Part II of the Highly Anticipated conversation between Mark & Jay. Enjoy!

Mark speaks to Chris just days after winning his first ever world title in hijs home town against former team mate Lawrence Okolie. A beautifully honest and Raw conversation about what it takes to win. https://takeflightworld.com/

Matt Choi on Smoking Weed and the benefits for Every Athlete Watch the full episode on All Podcast Platforms YOUTUBE:  @MattChoi. ​

Use this coaching technique to better understand where you are today, so you can set lofty, more balanced goals for tomorrow. I, Mark Whittle, will guide you through this extremely simple, popular and effective practice so you can take stock of where you are right now. After all, all we ever have is the present and we often don't give ourselves the time. Advice -  Practice this once a month and use your findings to guide you in the actions you take each day. I typically practice this on the first of every month, then use my goal setting practice (coming in a later episode) to set my intention and my goals for the month ahead. ------------------ This new podcast will provide guided sessions of some of the practices we’ve discussed on the podcast delivered by myself and other experts in their field. No longer will you wait for the podcast to finish before taking action, you’ll be acting in the moment while listening. You can expect to be introduced to coaching sessions, guided meditation and breathwork - as well as other personal development practices designed to make you healthier, happier and more fulfilled. We’ll also explain the benefits - and often times science - behind why these practices are important to incorporate into our regular routines. Before we start I want to say a massive thanks to you, for continuing to listen and support Take FLIGHT, but more importantly continuing to want to better yourself - I encourage you to keep searching for the answers to life’s big questions - and I wish you the best on this incredible journey we’re all experiencing. ---------------- Season 1 of PPP is sponsored by Home Run. The sports nutrition bar designed to fuel your post work workout! http://homerunsnacks.com/

Jeff is a presenter and tv personality who has featured on so many amazing programs - and is without doubt a peak performer regarding his career as a presenter featuring on such shows as itv this morning, the xtra factor and the X factor live tour, ITV2’s I’m a celebrity get me out of here now and ok tv. He is also a regular on shows like loose women. He is also a presenter on talk sport radio! And so many more. Jeff’s has been involved in a number of reality tv shows, originally shipwrecked in 2001 - dancing on ice in 2011 and most recently celebrity sas.wdw. He’s also very well known for his relationship and his two sons he had with the very popular Jade Goody which has meant he’s had to endure living a lot of his life in the public eye. Jeff has seen and experienced so much and as much as I’m impressed with his stellar career in tv and everything he has achieved, what I really wanted to speak with him about was what he does away from tv. A lot of people won’t know that Jeff is a life coach. He works with clients helping them to improve their lives in a number of ways - one of which is through NLP as Jeff is a qualified Nuero-linguistics programming coach. A lot of the amazing work he does is around living and managing grief. Jeff’s also written a book about his life and experiences with grief called the ‘grief survival guide’ available on amazon and audible narrated by the man himself. But he’s not just a life coach - he’s also a football coach at West Ham academy working with players and coaching staff. He’s basically a legend. A former footballer like myself - in truth we had so many synchronicities. I called Jeff a few days before we recorded not knowing that we’d still on the phone for 45 minutes talking non stop! There was a lot I didn’t know about him that resonated with me and he helped me out a huge amount on the call and indeed on this podcast too. So I can’t wait for you to hear it.

Nir is an author of 2 best selling books, a lecturer at Stamford and an investor of some of the worlds leading tech companies. As an investor Nir has supported some of the most successful businesses in tech including eventbrite, which I use for the take flight events, anchor, which again I use as my podcasting host - kahoot who have had huge success globally - and many others. As a lecturer Nir teaches marketing at the Stamford business school. The same school he graduated with his Masters in Business Administration. His two bestselling books ‘HOOKED - how to build habit forming products' and ‘INDISTRACTABLE - how to control your attention and choose your life' have had incredible success and you can find them on most bookshelves around the world. Nir's Newest Book: NirAndFar.com/Indistractable The schedule maker we discussed: https://nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/ Summary article: https://www.nirandfar.com/skill-of-the-future/ The distraction guide here: https://www.nirandfar.com/distractions/ Habits vs routines article here: https://www.nirandfar.com/habits/

