BITESIZE #41 | Adam Peaty: The power of acceptance

Adam Peaty joined us in Series 5 with an inspiring insight into his mindset, key takeaways and direction that has led him to 8 world titles, 16 European titles, and breaking the world record on five occasions. 

Jake and the Professor dissect this clip about the power of acceptance after Adam received some memorable advice from a former SAS soldier. 

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In this captivating episode of the High Performance Podcast, Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty delves into the transformative power of acceptance, drawing inspiration from a former SAS soldier. Peaty shares the profound advice he received: when faced with an unsolvable problem, cease worrying about it. This simple yet powerful concept resonated with Peaty, who acknowledged the difficulty of implementing it, especially when grappling with persistent mental challenges.

The discussion then explores the importance of a positive mindset in accepting life's inevitable difficulties, disappointments, and grief. By embracing acceptance, individuals can equip themselves to navigate challenging situations with greater resilience. Peaty emphasizes the impermanence of life's challenges, highlighting that what may seem insurmountable today may appear less daunting in the future.

The hosts delve into the concept of "positive acceptance," suggesting that cultivating a positive outlook during favorable times can serve as a foundation for handling future adversities. They underscore the value of practicing acceptance in smaller, everyday situations to build a habit of responding positively to life's challenges.

The conversation also touches upon the significance of understanding that difficult experiences are often necessary for achieving significant accomplishments. Accepting this reality can help individuals persevere through hardships and ultimately attain their goals.

The episode concludes with a poignant story shared by Mel Marshall, Adam Peaty's physiotherapist. Marshall recounts an incident during their time at a training camp in Wales, where they encountered a challenging obstacle course. Instead of dwelling on the difficulty, Marshall focused on understanding the situation and adapting to it, a lesson that proved invaluable during Peaty's preparation for the 2018 Rio Olympics.

Overall, this episode emphasizes the transformative power of acceptance in enhancing resilience, promoting positive thinking, and navigating life's inevitable challenges with greater ease and grace.

