About this episode

Mike Brown discusses how anger and rejection shaped his rugby career and his approach to building healthier high-performance cultures.

Known for his fierce competitiveness and unrelenting drive, Mike Brown opens up in this episode about the emotional fuel behind his rugby career. From growing up with a chip on his shoulder to becoming one of England’s most respected full-backs, Mike shares the untold side of performance — anger, isolation, identity, and transformation. He now uses everything he learned to help build healthier high-performance cultures. SHOW NOTES Why anger and rejection shaped his rugby identityHow his...

People in this episode

Host: Craig White

Guest: Mike Brown

Topics covered

• anger
• rugby
• high-performance culture
• identity
• transformation

Keywords

• rugby
• anger
• performance
• identity
• transformation
• high-performance culture
• Mike Brown

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: England

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