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StitcherToday’s guest is Liz Linford
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Liz Linford has helped multiple World and National motorsport champions on their path to the top. She specialises in taking a holistic approach to helping her clients manage both body and mind through her business Body Technology. In this show, she talks a lot about her special relationship with 2001 World Rally Champion Ricard Burns.
There’s no doubt that Liz Linford is passionate about what she does. She’s extremely competitive and gets a huge buzz out of pushing people to the limits. But she is also one of the best listeners I know, empathetic and caring. She has literally helped hundreds if not thousands of motorsport competitors over the years, including World Rally Champions, Richard Burns, Robert Reid and Martin Rowe together with a wealth of racing champions.
It was one of my rally mentors, 2001 World Rally Champion Richard Burns, who told me I had to go and see Lizzie in 1997, shortly after I moved to England to pursue a career in motorsport. It soon became clear why this was such a great piece of advice.
Since then, Liz has been looking after me for over 20 years, and we’ve worked together on some great projects, exploring all sorts of new and different ways to find a competitive edge.
I go to see her at least one a year for my annual MOT, walking out of her treatment room every time feeling 100-foot-tall, usually followed by a fantastic catch up over lunch.
Richard and Lizzie had a very special relationship and during the show she regularly talks about it.
Known and respected throughout all motorsport disciplines, virtually all of my podcast and YouTube Show guests to date are clients of hers, most have expressed their gratitude to her during those shows when telling us about why they were successful not just in motorsport but in life in general.
So what does she do? Now that’s the question – she’s just Lizzie! Her business is called Body Technology which sums her up nicely. She takes a holistic approach to helping her clients understand and manage their well-being. She works on both body and mind.
During the show her energy shines through, together with her always present positive language. But don’t be fooled, she can spot bullshit in an instant!
Learning and action points
Thanks to Liz for all her stories and insights.
There was plenty of learning in there, so let me quickly recap it with some suggested actions for you: –
- 6 mins 30 secs – Look for the edge, do something that your competitors haven’t tried
- 7 mins 10 secs – Find someone you can trust to share what’s on your mind. Someone you can voice your biggest fears and concerns to, in confidence without being judged.
- 12 mins 40 secs – Learn from other people, find out what mistakes they made so you don’t!
- 13 mins 48 secs – Be your own person, find out what works for you, don’t follow the crowd.
- 14 mins 50 secs – Write your action plan, how are you going to achieve your goals? Remember, goals are targets, they can be adjusted as you go.
- 22 mins 00 secs – Listen to your body and remember that your mind and body are connected. For example, a slight physical discomfort could be the thing that distracted you enough to break your concentration. Get it looked at.
- 23 mins 00 secs – Make sure you focus as much on your body and mind as you do on your car to optimise performance.
- 28 mins 15 secs – Create a daily stretch routine and stay hydrated – copy your pets – they know what they’re doing!
- 34 mins 00 secs – Analyse your performance – good and bad – regularly.
- 40 mins 45 secs – Mentally practice ‘what if’ scenarios, e.g. if you get a puncture, and learn how to respond calmly rather than reacting in a panic. There’s a big difference.
- 54 mins 15 secs – Don’t be afraid to ask for help, remember, knowledge is for sharing.
If you’d like to get in touch, our email is info@stagebystage.com
You can find Liz on Facebook : – https://www.facebook.com/Body-Technology-Liz-Linford-01280-700300-277038392320627/
Or you can call her on 01280 700 300 That’s a UK number of course.
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That’s it for now, thanks very much for listening, until the next time, take care.