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Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

#262 If This Man Can Change, Anyone Can - Armed Robber to Record Breaking Athlete: John McAvoy (Re-release)

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Alternative Health, Mental Health

4.810.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2022

⏱️ 165 minutes

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Summary

CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.

 

Is there a change you’d like to make in your life? Something you’re desperate to overcome, but can’t see how? Or a goal you’re scared to aim for, because it feels too far off? My guest on this week’s podcast might just convince you to have a go. He’s John McAvoy, endurance athlete extraordinaire, author and the man with one of the most inspirational stories I have ever heard.

 

John was born into a notorious crime family and has served a total of 10 years in some of the UK’s highest security prisons, for armed robbery. He was raised into a life of organised crime and, as a teenager, it was the only career path he could see for himself. In fact, he bought his first gun at the age of 16 and very quickly became one of the UK’s most wanted men. How did he go from serving two life sentences to breaking British and World sporting records and giving talks to schoolchildren? From violent criminal to opinion leader, invited to 10 Downing Street for his views on the justice system? You’ll have to listen and find out.

 

Not only is every part of John’s story worthy of a Hollywood movie script, the lessons and life advice he shares are relevant to each and every one of us. Whether you’re interested in his rowing and Ironman success, how he transformed his moral code or how he overcame adversity, this really is a compelling conversation. I know you’re going to be as gripped by John as I was.


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0:00.0

I was as bad as what you could get.

0:02.7

Like literally, I was at the end of the road.

0:06.1

You could not go anywhere else to where I was.

0:08.6

I was sitting in a double category, a high security unit.

0:11.7

In prison, told that I would never change.

0:14.7

It was impossible.

0:15.8

So if I have managed to do this, anyone can.

0:18.8

Anyone can.

0:20.0

Hi.

0:22.0

My name is Rongan Chasjee.

0:24.4

Welcome to Feel Better Live More.

0:31.3

So this is the fifth conversation I've chosen to put out as part of this special weekend

0:36.8

re-release series that I have to say is proving to be really, really popular with new listeners

0:42.8

and all listeners alike.

0:44.6

Now, you may have heard me say over the past few weeks that there are a lot of new listeners

0:49.7

coming to this show at the moment because of all the publicity surrounding the release

0:54.4

of my new book, Happy Minds, Happy Life.

0:56.9

And so for new listeners, I really wanted to be able to showcase what this podcast is all

1:02.6

about and the variety of different topics I try to cover each week.

1:07.3

Having said that, I'm also getting inundated with messages from long-time listeners who

1:12.7

are really enjoying, re-listening to some of the classic episodes from the archive.

1:18.4

Now, today's conversation is definitely an all-time classic.

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