Amplify Speakers Podcast – Episode 16
Mandy Gill on Reset with Resilience
In this episode of the Amplify Speakers Podcast, host Chris Sund interviews Mandy Gill. She shares her journey from resilience in personal setbacks to ultra endurance athletics, emphasizing the importance of resilience, ownership, and mindset in overcoming life’s challenges.
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Episode Summary
Mandy Gill shares her journey from resilience in personal setbacks to ultra endurance athletics, emphasizing the importance of resilience, ownership, and mindset in overcoming life’s challenges.
In this conversation, Mandy introduces practical frameworks like ‘First Attempt in Living’ and ‘Catch It, Check It, Change It’ to help listeners build resilience and boost performance in both their personal and professional lives.
From overcoming self-sabotage to mastering the balance of rest and performance, this episode delivers actionable strategies for navigating life’s toughest challenges with confidence and clarity.
Key Takeaways
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Resilience in personal and professional life
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The ‘First Attempt in Living’ framework
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Overcoming setbacks in ultra endurance sports
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The importance of mindset and ownership
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Practical resilience strategies for everyday life
Standout Quotes
“Self-sabotage is a major roadblock.”
“Catch it, check it, change it.”
“Where focus goes, energy flows.”
Episode Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Mandy Gill and Her Journey
03:10 The Importance of Resilience in Life
06:09 Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Building Resilience
09:11 Fear of Failure and the First Attempt in Living
12:11 The Balance of Rest and Performance
15:06 Challenges in Ultra-Endurance Athletics
24:04 Lessons from Setbacks and Failures
29:55 Framework for Moving Forward: Catch It, Check It, Change It
About Mandy Gill
Mandy Gill is an ultra-endurance athlete, Harvard Leadership Program graduate, bestselling author of Reset with Resilience, and founder of Hooked on Healthy Habits — one of the world’s largest behavior-change datasets tracking over 10,000 client journeys.
Mandy combines extreme-environment wisdom with research-backed science to help leaders and teams build the resilience, mindset, and ownership needed to thrive through setbacks and perform at their highest level.
Why This Episode Matters
Setbacks are no longer the exception — they are part of everyday life and leadership. Yet most people lack a proven framework for bouncing back with clarity and confidence.
Mandy Gill brings a rare combination of lived experience — from conquering 100+ kilometer ultra-marathons to coaching leaders at the US Navy, adidas, and DocuSign — and research from one of the world’s largest behavior-change datasets.
This episode gives listeners practical tools to reset quickly, overcome self-sabotage, and build the resilience needed to move forward with purpose.
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