Leadership Is Adapting or You Become Extinct with British long jumper Daniel Bramble

This year really went from Road to Tokyo to At the end of the road turn left. Being unfunded/unsupported really took its toll this year. But youve got to adapt or be extinct That was the tweet from British long jumper Daniel Bramble in Oct who went from training for the Tokyo Olympics to delivering parcels for Amazon in a couple of months. Daniel Bramble is a British long jumper who has represented GB at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 World Indoor Championships. He narrowly missed out on qualification for the Rio Olympics in 2016, he won the 2020 British indoor championship and is targeting a place at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. With a PB of 8.21m he in the top 5 on the UK all-time list. On today's episode we delve into: How swallowing his pride resurrected his career. Taking a step backwards to build an income Dealing with injuries and losing the love for athletics after missing out on his dream Losing his lottery fund, how funding actually works and why it is so important for athletes. Moving away from London to grow, starve distractions and chase his Olympic dream His parents encouraging him when he wanted to give up How putting his ego to the side encouraged other athletes to share their experiences GymShark surprise birthday present Follow Daniel on social mediaTwitter - https://twitter.com/dbrambs_lj?lang=en Instagram: @dbrambs_lj Support Daniels Go Fund Me - https://uk.gofundme.com/f/get-dan-to-the-tokyo-olympics Subscribe using your favourite podcast app via Apple Podcasts Spotify Deezer Stitcher SPREAD THE WORD. LEAVE A RATING, REVIEW, AND FEEDBACKYou can do this on Apple podcast or on Sticher Your ratings and reviews help us place the podcast in front of new leaders and listeners. I am always keen to get feedback so if you have any thoughts once youve listened to this interview just drop me an email at [email protected] I appreciate you and your support Connect with SopeWebsite | Youtube | Instagram | LinkedInDid you find this helpful? If you like this episode, please leave a review or share it with someone who could benefit from listening.  We’re always keen to get feedback so if you have any thoughts, send us an email at [email protected]