Don't Settle Squad
Don't Settle Squad
Mark McCourt
Join the Don't Settle Squad for weekly wisdom & insights to help you live true to yourself and reach your potential. Physical Freedom | Mental Freedom | Lifestyle Design Lack of education keeps you in the dark. Wisdom is the way out. Don't settle. Live true to yourself. @guywhodidntsettle on all socials
#33 - Creating Environments for Success
This episode covers: How your environment has a massive impact on what you do Strategies to set up your environment for success Motivation, commitment & discipline are all integral factors of success. But your environment is the hidden hand that guides behavior more than you realise. In this episode, I will explain how much of an impact the environment has on what you do, and I’ll show you how to set up your own environment in a way that is conducive to success.  3 Ways I Can Help You: Physical Freedom ProgramOvercome chronic pain & injury. Reach your athletic potential  Mental Freedom CourseStop looping & suffering. Learn to skillfully navigate your own mind.  Lifestyle Design University Avoid the biggest regret of humanity. Design the life true to yourself Follow/Contact me on: Website Documentary Email: [email protected] Instagram Don’t Settle, Live True to Yourself
May 27, 2024
16 min
#32 - Common Energy Leaks & How to Plug Them
This episode covers: Common energy leaks that drain people’s energy How to plug these and live a more stress free, peaceful, focused life  We all know the feeling of being drained. Mentally, physically & emotionally. All parts of our life suffer from work & training, to personal & relationships. Our zest for life is gone. In this episode I’ll run through the main energy leaks in our life, and how you can work on plugging them. This will enable you to live a much more stress free life, with your energy spent focusing on the things that improve your life.  3 Ways I Can Help You: Physical Freedom ProgramOvercome chronic pain & injury. Reach your athletic potential  Mental Freedom CourseStop looping & suffering. Learn to skillfully navigate your own mind.  Lifestyle Design University Avoid the biggest regret of humanity. Design the life true to yourself Follow/Contact me on: Website Documentary Email: [email protected] Instagram
May 21, 2024
23 min
#31 - Managing Chronic Pain in Work
This episode covers: The reason why you suffer from chronic tightness & pain at work The strategy & tactics you can use to manage this going forward If you suffer from chronic pain, you know the fear & frustration of trying to deal with it in work. Worrying that you won’t last through a long meeting. Getting annoyed at your desk as you can’t concentrate on your job. Trying to appear normal but the tightness & pain is doing your head in. An ergonomic chair or a standing desk isn’t the answer, its’ only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. In this episode I will show you the real reason why this happens, and how to finally manage it so you can thrive in work.  Client Example: 3 Ways I Can Help You: Physical Freedom ProgramOvercome chronic pain & injury. Reach your athletic potential  Mental Freedom CourseStop looping & suffering. Skillfully navigate your own mind.  Lifestyle Design University Avoid the biggest regret of humanity. Design the life true to yourself Follow/Contact me on: Website Documentary Email: [email protected] Instagram Don’t Settle, Live True to Yourself
Apr 29, 2024
23 min
#30 - Better Mobility = Better Skill Acquisition
This episode covers: How a lack of mobility is holding you back in sport & activities you love Improving mobility will enable you to pick up skills quicker & reach your potential We all know the feeling of trying to learn a move in our sport or some skill, but we just can’t. Our brain understands it, but our body just can’t do it. In this episode, I will do a deep dive on the 2 elements of skill acquisition, how mobility plays a crucial role, and how to go about working on it for your own sport/activity that you love to do. 3 Ways I Can Help You: Physical Freedom ProgramOvercome chronic pain & injury. Reach your athletic potential  Mental Freedom CourseStop looping & suffering. Learn to skillfully navigate your own mind.  Lifestyle Design University Avoid the biggest regret of humanity. Design the life true to yourself Follow/Contact me on: Documentary Website Email: [email protected] Instagram Don’t Settle, Live True to Yourself
Apr 15, 2024
15 min
#29 - Focus on the Process & the Outcome Takes Care of Itself
This episode covers: A more empowering way to work towards your goals One that will probably make you more successful anyway  Most of us have got so caught up in achieving goals before, that our self-worth got tied up in it. It was all about the outcome, the end result, and it slowly chipped away at us over time. The journey stops becoming fun, the negative emotions are taking over, and we wanted to quit and give it up. In this episode I will show you a more empowering way to approach your goals. One that won’t just make you more at peace and enjoy the journey, but probably more successful too. 3 Ways I Can Help You: Physical Freedom ProgramOvercome chronic pain & injury. Reach your athletic potential  Mental Freedom CourseStop looping & suffering. Skillfully navigate your own mind.  Lifestyle Design University Avoid the biggest regret of humanity. Design the life true to yourself Follow/Contact me on: Documentary Website Email: [email protected] Instagram Don’t Settle, Live True to Yourself
