Pain, Fear and What It Takes to Swim the 7 OceansDiscover the mindset and resilience behind one of the toughest endurance feats on the planet: the Ocean 7. In this episode of the Just Great People podcast, Adam Walker shares the truth about pain, fear and the psychological demands of swimming the world’s most dangerous channels.From hypothermia and Portuguese Man O' War stings to 30-hour training weeks and life-changing mindset work, Adam explains how he transformed from a UK sales manager to the first Briton to complete the Ocean Seven challenge. His insights into resilience, visualisation and overcoming fear are powerful lessons for leaders, founders and anyone facing personal or professional pressure.In this episode:The mindset formula Adam used to compete the Ocean 7The science of resilience when facing extreme adversityHow Adam reframed pain, fear and self doubtWhat really happens during long-distance ocean swimsWhy ordinary people can achieve extraordinary outcomesListen and connect:Website: The Sixsess  Consultancy: https://sixsess.org/Podcast: Just Great People Podcasthttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1mLL4YkJ9LEUPsjaZwBLAjoR-h8YEXpu&si=e5PecB4kuCaiAg3DGuest: Adam Walker, Ocean Walker Academy https://oceanwalkeracademy.com/Man Versus Ocean: Adam Walker's Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Ocean-Journey-Worlds-Toughest-ebook/dp/B0DHYNHCZ7/ref=sr_1_1The Be World Class Performance Conference Show Reel: https://youtu.be/LAgq1euEtzk?si=L0J0lDXMKcVK2NohThe Be World Class Performance Conference 2025: https://be-world-class.com/world-class-performance-conference-2025/Keywordsmindset and resilienceOcean Seven Challengeswim the seven oceansAdam Walker swimmeropen water swimmingendurance mindsetovercoming fearresilience storiesextreme endurance swimmingocean swimming challengeswhat it takes to swim the seven oceansmindset for open water swimminghow Adam Walker completed the Ocean 7resilience lessons from extreme athletesovercoming pain and fear in sportmindset and resilienceOcean Seven Challengeovercoming the impossibleimpossible challengechallenge myselfovercoming fear of public speakingglossophobiaI hope you really enjoyed our podcast and found it to be inspiring and insightful.Please remember to LIKE our podcast and please DO SUBSCRIBE !!I really look forward to reading and replying to your thoughts and comments.Many thanksKindest regardsBarry

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