Thomas is a professional footballer for West Brom & Wales - and the Founder & CEO of The Turmeric Co. His career started as a youth player at arsenal and then reading and in 2007 he made the reading first team going immediately out on loan for two seasons before going back to reading where he had great success - including being part of their 2011-2012 championship winning season. He made his premier League debut in 2012 ! In 2016 he signed for West Brom where he still plays today and is currently having his most prolific season of his career as he settles into his new number 9 role under manager Slaven Bilic. Thomas currently has 336 professional appearances for club with 51 goals. And 42 appearances internationally for wales with 5 goals - including most notably his unbelievable goal against Belgium in the 2016 euros - perhaps his most career defining moment to date. Beyond this, in 2018 Thomas founded the turmeric co . Having experienced 2 potentially career ending injuries he began researching dietary supplements that would help manage his pain, inflammation and immune system - his 15 years of research and developed finally led to the best in class selection of turmeric, ginger and beetroot shots they bought to market.  Thomas is such an incredibly impressive individual. So intelligent and so articulate - his outlook on life and understanding of the internal world vs the external world and how we can best navigate these in order to live a happy fulfilled life is some of the best advice we have ever had on this podcast. We talk all about the power of gratitude and what he believes allowed him to achieve what he’s done so far - and it’s only the beginning. This episode is brought to you by The Turmeric Co - https://theturmeric.co/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzfzdzPmN6gIVMYBQBh2Rrw5kEAAYASAAEgLinvD_BwE - DM me for your unique code to try.

Jack Nowell is a professional rugby player for Exeter Chiefs, England & The British Lions. Mostly as a winger and occasionally a full back or centre - Jack has featured 122 times for Exeter since singing in 2012, getting over the line 33 times! That’s a try nearly every 90minutes of club rugby. An incredible achievement! In 2014, he was called up to the England first team and hasn’t looked back since. Clocking up 42 appearances and 14 tries maintaining his incredible try scoring consistently at club, but for country. In 2017 Jack was called up to what most consider the biggest honor of any pro rugby players career, when he went to Japan as part of the British and Irish lions squad. Scoring twice in his stand out appearance against the chiefs. He’s such an exciting rugby player and clearly the ultimate example of a peak performer. He’s a man after my own heart - covered in tattoos and some questionable haircuts - and is the ultimate example of someone who is completely comfortable being themselves and the exact type of person I wanted to have on the podcast from day one. I love people who don’t care what other people think and are just so happy being themselves. Jack is such a positive person too - I remember I left this conversation with so much energy and that’s thanks to his mindset and the way he articulates himself. It was just such a pleasure to have him on the podcast and I hope you feel the boost in energy I felt after hearing his story. https://www.instagram.com/jacknowell/?hl=en This episode is brought to you by The Turmeric Co. DM me on instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/markwhittle_tf/?hl=en ) for our exlusive Take FLIGHT discount code. https://theturmeric.co/

Adam Gemili is a professional British sprinter. Adam is and has been the fastest Team GB sprinter over the last 8 years. He won gold at the junior athletic championships in Barcelona in 2012 in the 100m - before competing at his first Olympics at London 2012 after training as a sprinter for only 4 months! It’s an incredible achievement where he did himself proud, finishing third in the semi final narrowly missing out in a place in the final with a time of 10.06s. He continued to develop his speed and style and also raced in 200m - he quickly found success winning the silver medal at the 2014 commonwealth games beaten just by Kemar bailey- Cole of Jamaica - and in 2015 back to the 100m Adam became the 100th man ever in history to break the 10 second barrier - clocking a time of 9.97s. He then reached the 200m final at Rio 2016 and had heartbreak when three sprinters crossed the line together and the photo finish showed Adam Missed out for the Olympic bronze medal by 6thousanths of a second! But He then went on to win gold in the 4 x 100m relay in the 2017 world championships and silver in the  2019 world championships when the guys set a European record of 37.36 s. In this episode We talk all about what’s it’s been like to go on this journey as a sprinter and fly the flag for British sprinting - 100m and 200m events in what is certainly the most romantic event in athletics. We also talk about why he started working with prof Steven peters, Author of the book the chimp pradox, and how he helped he to build a stronger mindset. We discuss how he’s coping given the Olympics are cancelled this year due to covid - And of course, we talk about what it’s like to race and compete against usain bolt! Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by the legends at The Turmeric Co. For upto 50% off your first order of Turmeric shots, DM me on Instagram for your unique code. https://theturmeric.co/

