168 Greg Bennett - Being a Champion in Sport, Work, and Life
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2021
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
In this special episode, Matt speaks with a living legend in the sport of triathlon - Greg Bennett. Not only is Greg one of the best triathletes in the world, but he has also successfully transitioned to a business owner as a corporate coach, speaker and podcaster.
This conversation paints a wonderful illustration of a successful athlete transitioning to build a business, all with a wealth of perspective on everything related to high-level performance and resilience.
Matt digs into Greg’s background and journey as a young athlete, including the role of his family and parents in his pursuit of excellence. Believe it or not, Bennett’s triathlon career started at age 15 and spanned over 30 years, almost unheard of in the competitive and dynamic world of multisport.
This decades-long journey garnered Greg a trophy-room full of accolades including two International Triathlon Union World Series titles, three Australian National titles in 1998, 1999, 2000 (long course), two Oceania titles in 1998 and 1999, one Triathlon World Championship, six World Cup titles, as well as being ranked world number one triathlete in 2002 and 2003. Bennett qualified for the Australian Olympic team at Athens, 2004 and Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics.
Many key takeaways emerge throughout this candid conversation between these two top-level coaches and athletes:
-What lessons and advice does Bennett have for endurance athletes along their journey?
-How difficult was his transition away from professional racing
-How does he remain grounded these days balancing a business and family?
-How does he view his new identity?
-What is the role and importance of coaching across both sport and life?
-How does his athletic mindset and racing career benefit him in business?
Finally, both Matt and Greg share their own personal tips for world-class performance in a special moment you won’t want to miss.
Striving to achieve success and longevity in all areas of your life...that's the epitome of embracing the journey.
Episode Resources
Greg Bennett Website and Resources https://www.bennettendurance.com
Purple Patch Website and Coaching Resources - https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life. |
| 0:19.9 | And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast as ever, your host Matt Dixon. |
| 0:24.6 | And folks, we have a special one today. |
| 0:28.6 | In the sport of triathlon, a living legend. |
| 0:32.6 | A conversation like no other. |
| 0:34.6 | The one and only, Greg Bennett, one of the best triathletes in the history of the sport |
| 0:41.3 | and the second best triathlete in his family. A wonderful example of a professional triathlete transitioning to build a successful business, |
| 0:50.3 | all with a wealth of perspective on everything performance. Today, Greg and I dig into his background and journey as an athlete, |
| 0:58.0 | including the role of his family and parents in his pursuit of excellence. |
| 1:03.0 | We dig into important lessons for all endurance athletes going on their journey, |
| 1:08.0 | the role and importance of coaching and how different coaches suited different |
| 1:12.6 | parts of his own journey, as well as lessons of starting a business and being fearless |
| 1:17.7 | in any endeavour that you set your mind to. It is a treasure trove of lessons and fasten your |
| 1:24.8 | seatbelt because along the way we get some wonderful stories and insights from Greg. |
| 1:29.3 | This is, in all honesty, one of my favorite discussions that I've had as a part of this show, |
| 1:34.7 | and I don't think either Greg or myself can quite believe that we only got to know each other over the last couple of months. |
| 1:41.8 | Folks, it's a fun one. |
| 1:43.8 | It's also pretty long. |
| 1:46.1 | And so what we're going to do is we're going to bypass word of the week this week |
| 1:49.5 | and we are not going to do, ooh, the bleeding heck are you. |
| 1:53.7 | Instead, we're just going to do a very quick squatty update because, well, we've got |
| 1:59.6 | a wonderful public service announcement for you, |
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