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[02:38.080 -> 02:42.360] Hi there, welcome along to this bite-sized episode of the High Performance Podcast.
[02:42.360 -> 02:45.080] All we're going to do over the next five or six minutes
[02:45.080 -> 02:46.720] is hear from a guest who's joined us
[02:46.720 -> 02:49.120] over the past six series of High Performance,
[02:49.120 -> 02:50.920] and we're just gonna delve a bit deeper
[02:50.920 -> 02:53.800] into a single comment, or a quote, or a belief,
[02:53.800 -> 02:56.040] or something that they've learned on their journey,
[02:56.040 -> 02:58.520] and Damien and myself really hope
[02:58.520 -> 03:00.380] that it helps you on your journey.
[03:00.380 -> 03:03.080] Now, today's bite-sized guest
[03:03.080 -> 03:04.960] is currently in Strictly Come Dancing.
[03:04.960 -> 03:05.000] He's one of the greatest Olymp in Strictly Come Dancing.
[03:05.000 -> 03:08.000] He's one of the greatest Olympians this country has ever produced.
[03:08.000 -> 03:14.000] It's the swimmer, Adam Peaty, and he spoke to us about the power of acceptance.
[03:17.000 -> 03:27.920] I learned through an ex-SAS soldier, and he said that his kind of of through his whole career in the SAS, what helped him was
[03:27.920 -> 03:33.040] that if they had a problem and they knew it was a problem but if they couldn't do anything about it,
[03:33.040 -> 03:38.240] stop worrying about it and if there's nothing you can do about it, then why are we worrying anyway?
[03:38.240 -> 03:43.760] So accept it and you know push on. I know it's very hard to, it sounds a lot more simple than
[03:43.760 -> 03:46.240] it is because sometimes I've got a problem in my head
[03:46.240 -> 03:47.880] that I can't get around it.
[03:47.880 -> 03:51.320] But trying to put your brain into that mindset of that,
[03:51.320 -> 03:52.160] if you can't help it,
[03:52.160 -> 03:55.160] then why do we worry about this kind of thing?
[03:55.160 -> 03:56.920] Such a good episode with Adam.
[03:56.920 -> 03:58.760] If you want to hear more, just search for it.
[03:58.760 -> 03:59.720] It's about an hour long.
[03:59.720 -> 04:01.440] We touch on all kinds of different things
[04:01.440 -> 04:04.960] and he goes into places and we talk about things
[04:04.960 -> 04:06.720] I've never heard him talk about anywhere else. And we're so grateful, Adam, for you coming on High Performance. ar lawer o bethau gwahanol, ac mae'n mynd i lefydd ac rydym yn siarad am bethau na fyddech chi wedi clywed yn y blynyddoedd.
[04:06.720 -> 04:07.960] Ac rydyn ni'n ddiolchgar iawn, Adam, i chi,
[04:07.960 -> 04:09.560] ar y cyfrifoldeb cyhoeddiol.
[04:09.560 -> 04:12.560] Y clip hwn, Damien, yn golygu i mi...
[04:12.560 -> 04:14.480] Ydych chi'n gwybod o Arthur Rubinstein?
[04:14.480 -> 04:15.560] Na, go on.
[04:15.560 -> 04:16.800] Mae'n mwyafwyr.
[04:16.800 -> 04:18.720] Fe ddod o'r ffordd, byddai wedi dod o'r ffordd yn y cyhoeddau'r 80au,
[04:18.720 -> 04:22.800] ond fe dweud, ac rwy'n ymdrechu'n ychydig yn ymdrechu yma,
[04:22.800 -> 04:25.920] fe dweud, dim fformwla i gyffredin,
[04:25.920 -> 04:30.720] er mwyn cymryd cymorth arbenigol o fywyd
[04:30.720 -> 04:32.240] a'r hyn sy'n ei ofyn i chi.
[04:32.240 -> 04:35.320] Ac rwy'n credu bod cymryd cymorth cymryd cymorth
[04:35.320 -> 04:36.720] ar unrhyw beth sy'n dod i'n ffyrdd,
[04:36.720 -> 04:38.520] fel y sgrifennodd Adam yno,
[04:38.520 -> 04:40.840] mae hynny'n un o'r holl ffyrdd iawn
[04:40.840 -> 04:42.960] os ydyn ni'n gallu cymryd cymorth fel hynny.
[04:42.960 -> 04:43.960] Iawn, yn ddim.
[04:43.960 -> 04:45.400] Rwy'n cofio pan roeddwn i'n siarad â ni,
[04:45.400 -> 04:46.640] roeddwn i'n gofyn,
[04:46.640 -> 04:47.520] mae gen i ffrind o fyny
[04:47.520 -> 04:50.560] sy'n rhan o Alcoholics Anonymous
[04:50.560 -> 04:52.040] ac mae gennyn nhw,
[04:52.040 -> 04:54.040] yn y wal o'i busnes,
[04:54.040 -> 04:55.360] y gofyn am y cyfnod,
[04:55.360 -> 04:56.360] sy'n dweud,
[04:56.360 -> 04:58.200] gadewch i mi y cyfnod i ddewis y pethau
[04:58.200 -> 04:59.120] rydw i ddim yn gallu newid,
