May 25, 2020
It’s amazing how sometimes a podcast guest comes
along just when the interviewer(s) needs to hear their
message.
Lee Evans had what he describes as a “crappy start”
in life, tragically losing his mother when he was 15 years old and
experiencing bullying at school.
After 25 years in The Army, what has emerged is one
of the UK’s best performance coaches, still using his skill in the
military but also with high-performing clients in sport and
business.
In fact, it was one of Chris’s clients who
recommended him as a guest for our show.
Lee shares his fascinating life story but also many
of the techniques he has learned along the way, including a skill
in hypnotherapy that allowed him to undergo dental treatment
without anaesthetic.
Lee understands how the mind protects us from the
effect of major trauma, whether soldiers serving in Afghanistan or
business-owning dentists, suffering in lockdown.
He asks us to live our lives in the NOW, to deal with
uncertainty every day and to make peace with our own
vulnerability.
Perhaps the most important message in this podcast is
contained in its title and why high achievement can break us if we
don’t exercise the balance of high performers - that advice is
golden.
Lee reminds us that emotion is contagious and that
the way we show up as leaders every day will infect those around us
with the same attitude, good or bad.
He shares his “Four Pillar Plan” to optimise your
health and some excellent advice on snapping out of the doldrums
and dealing with “The Funk”.
One of our favourite conversations so far this year
and full of good ideas that are bang up to date for the
uncertainties we are all facing.