Man Marking - Episode 51 - Paul McVeigh

Episode 51  No matter what situation you’re in, we can always decide how we feel, and how we are going to behave and respond.   Paul McVeigh grew up in Belfast in the late 1970's, early 1980's during the troubles. Passing by soldiers and tanks on his way to school was a regular occurrence. As a teenager, he then found himself at the academy of Tottenham Hotspur, and very quickly in the first team alongside Teddy Sherringham and Jurgen Klinsmann. Paul's professional career last just over 14 years, and saw him make over 300 club appearances, as well as 20 international appearances for Northern Ireland.  In later life he has qualified as a sports psychologist, and now works a keynote speaker. Paul is an avid learner, something he picked up from his Dad. That lust for knowledge taught him from an early age that he has the ability to control how he feels, and how he responds to any given situation. That is the focus of today's interview. If you take anything from today's episode, it's that everyone should be aiming to be an active participant in deciding how you react to setbacks, and how your feelings impact your mental health.  If you enjoy this episode, or any of our other episodes, please pop over to apple podcasts, and give us a rating and a review.  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/man-marking/id1506661828 You can find us on Twitter @marking_man and don't forget to use the hashtag #WheresTheTalkingLads  If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk: Samaritans  Call 116 132 for free https://www.samaritans.org/ Papyrus UK Call 0800 068 41 41 Papyrus Website CALM ZONE 0800 58 58 58 https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/ MIND 0300 123 3393 https://www.mind.org.uk/ The Kaleidoscope Plus Group 0800 059 0123 https://www.kaleidoscopeplus.org.uk/