[04:59.120 -> 05:01.080] y gofyn i newid y pethau rydw i ddim yn gallu,
[05:01.080 -> 05:02.840] ond y ddiddordeb i gwybod y gwahaniaeth.
[05:02.840 -> 05:04.720] Ac roedd hynny'n y penderfyniad
[05:04.720 -> 05:05.800] a ddod i'n ffyrdd
[05:05.800 -> 05:07.600] pan oedd Adam yn siarad am hynny,
[05:07.600 -> 05:10.720] y gallu i'w gweld y realiad yn ystod y bryd
[05:10.720 -> 05:14.960] ac yn deall lle gallwch chi gynnwys eich amser a'ch energiau
[05:14.960 -> 05:17.360] ac yna mynd i'w wneud yn unig yn hynny.
[05:17.360 -> 05:18.880] Ydych chi wedi llawn y sefydliadau'r Seven Deddfau
[05:18.880 -> 05:21.200] o Gyffredinol ar gyfer D-PAC Chopra?
[05:21.200 -> 05:22.960] Na, yw hynny'n ymdrech?
[05:22.960 -> 05:24.560] Ie, wel mae gennym ymgyrch cyfan,
[05:24.560 -> 05:28.120] sy'n ymwneud â'r bwysigrwydd o ddewis unrhyw beth sy'n digwydd i ni by Deepak Chopra. No, is that similar? Yeah, well, he has a whole chapter, which is basically the importance of accepting anything
[05:28.120 -> 05:29.960] that happens to us with open arms.
[05:29.960 -> 05:31.840] And this kind of understanding that life
[05:31.840 -> 05:33.840] is gonna bring challenges, life will bring grief,
[05:33.840 -> 05:35.520] life will bring disappointments,
[05:35.520 -> 05:38.180] life will bring hard and horrible moments.
[05:38.180 -> 05:40.720] But if now, while life is good,
[05:40.720 -> 05:44.320] we can get ourselves into a mindset of positive acceptance,
[05:44.320 -> 05:47.260] reacting to everything that happens now positively.
[05:47.260 -> 05:49.480] When those really difficult things come along,
[05:49.480 -> 05:52.380] actually we've already done the groundwork,
[05:52.380 -> 05:54.300] we're already equipped because,
[05:54.300 -> 05:55.940] like life is unpredictable, right?
[05:55.940 -> 05:58.480] Things are difficult, things can be challenging,
[05:58.480 -> 06:01.340] but it's understanding that things constantly also change.
[06:01.340 -> 06:03.300] So nothing is permanent.
[06:03.300 -> 06:06.000] And what feels like a huge and difficult thing today feels like less of a difficult thing in two months Mae'r cyfansoddau hefyd yn newid. Nid oes unrhyw beth yn permyn. Yr hyn sy'n teimlo fel peth anodd a'n anodd heddiw
[06:06.000 -> 06:08.000] yn teimlo fel peth anodd yn ddau mlynedd
[06:08.000 -> 06:10.000] yn teimlo fel peth anodd yn ddau mlynedd.
[06:10.000 -> 06:12.000] Rwy'n dweud yn aml i fy mhlaen a fy nifo,
[06:12.000 -> 06:14.000] gyda phethau pethau,
[06:14.000 -> 06:16.000] os nad yw'n bwysig mewn pum mlynedd,
[06:16.000 -> 06:18.000] dydyn ni ddim yn gallu siarad amdano
[06:18.000 -> 06:20.000] am mwy na phryd ffyrdd.
[06:20.000 -> 06:22.000] Ond mae pethau bwysig yn dod i'n ffordd.
[06:22.000 -> 06:24.000] Dwi ddim yn hoffi bod hyn yn ddweud trydd,
[06:24.000 -> 06:25.080] ond os gallwn ni i gael ein hunain i lefel positif oherwydd beth yw'r pwynt? Ond yna, yn amlwg, mae pethau ganddi ar ein ffordd. Ac dwi ddim eisiau i hyn ddweud trydd,
[06:25.080 -> 06:26.040] ond rwy'n credu os gallwn ni
[06:26.040 -> 06:27.760] ddechrau'n lle positif
[06:27.760 -> 06:28.480] gyda'r pethau llai,
[06:28.480 -> 06:29.800] bydd yn helpu
[06:29.800 -> 06:31.640] pan ddarparu'r pethau ganddi.
[06:31.640 -> 06:32.400] Mae'n fel,
[06:32.400 -> 06:33.960] mae'n fel y pethau rydyn ni'n ei wneud
[06:33.960 -> 06:35.000] yn y ffyrdd,
[06:35.000 -> 06:36.520] sy'n cymryd eu hunain yn y llyfr,
[06:36.520 -> 06:38.120] felly i mewn i'r ymdrech
[06:38.120 -> 06:39.960] o fod yn positif
[06:39.960 -> 06:41.040] pan fyddwn ni'n gallu.
[06:41.040 -> 06:41.640] Mae'n golygu,
[06:41.640 -> 06:43.480] pan fyddwn ni'n cael y triflenniau hynny,
[06:43.480 -> 06:45.400] rydyn ni'n teimlo'n ddrau ar y positifiaeth, mae'n dod yn rhan o ein eidenwraith, pan fyddwn ni. Felly, rwy'n credu eich y pethau fach yn rhoi'r cyfle i ni ynghylch y pethau fach pan fyddwn ni'n ymddangos y pethau fach.
[06:45.400 -> 06:48.320] Ac rwy'n gwybod eich bod chi'n ddweud hynny mewn llyfrau y gwnewch chi wneud.
[06:48.320 -> 06:51.320] Rydyn ni wedi sôn amdano ar y podcast y gwnewn ni.
