How to Strive - with Nick Adkins
Hi I am your host and coach Nick. With over 13 years of experience in professional sports coaching, I have dedicated my career to player and coach development across a variety of sports and industries. My expertise spans both on-field coaching and strategic development roles, where I’ve worked to enhance performance, build high-functioning teams, and foster long-term growth in athletes and coaches alike. In addition to my work in sport, I have also collaborated with businesses to transfer my coaching skills and principles into organizational development, helping teams and leaders thrive in dynamic environments through my transformational leadership approach. My commitment to continuous learning and fostering a growth mindset drives me to always pursue excellence in every aspect of my work.
Episodes
Episode 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 jus...
In 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...
In 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 environme...
Episode Summary:
In this episode of the How to Strive podcast, we explore the power of journaling as a tool for continuous improvement. Striving isn’t about perfection—it’s about making small, consistent changes that lead to long-term growth. These journal prompts are designed to help you reflect, take actionable steps, and enhance your mindset, productivity, and well-being. Whether you journal daily or are just starting, these...
Episode Description:
In today’s episode of How to Strive, we are joined by Philip O'Callaghan, a dedicated teacher, tennis coach, and passionate advocate for skill acquisition. Philip shares his approach to teaching and coaching, with a strong focus on the principles of skill acquisition and how they’ve shaped his coaching style over time.
Through this conversation, Philip offers insight into how he fosters an environment ...
In todays episode Nick shares an insight into the differences between a fixed and growth mindset. how you can build awareness of which mindset you have in certain situations along with how to be in a more desirable mindset when needed. Mindset being a reference to the impactful work of Carol Dweck.
He also explores briefly the work of the late Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi who was a Hungarian-American psychologist, recognised as developi...
In todays episode we are exploring the basic levels of sleep.
The aim of todays episode is to help you understand what contributes to a great night sleeps and offers you some ways to improve your sleep by tweaking your environment and your warm up to sleep performance.
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Dr Sean Cumming
Senior Lecture at Bath University sport and exercise science
Working with a number of sports, NGB’s including the Premier League, The FA, LTA and Premier League Academies.
Over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts and book chapters.
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Cody Royle, a second set of eyes for elite head coaches.
Author of A second set of eyes, The tough stuff and Where others wont.
Coach Craft
https://coachcraft.codyroyle.com/
There are four craft areas that modern head coaches are required to master:
🏭️ Organizational Craft
🧢 Personal Craft
🎒 Locker Room Craft
♟️ Game Craft
How to develop resilience.
How to be an empathetic leader
Prompted reflections
Outcome goal
Performance goal
Process goal
Focused reflection
Based on my process goals. Look back at them.
Did I achieve my intentions yes or no?
What helped me
What stopped me
What can I do different
What should I stop, start or continue doing?
General Reflection
What did I love about the week?
What didn’t bring out the best in me?
What did I find tough?
What takes me to the next level as a…?
What ...
Support
From last weeks process goals, which ones did you achieve?
How did you do this? Who or what helped you?
What takes it to the next level?
Challenge
What are you putting off doing?
What one thing will have the biggest contributor of success this week.
Inspire
Russell Earnshaw Podcast
Developing self awareness
Creating a user manual for others and yourself.
Be self driven.
The Johari Window 1955
Known to sel...
In today’s episode of How to Strive, Rusty shares a wealth of experience in coaching individuals and teams to reach their highest potential.
Drawing on his deep knowledge in personal development, leadership, and motivation, Rusty discusses how he stays ahead of the curve and what he’s observed in the mindset and habits of top performers, offering actionable insights for anyone striving to level up. Whether you’re a a coac...
Sunday Strive
A guided reflection to help athletes and coaches to reflect and set more intentional and impactful process goals.
Outcome goal - Longer term goal that you don't fully have control over. Example Winning the league, getting promotion. Be the best coach in the world.
Performance goal - These goals are the what success looks like of the outcome goal. If you achieve this you have more inf...
Hi I am your host Nick.
With over 13 years of experience in professional sports coaching, I have dedicated my career to player and coach development across a variety of sports and industries. My expertise spans both on-field coaching and strategic development roles, where I’ve worked to enhance performance, build high-functioning teams, and foster long-term growth in athletes and coaches alike. In addition to my work in s...
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