ARRAN GULLIVER - PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE
ARRAN GULLIVER: TACKLE YOUR GOALS LIKE A PRO ATHLETE.
If anyone knows how to achieve goals it’s Arran Gulliver. An all-around inspiring guy and also a professional athlete and member of the record-breaking British bobsleigh team. Who, in 2023, Arrans's debut season, made history by winning gold at the European Bobsleigh Championships and silver at the World Championships.
Arran and his teammates Brad Hall, Greg Cackett and Taylor Lawrence, have excelled as a team and finally ended an 84-year wait for a four-man bobsleigh world championship medal for Great Britain. But any road to greatness requires you to overcome challenges, be determined and most importantly be disciplined.
Arran’s path to elite sport is a testament to perseverance and courage. Growing up with dreams of being an athlete, Arran found himself leaving university, working a regular job, with a mortgage and a fiancée (now his wife), thinking his chance at professional sports had passed. Everything changed when he saw an Instagram ad for Bobsleigh tryouts that reignited his passion. Taking a leap of faith, he quit his job and dedicated himself to rigorous training, with the goal of ultimately achieving his dream of becoming a professional athlete.
ARRAN GULLIVER - CNL PODCAST
You can find out more about Arran’s incredible journey by checking out the Creative Nowhere Land Podcast. Recorded after the team’s winning 2023 season. We explore what it takes to be a professional athlete. The transition from ‘everyday life’ to solely focusing on your goals. We talk about integrating into a team as the ‘new guy’. A team that all have to be perfectly in sync with one another to achieve greatness, in a sport that pushes your body to the maximum.
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We delve deeper and also discuss mental resilience, sacrifices, and battles with setbacks and imposter syndrome. Things that we can all relate to in life, and things that even professional athletes go through. But Arran also highlights the importance of taking risks, striving for improvement, and believing in oneself to accomplish any goal. Again, something we can all probably do with some advice on!
Arran’s story is not just about sports; it’s about the universal pursuit of dreams and becoming a little better than we were yesterday. His discipline and determination, whether in becoming a top athlete or climbing Mont Blanc unguided, provide valuable lessons for everyone aiming to achieve their goals no matter how big they are. Arran’s journey is a powerful reminder that with hard work and dedication, we can all achieve greatness.
Be sure to check out the links to Arran and his team's social media and website. All of the team are hugely inspiring and I have no doubt, that all of them will feature on the podcast at some point. If you’re reading this and you would like to sponsor the team in some way, be sure to reach out to them via the links.
ARRAN GULLIVER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/arrangulliver/
BRITISH BOBSLEIGH TEAM WEBSITE: https://www.teambobsleighbrad.com/
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