Foxy is a former royal marine commando and special forces sergeant. He joined the marines at 16 and served for 10 years before passing the gruelling selection process for the special forces serving with the SBS. In 2012, foxy was diagnosed with ptsd and discharged from the military - something that he speaks very openly and candidly about in his book. He’s an author of two books ‘Battle Scars’ a Sunday times best seller, the story of his battles with mental health and ‘Life Under Fire’ - his new book coming out later this year.  Foxy is an adventurer and was part of ‘team essence’ who rowed across the longest part of the Atlantic Ocean in 2016. He has trekked to the North Pole and last year competed a near 2,000 mile kayak trip along the Yukon river in Alaska. He is a motivational speaker delivering talks in big corporates and possibly what he’s most well known for : foxy is part of the hugely popular tv series SAS.WDW, where he and the other directing staff or DS take recruits through hostile and unforgiving warfare environments to test their physical and mental strength. Foxy is also the co-founder of rock2recovery - a mental health charity supporting former and serving members of the armed forces who are suffering from any trauma they may have experienced. And aside from that he is just an absolute legend. This episode is in support of CALM mental health and suicide prevention charity. If you want to support too, you can. I've teamed up with Manor as part of their strong not silent movement, on a limited edition collaborative t-shirt. All profits go directly to calm, to fund their life saving services. You can buy your t-shirt here : https://www.mymanor.london/shop/sns-tf Foxy's IG : https://www.instagram.com/jason_carl_fox/?hl=en Battle Scars : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Scars-Story-That-Follows/dp/1787631168 https://rock2recovery.co.uk/

Wayne Bridge is one of the best left backs the UK has ever produced! With nearly 400 professional appearances and 40 caps for England, plus 1 x Premier League, 1 x FA Cup and 2 x League cups winning medals in his trophy cabinet, Wayne epitomizes peak performance. We hear about his time at Southampton, Chelsea and Man City and what separated him from every other kid who wants to be a professional footballer. We also hear how coaches and managers such as Glenn Hoddle, Jose Mourihno and Sven Goren-Eriksson helped him become the player he was. Enjoy! This podcast is in support of CALM mental health charity. I f you want to support too, you can. I've teamed up with Manor as part of their Strong Not Silent movement to release a limited edition tee shirt. All profits go to CALM. https://www.mymanor.london/shop/sns-tf

Arlo Parks is the next big thing in British music. Part of BBC sound and hailed as BBC newcomer 2019, she is destined for greatness. A deep thinker who loves philosophy, poetry and of course, writing music. Arlo recently announced she is the newest ambassador of CALM mental health charity.  This is episode is a 4 part series in support of CALM. You can support too by copping our limited edition tee in collab with my friends at manor as part of their Strong Not Silent campaign. https://www.mymanor.london/shop/sns-tf Sponsored by Manor's 'Manor on Demand' remote fitness programme. Use the code 'takeflight' to join the community. https://www.mymanor.london/manor-on-demand

Kevin Mitchell is a former professional British boxer. With 43 pro fights, 39 wins and 29 knock outs - Kev has been described as the greatest British boxer ever to not win a world title. He's had a fair share of battles in the ring and outside of it. This episode is the first of a 4 part series in support of suicide prevention charity CALM (campaign against living miserably). You can support the cause too, by purchasing one of our limited edition t-shirts in collaboration with My Manor as part of their 'Strong Not Silent' movement. All profits go directly to CALM. Thank you in advance for you support. https://www.mymanor.london/shop/sns-tf

In this Bit-sized clip of the new episode on TAKE FLIGHT, Matt Choi inspires us with how he leveraged a business through hard graft and focus! And how did he really go VIRAL? Watch the full episode on all PODCAST PLATFORMS YOUTUBE:  @MattChoi. ​

Aaron is the founder of The Align Method.

