Reset with Resilience
with Mandy Gill · hosted by Chris Sund
From personal setbacks to ultra-endurance athletics — how resilience, ownership, and frameworks like “First Attempt in Living” and “Catch It, Check It, Change It” help you reset and move forward.
Episode Summary
Host Chris Sund sits down with Mandy Gill to trace her journey from personal setbacks to ultra-endurance athletics, and the role resilience, ownership, and mindset play in overcoming life’s challenges. Mandy introduces practical frameworks like ‘First Attempt in Living’ and ‘Catch It, Check It, Change It’ to help listeners overcome self-sabotage, master the balance of rest and performance, and build resilience in both their personal and professional lives.
Key Takeaways
- 01Building resilience in both personal and professional life.
- 02The ‘First Attempt in Living’ framework for reframing failure.
- 03Overcoming setbacks in ultra-endurance sports and beyond.
- 04The importance of mindset and ownership.
- 05Practical 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
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03:10The Importance of Resilience in LifePLAY ›
06:09Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Building ResiliencePLAY ›
09:11Fear of Failure and the First Attempt in LivingPLAY ›
12:11The Balance of Rest and PerformancePLAY ›
15:06Challenges in Ultra-Endurance AthleticsPLAY ›
24:04Lessons from Setbacks and FailuresPLAY ›
29:55Framework for Moving Forward: Catch It, Check It, Change ItPLAY ›
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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