Today we spoke with Mark Whittle - Performance and Life coach, and Founder of Take Flight Productions Mark Whittle is a former city worker, with companies like J&J and Salesforce, turned lifestyle coach, entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and productivity bio-hacker. He is the host of the UK’s No.1 peak performance podcast ‘Take FLIGHT’, and the host of the unique ‘Take FLIGHT’ events and seminars. Mark shared with us his rock bottom, what coaching means to him - and why he got into it in the first place. We asked Mark about his coaching role as a dad - and what that looks like. He also unpacked who the right guest is for his pod, and why. "In the past money fuelled my addiction for validation" - that's not what fuels Mark now. Hear about passion and purpose! Highlights: 🙋‍♂️ Being an effective life coach 🤕 Letting go of trauma to let people in 📈 Breaking through glass ceilings for growth 🤳 Seeking external validation and aligning with your purpose 💭 Advantages of being highly self-aware Timestamps: (4:11) - Working and being effective as a life coach (5:08) - Mantis coaching philosophy and diets (7:00) - Being coached as a child by his dad (7:29) - Human need, for pleasure, seeking, pain avoidance (8:00) - Chasing money and hitting rock bottom (9:35) - Money is not fuel, passion is fuel (11:17) - Take Flight podcast mission (13:50) - Travel experiences as a value driver (15:51) - Learning from mistake /setbacks in football (18:30) - Using self reflection and accountability (20:53) - Biggest growth in life from becoming a dad (22:16) - letting go of trauma to let people in (24:56) - Growth is hard, yesterday's ceiling, tomorrow's floor (27:47) - Understanding you have an ego (30:00) - advantages of being highly self-aware (32:11) - What's working? - a valuable guidance question (32:46) - What's next for Mark? (33:01) - What does high performance mean to you? For information on previous guests and shows please visit www.SleepEatPerformRepeat.com. Previous guests include Cal Newport, Dr. Michael Gervais, Joy Neville, Rich Froning, BJ Fogg, Sonia O'Sullivan, Rich Diviney, Keith Earls, Caelan Doris, Chanelle McCoy, PJ Nestler, Jack Butcher, Shane O'Sullivan, Chris Burkard, Brian Keane, Steve Magness, Owen Eastwood, Steven Kotler, Daniel Davey, Ray Goggins, Shane O'Donnell, Jonny Cooper, Capt Emily Bassett, George Kruis, Brett Bartholomew, Aoife McDermott, Lisa Jacob and many more.