How To Win The War Within - The Best Of 2022 Part 1: Ollie Ollerton

On a Mission Podcast

Ellie McKay

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In a special series of episodes, I take a look back at the highlights of 2022, and the conversations that have set the world of discussion alight on the On A Mission Podcast.

In Part 1, we revisit the inspirational interview with Ollie Ollerton, whose military career began at the age of 18 when he joined the Royal Marine Commandos and toured operationally in Northern Ireland & Operation Desert Storm in Iraq.

Ollie talks to me about the defining break points in his own life and talks candidly about his self-destructive battles with addiction, and how he fought back against depression and anxiety to become an example of true victory in the first of our new end of year, mini series.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

There is no external fix for happiness. The only way to find true peace is to look internally and repair the problems that take root inside of us.
When we are set back by challenges, we need to look for the teachings within that and take it as a message to ourselves. Life has taught us something valuable, and we must reframe setbacks that way.
Beating our addictions is the key to unlocking true productivity. This is never more obvious than when we take a break from substances and look at the things we can achieve, and how quickly achievements come.
The power of visualisation can show us what is possible, and can help us to separate ourselves from a situation and take a step outside. This gives us the time and opportunity for reflection about our next direction.

BEST MOMENTS

'The war wasn't out there. The war was within'

'People have got to start understanding that when things happen to us in life, we have to analyse them and ask what is the message?'

'It's like having a robber that's locked on the inside and robbing from you constantly'

'That was a life-changing moment for me'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission

Website - https://ollieollerton.com

Ollie Ollerton Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ollie.ollerton/?hl=en

Ollie Ollerton Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ollerton2911

Ollie Ollerton LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/double-o/

Ollie Ollerton Twitter - https://twitter.com/ollie_ollerton

ABOUT THE HOST

Not so long ago, life was barely recognisable for Ellie McKay, raising three children under five, battling post-natal depression, facing redundancy and walking into the job centre to claim benefits with a double pram, no confidence, and wracked with insecurities.

Fast forward to today, and life looks very different. Ellie committed to turning her life around for herself and her family. Following this commitment, she got to work and has now built multiple successful companies, as well as having created a multimillion-pound property portfolio from a standing start.

Ellie is now on a mission to make a positive impact and add value to others through her podcast which has attracted phenomenal guests worldwide. The show is specifically to help those trying to reach their full potential through its inspirational and motivational content, as well as challenging conventional wisdom to discuss all the “hot topics” in a relentless pursuit of the truth.

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0:00.0	Looking back now, or I realised not too long ago, but the war wasn't out there.
0:06.0	The war was within. I was looking for the wrong place. I was looking in the wrong place for it.
0:11.0	And all this searching externally, it was inside that I had to deal with.
0:15.0	And it wasn't until I was 43 until I realised that.
0:19.0	And that's when I started doing that work on myself and really started investing in myself.
0:25.0	I realised that everything for us is internal, not external, there's no external fix for happiness, there's no external fix.
0:32.0	But anything life it starts here.
0:35.0	As 2022 draws to a close, it's time for another one of our best bits.
0:40.0	And this time it is the fabulous Ollie Olin.
0:43.0	He was a hit with you guys, the downloads were off the charts.
0:47.0	And I could understand why, because it was one of my personal favourites.
0:50.0	Despite Ollie and I having crazy different lives, there was just so many similarities and I really resonated with pretty much everything that he said.
0:59.0	He talks about the war from within, battling back from the brink, taking full responsibility for your own life,
1:07.0	realizing that no one's going to come and save you, finding purpose, learning from the dark times and just...
1:15.0	Yeah, I mean, is that not enough?
1:17.0	Absolutely, my employees absolutely enjoyed it.
1:20.0	I know you guys well too, so enjoy.
1:24.0	Looking back now, or I realised not too long ago that the war wasn't out there, the war was within.
1:31.0	I was looking for the wrong place, I was looking in the wrong place for it.
1:35.0	And all this searching externally, it was inside that I had to deal with.
1:40.0	And it wasn't until I was 43 until I realised that.
1:45.0	And that's when I started doing that work on myself and really started investing in myself.
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