S3 Ep #7 💛Dr Pippa Grange on How to Handle 2020: The sports psychologist and England star says connection is the answer
“Getting back to ’normal’ isn’t a valuable or realistic objective, instead we should ask ourselves: which parts of yesterday do I want to keep and bring with me? And how can I participate in what I want tomorrow to be?”
Today’s guest is Dr Pippa Grange, one of the world’s most sought-after psychologists who has spent over two decades working across elite sport and business and describes her job today as a ‘culture coach' helping people and teams find better ways to work and play.
Pippa was born and raised on a council estate in Yorkshire by her mum, moving to Australia aged 25, where she lived for 20 years.
Back in the UK as Head of People + Team Development at the FA she helped transform the England football team, taking them all the way to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018 when she was hailed as: “The woman behind that penalty shootout miracle.”
She has won accolades from some of the world’s best sports players and Prince William, as well as some heroes of self-help and personal development including Gabor Mate, Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Legacy author James Kerr.
In her latest book, Fear Less: How to Win at Life without Losing Yourself, Pippa shows us how we can replace stress with courage and succeed in finding our real passions while connecting with the people around us on a deeper level.
This type of success, she says, isn’t about trophies or beating others, it’s about winning at the very deepest level: winning from within.
In this episode:
*The difference between ‘in-the-moment’ fear and ’not good enough' fear
*Jacinda Ardern as an example of bold and fearless leadership
*Connection as the antidote to fear and the the power of the NFL 'Triple H’ exercise where teams share a Hero, a Hardship and a Highlight from their lives
*How success is something felt as well as achieved
*Why we should be reflecting on what the pandemic is bringing to the surface for us - and what that can teach us about how we define success
*Why we have a tendency to over-adapt to difficult situations by doing more more more - and why this isn’t the only (or best!) option right now
*Why getting back to ’normal’ isn’t a valuable or realistic objective, instead we should ask ourselves: which parts of yesterday do I want to keep and bring with me and how can I participate in what I want tomorrow to be
*The benefits of a power nap
*Pippa’s work with the Right To Dream academy (link in Show Notes)
*The meaning of purpose as the willingness to contribute to the world outside our own window
*How her feelings of deep love and connection for humanity help her stay positive about the future
*That we need to remember our brain is plastic and we can reshape it
*A reminder that the pen is in our hand and that we have the power to create our day and our future, and to spend our energy on what might go right rather than what could go wrong
DETAILS // SHOW NOTES
> book - Fear Less by Dr Pippa Grange (Amazon link)
> book - Fear Less by Dr Pippa Grange (Bookshop.org link)
> instagram @pippagrange
> more about Right To Dream Our Mission: To provide transformational life changing opportunities for the next generation of leaders, inspiring change as part of a global movement that shares remarkable stories of human endeavour.
*more about the Triple H exercise and the Richmond Tigers
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