#198 – Geoff Thompson: Watch My Back Re-Release

Enter the Lionheart

Lawrence Dunning

Books, Wisdom, Entrepreneurship, Mma, Finance, Jiujitsu, Renaissanceman, Author, Realestate, Goals, Business, Mentor, Philosophy, Ayahuasca, Society & Culture, Psychedelicexplorers

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🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Re-Releasing my old episode with the great Geoff Thompson, whose bestseller, "Watch My Back" was. Apivotal book for me, first reading it as a teenage martial artist in England.

Geoff is a man who has lived many lives. In his earlier years he worked on some of the toughest “doors” in Coventry, as a Bouncer, sometimes literally fighting for his life to protect the innocent against the violent (four of his colleagues were murdered during this time).

He went in to become the prolific author of over 50 books, an award-winning film maker, a spiritual teacher, and has been a life-long martial artist.

Geoff wrote two books solely about fear: both overcoming fear and developing a strong mindset to face challenging situations. I remember reading these back when I was fighting in MMA to get my mind ready for combat, but his writings on overcoming fear are useful in almost any endeavor, especially the fear of being an entrepreneur with no steady paycheck.

Geoff has empowered countless people to not only face their fears and improve their personal safety, but to lead happier, more confident lives. And that is what martial arts is about. Leading better lives.

Until next time, love and good vibes.

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0:00.0	A single theme is too narrow for great minds and daring hearts.
0:06.0	Get ready to enter the Lionheart with your host, Laurence Dunning.
0:14.0	Hello and welcome back to another episode of Enter the Lionheart.
0:20.0	Today will be a special episode for me because I've been a huge fan of Jeff Thompson's work
0:26.1	and I've read about 15 of his books over the years and I've given many copies away as gifts to friends as well.
0:32.8	If you aren't familiar with him, Jeff was born in Coventry, England, and he broke out onto
0:38.0	the martial arts scene with his amazing first book called Watch My Back.
0:43.3	It was an autobiography about his experiences as a dormant, dealing with violence and conflict
0:49.4	on a weekly basis.
0:51.6	Became a bestseller and brought him instant recognition in the fields of personal safety,
0:56.0	as well as being a popular author. Jeff has written widely on martial arts versus real fighting,
1:02.6	happiness, overcoming stress, overcoming limiting beliefs, and so many other topics. He even wrote
1:08.6	two books just about fear, both overcoming fear and developing
1:13.1	a strong mindset to face challenging situations. And I remember reading both of those books
1:18.1	back when I was fighting MMA to get my mindset in a good place. Jeff holds multiple blackbelts
1:24.3	and he's been inducted into several martial art halls of fame.
1:29.0	His practical approach to self-defense has influenced countless practitioners as well as instructors.
1:34.6	And after surviving several hundred real fights as a bouncer for many years in a really
1:39.5	rough area of Coventry, no one knows more about the practicality of combat than he does. Jeff truly empowered
1:46.8	so many to face their fears, improve their personal safety, and lead more confident lives. And for me,
1:53.7	that's what martial arts is about, leading better lives. This conversation was a real pleasure,
1:59.9	and I hope do you enjoy it. It's such a pleasure to be with one of my idols, Jeff Thompson. Jeff, thank you for starting your day so early talking to me. My pleasure. Thanks for staying up late. Jeff's on UK Times. So it's 5 a.m. I stayed up late. It's 11 p.m. Chicago Times. So it's perfect. You're a morning person. I'm an
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