The Three Why's Men: Recent Episodes
Louis Ross
Originally intended as a book club, the idea for the podcast was born after we decided some other people might want to listen to us rambling. Each season brings a new book to review, join us as we discuss the key themes and topics with a different set of guests who provide fascinating insight into their experiences.
The sixth and final episode of season 2 is with Matt Bentley. Matt played for 4 years in the collegiate system (3 at West Virginia Wesleyan & 1 at Missouri State) before getting drafted by Minnesota United. Unfortunately, the MLS side did not choose to sign Matt after a few weeks of training which left him without options at USL level as roster spots had been filled. Matt has had no shortage of interest from clubs in Europe and in America and this coming season we are really looking forward to seeing him shine wherever he ends up.
This episode was so much fun & we hope you enjoy listening to it!
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Josh Bayliss joined us this week to chat about how his experiences within rugby have shaped his outlook on success & why he looks beyond the wins and losses. We loved chatting to Josh about themes from the Long Win & it was great to hear his view on some of the themes we have spoke about with others and amongst ourselves. The conversation with Josh was one that we will listen back to a number of times and we can't thank him enough for giving up his time for this!
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Episode 4 is with Lewes FC Women's captain Rhian Cleverly. Rhian's journey so far has seen her play for her national team, and then take the leap to America for a scholarship before playing professionally in France for a year. Now back in the UK, Rhian plays for the unique Lewes FC who are the first & only current club in football that are gender equal. Rhian's experiences resonated with us & we hope you take something away from this conversation.
Follow Rhian on Instagram: @rhian.cleverly
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Episode 3 is with Charlotte Independence's Clay Dimick. We know Clay from our time in America and cannot speak highly enough of him as a person and as a footballer. Clay's taken a different route into the professional game & has so many great experiences that are well worth listening to & then taking some notes, we always love catching up with him and we hope his stories have an impact on you.
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We are joined by recent Olympian, Leon Reid. Leon's event is the 200m and he reached the semi-finals in Tokyo. We caught up with Leon before he flew out to Tokyo and we spoke about how the topics from The Long Win resonate with him. From how he defines success and what motivates him, to the role that challenge and feedback plays in his relationship with his coach. Leon's journey is special and a his path is one less traveled than many other athletes which has made for such a fascinating conversation and we are so grateful to Leon for giving up his time to discuss all things Long Win.
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Welcome back to Season 2 of the 3 why’s men podcast!! The book we have chosen for Season 2 is called the Long Win – the search for a better way to succeed and it’s written by Cath Bishop who is a 3 time Olympian, a former diplomat – specialising in conflict-affected parts of the world like Bosnia and Iraq, and Cath also works in the business world acting as a coach and consultant. Cath’s wide range of experiences in sport, international relations, and business have formed what is an absolutely incredible book that you have to read. We hope some of what is discussed in this episode challenges your thinking and beliefs and sparks some discussion with others and potential change.
As always, let us know your thoughts by reaching out on our socials - https://linktr.ee/3WM Link for the Long Win is here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Win-search-better-succeed/dp/1788601912/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=long+win&qid=1627045776&sr=8-1
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What a way to finish! Andy Brownhill coaches rugby at Mulvern college, whilst holding roles at Gloucester rugby and with Scotland at the age group level whilst being involved with Scotland's talent ID set up, too. In this episode we talked all things:
Coaching Culture Talent ID Lessons he's learnt on his journey Prioritising process over outcome Why building and maintaining relationships is key And so much more!!!!
Andy's #BetterPeopleBetterPlayers approach really resonated with us and we hope some of what we covered in this episode can be of use no matter what profession you are in. Enjoy!
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This weeks episode is with current Stevenage footballer Chris Lines. Chris has amassed over 500 appearances in the football league and won 5 promotions so far. We loved the insight he gave into different team cultures at the places he has been & the reasons behind some of those environments being more beneficial towards any success they experienced. We covered the games in front of 30,000, the Wembley appearances, the cup ties against some big boys & so much more. What a guest!
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In this episode Cam provides us with a different spin on topics from the book as he gives us insight into his experiences playing football & now coaching at the academy level. The past few years have unfortunately given us some tragic stories about ex-academy players who have tried to, or committed suicide & Cam's twitter and Instagram account @_InsideTheMind1 gives some really raw and in depth stories from players who have experienced the academy environment. Each story is different but there are some common themes from what Cam posts and it is well worth checking it out and helping him spread awareness of the difficulties that these young people face. We explore team, club and some organisational identity in this podcast and we really hope that you enjoy it; there's so much to take from this and we thank Cam for giving up his time to come and spread the word on a topic that is so relevant right now and needs more attention.
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Episode 3 is a corker if we do say so ourselves! Sean had a great playing career for multiple clubs before transitioning into coaching. Now a first team skills coach at Bristol Bears, Sean talks us through his journey & his experiences in a number of different team environments. From his signing for Bristol for next to nothing, to now coaching and helping Bristol's homegrown talent and world-class stars Sean provided us with excellent insight whilst making us all feel like we could relate! Exploring Sean's views on team togetherness & different team cultures was an absolute pleasure, we are so grateful to him for giving up his time. (Couple of sound issues in this one. Apologies!)
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Episode 2 is with Dagenham & Redbridge striker Scott Wilson. Scott's brought some amazing insight into his journey so far which has brought some great highs along with some challenges, too. The themes we covered regarding team cultures and environments are so fascinating and this is an episode that really got us thinking about how a lot of topics from the book we read might not be practical for all people at all levels. We're so grateful to Scott for giving up his time. May contain some bad language!
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Series 1 starts with a conversation with Bristol Bears player Joe Joyce. Joe discusses his past experiences in different teams & how that affected individual and team performance, we get stuck in to how life before and after Pat Lam's arrival and just how much of an impact he has had on building the Bears "culture". We could have gone on for hours with this one, Joe's got so many stories that are worth listening to, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. May contain some explicit language! Please like, share, and offer us some feedback!
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Here it is! the introduction to The Three Why's Men. In this short episode we explain why we want to be a part of the podcast & what we learnt from the book we read. 'Togetherness - How to build a winning team' is the book for season 1 and stay tuned to see what themes and topics we explore with our guests in each episode.
Bear with us throughout this journey; we are learning as we go, we aren't trying to be perfect but we will try and provide some insight into different people's experiences and we hope you can take something away from each episode!
We hope you enjoy it as much as we have!
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