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How to Strive - with Nick Adkins

Hi I am your host and coach Nick.With over 14 years of experience in professional sports coaching, I have dedicated my career to player and coach development across a variety of sports and industries. My expertise spans both on-field coaching and strategic development roles, where I’ve worked to enhance performance, build high-functioning teams, and foster long-term growth in athletes and coaches alike. In addition to my work in sport, I have also collaborated with businesses to transfer my coaching

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6:10

Mindset

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2026/04/19

Send us Fan Mail Why do some people grow through challenge… while others shrink from it? In this episode of How to Strive, we explore the powerful concept of mindset, inspired by the work of Dr Carol Dweck, and how it quietly shapes your performance, progress and potential. We break down the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset, and more importantly, how both show up in your everyday life, often without you even realising it. This isn’t just theory. You’ll learn how to: &nb...

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Alignment

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2026/03/31

Send us Fan Mail How to Strive: Aligning Your Behaviours to the Outcome Most people know what they want. Very few align how they live to get there. In this episode of How to Strive, we explore the powerful connection between outcomes, identity and daily behaviours and why this is the missing link for so many people striving for more. Drawing on the work of James Clear and Simon Sinek, this episode breaks down how to: Gain clarity on what you are truly striving for Understand ...

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Direction

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2026/03/08

Send a text What if the biggest barrier to progress isn’t effort… but direction? In this episode of How to Strive, we explore why clarity is the foundation of meaningful progress and how aligning your actions with your purpose allows your effort to truly matter. Using the simple equation Direction + Alignment + Maximum Effort = Striving, this episode breaks down how you can move beyond being busy and start moving forward with intention. Drawing on ideas such as the famous quote from Lao Tzu “...

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How we learn

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2026/03/01

Send a text Why do we forget so much of what we learn… and what actually makes something stick? In this episode of How to Strive, we explore the science behind learning, memory, and behaviour change, so you can move from simply consuming information to truly becoming better. Drawing on research from Hermann Ebbinghaus, we break down why repetition, emotion and environment play a crucial role in how your brain stores and recalls information. From the forgetting curve to the power of neural pat...

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The role of developer

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2026/02/22

Send a text What does it really take to develop elite coaches? In this episode of How to Strive, we explore the challenge and opportunity of working with expert and master practitioners. When someone already performs at a high level, traditional coaching approaches often fall short. So how do you add value? This episode dives into the shift from teaching to refining, from giving answers to deepening awareness. We explore how to become a mirror, a thinking partner, and a precise challenger, he...

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How to maximise a developer

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2026/02/20

Send a text Are you truly maximising the support around you? In this episode of How to Strive, we turn the lens onto the coach. Having access to a mentor or coach developer is a privilege, however the real impact comes from how you show up to that relationship. We explore how to move from being a passive recipient to an active driver of your own development. From setting clear intentions, inviting challenge and using your coach developer as a mirror… to turning reflection into meaningful acti...

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Anthony Limbrick

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2026/01/02

Send us a text In this episode of How to Strive, Nick is joined by Anthony Limbrick, who is a highly respected football coach with experience leading professional teams and developing elite footballers internationally. Anthony brings an methodical coaching identity shaped by years in high-performance environments, from working in the academies of Southampton and West Ham United and with England’s U-17s, to managing first-team squads across Europe and now taking the helm at Loudoun United FC i...

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2026 Continuing intentions

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/12/22

Send us a text As a new year begins, this episode of How to Strive invites you to maintain your progress and align intentions heading as we move into 2026. Using the Striver Table concept, Nick guides you through a powerful process to define a meaningful title for your year and build the habits, behaviours and routines needed to support it. You’ll identify four key areas of life that which act as the table legs that keep the table up, sturdy and strong. From here you can work out ...

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Paul Holder

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/11/09

Send us a text Nick is joined by Paul Holder AKA Noddy who has supported the development of many players and coaches through his energetic coaching style. This insightful episodes will be fantastic for people Striving to be better at supporting the development of people in sport and life by seeking to understand them and building trust to then create growth. Start Striving at www.strive25.co.uk/

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Leave Well - Neil Mullarkey

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/29

Send us a text In this final episode of How to Strive’s mini-series on Neil Mullarkey’s Seven Steps to Improve Your People Skills, Nick explores the essential and often overlooked skill of leaving well. Drawing on Neil’s insights from the stage, business, and psychology, we unpack why endings matter, how the final moments of an interaction, meeting, or relationship shape how it’s remembered. From the Peak-End Rule explored by Daniel Kahneman to practical advice on closing conversations, meeti...