Matt Willis is a Singer songwriter, Actor, presenter and writer. He had his first taste of success as 1/3 of the band 'Busted'. With countless top 10 songs and no.1's to their name including 'Crashed The Wedding', as well as a tonne of awards including best pop act at the Brit awards, its no secret Matt is the ultimate peak performing musician. Matt went on to win the 2006 series of 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here', present 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here now' and finish 6th on 'celebrity masterchef'. He then turned his attention to his first love, acting. Matt feature in birds of a feather and Eastenders as well as some of the biggest west end theatre productions around, including 'Footloose', Flashdance and Wicked. Most recently Matt sold out a UK tour with Mcbusted - a combination of his band busted and friends Mcfly. Matt is such a genuine, humble guy and was such a pleasure to speak with. He inspired me to think about so much beyond our conversation and his energy and attitude is infectious. I have no doubt Matt's story and advice will impact the masses. I hope you enjoy listening.

Leon 'Locksmith' Rolle is 1/4 and the leader of Rudimental. One of the biggest most consistent groups in the UK, with 3 number 1's 4 additional top 10's, a Brit award and Mobo for 'Best Album', an MTV nomination for 'Best Act' and multiple platinum records - it's clear they are a group of peak performing musicians. Locksmith has led Rudimental to where they are today and has also been very open with his battles with mental health. He is a fitness and football fanatic and we speak about his ups and downs and how fitness has been his medicine. He is currently a recruit in celebrity SAS: WDW. Locky is a true inspiration and it was an absolute pleasure speaking with him. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/theycallmelocksmith/?hl=en https://www.theycallmelocksmith.com/

Aldo is a former sniper commando, adventurer and TV presenter.

Gordon is a radio presenter, writer and former Editor of The Sun.

Repost of this episode with one of my favourite authors, Sam Conniffe Allende. His book ' Be More Pirate' is a must read. Sam Has also been a great supporter of mine since we met for this episode last year and I hope we can do so much more together in the future. Enjoy this hugely inspiring story from the serial entrepreneur, Sam Conniffe Allende. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-More-Pirate-Take-World/dp/0241307880 https://www.samconniff.com/

A repost of this fantastic episode from 2019 with the great TOWIE star turned fashion mogul Jake Hall. Enjoy!

This week we listen back to one of my favourite episodes from 2019, with the amazing Esmee Gummer! Enjoy!

Julian Hearn is the founder of HUEL. A complete nutrition company, providing th best nutrition conveniently with minimal impact on the environment. Julian bootstrapped the business to £40million with a valuation of £220m in less than 4 years! Before that he built 'MashUp Media' on only £1,500 to be turning over £25m profit in 3 years. He is the ultimate peak performing entrepreneur and I'm so pleased we can share his story with you, here on Take FLIGHT. Enjoy. https://uk.huel.com/

Part 2 of this powerful conversation with the amazing Ali Gordon & Lydia Millen. In this episode we talk all about what influence really is and how we can build impactful engaging content online. Plus Ali discusses his shift in perspective after a particularly difficult time and Lydia speaks all about what pushed her into seeking therapy and how she has benefited from it. It was such a pleasure speaking with the guys and I'm so pleased we can share it with you! Enjoy!

Matt Choi is a Korean American Entrepreneur, Content Creator, and Athlete. He is best known for his football, running, and motivational related content

Lydia Millen & Ali Gordon are an online power couple! As global influencers and content creators working with the biggest brands in the world they are a force to be reckoned with. It's been two years since I last spoke with Ali and Lydia and since then so much ahas happened! On this episode we talk all about how we get the most out of our relationships, support one another through thick and thin and experience long lasting love. Enjoy! Lydia - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lydia+elise+millen https://www.instagram.com/lydiamillen/?hl=en Ali - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4ZKWbtWVdTMh3VCZe3xiYw https://www.instagram.com/aligordon/?hl=en

