E04 - Lesson learnt from a sports champion and what Athletes and Entrepreneurs have in common

This is a recap episode from my interview with sports champion Trevor Hendy who shared his experience from going from good to great. Trevor talks about the difference between being fit and being healthy, what diets he experimented with at his peak and his friendship with kelly slater. He also talked about what strategies he used to come off all medications from being so unwell and in pain from pushing too hard. Listen to the recap episode of The Innate Doctor above.

What do ENTREPRENEURS and ATHLETES have in common?

I was thinking about this after my conversation with Trevor Hendy who was featured in the last episode of the Innate Doctor. Check out the recap of the episode above. But it got me thinking about the similarities between entrepreneurs and athletes and I believe both groups make similar mistakes that cost them now and later on in life.

Here are the similarities that I have noticed. The main thing being that both are extremely driven to reach a goals. Athletes and Entrepreneurs will do anything to win. Both groups tend to..

• Overtrain/overwork.


• Neglect relationships.


• Not listen to their bodies.


• Sacrifice the present moment to achieve something in the future.


• Reach their "goal" that they were chasing so bad and then feel unsatisfied or unfulfilled when they do.

It's very important and admirable to have goals and accomplishments you wish to reach and it is the act of future thinking, planning and preparation that makes us different from all other species. But whether you're wanting to compete in the olympics or create a multi million dollar business, if you neglect the importance of having fun along the way, looking after your health and putting time and energy into the relationships around you that matter most those goals you've set out for won't mean squat if you're sick, lonely and miserable at the end of it.

Here are my top 5 things of the week for everyone reading to consider whether you fall into this category (Athlete/Entrepreneur) or not.

1. Take a rest/active recovery day (Make sure you get at least 1 day if not 2 to rest and recover from the week, you can't push your body and mind 7 days per week 365 days per year.)


2. Cut out fake foods...Get rid of fake Processed foods because you think you don't have time to eat healthy. Also remove artificial sweeteners and chemicals particularly for athletes taking sports supplements these things are damaging your health and performance and natural products that will give you the desired affect are available and often cheaper.


3. Cut down on stimulants (I'm talking to myself here..coffee coffee coffee. Hopefully none of you are drinking energy drinks and I assume I don't need to mention why these aren't going to serve you.)


4. Exercise regularly but don't smash yourself every single training session you will burn out your adrenals.


5. Take at least 5-10 minutes out every day to sit and be still to meditate or visualise. No phones, no eating, relaxing music if you need, no talking. This has certainly made a profound difference to me and I'm probably only actively doing it 3-4 times per week.

I really don't want this to be an excuse for people to do less or stop pushing as I know that doing the above mentioned will actually help you get more done, have more time and have more fun doing it. As Trevor Hendy put it you sometimes need to "Slow down to speed up".

Have fun.

Dr. Trent