources: Skiddmark Skiddplayer Follow us on Twitter! Transcription: Transcript of interview with Steve Davies, Management Consultant (part 2 of 2)

Today's interview is with Triathlete, Elliott Cole. Today Elliott gives us an insight into the importance of Lake Swimming within his training regime, as well focusing in on why sleep is such an important part of your health. Elliott also answers questions regarding what running shoes he uses, what make and model of bike he rides and also the type of electronic training aids he recommends. Additional notes and resources: Heron Lake Swimmers Suunto Training Aids for Triathletes Focus Bikes for Triathletes Newton Running Shoes for Triathletes Transcription: Transcript - Elliott Cole Triathlete Interview

Today's interview is with global managment consultant, Steve Davies, who is one of the most energic and creative strategic management consultants of recent times and has been instrumental in the development of global brands such as X-Box, Sony Ericsson phones, O2 and was also part of the initial team who invented Bluetooth Technology. Our aim of today is to gain an insight into how Steve has maximised his own career and how he has reached such senior positions within the corporate world, plus to also understand what characteristics Steve looks for in those wishing to take their career to the next level. Steve also touches upon NLP and how this has influenced his career as well as talking about some of the projects he has been involved within, in particular, his role within shaping the direction of the mobile telecommunications marketplace. We appreciate that this interview is longer than our usual ones, but Steve had so much excellent information to offer that it all merrited inclusion. Additional notes a

Top 10 job interview hints and tips (Part 2 of 2); this podcast offers interview advice when job hunting, ensuring you have the best interview possible. The podcast features an interview with Jo Taylor, Jenrick Group Marketing Executive who, along with Philip Fanthom, Managing Director of Jenrick IT, recently vounteered their time at Kingston University's 'Bootcamp,' to help Graduates with their job interview preparation. Transcription: Click here to read the full transcription Top 10 job interview hints and tips

Top 10 job interview hints and tips; this podcast offers exclusive interview advice when job hunting, ensuring that you are able to prepare yourself in a manner to enable you to have the best interview possible. Job interviews are extremely stressful, especially if you have been in the same job for a number of years and are suddenly thrown into the world of job hunting. Due to excessive nerves, most people often commit basic errors within their job interview, which can have a major impact on their success - YET, so many of these issues can be avoided with some simple preparation. So, take the time to listen to this two-part interview. The content will enable you to immediately improve your performance at your next job interview and give you the best possible chance of securing the job you really want. The podcast features an interview with Jo Taylor, Jenrick Group Marketing Executive who, along with Philip Fanthom, Managing Director of Jenrick IT, recently vounteered their time at Kingston University's 'Bo

Interview #1 with aspiring triathlete, Elliott Cole. Elliott is aiming to qualify for the 2011 World Triathlon Championships - and we are following him, every step of the way!