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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

E131: Jonny Wilkinson: Winning The World Cup Led To My Darkest Days

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.613.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2022

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Jonny Wilkinson is one of the most famous rugby players of all time. With a career spanning two decades, he has won the rugby World Cup, the Premiership, the Heineken Cup, the Six Nations, and the Top 14.

For all those years, people didn’t really know what drove Jonny. Because when he was playing rugby, Jonny never felt good enough. Even the highest achievements in the sport would hold back his insecurities for only a few minutes.

The journey of how he was able to break this toxic cycle and appreciate himself and the world around him to the full is one of the most inspiring stories we’ve ever heard. Jonny’s own podcast, I Am, is available for download now.


Topics:

  • What shaped you into who you are
  • Going in search of your identity
  • Is your mindset now conducive of a world cup champion
  • Your mental health after the World Cup drop goal
  • How does someone become all they can be
  • Was winning the World Cup really your goal?
  • What impact has being open and honest had on your life?
  • Your mental health journey
  • Are you happy?
  • Your partner
  • Your drink - Number 1 Living
  • Being introspective
  • The last guest question


Jonny:

https://twitter.com/JonnyWilkinson

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i-am-with-jonny-wilkinson/


Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos


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Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven

Myenergi - https://bit.ly/3oeWGnl

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:03.4

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0:07.6

I had to achieve, I had to be perfect. I guess I'll ultimately take on the suffering.

0:13.3

The flier of the tournament, Johnny Wilkinson.

0:16.0

Hey, genuine sporting legend.

0:18.8

Now that's pressure. Is this man being under this week?

0:21.6

For me it was due or die, I don't feel.

0:23.8

So therefore, where other people kind of called it quits and threw in the towel,

0:27.3

I didn't have the choice.

0:28.5

Here it is for Johnny! There's a go down in history.

0:31.4

Was your mental health better or worse after that moment?

0:34.5

When I was on the field in the zone, I was operating at a level I couldn't even understand.

0:39.0

Waking up the next morning, you know, leaves you in the cold light of day.

0:42.4

I thought there was going to be joy here as convinced there isn't.

0:45.6

I spent my life being very fit but not really that healthy.

0:50.1

Health is about what fitness can come out of.

0:52.8

Unless you look after health, it's dangerous.

0:55.1

People say I wish I'd made more of my life. I wish I'd enjoyed every moment.

0:59.2

But that starts with health.

1:00.8

Working on someone else really doesn't work for anyone.

1:03.1

Working on yourself tends to work for everyone.

1:06.3

So without further ado, I'm Stephen Bartlett and this is the Diary of a CEO.

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