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Neil Mullarkey

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/26

Send us a text In this special episode of How to Strive, Nick is joined by the brilliant Neil Mullarkey; actor, author, comedian and co-founder of The Comedy Store Players, Europe’s longest-running improv troupe. Neil shares insights from his book Seven Steps to Improve Your People Skills, exploring how the principles of improv, Learn, Look, Listen, Let, Link, Lighten and Leave Well can transform the way we communicate, collaborate, and lead. From the importance of listening with intent...

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Lighten - Neil Mullarkey

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/25

Send us a text In this episode of How to Strive, Nick explores Step Six of Neil Mullarkey’s Seven Steps to Improve Your People Skills 'Lighten'. Humour, as Neil reminds us, is about connection. It’s a leadership tool that builds trust, creativity and resilience. A leader who can laugh at themselves invites others to do the same, creating a culture where people feel safe to grow, fail and try again. Drawing on research, stories and Neil’s decades of experience in improv and leadership dev...

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11:22

Link - Neil Mullarkey

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/24

Send us a text In this episode of How to Strive, Nick explores the next step in Neil Mullarkey’s Seven Steps to Improve Your People Skills 'Link' Link is the step that connects all the others where learning, looking, listening, and letting come together to create genuine connection. Neil reminds us that “The seven Ls are not distinct, discrete ploys, they are overlapping aspects of getting on better with people.” Through the improv principle of “Yes, and”, we explore how intentive listening, ...

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Listen - Neil Mullarkey

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/23

Send us a text In this episode of How to Strive, Nick explores the third step in Neil Mullarkey’s Seven Steps to Improve Your People Skills, Listen. Neil reminds us that hearing is automatic, but listening is a skill, one that requires attention, presence, and empathy. We look at the difference between hearing and truly listening, how to tune into both content and emotion, and why giving someone your full attention is one of the greatest gifts you can offer. Hearing + Attention = Listen...

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Let - Neil Mullarkey

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/22

Send us a text In this episode of How to Strive, Nick explores one of his favourite chapters from Neil Mullarkey’s Seven Steps to Improve Your People Skills, Let. We dive into the quiet power of pausing, creating space in conversations, and the skill of bringing out the best in others. Neil’s insights remind us that real connection often happens between the words, when we slow down, let people speak, and let them feel valued. We also explore why letting people be right builds trust, how “posi...

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Look - Neil Mullarkey

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/21

Send us a text In this episode of How to Strive, Nick explores the second step in Neil Mullarkey’s Seven Steps to Improve Your People Skills Look. We dive into the power of presence and the art of seeing what isn’t said, the body language, energy, and nonverbal cues that shape every interaction. By learning to truly look at others (and ourselves), we can build deeper trust, stronger connections, and communicate with more impact. This episode blends Neil’s insights with real-world reflection p...

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Learn - Neil Mullarkey

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/20

Send us a text In this episode of How to Strive, Nick dives into the first step of Neil Mullarkey’s Seven Steps to Improve Your People Skills Learn. We explore how real learning happens through doing, reflecting, and applying, and why a growth mindset is essential to becoming the person you want to be. Featuring powerful insights from Neil’s book, this episode will help you pause, reflect, and take your next step forward with purpose. Start Striving at www.strive25.co.uk/

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Sunday Strive 19th October 2025

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/19

Send us a text In this episode of How to Strive, Nick guides you through a powerful weekly reflection practice designed to help you pause, reflect, and realign before stepping into a new week. Together, we: Celebrate last week’s wins and moments of pride. Acknowledge adversity and the lessons it brings without judgment. Revisit intentions using the Striver Table framework, focusing on the areas that matter most. Set clear, meaningful intentions for the week ahead, identifying that cruc...

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Sunday Strive 12th October 2025

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/12

Send us a text In this episode, Nick explores how journaling can become a powerful daily tool to help you strive. Nick breaks it down into three key benefits: Clarity – Understanding yourself more deeply and spotting patterns that shape your growth.Direction – Turning reflection into clear intentions that keep you focused and accountable. The tiny steps that take you a thousand miles. Resilience – Building emotional strength, vocabulary, processing challenges, and celebrating wins....

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Tuesday 7th October 2025

How to Strive - with Nick Adkins ·

2025/10/07

Send us a text Start Striving at www.strive25.co.uk/

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