Show Notes
Our guest on this episode is a former UK Special Forces operative, best known for appearing on the hit Channel 4 TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins. He is also the Founder and Managing Director at BreakPoint, a training company that utilises special forces techniques to deliver courses and workshops for corporate teams and leaders.
This is our conversation with Ollie Ollerton.
Here's what we discussed:
You definitely need to have a particular personality type to join the special forces – so what was your life like growing up and what motivated you to join the special forces? (0:55) Do you believe that people who have experienced a great deal of adversity, pain and trauma are the ones who are more likely to have better discipline, willpower, resilience and motivation? (14:01) When going through those points of discomfort, how can you motivate yourself to continue striving for that end goal? (18:57) How do you deal with self-doubt? (24:34) With the work that you do with managers and leaders, what would you say is the most common limiting belief these people have? (28:09) As a business leader, how can you cultivate camaraderie and cohesiveness? (31:57) How do you think business owners can deal with adversity involved with navigating uncertainty? (37:22) What did being faced with the possibility of death so frequently teach you about life? (41:05) Answer the Internet: How am I supposed to find motivation in life? (46:29) What makes a great business leader? (49:00)
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