[06:51.320 -> 06:54.280] Mae angen i chi hefyd gael deallta
[06:54.280 -> 06:56.280] o'r cyfnod ychydig.
[06:56.280 -> 06:58.280] Mae'r pethau'n anodd yn mynd i'w gael.
[06:58.280 -> 07:00.280] Mae'n anodd i'r cyfnod ychydig.
[07:00.280 -> 07:02.280] Mae'n anodd i'r cyfnod ychydig.
[07:02.280 -> 07:04.280] Mae'n anodd i'r cyfnod ychydig.
[07:04.280 -> 07:07.880] Mae'n anodd i'r cyfnod ychydig. Mae'n anoddgen i chi hefyd gael dealltaeth y byddwch chi'n siarad am y cyflawni'n fwyaf,
[07:07.880 -> 07:09.920] mae'r pethau'n anodd yn mynd i mewn.
[07:09.920 -> 07:12.760] Felly os oes gennych ddealltaeth
[07:12.760 -> 07:14.160] y bydd yn arwain ar unrhyw le,
[07:14.160 -> 07:15.440] byddwch chi ddim yn cael y cyflawni,
[07:15.440 -> 07:16.960] byddwch chi ddim yn cael y cyflawni
[07:16.960 -> 07:18.920] ac byddai'n mynd i fod yn cwm, nid yn fwy.
[07:18.920 -> 07:22.960] Ie, felly'r ddangos ffodus o'r cyfarfod o Adam
[07:22.960 -> 07:26.600] oedd ein bod ni'n siarad ag Mel Marshall, ei chyfathrebu hefyd. Ac fe daid dda o'r cyfrifiad o Adam roeddem yn sôn i Mel Marshall, ei gyrfa hefyd.
[07:26.600 -> 07:27.840] Ac fe ddweud y stori hwnnw
[07:27.840 -> 07:30.440] pan ddechreuwyd i ni fynd i'r ysgol ymgyrchu yng Nghymru,
[07:30.440 -> 07:33.520] lle roeddent yn ymwneud â'r sgwm ar y top o'r ysgol ymgyrchu,
[07:33.520 -> 07:34.640] nid oedd y gyrfa'n agor,
[07:34.640 -> 07:37.440] ac roedd e'n rhaid i'w ymdrechu i'r ysgol
[07:37.440 -> 07:39.680] a oedd yn ymwneud â'r profiad sy'n anodd iawn,
[07:39.680 -> 07:42.000] ond roedd yn ymwneud â'i ddysgu
[07:42.000 -> 07:43.560] sut i ddeall y realiad,
[07:43.560 -> 07:45.480] yn hytrach na'r hyn sy'n ei gofyn.
[07:45.480 -> 07:46.560] Ac yna, rydyn ni'n ddweud,
[07:46.560 -> 07:48.320] roedd yn rhoi'r cyfrif mewn ein cyfrifiad
[07:48.320 -> 07:49.920] oedd pan ddod o'i gynllun yn cael ei ddod o'i gynllun
[07:49.920 -> 07:53.400] yn ôl i ni fynd i gyfrifio yn Rio yn 2018,
[07:53.400 -> 07:55.040] a sut roedd e'n deall yr realiad
[07:55.040 -> 07:57.160] ac yn mynd i mewn i meddal gau yno.
[07:57.160 -> 07:58.480] Felly, rydyn ni'n unig yn iawn,
[07:58.480 -> 07:59.640] gallwn ni ystyried y peth hwn,
[07:59.640 -> 08:01.240] gallwn ni ystyried y cyfrif mewn cyfrif,
[08:01.240 -> 08:03.400] ystyried sut y byddwn ni'n mynd i'w gynnal,
[08:03.400 -> 08:05.080] ac mae hynny'n ein gwneud i ni'n dda i ddeal â hynny gyda'r gres, y ddyniad a'r cyfnod y byddwn ni'n ei ddweud. Yn ystod y cyfnod y byddwn ni'n ei ddweud, rydyn ni'n gweithio'n fawr iawn
[08:05.080 -> 08:06.880] ac yn ystod y cyfnod y byddwn ni'n ei ddweud,
[08:06.880 -> 08:09.160] rydyn ni'n gweithio'n fawr iawn
[08:09.160 -> 08:11.160] ac yn ystod y cyfnod y byddwn ni'n ei ddweud,
[08:11.160 -> 08:13.160] rydyn ni'n gweithio'n fawr iawn
[08:13.160 -> 08:15.160] ac yn ystod y cyfnod y byddwn ni'n ei ddweud,
[08:15.160 -> 08:17.160] rydyn ni'n gweithio'n fawr iawn
[08:17.160 -> 08:19.160] ac yn ystod y cyfnod y byddwn ni'n ei ddweud,
[08:19.160 -> 08:21.160] rydyn ni'n gweithio'n fawr iawn
[08:21.160 -> 08:23.160] ac yn ystod y cyfnod y byddwn ni'n ei ddweud,
[08:23.160 -> 08:27.140] rydyn ni'n gweithio'n fawr iawn ac yn ystod y cyfnod y byddwn ni'n ei ddweud, rydyn ni'n gweithio'n fawr iawn high-performance bite-sized episode, check out the full conversation with Adam Peaty and so, so many more valuable conversations.
[08:27.140 -> 08:28.860] You can also watch them as well on YouTube,
[08:28.860 -> 08:31.580] just search for high-performance on our YouTube channel
[08:31.580 -> 08:33.620] and you will find the interviews there as well.
[08:33.620 -> 08:34.880] And sometimes I think you get a bit more
[08:34.880 -> 08:38.120] when you can just see the emotion in people's faces.
[08:38.120 -> 08:39.260] Thanks very much for joining us.
[08:39.260 -> 08:41.620] I hope wherever you are, whatever stage your life is at,
[08:41.620 -> 08:43.660] I hope that today's episode has got you
[08:43.660 -> 08:45.760] another step closer to high performance.
[08:45.760 -> 08:47.040] Thanks very much for joining us
[08:47.040 -> 08:49.680] on behalf of myself, Damien, and the whole team.