George is a professional rugby player for Saracens at club level, England Internationally and represented the British and Irish Lions on the 2017 tour on New Zealand. His rugby career so far has been outstanding - but what's making as many headlines is Georges role as a business founder and Entrepreneur. Along side his former teammate Dominic Day, George has built CBD company 'FourFive CBD'. We talk all about his journey to date, plus all the ways we can supplement CBD to drive our own performance. Enjoy! https://fourfivecbd.co.uk/

Sarah Lindsay is a 3x Olympian speed skater who competed at the Salt Lake City games in 2002, the Turin games in 2006 and the Vancouver games in 2010. She set the British speed skating record in her final race and since retiring has built arguably the most respected, thought out and truly impactful personal training gym in London (Roar Fitness) that provides clients with real long lasting transformation both physically and mentally. Sarah changes peoples lives and on this episode we discuss how we can all transform our selves for the better long term, plus find our own version of a gold medal. Enjoy! Roar Fitness : https://roar-fitness.com/ Sarah IG : https://www.instagram.com/roarfitnessgirl/?hl=en

Marvin is a former professional footballer playing professionally for 10 years, 4 of which were in the premiership, arguably the world toughest football league. He's played for clubs such as Bolton, Burnley and Watford - and represented his country at u20, u21 and for team GB at the London 2012 Olympics. Marvin retired from football in 2019 at the age of 28 and in the co-founder of 180 - a broadcasting a production company, link here : https://www.180productions.co.uk/ Marvin is also an ambassador for CALM mental health charity and speaks fantastically about mental health in general and about his own experience which includes a suicide attempt when he was at his worse. This was a special conversation that I am so pleased to be able to share. Enjoy.

Jamie is a professional England Rugby player. Duncan is a professional Scotland rugby player. On this episode we hear all about their experiences competing in the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Oliver Proudlock is the founder of Serge DeNimes.

Mark 'RHINO' Smith is a Hollywood actor, former Gladiator on Gladiators UK and former competitive body builder. We talk all about why Mark made the leap into the world of Hollywood and what its been like to act with some of the most successful actors in the world. Including Ben Afleck, Idris Alba, Liam Neeson and Johnny Depp. We also discuss Mark's training regime - and his secret to find success in such a competitive industry. Enjoy!

Gina Swire is a self-love mentor and manifesting queen on a global mission to help a billion women fall madly in love with themselves. After struggling with her own self-worth and image issues, Gina quit her career as a plus-sized model at the height of her fame in order to embark on her own journey of transformation. Today she travels the world leading live workshops, hosting retreats, coaching private clients, and speaking on stages from Burning Man to Bali. Her first book ‘PS I love me’ is soon to be published. She inspires women everywhere to love themselves and love their lives. You can learn more about Gina and become a part of this self love movement at www.ginaswire.com (http://www.ginaswire.com/) .

Stevie is a professional rugby league player for Leeds Rhinos.

KMac is an award winning musician. A singer, songwriter and producer who has worked with the best R&B and hiphop artists in the industry. NnerG aka the hood pharaoh is Kmacs unofficial life coach. He has had an incredible life and shares some truly insightful teachings in this episode. Enjoy

Tim Kennedy is an active Special Forces master sergeant and sniper with combat deployments throughout the middle east as part of the most elite counter terrorism and hostage rescue unit within the U.S. Army Green Berets.

He is a former professional mixed martial arts fighter and two time title challenger. Having fought for the largest organizations in the world to include the UFC, Stirikeforce, and the WEC.

He has been featured on the HISTORY Channel’s show, ‘Hunting Hitler’, as well as the Discovery Channel’s series, ‘Hard To Kill’.
Kennedy is a serial entrepreneur now owning pushing a dozen companies, a village idiot, holds numerous black belts including Brazilian jujitsu and U.S. Army Combatives…. Mostly he just considers himself unapologetically American.
Tim Kennedy is an avid reader and champion for literacy among all populations. The Tim Kennedy Book Club (TKBC) selects books to inspire, challenge, motivate, and educate. The TKBC launches Tuesday, November 1.

