David Gandy: People underestimated me (E231)

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Sports, Self-improvement, Mindset, Growth Mindset, Health & Fitness, Non-negotiables, Education, Life Lessons, High Performance

4.8 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

David reflects on a career spanning more than 20 years in the modelling industry, his experiences defying expectations, and how he has reshaped the industry.

David Gandy is known as one of the most successful male fashion models of all time, having worked with brands such as Hugo Boss, Dolce & Gabbana and Carolina Herrera. Taking a big risk when leaving university early with only 2 modules left to complete, David entered the modeling industry. Jake and Damian explore how David’s risk taking became a pivotal factor in shaping his successful career. Throughout his career, David sought advice from models such as Naomi Campbell on the best way to develop and to secure himself a global brand.

Challenging the negative perceptions of male models became a focus throughout David’s career. He shares with Jake and Damian how he combats imposter syndrome in new and demanding environments. Whilst delving into the darker elements of the industry, David reflects on his experiences with loneliness and depression during his most successful years, sharing his method for turning a negative situation into a positive.

This episode goes beyond the glamour of the fashion world, revealing the strategic thinking and resilience that fuelled David’s journey to redefine the male modelling landscape.

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0:55.0	Of course there's still the connotations about a male model, but they're often the conceptions are completely wrong.
0:58.0	If you have not got imposter syndrome, you are not challenging yourself.
1:02.0	If you're sitting there every day going I'm very
1:03.9	comfortable I know what I'm doing put yourself in a situation that's kind of
1:07.7	scary and I've always kind of done that thinking what on earth am I doing
1:11.1	here it's a massive challenge and it scares the living daylight is out of me.
1:14.4	But the feeling I get from taking, you know, sort of achieving that is worth it.
1:21.3	So welcome to high performance David Gandy, a man who turned the male modeling industry on its head.
1:27.0	One of the most recognized models on the planet, a man who's been at the top of his game for over 20 years.
1:33.4	But who actually is the man behind the good looks?
1:36.6	The insecurities, the ambition, the hard work, the rejections, the lessons.
1:41.5	It's all on its way in this fantastic episode of the High
1:44.6	Performance Podcast and you can actually get even more from David Gandy on the
1:49.0	high-performance app he will actually share with us the secrets to his daily gym routine so you can find
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