#76 – My Backstory Breakthrough: From Drifting Through Life to Living My Purpose
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Episode Summary:
In this deeply personal episode, Ian Hawkins shares a pivotal moment that changed the course of his life. A conversation with his father opened his eyes to the truth he had been avoiding—he wasn’t truly happy. This realization set him on a transformative journey of self-discovery, personal growth, and finding his purpose. Ian reflects on the impact of that moment, the changes he made, and how he now helps others create meaningful, purpose-driven lives. He also introduces his 2025 planning session, designed to help you set clear goals, build resilience, and make 2025 your best year yet.
About the Host:
Ian Hawkins, host of "Sport Is Life," is dedicated to showing how sports can transform lives. With extensive experience as an athlete, a coach, PE teacher, community volunteer, and manager at Fox Sports, Ian brings a wealth of knowledge to the podcast. His journey began in his backyard, mentored by his older brother, and has since evolved into coaching elite athletes and business leaders. Ian's commitment to sports and personal development is evident in his roles as a performance coach and active community member. Through "Sport Is Life," Ian shares inspiring stories and valuable lessons to help listeners apply sports principles to all areas of life.
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Transcript
I still vividly remember the day it's
Speaker:actually etched in my mind. My dad came
Speaker:to the door to drop something off. And
Speaker:then he turned to face me, and he said
Speaker:something that floored me, that actually
Speaker:stopped me in my tracks. And I don't know
Speaker:how long the pause was, but I knew
Speaker:exactly what he meant. And I just didn't
Speaker:know how to reply it first. And I'm sure
Speaker:my reply was a little bit
Speaker:scratchy because, yeah, like I said, it
Speaker:shocked me. So today, I want to read you
Speaker:my story. I want to tell you what that
Speaker:conversation was and the impact that that
Speaker:and my dad's party had in my life.
Speaker:I'm Ian Hawkins and this is Sporty's
Speaker:life. The purpose of sport, as I
Speaker:see it, is to see your vision become a
Speaker:reality, find your voice, create
Speaker:strong connections and learn to trust
Speaker:your body.
Speaker:I drifted through the 1st 38 years of my
Speaker:life. Told myself I was happy,
Speaker:that I love my job and that life was
Speaker:good, but deep down I knew I was lying to
Speaker:myself and everything changed with
Speaker:one conversation. You
Speaker:know that money you owe me? My dad said
Speaker:to me. But yeah, he
Speaker:said, don't worry about paying it back.
Speaker:Those words shattered my heart.
Speaker:Oh, my dad's way of telling me that he
Speaker:was going to die soon.
Speaker:Passed away in 2005 and nothing makes you
Speaker:question your very existence than losing
Speaker:someone that you love. Not
Speaker:long after, I was walking through the
Speaker:same dull grey office I trudged through
Speaker:every day and the voice inside me
Speaker:asked, do you really want to keep living
Speaker:this way and restoring young like your
Speaker:dad? Are you truly happy? Do
Speaker:you actually love your job?The
Speaker:answer hit me hard no.
Speaker:And you're wanting my life to be
Speaker:different. But I had no idea how to
Speaker:change. I felt like I drifted for 30
Speaker:years waiting for someone to show me the
Speaker:way. I wanted work that made me
Speaker:come alive, something that had me buzzing
Speaker:with excitement and joy. I wanted deep,
Speaker:meaningful connections with my family. I
Speaker:wanted to be comfortable in my own skin
Speaker:and feel proud of the person I was
Speaker:becoming.
Speaker:But most of all, I wanted to live a life
Speaker:of meaning and fulfilment. I wanted to
Speaker:contribute to the world in a way that
Speaker:people would admire when my time was up.
Speaker:At my dad's funeral, people said
Speaker:incredible things about him. I couldn't
Speaker:help but wonder, what would people say
Speaker:about me?Would my life
Speaker:leave a legacy worth remembering?
Speaker:That moment sparked a powerful
Speaker:realisation. When you asked the right
Speaker:questions, you find the right answers.
Speaker:A week later, I hired my first coach,
Speaker:upgraded my mindset and said goodbye to
Speaker:the life I no longer wanted. And
Speaker:everything changed with only 38. And it
Speaker:wasn't too late. I threw myself into
Speaker:personal development and I couldn't get
Speaker:enough. I created an exciting vision for
Speaker:my future and I found the motivation to
Speaker:chase my dreams for the very first time.
Speaker:I discovered work that had me buzzing
Speaker:with joy, I built deep heart warming
Speaker:connections with my family, I healed
Speaker:internal wounds and I achieved a level of
Speaker:health. I had an experience since
Speaker:childhood and for the first time
Speaker:ever I felt a deep sense of
Speaker:inner fulfilment that nothingcould
Speaker:shake. The transformation was so
Speaker:powerful that I couldn't keep it to
Speaker:myself and I wanted to tell everyone what
Speaker:was possible for them if they did the
Speaker:same. Other people need to hear that
Speaker:change was possible for them too. Without
Speaker:even real ising it, I was discoveringmy
Speaker:purpose. I dove deep into
Speaker:process oriented coaching.
