Ollie Phillips is a former England Rugby Sevens Captain, International Player of the Year, 4 times Guinness World Record holder, PwC Digital Transformation Director, Coach, podcast host, and Motivational Speaker.
An esteemed former international rugby star, multiple world record holder, intrepid adventurer, and now multinational business director, Ollie Phillips boasts a CV like no other.
Phillips shone in a high-flying playing career that included spells at the Newcastle Falcons and Stade Francais. But his unique talent made him untouchable in the Sevens format.
In a truly exceptional career in the short version of the game, Phillips established himself as one of the greats.
He captained England to three World Series Cup victories and was voted the 2009 World Sevens Rugby Player of the Year.
Phillips has played the highest-ever game of rugby approximately 6,300m up Mount Everest, cycled across America, climbed Africa’s highest mountain, and ran the world’s most grueling marathon in Sierra Leone.
His adventures have supported charities such as Wooden Spoon, Street Child, the Alzheimer’s Society, and Cancer Research UK.
Ollie Phillips shared in this episode:
- What it’s like to represent his country at the highest level of rugby
- The events that took him away from Rugby
- What solitude and isolation from the world taught him
- How you can make lasting behavioral change
- How to discover your superpowers and how to maximise those, and manage your weaknesses
- His life-changing question: “Who is it I want to be?”
- How coaches and mentors can shape your thoughts and the direction of your life
- How to discover your X factor
- How to manage your emotions & adapt to change
- How the fear and joy of missing out (FOMO and JOMO) can affect your focus and how to deal with them
- How to make your life an amazing story that people want to read.
- Life is about shared experiences with the people you know and love
- His bucket list: Heading up the Olympic program in China- an amazing experience- and pushing his boundaries
Resources Mentioned In The Show:
Connect with Ollie Phillips: https://www.optimistperformance.com/
Ollie Phillips’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipsollie
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