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Mikey Taylor is a former professional skateboarder, co-founder of Californian based brewery Saint Archer (who sold to Miller Coors), founder of SOVRN skateboards & private equity fund Commune Capital. He is also one of the nicest people I've met and I'm delighted we produced, in my opinion, one of the best conversations on Take FLIGHT! Enjoy.

Richard Whitehead, MBE, is the double Paralympic champion, winning gold in the 200m at both London 2012 and Rio 2016. He also brought home a 100m silver from Rio. He also set the world record in a half marathon and full marathon. Richard is the captain of the British para athletics team and has just won silver at the world champs in Dubai. He's doing amazing things to boost all para sports for the generation after him and is one of the most inspiring individuals I've spoken with. Enjoy listening to the master of mindset himself, Richard Whitehead.

Panel talk from the Take FLIGHT Event ch.2 on overcoming adversity. With professional footballer and co-foundr of Turmeric co Thomas Robson Kanu, Fitness professional and motivational speaker Esmee Gummer, Mindset Expert and speaker Ben Tansley & Founder of Limitless and Made In Chelsea cast member Josh Patterson. One of my highlights of the year - please enjoy. Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2UeRS5s8bM&t=154s

The Tempest Two, James Whittle & Tom Caulfield, are adventurers and culture consultants. The first guests to come back for a second episode of Take FLIGHT to talk about their most recent feat. This October they climb the world famous 3000ft wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Ca. After 18 months of training, the lads moved to the valley, living in a van immersing themselves in climbing before taking in this immense challenge. Please enjoy all their stories from the wall. Congrats boys!

Keynote from Take FLIGHT Event Ch.2 - Michael Maisey shares his story of adversity from addiction to prison and how he turned it all around. The overriding message that landed we can all learn from is that no matter what has happened in your past, all of you is welcome.

Sway Dasafo was the first mainstream UK rapper to get hits in the charts, back to back albums in the charts, win awards and break the US after he was signed by global superstar Akon. We talk all about the UK rap scene, how to create a timeless record & and how the difficult times put things in perceptive for us.

The first keynote talk from Chapter 2 of Take FLIGHT events. Themed overcoming adversity and how we can shift our perspective and the way we view challenge in our lives - opened by my brother Loui Blake. Enjoy!

Dan is the head of performance at Matchroom boxing. John is a professional boxer and current WBA super middleweight world champion. Hear all about what its like to be the best in your industry, sport and division in this special episode - learning all about the intricacies of the athlete and coach relationship.

Natalia is the Co-Founder of Form Nutrition, a meditation teacher and the founder of the Sexy Mind app.

The amazing episode recorded last year with tv personality and entrepreneur Oliver Proudlock. Founder Serge DeNimes & cast member of Made In Chelsea. Take FLIGHT Event details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/take-flight-how-to-overcome-adversity-be-a-better-you-tickets-72223092213

John Danaher is largely regarded as the greatest MMA coach in the world. In this Bitesized conversation we discuss how important being surrounded by a High Performance culture of excellence to excel in your field of work. This advice can be used for any given Job you work in or in whatever you strive to be. Listen to the full podcast across all Social media Platforms - @Takeflight https://takeflightworld.com/about/

The first fighter signed to MTK Global - 58 professional fights, never on the canvas! An incredible fighting career including a Irish championship and a flurry of wins at the end of his career. Outside the ring Peter has been through so much. Losing his sister to cancer and brother to suicide - as well as recently overcoming a brain tumor himself in the last 9 months! Such a hero with an amazing energy! Please enjoy! Take FLIGHT event ticket detials : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/take-flight-how-to-overcome-adversity-be-a-better-you-tickets-72223092213

Sean O'Loughlin is the Wigan and England rugby league captain. With nearly 19 seasons under his belt, over 400 appearances for club and 7 major trophies, none rival Sean in the modern game. Here all about how to transition into a position with more responsibility and become a great leader, how to continue to grow even in his 18th season, how to learn and grow from set back and also how to win! Such an amazing chat, with an amazing athlete! Enjoy!

Shaun is the former head coach and long time legend of Wigan Warriors and the current head coach of Great Britain rugby league.