The pathway from talented child to professional athlete is long and extremely hard. To get there takes herculean amounts of focus and determination amongst many other things. So what does it take to stay focussed at the very highest level of professional sport? In this episode, the Head of Self discusses this topic with Ruaridh McConnochie, the England international and Bath rugby player. Drawing on his personal experience, career highs and lows and volunteering work for Give us a Shout, a charity supporting young people in crisis made this a thoroughly engaging conversation with some surprising observations.