The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector. Today's episode is Geoff Thompson, a BAFTA winning screenwriter: Author of fifty books, he has appeared on the Sunday Times bestseller list several times. His first book, Watch My Back, became a stage play, a BAFTA nominated film starring Ray Winstone, and a BIFA nominated featurefilm. Geoff has penned multi-award winning films for luminaries such as Ray Winstone, Paddy Considine, Orlando Bloom, Maxine Peake, Anne Reid, Alison Steadman and James Cosmo.He is also one of the world’s highest ranking (8th dan) martial artists. Black Belt Magazine USA named him: “the most influential martial artist in the world since Bruce Lee”. Instagram: @geoff_thompson_officialNotes from a factory floor: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Notes-Factory-Floor-there-here-ebook/dp/B084VPPXLFThe Divine CEO: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1789044243/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_imm_t1_HkRcGbBM76KA2 Watch my back: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Watch-My-Back-Geoff-Thompson/dp/1840241896 Contact details:Instagram Management @resight_films Email: gabriela@resightfilms.com

Gaz talks to Fergus and Jonny before their epic challenge next weekend on 1/11/2020⁣⁣42,200m elevation gain.⁣⁣Ben Nevis x 32.⁣⁣540km.⁣⁣⁣Monotony. Dread. Loneliness. Pain. Darkness. Doubt. Fear. Fight. Shame. ⁣⁣⁣⁣Everything that this project represents, and sadly, what thousands of men suffer from in silence every single day. ⁣⁣⁣⁣This doesn’t have to be the case. ⁣⁣⁣⁣We all have our own uphill battles to face, but there is no reason for us to fight them alone. This is why  @Fergus Crawley is not tackling this year alone, his coach and friend, Jonathan Pain is joining him, so that they can fight through this together, in the knowledge that we are stronger together.⁣⁣⁣⁣They will be open, they will be honest, and they will be vulnerable for the sake of our own progress - as we all should be.⁣⁣⁣⁣This year, more than ever, we need to take a stand against stigma, a stance against shame, and galvanise a genuine, positive change for the sake of men everywhere. ⁣⁣⁣⁣As we try to take control of a global pandemic, we must try not to lose ourselves in the chaos. This year has flipped the world upside down, but all that can be done is control what we can, and make sure that we look after others. We have a role to play: talk more, listen more, and support one another. ⁣⁣⁣⁣They're ambitiously hoping to raise £47,132 to take his cumulative total to £100k, and can only get there with your help.⁣⁣⁣⁣So please share far and wide, donate where you can, and most importantly, start those conversations that could save your life, or that of another...⁣⁣ Details on how you can be more directly involved to follow!⁣⁣⁣⁣Some people will call this insane, foolish, potentially worse... But you know what’s truly insane? The fact that so many men choose death over honesty.⁣⁣⁣⁣Take it from someone who’s been there - be a man of more words, as talking saves lives.⁣⁣#CLIMBYOUROWNMOUNTAIN⁣⁣

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven and what it really takes to achieve success. Team Rubicon UK is a disaster response organisation that leverages the unique skillsets of veterans and first responders to help disaster victims while using service and camaraderie to help veterans gain community, a sense of purpose, and identity to promote transition to civilian life.  Their CEO is Richard Sharp, a former Royal Marine Officer, who drives the organisation forward through the operations that their Greyshirt's face serving and helping others.  https://www.teamrubiconuk.orgFollow Gaz at Duratus UK (www.DuratusUK.com) instagram at Duratus_GazTwitter at Duratus_UKFacebook at Duratus UK

In this quickly pulled together episode, Gaz speaks to 4 military veterans now working on the frontline in the NHS' battle with corona / COVID-19.  They are using the same mindset and stress coping strategies to help them deal with the volatile situations within the daily ambulance scenarios, or in their respective hospitals roles.  Gaz talks to them around the current situation at the coal face, the fear narrative in the media,  what their take on the situation is, and where they think this is going for us all. This is a good-news story.