Speaker:NLP, timeline therapy and high
Speaker:performance leadership. I became a coach
Speaker:and I started helping people transform
Speaker:their lives. At the same time, that
Speaker:magnitude of my vision scared me.
Speaker:Who am I to think I can help people
Speaker:change?I'm no expert. What
Speaker:have I achieved in my life?But then I
Speaker:reflected on how far I'd come in such a
Speaker:short period of time. I reminded myself
Speaker:that coaching is my gift, that it always
Speaker:has been. And so I refocused all my
Speaker:energy into helping as many people as I
Speaker:could. Because I learned something
Speaker:powerful. When you find the right
Speaker:direction, build a vision, and commit to
Speaker:action, the universe conspires to
Speaker:help you. Life gets exciting again.
Speaker:We'll now sit here, filled with joy and
Speaker:gratitude, thinking about all the
Speaker:wonderful clients I've helped over the
Speaker:years. My client
Speaker:send me messages that warm my heart.
Speaker:Things like thank you, you've changed my
Speaker:life. And I remember that conversation,
Speaker:my dad, the moment I knew I needed to
Speaker:change my life. Today I'm living my
Speaker:dream, I'm living my purpose, my soul's
Speaker:purpose, I'm doing work that I love and
Speaker:I'm loving life. My mum is proud of me
Speaker:and I know my dad would be too. But what
Speaker:fills me with the most pride?Is I'm
Speaker:not just living a legacy, I'm inspiring
Speaker:my family to be their best every single
Speaker:day. So if you're still on the
Speaker:path to find your purpose, here's what
Speaker:I've learned. Keep going. Do the
Speaker:inner work. Live your dream. You
Speaker:can find your genius, live your purpose,
Speaker:and change your world.
Speaker:Now that's my story and.
Speaker:While I was reading that, I
Speaker:wanted to do it as I'd written it
Speaker:because. Yeah, I
Speaker:wanted to get it right.
Speaker:And one of the important things that I
Speaker:learnt over that process is the
Speaker:importance of having plans, because you
Speaker:can have goals, but unless you know what
Speaker:the plan is, then you're just wasting
Speaker:your time.
Speaker:So it's an important part of how I coach
Speaker:and I just wrapped up this week an
Speaker:incredible. 2025 planning
Speaker:session with my game plan training
Speaker:clients and it was such a game changer I
Speaker:knew I had to share with all of you as
Speaker:well. So here's why you need to
Speaker:join this session.
Speaker:And it's going to make 2025 your best
Speaker:year yet. It's going to help you get
Speaker:clear on what you want. I'll help you
Speaker:define exactly what success looks like
Speaker:for you this year. No
Speaker:fluff, just real actionable goals.
Speaker:You know, turn those goals into game
Speaker:plans or break those into
Speaker:simple, achievable steps so you can stay
Speaker:on track without the overwhelm.
Speaker:You'll be able to make decisions with
Speaker:confidence, so you'll leave the self
Speaker:doubt behind and learn how to move
Speaker:forward with clarity and conviction.
Speaker:You'll be able to build resilience and
Speaker:adapt Adaptability.
Speaker:Tongue twister so life throws your
Speaker:curveballs. I'm going to show you how to
Speaker:stay on course no matter what comes your
Speaker:way. And you're going to set yourself up
Speaker:for success, so by the end of this
Speaker:session you'll walk away with a practical
Speaker:, personalised plan to take 2025
Speaker:Bristol. Taylor uniquely to you. So if
Speaker:you're ready to make.
Speaker:2025 the best year yet to kick off this
Speaker:year with focus, confidence and a plan
Speaker:you believe in then these sessions for
Speaker:you. This is on
Speaker:Thursday this week so if
Speaker:you're listening to this later then
Speaker:there's still an option to get the
Speaker:recording. But if it's this week, I'm
Speaker:going to make sure the link is in the
Speaker:show notes. Well, if you're listening to
Speaker:it later, that's free this week. If you
Speaker:want to catch the replay and and get the
Speaker:recording, there's a small cost to that.
Speaker:So I'll drop all the details in the show
Speaker:notes. And yeah, let's
Speaker:make 2025 Ripon year.
Speaker:You've taken the time to listen to this
Speaker:whole episode. Now it's time to take
Speaker:action. Commit to one thing you've
Speaker:learned today and make it happen. And to
Speaker:avoid any obstructions, join the Sporty's
Speaker:Life movement by clicking on the link in
Speaker:the show notes.