Apr 9, 2024
19 min
#28 - How to Manage Chronic Pain Flare Ups
This episode covers: How to deal with chronic pain flare ups A 3 step process to follow when the pain starts If you have ever suffered from chronic pain, you know how scary & debilitating some of the flare ups can be. How much they affect your mindset. How much they affect your quality of life. From having these experiences plague my life over a period of 10 years, I can safely say that there are much better ways to handle these moments. Today I will explain how to deal with chronic pain flare ups, and give you a 3 step process to manage them much more effectively. 3 Ways I Can Help You: Physical Freedom ProgramOvercome chronic pain & injury. Reach your athletic potential  Mental Freedom CourseStop looping & suffering. Skillfully navigate your own mind.  Lifestyle Design University Avoid the biggest regret of humanity. Design the life true to yourself Follow/Contact me on: Documentary Website Email: [email protected] Instagram Don’t Settle, Live True to Yourself
Apr 2, 2024
27 min
#27 - The Seasons of Life
This episode covers: The different seasons of life and how to handle them A process to help avoid burnout & regulate output in each season  Standards are important to design the life you want. You need to hold yourself accountable to your goals. But depending on your current season of life, you may find it hard to stick to your plan. You could be single, or married with kids. Maybe other areas of your life are in order, maybe they are a mess. The different seasons of life will determine how you regulate your output & avoid burnout. Rather than keep sky high expectations and be unhappy when they are inevitably not met, in this episode I will show you how to navigate the seasons of life and adjust your output accordingly. 3 Ways I Can Help You: Physical Freedom ProgramOvercome chronic pain & injury. Reach your athletic potential  Mental Freedom CourseStop looping & suffering. Skillfully navigate your own mind.  Lifestyle Design University Avoid the biggest regret of humanity. Design the life true to yourself Follow/Contact me on: Documentary Website Email: [email protected] Instagram Don’t Settle, Live True to Yourself
Mar 25, 2024
17 min
#26 - How to Stay On the Path
This episode covers: Deep dive explaining the difference between motivation, commitment & discipline  How this understanding can help you stay on the path towards physical freedom I've gone from being the person who sleeps in all day unable to get out of bed, to someone who ran an untrained marathon in barefoot shoes. I learned a thing or two along the way about how to stay on the path. A pivotal moment for me was understanding the difference between motivation, commitment & discipline. When you understand these in detail, you will see your own weak points & what you need to work on. That’s what we will go through in todays episode  3 Ways I Can Help You: Physical Freedom ProgramOvercome chronic pain & injury. Reach your athletic potential  Mental Freedom CourseStop looping & suffering. Skillfully navigate your own mind.  Lifestyle Design University Avoid the biggest regret of humanity. Design the life true to yourself Follow/Contact me on: Documentary Website Email: [email protected] Instagram Don’t Settle, Live True to Yourself
Mar 19, 2024
21 min
#25 - Gain Your Own Self-Respect
This episode covers: The realisation that changed my life and made me the man I am today How it can help you on your own path I used to be a people pleaser and a pushover. I had no confidence. I would never say what I think. I lived behind a mask. I had social anxiety & would even get embarrassed looking at myself in the mirror. I thought that’s just the way I was. But through my own self-development journey over the last 8 years, I saw the truth that I never knew before: I didn’t respect myself. But I am not the exception here, a lot of people are the same. In this episode I will bring you through the process of how I gained my own self respect, and became the hero to my younger self. Now I am proud of myself and at peace. I’m confident in myself & my abilities, and I’ve created the life I always wanted. And you can too. 3 Ways I Can Help You: Physical Freedom ProgramOvercome chronic pain & injury. Reach your athletic potential  Mental Freedom CourseStop looping & suffering. Skillfully navigate your own mind.  Lifestyle Design University Avoid the biggest regret of humanity. Design the life true to yourself Follow/Contact me on: Documentary Website Email: [email protected] Instagram Don’t Settle, Live True to Yourself
Mar 4, 2024
22 min
#24 - Eoghan Keniry (Client Spotlight)
Physical Freedom Program: https://www.guywhodidntsettle.com/physical-freedom-program/ Eoghan’s client testimonial: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxvmiIoM6dt/?img_index=1 Eoghan is an ex-client from the Physical Freedom Program. We go through his journey from chronic back pain and being held back in hurling & life, to not settling and regaining his physical freedom. Eoghan has also gone on to start his own coaching journey since then!  If you suffer from chronic pain & injury holding you back, this episode will give you an insight into what the journey to regaining your physical freedom is like behind the scenes. There is no quick fix, there is no hack. But with the right attitude & approach, progress is inevitable in time.
Feb 26, 2024
1 hr 1 min
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